Bre Gerald Barker

Basketball Coach

Great Bend Senior High School
Great Bend, Kansas

Dear Gerald:
I find that I heve not answered your good letter of

November 8 but I always make it a point to answer these
communications even though they ere terribly late.

: Gee, you have really run big time. when you ordered
twenty pairs of red leather Piddell playing shoes!

i see that you are going to the Dodge City clinic
and Frosty Cox will be with you theree I would be glad to
have you write me what impression thet he makes with youe .
Frosty is a very keen fellow and hes e forceful personality.

. Tam up here at my office dictating and it is now
ten minutes after ten, so I will. make this letter short and
promise you thet I will do better next time.

With all good luck to you, and wishing you a very
Merry Yuletide, I an,

_ Director of Physical Education and Pecreation
FCA: 1g:min Varsity Basketbell Cosch

 
THE GREAT BEND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RALPH W. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL
GREAT BEND, KANSAS.

Oo. E. MCFERREN, VICE-PRINCIPAL

Dr. F.C. Allen
Director of Physical Education
ee University of Kansas

= Lawrence, Kansas,

   

he Vear Dr, Allen:
sate I have planned for some time to write you telling something
about how things are going along here in Great Bend,

I imagine that you have already started to work with your
basketball boys and I hope to get going next week, We have a
rather peculiar situation here in the respect that we open our
regular basketball season on December 6 with Hutchinson here
and I don't need to tell you that "Chop" Cairns always has a
good ball team, Everyone of last year's lettermen here are on
the football squad and the football season isn't over until
Thanksgiving, November 28, That day falls on Thursday and I
plan to have two workouts on Friday and Saturday even though they
are holidays. 1 also plan two workouts per day the following week
up until *riday when we play. That doesn't give me much time and
I don't expect too much for awhile anyway.

This town is really a football town, "Doc", and I hope that
I will be able to do a little converting. Wve have fine facilities
and the administration is ultra cooperative in anything 1 have
wanted to do, lioney doesn't seem to be much of a factor and the
purchasing of equipment is entirely up to me. I have already
purchased new playing suits with two sets of contrasting jerseys
and twenty pairs of red leather Riddell playing shoes. Of course,
I bought long socks and knee pads too. I may have to convert the
boys on the socks and knee guards, but after they have used them
a game or two the persuasion will be over.

We plan to go out to the Dodge ity clinic with which you are
familar. ie have two games before that however, so maybe | will
be able to get a line on some of the boys by that time. I wish
that you could see my boys play some time for I am sure that I
could use your advice and comments to a definite advantage. The
whole town is not basketball minded and I've heard that this is
a "graveyard" for basketball coaches, but I'm quite too: young: to
be buried and to avoid that end I'm going to try to give them some
kind of a basketball team, It may take some time and a lot of hard
work but I think I can take care of that without much trouble,

Our physical education program which is new here in Great Bend
is taking form, I discovered a case of “athletes! foot" a few days
ago and I immediately made a thorough investigation, je are very
mach crowded here for physical education space and I found that
about twenty-five percent of the boys had a touch of the stuff.

I sent the bad cases to their own physician and then I started
to work painting all the rest with tincture of benzoin, I painted

 

 
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GREAT BEND, KANSAS

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one hundred and eighty pairs of feet per day for.a solid week, and
even yet we are painting them once a week. I have the boys broken
in now and they are doing their own paint jobs, I think we have
the situation pretty well in hand now and 1 hope we can keep it so.

The administration was quite willing to buy whatever we wanted
and we are trying to give a well balanced program including all
types of leadup games to basketball, badminton, volleyball, touch
football, horseshoes, shuffleboard, deck tennis, tumbling, and
plenty of calisthenics, I think I told you when I was in your
office a short tine ago that we were considering the purchase
or some "Goal-Hi" and we now have five of them in use; one at each
grade school and one at each the junior and senior highs, The
kids really do like’ them and of course you know that I think
they are the perfect setup for learning basket shooting, lie are
also installing the new type of basketball backboard both for
practice and game use, ‘ie play our games in the new city audit-
orium and our first squad also worksout there. The reserves work
in the high school gym as does the junior high outfit. I have
already erected four new goals in the high school gym and that
makes eight shooting goals for practice. I also bought a dogen
new balls which gives us ample opportunity for shooting practice,
Now my only headache is finding the needed time,

The boys in my junior high physical ed classes are really
pretty bad, "Doc", as far as basketball is concerned. Many of
them have never senn a game and none of them have ever played in
a game because the provisions have never been made for any kind
of a grade school or junior high scedule. In other words, it
will be a matter of building from the ground up. Maybe it will
be something like a "five year plan",

I wish the best of luck to you and your boys this coming
season and I would really appreciate you keeping your fingers
crossed for me, Of course, I refer to your "Better Basketball"
continually and it really does give a lot of help that I really
didn't know I had at hand, If you think of anything that I could
do which might help the situation here in a hurry, I sure would
like to hear from you.

Thanking you for all past favors, I remain,

ours very truly,

K Lei,

Gerald K, Barker

Basketball Voach
“reat Bend Senior High Schl
Great Bend, Kansas.

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Mr. Floyd ‘ Rowe
Cleveland Public Schools
Cleveland, Ohio.

mont pene

ae the last issue < the official bulletin
of the National Association of Basketball Coaches,
Dr. Allen is quoted as saying that you have statistics a
to prove that the game of basketball under the present
rules has shortened the stature of boys from two to
four imines. ci mo

bb know that you are a rather saveful : nie
gator. I also know that changes in anthropometric measures
in the race are hardly discernible over the short period :
of time in which the rules governing our present game —
have been in force, and also that it might be difficult
to attribute such a drastic change in height measurements
to oe one fetter. {

4 ala writing you to verify this statenant to

which Dr. ‘eee is credited. I hope that he has been

: cae misquoted because statements of this kind (I am assum-
ing that it cou t possibly be true) are the ¢;
which help - discredit the standing of the profession
of coaching. Most of our statements represent opinions

ishful thinking and so few of them are based on

sound facts. I hate to see statements of this kind in
print because I have not in any way diminished my high

evaluation of the contribution that coaches can make.

I shall be interested in having your reaction,
Cordially yours,

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 

   

   

 

 

  
Mre John Bumn
Dean of Men
Mniversity
Stanford University, California

Dear Johns

I did not mke any statement to the official bulletin or
anyone else regarding Floyd Rowe's findings.

: _ While in New York at a besketball luncheon Ned Irish gave to
the basketball coaches and officials at the Piceadilly Hotel, I made the |
statement that I had heard Floyd Rose, who is now chairman of the Rules
Comittee, and who was then a member of the Committee, make a statement
_ thet some of his schools in Cleveland had struck out competitive basketball
for junior high school boys in the Clevelend system. Some of his principals
had studied the problem and had arrived at certain findings that it eut the
stature of the boys, due to upsetting their emotional equilibrium. The
strain and tension of interscholastie competition interferred with the normal

processes of growth.

I was under the impression that Floyd made this in & conversational
way while we were all seated at the Rules Committee table, and I was
under the impression that it was the time when you were & member of the
Rules Committee, Johne ,

| Persomally, I share very definitely the opinion of a great many
physicians; thet the game is entirely too strenuous, even upon high school
boys, but ao intramurel games should be played by junior high
school youth

I am told that the system of physical education in the Japanese
schools has increased the stature of the Japanese youth about an inch or
two over &® period of ten to twenty-five yearss I am not certain of that,
howevere / a .

: _ I quite agree with you that changes in anthropometric measurements
would not shor in a short while, but I aie alse guite sure that such enotional
strain &s many of our junior high school youth are subjected to would definitely
affect their growth.

I quite agree with you on another point: that most of our statements
are but opinions or wishful thinking, and so few of them are based on sound
factse I remember pretty distinctly that the sponsors of the elizination of the
center jump stated that if we eliminated the center jump we would eliminate the
tall player in basketball. It has done nothing of the kinds in fact, players
are increasing in stature at all times and it did not do the thing that the

 
Mre John Burm | Page 2 Febe Es 1941

‘Sponsors said it would do» In fact, I do not see how this change has
improved the game, but as I said before, perhaps the game has enough
strong points to continue to enthuse the public even without one of
the fundamental activities of mang namely, jumpinge

_ Personally, I do not believe that the public pays too much
attention to statements since Mre Hitler and Mrs Mussolini, masters of
propaganda, are prolific in telling fibs, and I also remember it ws
Mre Williem Rendolph Hearst who said that the American neweparer
reader's memory for facts or statements was of about two weeks durations

I trust that I have not embarrassed Floyd because anyone who
would know the laws of anatomy and physiology would not expect to take two
inches off of a boy in a very short while, yet I do believe that the strain
and tension on a boy at his growing period can very vitally effect his crowthe

Others may disagree with this and only research will show,

but such research as this will not be conducted mtil we have more money
for even more important things in our lifes

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation
Varsity Basketball Coach f

3,

FOAslg

cc: Floyd Rowe

 
February 22, 1941

Mre John We Bunn
Dean of Men
Stanford University
Galifornia

Dear Johns

I wes glad to have your letter of February lSe ‘We dave Sut
voters’ tren talubss, Missouri where we were fortunate to eke out a
game on the Tigerse ———— ee
Columbia as evere |

| Now, regarding basketball, I certainly agree that you were not
one of the fellows who argued that the center tap would eliminate the
excessively tall men, but there were a lot who voted for the elimination
of _ tap that nee on — basise

You were pretty warm about the matter when you felt thet Shabby
did not play square with you, but there were just as many who felt that
Ste John and Olsen, when they made a trip to the Pacific Coast and arranged
some games, rather sold out the tap to the Coast people because they wanted
ite

_ You will remember that Ohio State played both football and basket-
ball on the Coast and Saint spent quite sometime politicing out there, so
many of us felt that the center jump ws not eliminated upon its real merits
But I am not sorry besause I have always said that doubtless basketball still
retains so many desirable qualities that it would not are regardless
whether it had the center jump or note

I have not had a chance to read Floyd Rowets article in "Black
and Geld, but as you say this finding was made before the center jump was
eliminated so it would have no bearing on this question at hands Also,

I fee] that there are so many angles to the center jump regarding its affeot
on players that it would take a budget of some $50,000 over a course of |
five years to get a real scientific findings .

I do not believe that we eliminated the center jump on logic or
exact findings but the prejudices and the emotions of people have more
do with this than good, clear, logical thinking. I went you to mow that I
em not campaigning for the center jump and do not care if they ever put it
back, but as you resented the defeat the first time the Pacific boys came
in, so others resented the action when it was legislated out because extraneous
matters should have had no part in the considerations .

With all good wishes, I an,
Sincerely yours,

 
STANFORD UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF MEN

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA

February 15, 1941

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

Dear "Doc":

Fhank you for your letter of February 11. I felt
quite sure that you had been misquoted, but I don't like
to see statements of this kind broadcast, and that was
why I called the matter to the attention of Floyd Rowe and
sent a carbon of the letter to you.

I am sure that we will all admit that basketball
is one of our most intense games from the standpoint of
the players, the coaches, and the spectators. It was not
my purpose to argue the elimination of the center jump in
my letter to Mr. Rowe because it is only one of many
changes that have been made in the game in recent years.
However, with respect to the statement concerning tall
players, I do not believe that you will find in any report
that I have made to the Rules Committee or the Coaches
Association any mention of the elimination of good tall
men.

I do remember that Dave McMillen of Minnesota
sneeringly reflected upon what he called "the big clowns,"
but he was not one of those who originally advocated the
elimination of the center jump. As a matter of fact, I was
not one of that number but just happened to be one who had
collected some facts in connection with this phase of the
game. I certainly have no desire for any credit, or even |
discredit, for the change in this part of our rules. : ) |

I have not heard from Floyd Rowe as yet, but am
hoping that if he does have any statistics he will present
them. I have a feeling that it would be rather difficult
for him to substantiate the statement concerning the effect
of basketball on stature unless some rather carefully con-
trolled experiments had been carried out, in which basketball
playing was the only experimental factor.

Cordially yours,

 
April 14, lal

Mire John Bunn

Dean of Mon
‘Stanford University
Stanford University, Calif

Dear Johnnies

i have been et my desk today endeavoring to clean up on some of
my correspondence before the Taster vacation is endede I ran across your
good letter of Tebruary 25 and I desire te say hello te you and Bomies

_ i was sorry to hear that Stanford lost out in their playoffs
However, “eshington State did mighty well against Arimnsas here, and I
frankly believe that if Coach Buck Friel had moved his boys out of Kansas City
after they played Arkansas, and had taken them te a neighborhood canpus, |
_ like the University of Kansas or Kansas State, and allowed them to go to
_. School and make their grades, then I believe the boys wevld have played a
' different geme against Wisoonsins

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i was not too favorable impressed with Wisconsin's playings ‘they
_ FYeminded me of a Meanwell team of the old Missouri days when you played on
' Kanses, Johns The Wisconsin team got away with murders they held, they
roughed, they pushed and made inmmerable fouls, but when Washington State |
same back at them in the seme way the Wisconsin boys cried like Meanwell's
boys used to crye :

You remember when the wissouri outfit would push and shove and —
then when they were fouled, ch my, what an uproarg They locked like big
ory~baby players to mae Of course, John, you can charge some of this failure
of mine, to see the best qualities in these boys, to the fact that I had
seen repetition of this thing in early dayse Bud Foster is a Meanwell mn
and a fine fellows It might be just the style of play and not the fellow |
‘that we used to suspect Meanwell of beings I Mike Dre Meamvoll off the court,
' but on the court he could cry higher to high heaven then any man I have ever

I understand thet Buck Friel wrked his boys every night in the
interim between the Western and the Fins! playoffs, ‘The Washington State
woys looked dead on their feet and Tisconsin clearly outfought theme I
did not think ‘that Wisconsin was so great, but rather I thought that Tashincton
State was “poohed™ outs ‘They were not the same team in any way in any :
manner of playe But Wisconsin won and they ere the Netional Champtonse

Personally, I eam very glad that we did not get in the playoff.
The BigeSix decided thet in case of a tie the team that had the best offensive
and defensive record should represent the Conference in their playoff, and —
Iowa State had a better record than we had so they played Creighton and
Creighton beat theme I was happy that we got out of the thing beceuse we

 
Mire John Bu si TO apt 14, 1982

would not have had a chance against those fellowse Engleman, Bobby and
Hunter each weighed but 157 pounds end we were — than lucky to get
a tie in this BigeSix League this yeare 3

) “Rob's playing days have been very happye He has played on two
championship teams and went to the NeCeAsle playoffs something that I never
. dyeamed of gotting near as far as we dide And last week we received work
that he made Phi Beta Mappas He has been accepted at the University of
Pennsylvania iedical College and will go there this fall, so we are more
than pleased with his achievenents thus fare .

Mat is in the Lew School and will graduate a year fron this summers
He has a leave fron the Stendard 011 Conpany and will extend that leave for
enother years lie is in the personnel division of the Standard,

ee By the way, John, I em sending you e copy of a letter that I
received fran Rhinelander, Wisconsine I Imow that you will get a kick out

of ite And don't think there isu't ea Ict of truth in this stuff. You

would realize it if you could only get the background from some of these.

boys who “play for pay" and who do not think of their academic or x Breteentant
futures

“Many of the nee gave me quite a : ride after my statement on
football, but since the football season is over ten schools have discontinued
pleying, and I feol a lot more will do Soe Iybe the BigeSix will continue,
but certainly the smller ones are very much on the spote And too, I feel
basketbal1 i. a in as bad shape es football fran.a proselyting angles

r am 6till doing at, John, but the wise ones say that I carmot
continue much longer, although I do have the best looking freshman team I
have ever had, I believe, since I have been heree Three of the stars,
however, axe playing football so it means that I will get a very late start
for basketball seasons However, I believe thet in a year or so I will have an
outfit ee ee

Wy regular guard, Sollenberger, took glaniular fever (@ sind cousin
to eubiniiinih cater i “of. the glands iu-~the neck) when he was on the Nebrasin tripe
We lost to Ames and when we returned he was placed in the student hospital and
did not play agcinst Oklahoma, We had no tine to prepare another guard for
. his place and Oklahoe licked use However, we were happy to be able to come
pack against Thats As _ Me Team and close ovr seasons’ games with 2 mere ;

ly kindest reginds to you and Bonnie and Mrse Huff.
Sineerely yours,

Director of Physical isiadeeds and Siseahien
‘Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach

 
STANFORD UNIVERSITY

OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF MEN

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA

February 25, 1941

Dr. Forrest C. Allien
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear "Doe":

Thank you for your letter of February 2c... It seems
that we have gotten started on one of these long ser ren
al and refreshing controversies. It is too bad that we aren't
closer together so that we could continue the contact ina
more satisfactory manner. I suppose, though, that we would
never get to a conclusion which would please both of us. That
faet alone probably adds something to the spice of life.

We have been following your basketball fortunes as
closely as the meagre publicity here on the coast will permit.
It seems that after your slow start, which, as I understand it,
was due to the fact that the boys nad oer were just getting over
the flu, the gang has gone ahead in great shape. Your boy,
Engleman, seems to be getting a great deal of pees tet because
of his consistent scoring record.

I notice that the other teams are cutting each other's
throats in regular fashion. While I do not know the standing
of the Big Six: at the present time, my guess is that you are
far out in Treat.

Stanford clinched the championship for the southern
division of the Pacific Coast Conference last Saturday night
so that now we can coast in the rest of the way. The competi-
tion in the southern division is the weakest that it has been
for some time but on the other hand our Stanford team is one of
the best we have had. There are no outstanding stars but five
equally efficient boys.

I don't know what will happen with respect to qualify-
ing for the N.C.A.A. The northern half of our conference seems
to have forgotten an agreement which was made back in '37 with
respect to the play-off. As a consequence we are faced with the
probability that we may have to flip for the Pacific Coast Con-
ference championship, or else Stanford will have to forfeit its
right to consideration, in order that we may. have a representa-
tive at Kansas City. Both the north and the south were supposed
to finish their schedules the first week in March so that the
play-off could come the following week. For some reason the
north has extended its schedule this year, and now the play-off

 
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will have to come at the time our final examinations are

on. Also, the play-off will be thrown at such a late date that
the wimning team will have just time enough to reach Kansas
City for its first game. You will probably get the final de-
vision within a short time. :

I expect that Kansas and Oklahoma A. and M. will be
the contenders to see who represents that area. I notice that
they won from you a week or So ago.

With best wishes and greetings to all, 1 am

Cordially yours,

 
Merch 19, 1941

Captain Olin Brigman
The Salvation Army
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Captain Brigman:

I aclmowledge receipt of your favor of the
18th instant and I will be very happy to work with
your organization and our committee in doing the job
that you and your co~workers Gesiree

 Sinesrely yours,

Director of Physical Education end Pecreation
‘Varsity Basketball Coach

 
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MEMBERS
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Mrs.C.E.Daniels

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Kelvin Hoover

LAWRENCE Nominating---------- Roger Williams,Chairman.
ACTIVITIES Mrs .C.E. Daniels
GOSPEL SERVICES Dr.Lyle S.Powell
STREET SERVICES
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Chest.
I an. getking terribly put out about your
cutting classes.

Mre Taport tells me you missed the last
two gquizzes.e

Now once and for all, John, I am getting
tired of ite There is no excuse, and the reason
you have not been appearing in the regular line-up
more often is on account of your delinquencye

When are you going to grow up?
Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation
Varsity Basketball Coach ~ |

 
Mire John Buescher
1240 Tennessee
lawrence, Kansas

Dear Johns

But I did make the statement that your
classes as you had done would jeopardize your chances to make the
best grades in the subjects you were best fitted for, and if such a
thing should happen that you would be i212 then those classes would
suffer, and in addition the ones that you were low in would cause
you to fil, .

As it is now, I do not kmow whet you can salvage out of
your days of inertia and lassitudes The fact that you have utterly
a the kindnesses of your friends ‘and people who care
me wonder just what sort of appreciation you haves

1 have written to John Glem and told him of my ¢
with yous I have also told him how all of us have endeavored to help
you but how on the other hand you rejected those offers of help in sueh
a& way that your actions have caused resentment among the boys on the
team, and others who are associated with youe So impervious were you to

| the point to be dumb enough to
send for your pipes This act shows a preneditated disregard for the
things that should appeal to yous

The fact that your team mates want te win should at least
stimlate your common decency to the point that you would not discourage
their effortse I just wonder, John, what really is in your makeup that
would cause you to turn down so many of your friends. |

I told you that I dictated a letter to you before we left
on Squere Garden and my secretary mailed to the wrong street
ere in Iawrence ahd it was returneds The letter that I wrote
then, which wes before Christmas, was similar in tone to this letters |
Ide not believe you ean make a fellow believe that you care very much
for the better things of life or for an opportunity tc be somebodys At
least by your actions you have not convinced anybody of that facte

: I wish you good luck in your examinations, but I have always
learned that aifellow has to have more than luck when he goes into his
examinationse

Sincerely yours,

FCAslg | Director of Physical Education and Recreation
Varsity Basketball Coach :

 
Jenuery 23, 1941

Wr. Bob Bushy

Sports Desk

lawrence Daily Journal World
Lewrence, Kansas

Dear Bobs

It is not my purpose to argue with anyone on the merits of wi
thing bedside, and Of Suaree = ceniae Wek 6 tan fed @ vighs to oe
he desires because we believe in freedom of speech and in freedom of é

presses

However, there is a statement by Coach Lindsey in your "Sports
Buzz" colum, es of Monday, Janvary 20, which is not true, so far as Kansas
is concerned. I do not Imow what was done for the athletes of Oklahom
while Mre Lindsey wes there, but I do mow what was done for basketball
while Mr. Lindsey was et Kansasg the same thing that has been done for
basketball ever since I have been hereg nothing except what the faculty and
the basketball coach did for them and that is what would have been done for
any other student pursuing work toward graduations

Te quote Mr. Lindsey, he says, “And I*1l say this. In the two
Big Six schools in which I have coached football-«Oklahoma and Kansas-=
there was, at that tine, just as much done for basketball players as was
done for football playerse" He mentions Cox and Bausch et Kansas, Well, .
was at Oklahana when both Cox and Bausch were at Kansas and I do
not know what he knows about thome

I do know that Cox was offered $75.00 a month by a certain gentleman
in Lawrence, Kansas, if he would uct play basketball for Kansas, Cox told
me this personally and tole me the mam who was to pay hime But why should
we discuss things that perhaps Lindsey may or may not know about when he
| ae Sh ee aed Daeieh ond Cur were at Ress |

I desire to discuss the situation when lire Lindsey was at Kansas
and I was coaching here at the’same time. You mow and I know that there was
not nor has there been 5¢ spent on any basketball player when Mre Lindsey
was coaching at Kansas, and you are acquainted with the fund that was used
for football because you worked on the football programe

i want to say further that I do not resent it that no money was
spent for basketballs in fact, I liked ite I remember when some resident
rooms were paid for for football men and when some of the boys left Mre Lindsey
came to me and wanted to kmow if I did not have some basketball pleyers who
could move in free of charge. He stated that some of his boys had left school
and the rooms were paid for for the semester. I said, "Ad, thankse I do not
want ite" And nothing was done about ite Now for Lindsey to say that just as
much was done for basketball as was done for football is untrue because money
was } agen for football and no ~~ was spent for basketball.

 
Page Two a _ date 28, 1941

us May I state it differently. More was done for aakettal ‘than
was done for football, but not more money was spent for basketball than —
was spent for football. More work was put in on basketball players trying

) make them realize that they were students ee
of them just because they were athletes.

ercecemaaheeceiais airmen oe eae Je
lavatemeratotaar cameo years to help out yw
6s are under the impression that all of the University sports are
;& part of this moneys jou: thee tak Site’ . :

you are the man who is supposed to print the news, I am quite surprised —
at such & statenent. )

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they believe, and of course I realize that a man has a right to s 1
he desires because we believe in freedom of speech and in freedom of

Presse

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However, there is a statement by Coach Lindsey in your "
Buse" colum, As of Monday, January 20, which is not true, so far as Kansas
is concernede I do not mow what was dene for the athletes of oklahom
while ire Lindsey was there, but I do mow what was done for basketball
while Mr. Lindsey was at Kansasg the same thing that has been done for
basketball ever since I have been heres nothing except whnt the faculty and
the basketball coach did for then and that is what would have been done for
any other student pursuing work toward gradmtions — |

To quote Mr» Lindsey, he says, “And Itll say thies In the two
Big Six schools in which I have coached football-«dkiahom and Rangages
there was, at that time, just as much done for basketball players as was
done for football players,e" He mentions Cox and Bauseoh et Kansage Well,
Lindsey was at Oklehona when both Cox and Bausch were at Kansas and I do
not know what he Imows about theme |

I do know that Cox was offered $75.90 a month by a certain gentleman
in lawrence, Yansas, if he would not play basketball for Kenease Cox told
me this persoually aad tole we the man who was to pay hime But why shonld
we discuss things that perhaps Lindsey may or may not know about when he
was in Oklahoma and Bausch and Cox were at Mansas,

I desire te diseuss the situation when Mrs Lindsey was at Kansas
3 here at the same times. You lmow and I know that there we
at Kansas, and you are acquainted with the fund that was used

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Sports Editor
Lawrence Journal World
lawrence, Kansas

Tear Bobg

I am sending you a copy of @ letter that I have written
~~ Bentley which is self-explanatory.

Regarding Gregg MeBride's comment saying that the BigsSix
coaches are tiring of my charging into the court everytime @ Kee player
goes down, I might say that I never go on the court wmtil I get permission
from the officiales

this hid th thei ok nies aes tn de Gita, ed
permission to go on the floor when one of his players is injurede I never
go on the floor unless a player is injured and I might add that I will
reap ese to seek permission to go on the floor everytime one of my boys
is urede |

_ Mite MeBride's word “charging” makes it imply that there is a
militancy in the movement of my going onto the courte Personally, I
would say that the word is illy chosen because the attitude is not me of
militancy but rather one of concern for my pleyerse Do not football coaches
seek permission to go on the field when one of their players is badly
injured? They want to know whether the player is in @ position to continue
in the gam@e My purpose is first, to see whether the boy is badly hurt,
and second, to see whether he is able to continue in the games

I might add that maybe the fact the conference coaches are tiring
of my going on the court had more to do with the Nebraska situation than
Oe eee nt See 2 AT ES om The Cun Gane tone get yerniveten th do On
when I did go on the courte

I am, reminded of a story that may not have any application here, but

I still like the storys A negro

The plaintiff in describing the assult said,
dake, tah made Waitin wah Gann, Week ak Meoeghok wk uo 2a Wk akiee’ Shak me
covered with cinders, then he got his fingers in my kinky hair and he pounded
ay Rens CAeR Sad Sore SS eee Ciatereweal, dedge, I never got so tired of one
nigger in all my lifee*®

Maybe they are getting tired of me, Bobe
Sincercly yours,

‘Director or Physical Education end Reereation
Varsity meena Coach

 
Mire Willian Ve Bryan
Box 116
Pierceton, Indiana

Dear Coach Bryan:
Congratulations on your tournament successe

I would certainly agree on the psychology you usee You cannot .
pep a team up for every games I think you put your finger on the trouble-=
the fact that the friends of the boys were so anxious for an undefeated —
season that they worried the boys wdulye

I would also agree with your menue Tell the boys that they are
not playing on the strength gained from the food that they eat the day of .
the game or that they ate a day before or a week before, but rather the

that is stored in the livere That great storehouse of energy will —
- off if the boys are in good and perfect traininge

I feed my boys very lightlye I tell them that they have never
seen a fat race horse in their life, and the boy who trains down to a fine
edge and who keeps the training rules is the competitor that will win

- ZAMS »

I hope that you were weneenbei im your game on the 22nd and that you
‘make a fine showing in the fifteen=team tournament the week of February 27-28
and March le We go to the University of Nebrasim, Lincoln, on March 1 and
to Ames where we meet Iowa State on March 3, and then we meet Oklahoma here
in Lawrence on March 7~ That will end our conference season on
are very small i am afraid we will not be able to hold Ups

You tell the boys that I said they are getting plenty to eats; in
fact, if I were feeding them I would not give then a bit moreée I think
perhaps you read the article in the Saturday Evening Post which gave a mem
on honey, celery, etce We use Ovaltine instead of hot ns it is much
easier digested.s

I am wondering if you mow of my new book, Better Basketball re
lished by MoGraweHill and Companys I am sending you @ folder on the same

so that you my look it overe This is a much superior book to my first text,
ly Basketball Bible. | :

Wishing you and your boys lots of good luck, I am,
Sincerely yours,

Direetor of Physical Bdueation and Recreation

 
WILLIAM BRYAN
BOX 116

PIERCETON, INDIANA

: Feb. 10,1941
Forrest ¢€. Allen
Lawrence, Kansas

DearGoach Allen:

I have your letter of Feb. 4th. Thanks for
the interest you have taken é@ven though you didn't have time
to send me a suggested menu.

You ask how we got along. We won all four of
the tourney games and the finals over Yarsaw by the score of
53-16. I fieel thet we have been receiving too much publicity.
This week the Indianapolis News carried a story that we were |
the best offensive team in the state and within 3710 of
a % of the best on defense. They along with several other parers
closer hone carried pictures anc write ups. We had won 21
consecutive victories. Hast night we lost our 1st game 26-27
to a team that we formerly had beaten, It was the last possible
chance for us to lose honorably before the coming tourney. I thoveht
@ loss would do us good. The game wasn{§t thrown but I refused to
pep the squad up. +s that good pkx psychology? Our fans were so
crazy for an undefeated season they didn't leave bovs rest,

sure hope that you come through with your

conference am@k and other goals that you have set this vear,

I might sené you the menu we used for our tourney
and if you have any suggestions for improvement and have time te
answer i would sure appreciate it. I used your name in my vocations
class the otherday stating that great men become great by doing
little things. Stating that you even took time to write to a
small town coach like me. Our town has only 1,000 population.
Lapel, a town of 1500 got to the state semi-finals here in the
state last year at Indianapolis. 3 :

Ye have a conference game 14th and we win the
conference for the 2nd consecutive year undefeated if we can win
thet one. Ye have a non conference fok@ on Feb. 2&2 anc then
have our 15 team tourney week of 27,28, am “eareh Ist, —

Yours sincerely,
Wm. VY. Bryan
My fellows rather feel that they @on t get enough to eat. I really
have felt that we might be overeating is the reason 1 wrote you.

Ang adcitions or deductions youfsaihgt make on the
enclosed menu's or change of hours would be highly ap»reciated.

WV
WILLIAM BRYAN
BOX 116

PIERCETON, INDIANA

Menu we used for county tourney 1941 at Warsaw, County Seat.
We won from Warsaw in finals 33-16

Our lst game was on Friday at 2:00 P.M.
We ate noon lunch at 11:15 consiting of
Sliced oranges with sugar.About 14 small orange each
Two sliees of hot dry toast and butter.
One half baked potato.
Cup of tea with sugar. No cream
Sliced pesches no cream,

We had to play that night at 9:00 P.M, We ate at
5:00 P.M, Following menu.

Broiled steak
Baked potato
Peaches ayd choice of tea or coffee,
The game didn t get underway until 9:35, After the game the
boys ate some oranges and we went home without eating Before
retiring, naRE

On Saturday we had to play at 9:00 P.M, endagain at 8:00
P.M, in tne finals,
The boys many of whom are farm boys met at the restaurant

at 11:15 ant ate

Roast Beef

Peas

Toast

Tea or Coffee

Head Lettuce and 1 whole peach,

Before the finel game on Sat which was at 8:00 we
ate at 5700 Pi iM,
Your menu in your Basketball Bible that + purchased
at Springfield or read in Saturday Evening Poet. Unéertain of
Woich source,
small chunk of honey
Two pieces of whole wife toast , with butter
Half an order of celeffy.
Sup hot chocolate
$ grape fruit.with sugar.

We played the best in the opening game and in the finals.

We wou the 2nd game 33-20 after trailing at the half 135-12. In
the Sr game our boys were overconfident and didn't do so well.
I didn't Say much about it for we had won 61-16 from the before
and just told them to get a lead and coast, We got behind 4-0
and other team stalled. We took it easy but had to battae to win
24-19, In the finals we shot the works by playing our best of
the year.
August 29, 1941.

Mise Ruth Baker,
Lebo, Kansas.

‘Dear Miss Baker:

by sene to wei Hag Wn Wakao, although my late
acknowledgment of your postoard dated July Sth might indicate such
a fact. However, the Catskill Mountains are nearer your abode than
mind. 7

I finished our eight weeks Summer Sesaion here on
August 6th, and then went up to Iowa at the Iowa State High Scheol
Athletic Coaches Association master coaching school in which Clark
Shaughnessy of Stanford, Bernie Bierman of Minnesota, Henry Iba of
Oklahoma A, & M., and I taught 325 enterprising young high school
coaches the theories of basketball end football, some of wich were
supposed to work and some perhaps which will never wrke

Our summer playground here was the most successful
of eny year thet we heve promoted it. It is getting to be quite an
institution now and not only is the talk of the tom but the fame
is spreading over the state and elsewhere. Next year we hope to in-

corporate Lewn Bowls in our expanding progrem.

So busily were wo engrossed here that not only did
I not co east, but I got only 40 miles eway and that was to Kansas

- City once during the eight weeks one night to see the Blues play.

Our weather here during the sumer has been marvelous.

I am addressing this letter to your home tow of
red roofs, at least that is the way it looks from highway /50 as we
speed toward Emporia or Wichita. But I remember that I spent one
whole night in Lebo and it was a very hospiteble town. I went down
with Rev. Hunt to deliver an athletic banquet talk and we were snowed
in so completely that we stayed all the next day. So I can see why
you live so long in Lebo. People just naturally stay there a long
time and if their inclinations are otherwise Mother Nature fixes it

I imagine that you are going back to Battle Creek.
We will be glad to see you and say hello if you should come on Mount
Oread before you go back. We are very proud of the success that you
ere making and we trust thet you will continue to climb.

\

Sincerely yours,

| Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach.
May 26th, 1941

Mr. 2. 5S. Bennett
Parsons, Kansas —
Dear Roy?

This is to confirm our last cosmumication--
I shall be at the Rotary Dinner, Mey 29th, and will
come to your plece of business as soon as 1 get in

town.

Sincerely,

Direetor of Physical Education and

Recreation-Varsity Basketball and
Baseball Coach.

 
September 15, 1915

 

Club Number
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ROTARY CLUS OF PARSONS

PARSONS, KANSAS

May 13, 1941.

Des Forrest C. Allen
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Doc:

Thank you for your very nice potter of the 8th, and pardon me for not
answering sooner. ;

We will be happy to have you here May 29th, Our meeting is at Noon and
we generally set 1:30 as our dead line. You can count on about 30
minutes or maybe a little more. You choose your own topic. Our club is
made up as you can see on the attached sheet. I have enclosed this sheet
as I thought it might be of some use to you. I have indicated the K.U.
grads in the left hand column. You no doubt have heard of MeCoy who used.
+o be in Lawrence. He is, however, quite a G. Henry man. Our arguments
wax loud and long at times.

Anyway, will see you the 29th. Please call me as soon as you arrive.
My best regards to you and your family.

      

2 Yours,Sincerely,

‘S

 
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Ps ES ite Bee Protestant Minister......... POO: DIOGGWOY . . sidan. 997 1700 Belmont... Alice May
Wm. D. Atkinson...... a a a 1405 Moragn . 2256. se. 126 1405 Morgan... Florence .
Di A. Clare Baird: 2-3. ss Katy Railroad, Div. Surgeon .. 1812¥% Main.......... 300 2811 Crawford... Helen Louise
(Au) Roe 5. Bommel 4 6. 42 ae: Garage Service. 2: 6c ee es 406 North Central... ..... 490 1404 Morgan... Dorothy
Gus—A.—Bergluind ama Otome +625—Main 441-440. Main __ Ollioa ass
Dr: Tyler D.: Blasdel. .... 22: Optahamology ...i..5.0... 110% South 18th: 2.2. 8 1400 Morgan... Irma
S Gilbert Britton.) sans. ae Oe, I ke es 20ST cMWOIN oe ee ee es 9 615 South 15th . Louise
2, BOW oe as eee Tikes, WetGHe ee ee 1800 Belmonts 464 1600 Broadway.. Helen
MH Vone Brown. 2.3 es: Oe A se es 1906. Broadwoy.....-..: 510 215 South Park . Vernus
(Ku) —Wm. W. Brown........---+ Katy Railroad, Attorney..... Gen. Office Bldg........ 2260 1609 Morgan... Harriett
Wayne E. Burnette ......... RiNTHAG 6 a 16] 1 Broadway... 2... 387 1430 Grand ....- Hazel
Raymond Campbell ......... Forming, Dalry 7 2. 24 1519 North 10th..... 1065J 1519 North 10th Revilla
(KU) time We -GolumBbia.  ..c3 Corp. Attomey ices es Se. 190112 Mains 26 1330 Morgan... Irma
Luther Cortelyou, Jr... 2. 3 Bore es es VIOODRIMGIN ere B46. 1525 Chess... .. Lola
Okey B. Dekon:.....-....-. Gasoline, Wholesale ........ Ae OW oe a 494 617 South 15th. Mabel
SWor—W-—Goodwin Newspaper Advertising————— 9+-9—South—Cen tra) 90d SOV EHS ————Geersia.
Dr. Gilbert W. Hay... ....... Internal Medicine .......... 1830 Broadway......... 293 Rural Route 4... Ruth
John S: Hopkins «. cs... 3 Telephone Service, Add Act... 1711 Broadway......... 902 1622 Morgan... Betty
Edward Lo Hucke:... 2.5... - Biniding ond Loan. .:....:.. 109 South Central ...... 328 92404 Main... Myrtle
Rees: Fl. -Huighés 2.22. Publie School Supt. 2, eo... Municipal Bldg.:........ 526 120 North 27th. Isabel
Horace A. Jones... . oe. Past. Service 0s oo ses 1804 Belmont. ........... 1342 1804 Belmont... Mildred
Pierre M. Kimball: 2.25... Automobiles, Retail......... 1805 Washington. ...... 800 1615 Grand .... Pauline
Br Albert D. Lucds..... <2. DGHCIS Re es ea 11534 South 16th. oe. 208 1420 Morgan... Jennie
(Kv). Wayne McCoy........--- Telephone Service.......... V1) Broadway... 22. 1000 1328 Grand .... Catherine
Max MM. Martin. «66 eee Furniture, Retail 5 occ cas5 5 1820 Broadway. ........ 100 1500 Morgan... Helen
Win. Hi Mertituiic. (oo. Funeral Director... ....:.; 1822 Broadway... .... 6. ~- 100 1430 Morgan... Isabel
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Hal A. Medoris........ 2.6. insurances, LI ok es ee ces ES South 16th.......... 453 1411 Broadway.. Dee
Jesse MMeIOne . . < cenc is eee Clothing, Mens... Soe. 1814 Mon. 32 231 1515 Morgan... Helen |
W. Maurice Melone........ Clothing, Men’s, Add Act..... 1814 Main.........2.. 231 2605 Main..... Marilyn
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Dr. Nelson C. Morrow....... SNOT 5 hee oe ees TEOYs. South 16M...c5..553 53 521 South 18th. Grace
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Frank A. Piéeitfer.. 5 56S. peweler = ceGuiare re ees TSO Meine a 123-1422 Grand .... Core .
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H. Bailey Ricketts. Conch Schools, Athletic Director.... 1727 Maple .......... 1751 1727 Maple.... Almeda
Wil G, Rowers... 6 WOOO See ee ees 19002 Mam oo... Gt 565 1212 Morgan... Margaret
Ca G Fie ee Hardware, Retail...-....... iS Main oo ee. 1178 1310 Appleton .. Ruby May
Martin. C: Ruvane.......... Toiloring, Men's ........... 1816 Broadway........ 742 1816 Broadway. .
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Elmer ti Slaybaugh..... css. Drags, tdi. se es 18th and Broadway ...... 84 512 South 14th. Ruth
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May 15th, 1941

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Mr. R, S. Bennett

Parsons, Sansas

Dear Mr. Bennett:

Dr. Allen is out of town but asked that I write

you stating that he will be happy to attend the Rotary
Dinner, May 29th, and shall write you at length concerning
the matter upon his return.

Sincerely,

Secretary

 
 

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May 5, 1941.

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allen:

I have had to re-arrange my Rotary schedule and that is the reason [I
have not written you sooner.

If May 29th _at Noon would be satisfactory with you we will be more
than honored to have you at that time. If this does not meet with your
approval and plans, please do not put your self out for us, for I know
how crowded your program is at this time of the year.

I want to thank you again for your sonsideration of coming down here
and it is always an inspiration to me to get your good letters. Mrs.
Bennett joins me in wishing the best for you and your good family.

Sincerely,

 
Mre Re Se Bonnett
Parsons, Kanses

Dear Urs Bennett:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of
Mey Sthe |

. While I am to give a EFKU talk on “Physical Pit-
ness for Democracy” which is to be transoribed from
2330 to 3300 , I believe it will be possible to attend
the Rotary meeting at noon on that dates. I would like
very much to attend while you are still presidente

®rusting I will be able to see you on the

29th, I am

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation
Yarsity Basketball and Baseball Coach