February 27, 1946

Mr, Ward Lambert _
- Athletic Department
Purdue University
Lafayette, Indiana

Dear Piggy:

I have been intending tow ite you for quite
some time and extend my congratulations and best wishes
for the wonderful record you have set at Purdue University.
in basketball, :

I want to congratulate you further on the high
esteem that your fellow coaches held for you when they gave
you the number one spot.in basketball, Here's hoping that
you have many, many wonderful years ahead,

Sinserely yours,

| Director of Physical Education,
POA :MP ; Varsity Basketball Goach,

 
 

February 27,' 1946

Nr. Frederick W. Lang
214 Grant Building
Atlenta 8, Georgia

Dear Mr. amg

Please find enclosed my check for $20.00 in payment
for - we normaliserss which I have just now received.

I am in’the same fix that you are in that I am covered ©
up with details that net me more income than I would normally
expect from organizing a small SERIE IO I wish I had the
time, ans Ido not have, | ;

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Sweeks like to know how — noruelizers you have sold
since you have been in business, ink you gan see by this
that it would take a lot more suet than t which has
been done to justify organizing a syndicate, If you would |
want to do something on a percentage basis, we would both gain |
and would loss nothing. In organizing a syndicate there is always
@n opportunity for people who put their money into
thet you lose. This other way there no lossg in fact, there
is a gain because you are doing something with ea deal which
lies quiescent when you are } te ee other Seinees

Sincerely yours,

: : , Direetor of ‘Physical Education,
 POCA:MPF ce Varsity Basketball —

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Tax & ESTATE GOUNSELLOR
214 GRANT BUILDING

ATLANTA 8, GEORGIA
February 22, 1946
Dear Dr. Allen:
Your request for two Normslizers just received. I

am sending two each in a separate parcel via P.P.
today.

Re your suggestion that you could take over this
Normalizer business I wish that you could get you
a little syndicate and think up some fair propos-
-ition as I am now too busy to attend to this work.

My 48 Acre industrial site is slmost finished and

we also have nearing completion the latgest concrete
block and concrete brick plant in the South right
here in Atlanta. These two enterprises will take up
all my time as I am the Treasurer of both Corpor-
-ations. Also I am going to take an active part in
the coming Governors race.

With kindest regards, I am,
Sincerely yours,

Frederick W. Lang

 
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22 Feb. 1946

Dr. F.C. Allen
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

I.really owe you an apology for not having written sooner
and I hope and trust you will understand. When I had your letter
in California I was nearing the processing time for a discharge
from the Navy.

Unfortunately for me I was not releasedas earyy as I had
anticipated and as a result I did not arrive back in the home
state until last week, Upon arrival I was offered a position
for this spring here at the high school with the opportunity to
return to my former position as coach, next fall. The board
was kind enough in a financial way tha’ I could hardly afford
to pass it up.

Your suggestion of a possible connection at the University
while doing graduate work was fully appreciated . Had I not been
so late I might have decided to attend rather than teach but
under the circumstances I feel I did the best thing.

I was sorry to learn that Gib went on active duty but it
appears that you will do pretty well from here on out. The lad
should be out in time to do you some good again in another year.
It was quite a treat for him to play at the best basketball
school in the area and a real break to be playing with a fellow
like Charlie Black. "Red" Huffman tells me that they worked
pretty well together. -

Again I wil& thank you for your answer to my inquiry and
your interest. Before too long I hope to get close enough to
be able to absorb a few pointers on basketball.

 
 

February 21, 1946

Mre Joseph Lauer
9 Bast 6th Street -
East Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania

Dear Josephs

Thenks for your words of congratudations. We
cic ealitake your loyalty to Kansas in basketball.

I am indeed sorry we do not have a college
polo shirt to-send you. Polo shirts are at an unusual premium. They
are impossible to purchase, but if we did have an old ones we, would be
happy te send it to yous

Sincerely yours,
Director of Physical Education,
FCA:MF ; Varsity Basketball Coache

PP. Se Dre Allen left this afternoon for Columbia, Missouri, and did
not have time to sign his communication to yous

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Mr. Herold J. Little |
Health Spot Shoe Company
$16 Bast llth Street
Kansas City 6, Missouri
Dear Mr. Little:
Permit me to thank you sincerely for your
kindness in mailing me the shoe laces, This is

greetly appreciated, I assure you, sire

Sincerely yours,

: _ -Direetor of Physical Education,
FCA sMR - -—-- Varsity Basketball Coach,

 
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December 1, 1945.

Direstor of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach.

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Dre F. Ce Allen, .
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear "Phog"s

In lining up your order for the basket ball shirts - = I am
taking the liberty to change the lettering in one small manner but am
giving you the story herewith so that if you wish to correct me on my
contention you will have ample time to do so.

: The front numbers on your old shirts measure three inches in
height. I happen to know that these shirts which you purchased from
Junior Coen are perhaps some six or eight years old and I think since the
time you purchased them the rules have been changed making it mandatory
to have at least four inch size numerals on fron and six inch size numerals
on the back of playing shirts.

Now then, do you want me to put four inch numerals on the front

_ or let them stand at three inches in height as they were on the old shirts?

It is most certainly your privilege to make the final decision on this
minor detail.

I know there are many shirts on the courts nowadays which are
truthfully in violation of the wording of the rules and I have often wone
dered if some competitive coach would complain to the officials about this
violation just what would happen. I would hate to have to be the official
to make the decision.

Since talking to you on the phone yesterday morning someone
of your boys there in the department called and gave me the respective
numbers which are to be placed on each of the playing shirts, and for your
information I am making shirts for the following players three inches longer
than regulars: Black, Anderson and Petersone These boys range from 6 foot
45 inches to 6 foot 63 inches in height and I feel confident some additional
length in their shirts will be welcomes

I wish I could give you some sort of a definite answer as to
how long it will take us to make these shirts up for you but I am estimate
ing it will be about three weeks. Iwas told only yesterday that we have
four thousand basket ball shirts on order in our factory right now and believe

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besides that the lettering job is too quite a little chore. We will do the
very best we can by you and thanks a lot for the ordere

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you will find some parts of this Rebounds enjoyable.

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November 8,

' Mr. Je D. Peterson, Order Supervisor,
Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co.,
1509 Baltimore Avenue,

Kansas City, Mo.

Dear Mr. Peterson:

We are mailing to you today by parcel post
another pair of basketball shoes that are the
property of one of our players. jie desire to
have them repaired, if possible. Will you kindly
render the bill for this repair to the Athletic
Association? Mail the shoes to me when repaired
and I will deliver them to our varsity player.

With appreciation ef your kindness, I am

Very sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Sducation,
FCA: AH : Varsity Basketball coach.

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October 18, 1945

Lowe & Ca pbell Athletic Geods
1509 Laltinere Avenue —
Kansas City 8 Missouri

Gentlenen:

I have nik mailed you by pareel a a pair of
basketball shoves that need rubber resoles. These are
fer one of our boys, Rogers Adans. \

I have spoken to Mr. Earl Falkenstein, the financial —
secretary, of the Athlotic Association and he has approved
the charging of these to the Athletie Association. You
will kindly render the bill tHe thma but mail the shoes
to me when they are repaired in care of Physical Education
Department, Robinson Gym, eeaticiaile of. — Lawrence,
Kansas.

I will appreciate prompt attendance +‘ this.

Sincerely yours,

Director of +hysical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach

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November 7, 1945

Mr. Je D, Peterson

Order Supervisor

Kansas City Division |

Wilson Sporting Goods Company
1509 Baltimore Avenue

Kansas City, Missouri

Dear Mr. Péterson:

Thank you for advising us that the one pair of
- basketball shoes are beyond repair. They were the
property of one of our basketball players. I will
return them to him when they arrive here.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
Varsity Sasketball Coach

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November 6,1945

Dr. F. Ce Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Doctors:

We have just been advised by the shoe factory that the shoes
sent in by you - one pair of No. B55 - for resoling are
beyond repair.

We had no one here who could do this work, so we sent them
direct to the manufacturer who made the shoe, and they are the

ones who have advised us that the shoes cannot be repaired.
However, we have asked them to return the shoes to you, and
we sincerely regret our inability to serve you in this instance.

Very truly,

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Order Supervisor

 
 

October 30, 1945

Mr. Gordon J. Lange
Walworth, Wisconsin

Dear Mr. Lange:

I have your very good letter of the twenty-third instant and
I am happy to advise you by using my several years of coaching
experience as a basis. I understand why most thams play a certain
type of zine defense, especially on smaller courts. It is much
easier for an wmmschodled team to mass the defense around the 2
basket in the principal of the z@ne rather than to play the man for
man defense. The man for man defense is much more fatguing than
the zone defense.

You state that “we tend to lag and loose many games in the
last quarter after we have seemingly won.” It is for that reason
and others that I use a stratified transitional man for man de-
fense with the gone principal. It is a strata of one with the

strata of the other with a transitional from one to the other.

May 2 explain the situation to you-in a little clearer way.
When two offensive men attack the basket with one defensive
defender the two offensive men, of course, attempt to score. The
defensive man or guard plays the more dangerous one of the two
offensive men who has the ball. llowever, he does not rush out after
~~eitjhdr one but holds both at bay. This guard is using the principal
of zone defense yet he is play ng the more dangerous one of the
two men. Yet he is keeping an alert watch on the pegsibility of
danger from the other man. Yes, it is possible to build an
offense capable of playing against both a gone or a man to man
defense. |

I have written a book called, "Better lasketball", published —
by Whittlesey House, McGraw-i{ill Book Company, Now York, repr.
This text explains exactly the system I use and have been using
here at Kansas for quite some time. I am sending you some
printed matter which gives a description of the book. The book
sells for $4.00 with a $.10 parcel post mailing charge. If you
are interested you might mail me your check and I will be glad _
to autograph the same if you wish and mail-it to you. If after
reading the text on these points that you have raised, if you. lO0e
wish further elaboration you may write me and I will be glad to

    

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clarify any of the points that you desire.

Very cordially yours,

. : Director of Physical Education,
3 Varsity Basketball Coach Fx.

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October 23, 1945

Mr. Ferrest C. Allen :
Director oi Physical Education
University ot Kansas _

Kansas City, Missouri

Dear Mr. Allen:

Perhaps this ietter is out of line and
you are busier with other more important
problems but I have always felt that you
played sound basketball, leaving nothing
to chance, and so I would like a iittle
advieée in regard to type of play experienced
here.

Most of the teams around here play
zone defenses of one type of another with
an occasional man to man defense thrown in,
particularly our games played with larger
schools. Myself, I am an advocate of the
man to man defense and was fortunate enough
to win a district tournament last year after
a poor season. My problem is this: is it
possible to build an offense capable of playing
against both a zone or a man to man deiense.
Most of the floors around here are small, ours
being the biggest, thereiore, the predominance
ef the zone type. I have only second year men
with not too great ability and feei that it is
impossible to build too separate types ot
effenses satistactoriiy--the boys just don't nave
te. Also mizht add we have had extreme
ditticulty in maintaining a iead onee it has
been established. We tend to lagzand lost many
games in the last quarter after they were
seemingly won.

Any information such as charts emdany other
advise will be greatly appreciated.

Very sincerely yours,

Gordon J. hs

 
 

YNovember 2, 1945

Mrs. As Ne Lemonie | :
5409 Wyandotte
Kensas City, Missouri

Dear Mrs. Lemonie‘

I am replying to you concerning your telephone |
call for four tickets for the Missouri game in Konsas City
on November 24. I immediately contacted Mr. Earl
Falkensteiin, Financial Secretary of the ithletic Association.

He is going to Nebraska today to the game at
Lincoln but said that he would write you Monday concerning
this thing. I might say that I made the very best case
possible that I could in behalf of your good family and I
have a feeling that he is going to take care of you some-
ways I certainly hope he does good by you.

You can rest assured that I ‘will do everything
possible for the Lamonie and the Amerine family.

Yours very sincerely,

Director of Physical Bducation,
Varsity Basketball Coach

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October 2, 1945

Physical Education Department
University of Kansas
Lawrences, Kansas

Gentlemens:

We are very sorry to have to return to you today five steel badminton
rackets, which were brought into the store for restringing with steel
wire. I am very sorry to have to tell you that we are entirely out of
steel string, and have no definite information as to just when there
will be some available. I am very sorry that we were unable to serve
you in this instances.

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October 2, 1945

Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas
Attn: Miss Lela Mings, Secy.
Gentlemen:

We are returning herewith your quotation request for the reason that we
are unable to supply metal strings for badminton rackets at this time,
The rackets were returned to you yesterday, together with this same exe
planation.

I am very sorry that we are unable to give you definite information at
this time as to just how soon metal strings, such as you will require,
will become available.

Very t ruly yours,

WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO,

D. Peterson
Order Supervisor

 
  

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Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods
1509 Baltimore Avenue
Kansas City 8, Missouri. ,

Gentlemen;

Eyolosed you will find a request for quotation.
I am sending under separate cover today five steel
badminton rackets to be repaired.

Yours very sincerely,

Lela Mings, Secretary
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September 28, 1945

Mr. E. li. Lupton
1237 Tennessee
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Red:

I have picked-up three Jayhawk Rebounds of different
dates. I am sorry I do not have them™in regular order
but this’ will provide you some reading in your spare.
moments.

I will try to see if I eannot figure out something
to give relief from your shoulder trouble if possible.

Yours very sincere iy,

Director of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach

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September 18, 1945

Forest Ce. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen,

Thank you very mach for your letter of August
25 the I would have answered it sooner but the uncertainty

of my plans for the future kept me from doing so.

Since I had already enrolled at Baker I finally
decided to continue on with this plan and attend sbhool

here until I am called to the service. Probably one
semester at the most is all I'll have before that time.

I'm hoping that military training will not last long as
I definitly plan to continue with college after it is
over and if I have my choice it will be at K. U.

sister went to Kansas University in 1940.

She has toka me all about the sbhool and I have visited
the campus several times. Also I've never missed a

basketball game that was possible for me to attend.

Thanks again for the letter.

Sincerely yours,

Gack Lent

 
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
NEW BRUNSWICK NEW JERSEY September 4, 1945.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Mr. Forrest C. Allen
Director Physical Zducation
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear "Phog":

Have just received your letter of September
lst, including your recommendation of Don White, which
was gratifying to receive.

You have been most cooperative in enabling
me to sift out and make a careful analysis of the
basketball coaching personnel of this Country.

In my closing paragraph to you I will say
that when I started this job, I placed you and "Piggie"
Lambert as the two veterans of the age who have in-
stalled systems and developed coaches that take
positions No.l and No.2 in this Country -- so, in pay-
ing the price for being successful and prominent you
sometimes find your desk loaded with letters.

Thanks again and I know our Rutgers
Authorities will also greatly appreciate your coopera-

tion.
With best wishes, I am
Most cordially, yours,
, a
George E. Little Director.

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