January 9, 1943. i. Elmer P. Hier, Kansas City, Uo. Dear Mr. Hier: I have a letter from Mr. W. ©. Epperson, of Junction City, Keneas, who is en uncle of Charlie Black. You remember when I was in your office I apoke t you about Charlie Black's uncle leaving $2.75 in a Muehlebach envelope. ithen Charlie inquired for it, it was not there. I am very sure that Mr. Epperson left it and I am very ' gure that li. Black did not get it. Do you not think that yow hotel is responsible for this amount? I em enclosing the letter that la. Epperson wrote me and I will thank you to return it after you have read it. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. . January 9, 1943 iy. Elmer F. Hier, Mushlebach Hotel, Kansas City, Ho. Dear lair. Hier: ¢ I am still amcious for you to buy me that Stetson hat. Se ee ee reas ee ch rg hotel, and on Maroh 17th we played Oklahoma A. & M., Merch 20 and 21 we played Colorado and Rice. and on If you will kindly look up these dates I will be happy to wear that hat. ; Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball. Coach. | Berry ©. and Ruth Z Hanson 5 2 A a OT RE RF Mola, Kansas December 16,1942 FIRST OF ALL, our hearty Christmas and New Year Greetings to each one who receives this letter. IT WAS IN JANUARY, 1904, that our first “Report Letter’ was sent from China to our friends in USA. It is interesting, for us, to look through this long series of reports now, with the record of our experiences through the years. The letters also record the history of the Shantung Annual Conference as we are the only missionaries to have had uninterrupted - contact with that great field from the time when-there was but one Chinese ordained Pastor to the-time of organiz- ing the Annual Conference, 1925, when there were 25 ordained men. There hasbeen continued growth since that time. ONE YEAR AGO, DECEMBER ‘1941, our last letter went to you. What a-year it has been. Then I wrote “Victory is sure for-us and our Allies. Anew and better world is. in the making.” This truth I have not ceased to voice during the year no matter what temporary -discowragements appeared. Our nation’s spirit. and our nation’s achievements during the year surely make me proud to be an American. Statesmanlike post-war planning now brings assurance that just as our war between the states brought forth our “United States of America” with permanent peace and pros- perity, so we may believe that the “United States of the World” with similar. oe ideals of mutual helpfulness will result from the present great travail.: : IT HAS BEEN A BUSY YEAR for us. We have had many wonderful opportunities to speak for Missions and interpret the Orient-in conferences, institutes, churches, clubs and schools. About two-thirds of my time has been spent traveling and Mirs. Hanson has also filled avery large number of speaking engagements. We have found that there is real need for this type of work because the Missionary enterprise is certainly not well understood by our Christian people in USA. SOME CHANGES IN OUR FAMILY have occurred since our letter of a year ago. In the first place, three Grandchildren have been added, making a total of ten. Our son Hobart enlisted at Fort Leavenworth and is now in Georgia, perhaps to sail soon. Betty’s husband, graduate of Harvard Medical, is now Lieut. E. M. Hayes, M. D., about to sail from Norfolk, Va. Richard is still a missionary in China, but we hope he may be on'the next repatriation ship, (he has not seen his son Richard Jr., now almost 17 months old.) Perry Jr. is on the Staff of the Church of All Nations, N. Y. City; Perry O. III is one of the new arrivals. Eleanor and her family are here but a few steps from our apartment; Ada Ruth and her family are in Vermont and Margaret continues her work in Cleveland with the Child Welfare Board. WILL YOU INVEST ONE CENT and one minute in helping us to re-write our letter list. Just drop a.line saying whether or not you wish to be continued on our list and give your latest address. We often drop names only to learn later that the person concerned was really interested in reading our reports but had not let it be known. Please co-operate with us and as promptly as pos- sible. Thank you. (OVER) VERY MUCH JOY AND SATISFACTION is missed because of wrong attitudes of Chris- tian people toward the great question of World Fellowship, sometimes called the Missionary Move- ment in the Church. Doubtless there are many millions of American Christians who pay “appor- tionments” that have been “handed down’, that being their chief relationship to this great enter- prise. The Bible says “Where there is no vision, the people perish” ; we realize that our people need a real vision of the world and its needs. Just now when daily headlines in the papers widen hori- zons of our people, it is well for Christians to know something besides the news of destructive ac- tivities in other lands by becoming intelligent with regard to the constructive Christian programs overseas. Clear understanding of the Missionary Program of the Church will make financial co- operation a joy. PASSENGERS COMING ON THE GRIPSHOLM from China. last August reported that after the declaration of war, the Japanese took full possession of our compound at Taian, our home since 1908. Chinese workers were driven out and not even allowed to use the church for worship. Our home and the other buildings, hospitals, schools, ete., are all used as military headquarters. Of course we have no hope of seeing any of our personal things again. Most important is the report that our Chinese Christian leaders are carrying on as much of the work. of the Church as is possible; they certainly need your prayers during these hard days. { MISSIONARY WORK AFTER THE WAR. will offer an unprecedented challenge to all Christian people. There must be no delay now in the preparation for:a great forward movement to be launched as soon as war clouds lift. Asa matter of fact, some new missionaries are even now in training preparing to join the older workers as they go out to help China and other nations dur- ing the great days of reconstruction. Personally, we feel especially that the great China which will emerge from this war must be led to become a Christian nation. For our own field, the Shantung Annual Conference; we are eager to have our friends prepare for us the funds required to make pos- sible the use of every trained Chinese worker, re-open schools and develop medical work. MADAME KIANG KAI SHEK is now in this country. We hope that after all her hospitali- zation she may have a great hearing around this country. No doubt you will all watch for the oppor- tunity to hear the inspiring messages from this great woman. Her constructive writings in maga- zines and books along the line of “China Resurgent” and “China Shall Rise Again’ are most thrilling as she shows undaunted faith together with statesmanlike programs to be followed immediately after the war. Itis for us Christians to see that the Missionary Movement in China will not lag behind other activities in the reconstruction era. We are always glad to receive your letters. Ever loyally yours, PERRY O. HANSON. TED BATES ANCORPORATED December 29, 1942 Mr. Fred Elisworth Alumni Association of the University of Kansas Lawrence, Kanges Phog £llen has asked me to report on the gathering of K.U. Alumni following the K.U. - Fordham basketbell game at Madison Square Garden, Monday, Deceaber 28th. A considerable number of former K.0. students and Kansas rooters were at the game -- which I shall leave to some nore competent person to report. After the game a dozen or so gathered at the team's hotel -- Sotel Belvedere to say hello to the team and "Phog" and Mrs. Allen. Names that I noted although I missed several include: Dr. and Mrs. Allen, Mr. and re. Waldo Boroman, Chester Shaw C' _—,_ editor of Hews Week, Mr. Dwight ®. Norris, Mr. John Medden C'l4 and niece, Mr. and ure. MacCurdy (nee Elizabeth Dunkel), Mr. Howard Frank €'1926 and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hudson "C23. E.F. Hudson rs CC: Dr. Forrest C. Allen y Sincerely, Sed ffjetar— TED BATES Ctlbvedtising> iN ECR N- ACT LE OUNEAE® °6-U 1 ED ING °6 3°00" -F 1 ET He AV EON OE * NEW YO ROK December 21, 1942 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Thanks for your swell letter of December 16. I'll call you for two tickets. I am calling several K.U. people to see if we can't get together for luncheon with you and the team on Tuesday, December 29th. I should warn you that every Tuesday is meatless day in New York so you have your choice of chicken, fish or oxtail goulash. Sincerely, E.F. Hudson rs «Season's Greetings f- THE YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS « THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVICE THE SALVATION ARMY * THE YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS THE JEWISH WELFARE BOARD © THE NATIONAL TRAVELERS AID ASSOCIATION W BMUGY. 2H PIA ipo , if 7 « o / | : 2 : ae Z ; Z gis te ae 4 THE YOUNG MEN’ ISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS * THE NATIONAL-@ATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVIC THE SALVATION AR °* THE YOUNG WOMEN CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS THE JEWISH WELFARE BOARD «© THE NATIONAL TRAVELERS AID ASSOCIATION MAITZINHS > ee aT & EMONTAL OE? aTReMS Pa ete? ay Ye REY + ree Sa. SFY : ia HTT AT AS TERA “a ay. ' ; § ied TRV PAS e te + | - : : z # # a Sy a 4 ¢ Tt a, V4 Sed % 3 = RY w ne i baa a i. December 24, 1942. Mr o Arthur F e Hughes, Sports Editor, St. Joseph Gazette, _ $t. Joseph, “Mo. ee Dear Mr. Hughes: Your letter of December 22nd has been received during Dr. Allen’s absence. He left Tuesday noon with the basketball teem on their Zastern trip, playing in Buffalo, New York City, Philadelphia and St. Louis. They expest to return to Lawrence on January 2nd. / I am forwarding your letter to Dr. Allen so that he may reply as soon as possible. I am also sending you one of cur basketball schedules. Sincerely yours, Secretary to Dr. Porrest €. Allen. September 6, 1943. Mr. Lecy Haynes, Estes Park, Colorado. Dear Lacy: Just a word of caution, lacy. If you pick on any of those bears, pick om the smallest one in the background. I see one little et NO tae Ree SE Seat, ee Dene wasn't around. a I em reminded of a story by your challenge to wrestle one of these quadrupeds. When I.was in Warrensburg, Missouri, there was a merchant there named Harry Clark, a big, fine, but rather corpulent | fellow, who had a wonderful personality and was a heil-fellow-well-met. ‘I have never seen him angry. Rather, he was one of those cheerful, backe-slapping, hand-shaking type that would rather shake hands than shake a fist. But one day some rather scrawny chap came by and vexed him no end. ne ee f , A pair of shoes tanh nine any bow edd aad Wks fellow told him off in no uncertain terms. In response, Clark said, “Why, you little shrimp, if you weren't so small I would beat the tar out of you." No blows were struck, and the weasel shap left without being The next day one of Clark's friends met him and said, “Harry, i heard that altercation and my advice to you is not to pass up any of those little fellows if you want your batting average to be five hundred. You take them as as they are and don't look for the + big ones =~ you'll have ~ luck." é , Lacy, that is why I am picking the little bear! I kuow this rest is going to do you and Mrs. Haynes a lot of ood and we will be roe forward with sager — te your coming home. oe but happy. The weather has been good to us on the whole. I get out in the afternoon and play Ce golf and do most of my work in the morning and early afternoon. I have ‘a 7:30 class (early rooster's club, as Fred Ellsworth calls it in his Graduate Magagine), but it is good for a fellow. It starts gti day right. ee ee ee es it still gives you a definite faith in youth. I have never iost it and don’ expect to. ee 3 We are building an obstacle course here that is as fine or even better, I think, than the Iowa Pre-Plight course. Its a dinger! I am going to talk to Wayne Davidson about it and I believe someone from your paper will want to get a story because there will be nothing like it in a the colleges around here, in the Missouri Valley, at least. I received a note from Mrs. Brannum, of Winfield, and I wrote her a letter. I am sending you copies of both. Confidentially, I asked Fred Ellsworth to get the dope on these boys and this is what I reseived six or seven days efter 1 wrote Mrs. Brannums "Both boys are good basketball players. Both have another year before beooming 18. Both visited the U. of Kentucky one week. That University refused to accept them. One of them took work in English this summer at Sotthwestern to make up g unit therein and failed. ~ Both heave good minds, hard to manage at times. One is matbied.” I haven’t heard from Mre. Brannum as yet, but I had known that Adolph Rupp, who is Dean Lewson's brother-ineleaw, called on them and had _ made them a proposition. Adolph's home was in Halstead. He played onny 1923 team. He came by this summer and told me he was going down there to talk to then and wanted to kmow if I objected. I told him I certainly did not. ie would not make any proposition to them. What Adolph was afraid of was that I would open up on him as I did on Frosty Cox. He - didn't want that extra fire, but at Kentucky they pay them and make no bones about it. I don't believe Dean Lawson wild approve that. With all good wishes to you and Mrs. Haynes, I an Sincerely yours, ay Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Enc. ; May 31, 1943. Associated Press, Weehington, D, C. Mr. Bus Ham, He l: HALE iis rte 1 tadas tuys i a tli Hd a i! HAGE a er ee SE ae este geen eres ame eR orleary fuatly are raped about Jack Engle. Datel Ea Haat yf abs itu d pat af lh, mae HA D fat il sl} syeeateade J aj te Hala ify | Hie i; rs Hi eddies! tf ail i zyi'ae Rijn ii TH fil; 1 Hutte ii iy i oH os Bul rs bh cine (ad 2 aS! Gl folie by mee fal i ul is ta} entire staff. Jack, I think, ? is can will Prankly, | weak and will be. bagperily sc avge'l 72! ait idl aaa Ht Ht i i ea | af a veld Ui A Hie aut tHE HnE la i Hil ab : ei i Mr. Midie Hickey, Basketball Coach, Creighton Universi ty, — in up, and iis i tui i At itt aatidd af i Hel ae is ss in! ait ss i igi Ei ii iG | ise itu | : : i Varsity Basketball Coach. Sincerely yours, ek le «as 4 April 30, 1943. wr. EB. &. Basketball Coach, Quake, Nebraska. Dear Eddie: First, I want to congratulate you on your enlisting in your country’s service. I wish that I were young enough so thet Unele So ee ee Goed luck to you in every ways | Regarding muy exception thet I might have taken to your statenent, it wes the part where you said “the N.C.A.A. Committee was listening to Allen and leaving us out in the dark." I think your letter wes unfora@mately phrased. The N.U.A.A. has never listened to me in the a ee ee eer ee In one of your enclosed letters you state that “Allen stated he would not compete this year", which wes correct. I made identically the same statement last year and did not want to compete, but the N.C.A.A. officials importumed our higher officials here, end sleo, the members of our team desired to play. That put me in a very enberrassing position of being against everybody, and I naturally could not take that position. I cared nething for the N.C.A.A. the way they Were Fisting the tournaeest, and so flatly stated. Se I want you to imow that the only reason that I can aderibe to their picking Kansas was the fact that they thought we would draw them a better crowd in Kansas City than Creighton would. They had as & besis of their reasoning the lowe State - Creighton game the ; i sound logic. ae low, snother reason wiy I think thay olixinated Oreighton Sie Sk Raat OE Retete Sngh, son: gee, Sark ae ee Saar Oe two games this year. : i in belts hu euler ee es: Re td eae of the other members of the committees would have picked Creighton this year over Kensas if you had defeated us but one game. The Big Six has a reasoning, whether faulty or not, that if any one team defeats the other | regardless of location, that the defeated team is out. They even geo further than that. Se cies cl Ee Gar tae Seana me ee on the team having the better offensive-defensive ratio, as was done when Towa State played and as was done last year when we played in place of oe Oklahoma. You renesber both years we tied first with Iow. State and the next year with Oklahoma. Oklahoma objected strenuously. / The Big Six are against play-offs. They want to out the N.C.A.A. pogrom tt altvopbecr sya agua ta gnaabmuaces Reng Aaxreanyg Frankly, I think that Henry Tba's action in playing énly four men in the - prejudiced McBride against Tba's tactics - maybe — not against Iba, but he didn't like it. I have been as frank with you as possible, and I believe I am honest when I say that anyone who would read your letter wuld | construe it as not too complimentary a remark regarding me. However, i assure you that I have entirely forgotten the matter, but I always believe that it is best to clear these things up and in the clearing of them I believe I have explained to you some things regarding the N.C.A.A. committees that may rather tempre your reaction toward then. I am speak- ing about Dr. King. I think he is one of the fairest men that I have dealt with and he is a good sporteman. : With all good wishes to you, I an Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA: AH - Varsity Basketball Coach. THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS OMAHA, NEBRASKA EB. S: HICKEY HEAD COACH OF BASKETBALL April 29, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Doc:" Iwas very pleased to have your reply of April 23. It is true that I failed to remember any letter to Dr. Nigro wherein you were discredited in any manner. Possibly I failed to recall this to mind because of the fact that the letter itself does not bear cut the statement that Dr. Nigro has apparant-. ly made to you. I had hoped to enclose photo-stat coples of the only correspondence that I have had with Dr. Nigro but in the press of affairs here I have not gotten to it. TI am, however, enclosing copies and have also written to Dr. Nigro. I am. sure that he will bear out the original of the letter that I re- fer to. A copy of my letter to him is also enclosed, Il appreciate my language in the hurry up letter to Dr. Nigro is not expressed any too well -/but I certainly do not read in it any maligning of you and in fact none was every intended. I am positive the N.C.A.A. members were greatly influnced by your position relative to playing Creighton. Certainly this does not work to you discredit and.our thoughts on this matter were clearly expressed in my previous letter. I am surely glad to have this matter straightened out and I sincerely hope that I have thoroughly explained our position. As I view it, Dr. Nigro, unfortunately has misinterpreted my letter;.... or in any event, has read into it a statement that. was not written and this phase of the situation cert- ainly needs correcting. I again repeat our feeling as respects our past relations in basketball and I shall look forward to resuming ‘these games when it is possible for us to play in the future, I should be glad to hear from you at any time. With very best wishes, I am, incerely yours, ESH/PS | thee Enc. 4 E. Se Hickey : Basketball Coach Hello Ed: games, NATIONAL ITALTAN-AMERICAN CIVIC LEAGUE LETTER HEAD Kansas City, Missouri Congratulations on your season Enclosed write up from K.C. Star Hope you can come down for some of these Good luck in N.Y. Regards in haste. (Signed) Doe Nsgreo THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS - OMAHA, NEBRASKA E. S. HICKEY HEAD COACH OF BASKETBALL © March 12, 1943 Dr. D. M. Nigro Argyle Building Kansas City, Missouri Dear Doctor: Thanks a million for your kind letter of a few days ago and the enclosed clippings. McBride probably did'nt like our going East; especially since he is on the Committee. Actually our heart would be in the Kansas City Tournament but we could not turn down the group that took us in last, year*when the NC- AA Committee was listening to Allen and leaving us out in the dark. I hope that we can do a good job back east and that everyone in the middle west can benefit by our games I surely would like to see some of those games but with our own program and preparction to leave Monday it is impossible to get away. Sincerely, Hddie Hickey THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS OMAHA, NEBRASKA E. S. HICKEY HEAD COACH OF BASKETBALL April. 5, 1943 Dr. D. M. Nigro 525 Argyle Building Kansas City, Mo. Dear Doctor: I greatly appreciated your note and the enclosed clippins. They certainly needed answering and also our thanks to McBride. There has been times that he has not leaned very strongly in the direction of the Mo, Valley Schools and I was most happy to have these items. : I knew that he felt that we had snubbed the N.C.&a.A. by our action but. have sincetried to put him right on our sit- uation. The fact is that the Committee snubbed us a year ago when we were the defending Champs and when they did'nt incline in our direction we accepted Irish's tournament bid. Then this yeer when the East invited us again we accepted before we had heard from the N.C.A.A. With Allen stating that he was not going to play they could heve asked us earlier if they really Wanted us; and I think they really did. But it is too late now. We had a bad game with W. & J. We were . leading 58-26 with 10 minutes to go when it appeared the officials went technical and started calling fouls right and left. We can't blame it on the officials becausewe should have adjusted to the play and an effort was made to get this done. But we lost a regular through a sprained enkle; another was not allowed to returnbecause of an error (later admitted) in the scoring records so all in all we just ran into a terrific bad situation and our rookies failed to carry on the lead of seven points when Langer (third regular to dave) fouled out of the game. t have written to McBride and I hope it will reflect favorabley on. our attitude because we would like to have him as our friend and will go the limit in doing. this. We won't: have a team for some time to come and I hope to get into the Service along with the boys and then come tback and start all over agin in the near future. Kindest regards and it is really a godsend to have one in the Kan. City district. who thinks of usand helps us out as you do. : Sincerely Per Self April 29, 1948 De. De M. Bigre Argyle Bulliding Kaneas City, Misaouri Dear Doster Nigro: I have recently learned that Coach Allen has gotten the impression that he was being associated with the "N.c.A.A. crowd” in a vory unecemplimentary manner by veason that I have had eome correspondence with you. I have tried te correct this wrong impression and have sent copies of eur letters to Dr. Allen. e I eineerely hope that you will show Dr. Alien a copy of our correspondenes when it is convenient for you. I did write, "...the N.C.A.A. Comalttee was listening to Allen..," but I fail to Pee ze any uncomplimentary statement by this expression of fact, as was evidenced by the many press notices at the time. We have appreciated our relations with both the N.C.A.A. and also the University of Kansas. We hope te again compete with Dr. Allen and to have a team that will be el- igible for competition in the ¥,C.AsA. However, we did find fault wits the statements thet sald that we were snubbing the N.C.A.A. Alco we are fuliy in syppathy with the Mjssouri Vgliey Coaches in the ideas they expressed during the late part of the past season. 3 | I have always appreciated your thought- fulness in remembering us when we played in Kansas City and I sincerely hope that this impression that Dr, Alien had received may be fully correc'ed. Sincerely yours, : BSH/PS Bne. 3 E. 8 Hickey Copy to Dr. Allen Basketball Coach Oo nye ae cit eel att ne pe dm ani lett all ai lias 5 ah it Hi a tai ately : ii ine if Ny i wae uf fi ally ititaat il me tt | Ru : sith io i eel ili, ea it phe Ae iit ie ta(ll Hn HL eau HES EE anal 3 i i H a an mn if EA oe A el $43 sit t ds t {i ae itt ie ue Hie Tee iF Hi i il a | fi a A Hl - i | ni i fal ih $s iit Ne ib nl aus re igi j i ulate anny! ait iii j pil He aay if unt Ha Ha i et alt rill i Hel Hi Pith ay fishy}: ie in | if th eat wae ali; Hill Sincerely yours, OR ice Coache Tarvocter of Verwity Ba POA; AH Rage ‘January 27, 1943. Mr. Arthur FP. Hughes, Sports Sditor, St. Joseph News-Press, St. Joseph, Missouri. Dear Art: Thanks for your good letter of the 24th instent. trainer, Dean Nesmith. This p Milo Farneti, our sports editor, printed some of the ve do not know whether you know ’ or any representative member ssion to either go on the to his men. — played basketball and does not profess \¢ came from DeVictor of Missouri that I am hin. I trainer seek ster had to sey regarding our it ome but has to I see no out to his own men each s He takes the towel and water bottles makes them as comfortable as he can. This, as he trainer GenN6 ght to do as often as he wishes. went en not sure whether you have Zept up with aaitt fsia3 iii + akiey Hae iF ° uti Ni itn Hi nie (is ‘ Ht lula Hah ih , trainer that we were comumicating with ZI have fostered this rule to do ee ee ste ign ee ee ne ul tat you mote j i wheats eittacen sensanen Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. up because I do not believe that what is ny you an years would feel not and as outlined by good sportsmanship Very cordially yours, I want to clear this the game very much. » the bo made by m that is knows 8 either to peak out to Kansas PCA: AH ST. JOSEPH NEWS-PRESS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY St. Joseph Gazette MORNING C.M.PALMER, PRESIDENT HENRY D. BRADLEY, PuBLisHer ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI EDITORIAL ROOMS ARTHUR V. BURROWES, EDITOR Dear Phog; Head meant tw write you sooner expressing my appreciation and that of the boys for your courtesy in giving the flyers a game. they really enjoyed it and appreciated, whe ir onby regret was that they were unable to give you a better game. They lost two good men the week of the game aijd Johnny MeKee, who captained the team againat you, left the next wonday far officer's training camp. It looks as if they would lose Rentz, Douglas and ward this week as their crews are about ready to take off for someplace, east or west. they can use the money and I think it has been spent already for a loud speaker system fcr the reereation hall. whey ere just getting their special services disision set up but will have a full program and a welfare fund ches. te: They have a nice bunch of boys and i have been enjoying my contacts with them. They Plan to play baseball and football but of course there is no telling at this distance just what they will het if you are running baseball again this spring they would appreciate a chance to Play you. they should have a pretty fair ball élub jit too many of the men they are cutee on arentt shipped out and there are some pretty fair football players among the permanent personnel. Tell Gwynn Henry that if he has iceebic filling his schedule he can get a game here. SAre they planning on holding the relays this spring?’ Sincerely Arthur F,Hughes \> April 15, 1943. Mr. Paul H. Helms, Sponsor, Helma Athletic Poundeti on, 117 West Sth Street, Los Angeles, California. See ine Helms: + aici ni es estes tee nis paid me by your Foundation in selecting me as one of the top coaches of the nation. My failure to answer . should not be construed as lack of gratitude, but . rather I was so overwhelmed at the selection that I could searcely believe it. However, I am none the less appreciative ani oe this signal honor. 3 You have heen very generous and considerate in giving Kensae players recognition in your splendid publication. For this we also thank you sincerely. If at any time we can be of any service to you in rendering any information that you deem necessary, it would be a pleasure to accede to your request. Again thanking you for this great honor, I am Very sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education, PCA:AH | Varsity Basketball Coach.