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