KANSAS STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND APPLIED SCIENCE MANHATTAN DEPARTMENT OF SPEECH February 28, 1946 Mre Forest C. Allen Department of Athletics Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Phog"™: Just a note to extend my very hearty congratulations on the achievement completed last Monday mighte You have a great ball club - as you have had all through the years - and you well merit the distinc- tion that comes with the championshipe Yes, I'm aware of the fact that you have coming to Kansas University, year after year, excellent basketball talent. But a record such as yours attests the addition of a completely vital factor — excellent coachinge You didn't get to be an outstanding basket- ball coach in America merely by having good boys come to the State Universitys So my congratulations are to the team, but particulerly very ——— youUe Cordially, HTH/f