HARRISON BROTHERS, AGENTS
DOWNS, KANSAS

apn. 17, 1940.

Dr. Forrest C, Alien, Director
Dep't. of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear "Phog" i-

I was very interested in your letter
of progress in connection with Vance Hall and his work
in Freshman Basketball. When a fellow sort of shoots the
works and goes to bat for a chap as strongly as I did for
Vance Hall it is a pleasure to see that person deliver as
predicted. I have always been fond of boys and children and
wish I had more than my three but can't afford it under the
present unsettled conditions.Ever since 1921 I have been
hauling football and basketball and track teams around the
country and keep pretty close to the High School kids and
get to know them fairly well. Vance was my choice out of
this School for a long period of years.

I showed your letter to his parents and they
were very interested and proud that you could write such a
letter about their son. They also said they would like to
keep the letter but Vance would never know they had it.

Max Kissell of Portis High School is going
great this year and getting a lot of publicity. He is a fine
boy and is already sold on KU. He is playing on a fairly good
Team but they haven't played any good teams so far in their
Schedule. Last year he and Vance were featured in a battle
of stars and played each other as Centers in the only game
Downs and Portis played. Vance scored about 26 points and
Max six or seven as I remember it. After the game Max told
me Vance was just too much for any one man to even try to
hold down. This year Max is taller and some heavier and in
another two years from now should be giving some of your
Juniors and Seniors a tussle to keep him on the bench.

I keep talking KU to Max and to his folks and the whole family
are sold on the School. (They are without any talking but
it doesn't hurt to keep the pep up).

I haépe that by the time you receive this
you are back in Lawrence with Missouri safely hurdled and
that your boys go ahead and win the Conference Title. If
Miller and Engleman were in shape I am sure it would be a
certainty. Hope you get them on both feet before the Season
ia Over,

With kindest regards to yourself and Mrs.
Allen and may 1940 be the best year you ever had. |

Sincerely,