THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
STAR BUILDING
KANSAS CITY, MO.

AuG, 14, 1942,

DR. FORREST C, ALLEN,

* BASKETBALL COACH,

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS,
LAWRENCE, KAS,

DEAR DR, ALLEN?’
| AM ENCLOSING THE OUTLINE OF A STORY | PLAN TO USE ON OUR WIRE
SERVICE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE NEXT WEEK,

IT PRIMARILY 1S A CONTRADICTORY PIECE OPPOSED TO SEVERAL STORIES
RECENTLY CARRIED BY OURS AND OTHER NEWS SERVICES PLAYING UP THE PART
COLLEGE FOOTBALL WILL PLAY IN THE WAR EFFORT,

QR THE THOUGHTS ENCOMPASSED IN THE STORY BASICALLY ARE MINE,
BUT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED BY MANY OTHERS, AND AS YOU WELL KNOW ARE RATHER
COMMON KNOWLEDGE,

| WOULD APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH IF YOU WOULD ANALYZE THE IDEAS

FOR ANY FALLACIOUS REASONING, AND ALSO TO GIVE ME ANY ADDITIONAL THOUGHTS

THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE,

IF YOU ARE IN ACCORD WITH THE THEME OF THE YARN, AND FEEL THAT YOU
CAN TAKE SUCH A POSITION FOR PUBLICATION, | WOULD LIKE VERY MUCH TO HANG
THE STORY AROUND YOUR NAME, WHICH, OF COURSE, WOULD INSURE MUCH WIDER
USAGE.
AT ANY RATE, I WOULD FIND YOUR SUGGESTIONS VERY HELPFUL, AND WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE AN ANSWER TO MY SEVERAL REQUESTS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE,
WITH KINDEST REGARDS TO YOUR, FAMILY AND BEST PERSONAL WISHES, I REMAIN,

SINCERELY YOURS,

Drevl Wood

FRANK HOOD,’
SPORTS EDITOR, ASSOCIATED PRESS, KANSAS CITY.