March 6, 1940

poctor F.C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrance, Kansas

My Dear Doctor Allen:

You are very thoughtful to remember and acknowledge gestures

of your friends and well wishers even in your busiest moments.
Tt was rather complimentary to think that you would find time
to write on the day of your most important-Missouri game.

We were so excited Friday night that we decided to eat down-
town and go to a victure show, so we would not see a single
person who would ask us how the game would come out. Leaving
the show we charged home and nearly passed out when we got the
good news. Vorothy was so excited that she was afraid that

she must have misunderstood, so I had to call the second time.
You see the Missouri team made a tremendous impression on us
down here. In fact, I thought it was the greatest Big Six team
that I had seen in years and TI don't see how you over came that
handicap in size and experience. [It really is a notable victory
and I don't know when I have felt so good about anything.

We have reserved a block of tickets for the K.U. Alumni for

the game Friday night. It looks like we will have a fine turn
out for the luncheon and I know you will be ready to give them
a fine talk. However, it does look like it was pretty rough
treatment to ask you to say something to our people on the dw
of a game, which means sO much to you and your boys. However,
you are one of those swell guys that go all the way for your
friends, so we will have you in the speakers groove and I will
attempt to introduce the 'Kids' and get them properly acquainted
with our folks.

From all appearances Mr. Iba, is most ambitious. He wmts to
control the way we settle the Big Six Championship, the date of
the N.C.A.A- play off and then wedge in the Madison Square Garden
Tournament for a little extra dough.

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