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Collegiate Digest, an 8 page weekly rotogravure supplement

600 16th Ave. SE.
Minneapolis, Minn.

 

October 29, 1938.

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kan.

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Dear Mr. Allen:

In the past two seasons I have greatly embellished
my routine of fancy shots by adding several innovations to
the act. My performance lasts about 12 minutes without my
employing the same trick more than once. Last year I per-
formed at Ohio State, Northwestem and Purdue fox mie cage

tilts while Indiana and Michigan State indicated that they

will engage my feature this season. I am therefore writing

you to let you know my terms, etc. in the event you are
interested. At present I am arranging to make a trip out

40 Hollywood between Dec.15 and Jan.10 to fulfill a request
by One of the studios to call on them and show them my stunts
in person as “a have intimated that my routine would make
an ideal one reel sports short.

I doubt if 1'11 be back from the coast by Jan. 2 when >
Kansas plays Carleton so you'll probably have to card me
after Jan. 10 or prior to Dec.15 if you decide tO use my
act at all. it will nin a guarantee of 25 dollars for
me to stage such an exhibition in Lawrence, but my price
will likely be double the above amount after the movie short
is made.

On October 1 I received a 6-line mention in the AP
sports column by Eddie Brietz which makes its daily appear-
ance in more than 600 papers. Last April 14 I made Ripley's
cartoon while in both March and August I received publicity

in the New York World-Telegram. The Nov.27 issue of the