Gray Apologizes To "Phog” xk x wk * A Closed Matter--Allen Jayhawk Coach Accepts Apology Dr. F..C. Alien yesterday~ said |e he considered his verbal tiff | with William “Bill” Gray, Chanute, a closed incident, in acknowledging the latter’s letter of apology. | Allen further explained that if he had any public panning coming |concerning any part he might be accused of having taken in subsi- dized athletes he would be ready to take it. Doctor Allen’s jeter: Dear Bill: I acknowledge with gratitude your swell letter of December ao I will admit that the state- ment attributed to you in the Kansas City Star shocked me severely. Without going any further I made the move that I felt was justi‘ied in making be- cause I knew I had never subsi- _dized a basketball player. If there wes any erroneous conclusions gathered from any- thing I have done regarding regarding -Ralph Miller, I wanted to take full responsi- bility for it, and was willing to take a public panning for any athletic indiscretion that might have taken place. Yes, Bill, I have known you for some time and that was a ' shocking thing to me. I assure you I accept your statement 100 per cent and so far as you and I are concerned I have forgotten the matter entirely. The next time I see you, you will realize it “because I assure you that (continued to page eight)