Portis, Kansas,
April the I3th,
Nineteen Hundred Forty.

Dr, Ys Gi Allen,
Lawrence, Kansase

Dear Die Ac?

I do not want to pile up letters onto you and take your time since
I know ¥ou are’about the No. One busy man, but thot I should write you a
little. First, when I paid my telegraph for last month I noted the wire

you sent me had been paid there. This I felt, should not have been as
it was on me and you had done more than I could hardly expect in get=
ting the oress seats and also the other fine seats.’ Our party had a
fine trip and we of course enjoyed the game sreatly.

I am attaching a one-bill to take care of the wire and I assume that
Will be enought to do it, And thanks again for all of us)

It is warm to hot here today and’almost too much so to talk basketball
but must play that game over a little, I thot it was a case of Indiana
being at their very best or top and Kansas perhaps off form some after the
strenuous games of the weeks pr eceding. Of course, I’do think that Ind,

had a fine club, The game was hard for me to figure. I thot Miller
was not up to par the first half and figured he would come back the last
half to lead a good rally, but when he fouled out » L practically lost
hope e For a brief time in the last half I thot Kansas might beat back
but those Hoosiers were hitting too many unconscious shot. I doubt that they
could ever hit so many in another game.

Be that as it may your team surely made a grand record this year and
i talked to many, many people at KC and other places who were liberal in
their praise for you and the part you had in outting the event over,

I was glad too, and know you must have been mighty proud that Bob es
did so well in the KC games and was named on the ALL team, “e deserved it,
tho I saw only that last game at KC. Thot the Ku band was fine and also
that Naismith memorial and the whole Set=uUDe : '

We came home that night and got here in time for nap, breakfast, and
then church and Sunday School,

Fine weather here but need rain and don't know what crops will do.
Considerable doubt as to the wheat outlook and only regular rain will save
or make it,

Max is out for track now and in two meets has placed in all of the
three events in each meet he has tried and at ohe,of them won three firsts.
He is in shot, discus and javelin. He is not outstanding in any of them
but very good in all of khem. He throws dise 130 to I35 ft. Shot 40 ft.
and Jave. about 140, He would be a good hi school decathlon if such a
thing were run off. By the way, is there any vart of the track work that
would hurt his basketball playing in any way, that is any particular muscles
or general agility. ; :

Must close and get this on the car train, :

Kindest regards to all and thanks again for the past favors, par=
ticulakky the tickets at Ke.

Most sincerely,