TELEPHONE 63 ALVIN B. KING, Pror. oe sie sal. e i 3 = a Ba a3 i es 5 a} rei Bis ae i “lily, uy a mt ¢ ston, Kansas | ay He ae" Cecvianininnenreaisencin eh SE AMSA “PR be 7 : m4 TMA GARE March 11, 1946 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach, Kansas University Lawrence, Aansas Dear Dr. Allen, IT am enclosing personal check which I have made out to you and signed and leaving the amount in Blank for you to fill in. This is for the five Basketball Reservations for the big K.U. game next Monday night at K.C. Municipal Auditorium. IT am also enclosing a stamped addressed envelope for you to mail me the five reserved Seats or if your plan is to leave them at %.C. you may mail me instructions, how to obtain them. We appreciate very mucn your getting these reservations and I know they will be choice Seats. I intend to bring my nephew Clifford King, Dr. Nanninga and two other Basketball fans, making our group of five. / Incidentally Cliffords address is Hesston, Kans. in case you want to write to him soon and invite him to your spring Basketball practice as per your phone conversation. Three other Universities are trying to persuade him to attend their schools, but he favors K. U. so far. I will be glad for your report on him after you see him work out in Basketball. Pernaos you will recall he made the All Ark Valley his Senior year in High School, '43. Please don't get me wrong just because he is my nephew when I say I believe you would like his playing very much and believe he would fit into your style of coaching © perfectly. Also you would never need to worry about him breaking training rules. Pardon this lengthy letter and these details. Lots of power to you Monday night and certainly hope you win over A. and M. and will see you at K.C. Very sincerely, Alvin B. ABK w oo + beboe t