THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
LINCOLN

DEPARTMENT OF
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

 

October 23, 1937.

Dr. F. C. Allen,
Department of Athletics,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Phog:

It was swell of you to send that letter after our
Minnesota game. We were glad to have you and Gwinn come up.

I have been so busy putting the pieces back together
and with routine details in connection with starting the season
that I have fallen behind in my correspondence. Hence the delay.

Minnesota really had a power house. We are not over
it yet. We've had plenty of difficulty the past two weeks and
each Saturday now will be increasingly hard. I doubt whether
we can play as perfect a game as we did against Minnesota, but
here's hoping anyway.

NelIlravy had a very narrow squeeze. I was sure we were
going to lose him Saturday night after the game. However, he
rallied Sunday and has shown steady improvement ever since. They
operaged a week ago last Tuesday, removing a sizable clot which
was pressing on the brain areas controlling speech and his right
arm. Improvement was immediate and he was talking forty-eight
hours later. It is quite a problem to keep him in bed as he wants
out. They are letting him sit up in a chair today and I think he
will leave the hospital sometime next week. Youth and grand
physical condition, my dear Doctor, are a great combination.

I told his family of your message and they appreciate
it very much.

I am looking forward to seeing you up here on November 6th.
With best regards,

Cordially,

L. MeC. Jones,
Football Coach.