December 4, 1944. I am not in a position to arrive at a definite con- clusion on the Physical Education credit given to the G. I. Joes, and so forth. I em just leaving now for Washburn, and will not — have an opportunity to elaborate on this. : | As I told you when I talked with you regarding glass backboards, it is necessary that the light behind the basket be as brilliant ag in front. Otherwise, the light in front is disseminated through the glass board into the darkmess and the glass shows blue, and with a black rim the shooting target is near invisible. You can ‘wisualize this. shuts out the darkness from behind and is of such type glass that it gives a light reflection in front, which has all the satisfactory of transparency from behind, and yet gives | the vision that should be had. | Of course, I em for the kidney-shaped board because it admits better passing from out of b with more height allowance, and also it admits visualization of 52% of the people back of the backboard, whereas the old boards shut off IT em not very well acquainted,with the Lawrence offic- iating persormel for basketball. ‘This boy, Chalmer Woodard, at the high sehool, does some work, as well as Voostemeyer, Mit, and some of the other boys. Since you are so close to Lawrences I am sure that you are about as well acquainted with their efforts as I om. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. November 16, 1944 Dr. F. C. Allen Department of Pliysical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas My dear Phog: Following up the abbreviated conversation we had on last Monday, I am desirous of getting as much information as possible on any rearranging of required or optional courses in physical education contemplated in the various colleges and universities nearby for the returning war veteran. . More and more of these will be in evidence in the next two or three years. If you have come to any definite conclusion at the University of Kansas, I would appreciate getting an outline of same. Colleges are varying in their attitude towards having the G.I.'s held to the same requirements of required physical education as other students. Some propose to give them comparable credit for the amount of time they spent in “boot"™ or basic training. If you have not come to a definite conclusion, would you take the time to give me your ideas. In regard to the back boards for the new gymnasium which will be under construction just as soon as labor and materials are available, I think I got your point of view which is that the fan shaped or kidney shaped board made of metal or some composition would be better. We have no occa- sion to use glass since there will be no one seated behind the back boards. The reason I was giving any consideration to glass is that there is now, and has been for years, some disposition on the part of the Baskeét- ball Coaches Association to standardize the shape and material with which the back board is built. I am quite sure those universities having a seat- ing arrangement necessitating a portion of the crowd sitting behind the back board will never submit to standardization other than glass. Person- ally, I would be in favor of a standard fan shaped board made of glass. Do you have any officials in Lawrence that would handle basketball games? We expect to have a team and will play a limited schedule with colleges operating under similar conditions. Since our conference is not operating -continued- as aunit, it will be up to me to find some officials and make arrange- I thought possibly Mit and Woestemeyer might I think it ments for their appearance. be doing some officiating and possibly others in Lawrence. unadvisable to use one official or a set of officials too often. re: i SICAL EDUCATION ee Thanking you, I am ESL:1t Very truly yours 2 2A oe ee 4 ae: ee Vere BE. 8. Liston Athletic Director ae ee — WD, i" A fj /) r 4 f / | 4) ‘ ,% / P i f Yow! clack Ray Esame rathe out im thr alt thes November 14, 1944. Lt. Ben Lowenberg, CMP, Prisoner of War Camp, Camp Clark, Missouri. Dear Lieutenant Lowenberg: Since you are so far from Kansas City, doubtless Mr. Reaves Peters feels you are out of our territory. While you were at Camp Phillips, not so far from Manhattan, I would have considered you, but perhaps Mr. Peters felt it best not to bring you in from such a distance. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. “ARMY SERVICE FORCES Seventh Service Command Prisoner of War Camp Camp Clark, Missouri 8 November 44 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: Following your suggestion, I wrote to Mr, Feters about work- ing in your league. As I have received no answer from Mr. Feters to a couple of letters, I am beginning to believe he is somewhat of a mythical character. In any case, I'll be available for an occasional game, should you need an official. Sincerely yours, BEN LOWENBERG ist Lt., CMP ARMY SERVICE FORCES Seventh Service Command Prisoner of War Camp Camp Clark, Missouri 5 October hi Mr. Forrest Allen Department of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: Thank you very much for your letter of September 29. I am now stationed at Camp Clark at Nevada, Missouri, 100 miles south of Kansas City. I have already written Mr. Reaves Peters but shall write to him again today. Mr. Peterson's Utah club looked very good in Denver last winter. And Mr. Bushnell wrote that it had made a terrific hit in New York. Thanks again. pees yours, ioen LOWENBERG “4 ist Lt. ChiP ‘ September 29, 1944, Lt. Ben Lowenberg, CMP, Prisoner of War Camp, Camp Phillips, Kansas. Dear Lieutenant Lowenberg: I am not sure whether you are still stationed at Camp Phillips or not, but if you are and if you will write to Mr. Reaves Peters, . Commissioner of the Big Six Conference, 342 So. Chelsea, Kansas City, Missouri, I am sure he will be glad to put you on the officiating list. We would be very happy to use you in some of our games. I worked with Vadal Peterson, the coach at the University of Utah, at. Boone, Iowa, in a coaching school there this past August. Peter- son and I have been friends for twenty-five years. Yes, I remember you very well when we met with Pat Kemedy in Madison Square Garden a few years ago. Won't you pass this information on that you have written me to Mr. Peters regarding the area where you have worked, and I am sure he will be very happy to call upon you. Pardon me for not answer- ing your commmication earlier. It acéwmlated with a mass of correspondence which I neglected due to my various activities in war work. In addition to my school work I am secretary of the Selective Services Board, have headed up most of the war bond drives including the County Red Cross drive last spring, and am in the harness pretty actively at the present time. With all good wishes, I am Very sincerely yours, 3 | Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH : Varsity Basketball Coach. Prisoner of War Camp Camp Phillips, kansas April 6, 1944 Mr. Phog Allen Basketball Coach Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: You will remember me as the Albany, NY. "Times-Union" sports writer whom you met in Madison Sqyare Garden a few years ago with Pat Kennedy. Since my induction in the Army two years ago as a $21 a month buck private, I have contimed with my football aml basketball officiating. last year I worked in Pennsylvania. During the past year I worked in tle Denver, Colorado Area, and worked in the National AAU tournament just completed as a referee with considerable success, according to the very laudatory comments in the Denver sports pages. I also handled som of the University of Utah's games when they played in the Denver Area. As I am now located at the PW Camp at Camp Phillips at Salim, I should appreciate it if you would keep m in mind if there is any possibility of an ousbider officiating in your confere nme during the next season. I am a meinber of the National Association of Approved Basketball Officials and of the New York State Association of Certified Football Officials. Thnk you for anything you can do for m. incerely yours, én Lowemberg 2nd Lt CMP October 19, 1944. Lea & Febiger, Publishers, Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Sirs: I desire to order one copy of APPLIZD ANATOMY AND KINBSIOLOGY, by Wilbur Pardon Bowen and R. Tait MoXensie. Since I do not imow your school price on this text I will appreciate it if you will mail it to ms to- gether with your statement, and I will send you my check Sincerely yours, Director of Physioal Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. Sri 2 iam a ng A iS rg ae y i ‘i ¥ October 28, 1944. Lea & Febiger, Publishers, 600 So. Washington Square, Philadelphia 6, Pa. Dear Sirs: Thank you for your promptness in sending me a scopy of Bowen's Anatomy. I am enclosing a money order for $3.75 to cover the cost of this text. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Enc. Varsity Basketball Coach. DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION October 6, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Héucation University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Thank you very much for your prompt letter relative to the Cramer Foot Powder. I appreciate especially your detailed reply and assure you that I shall follow up this material im- mediately. I am mortified to think that I attended the Commencement and was in the Academic Procession two weeks ago tomorrow, at which your son was graduated from the Medical School, but some- how I did not realize that this was his graduating day. As a matter of fact I understand he was the first man to come up on the platform for his diploma. I certainly would have looked him up if I had been aware of his presence. Now that your daughter still lives here I hope you and Mrs. Allen will visit this area occasionally and also call on us at the University and at home. Remember me to your son and tell him that I extend him my congratulations on his mar- riage and very best wishes for the highest success in the medical profession. Very sincerely yours, —, fwl/dic . F. W. Iuehring Director of Professional and Required Physical Education Mre Fe We Luehring, Director, _ Department of Physical Education, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. Dear Fred: I am very happy to receive your letter of the 25th instant and to tell you that we are extremely well pleased with Cramer's Foot and Body Powler. Dr. Lloyd L. Boughton, formerly ef our School of Pharmacy, and Tre E. Lee Treese of our Bacteriology Nepartment, did some extensive research work on the Cramer product. We wore the guinen pigs during sone of this research works When they had the same perfected, ours was the first school to put it in end we had & strenuous load in ow gyumasium during the heavy part of the military work here. We had ten thousand men hours per week in the gym and we used those powder boxes with splendid results. I om very ene thusiastio about i% and now T wonder why in the vorld we waited all this time to find the answer. We put up some signs similar to this one, snd it is oon how these students will sit and study these signs as they powder their feet. “A Problem in Simple Arithmetic. Kot Weather plus Sweaty Poet equals Athlete's Foot! Why Take a Ghanoe? Use the Powder Boxes Regularly." IT have always said that everyone wants to improve himself. I often state that a grapefruit was a lemon until it took a chance and improved iteelf, so why shouldn't the maman do likewise. Frankly, Fred, I think it is a splendid innovation and we consider it definitely a permanent and constructive move. Regarding your postsoript, we did not use that mush power, but of course with the ten thousand man hours per week we did use a lot of powder. From July, 1943 to July 1944, we used 500 pounds. Bobby Allen and his wife, Jean, arrived in Lawrence Monday morning with his M.D. degree from the University of Pemsylvania. Ue will interne _ at the University of Kansas Hospitals in Kansas City, Kansas. He is now having a short respite before he starts. Eleanor, who graduated last year, is now Mra. George P. Williems, III, living at Lanaviome, Pa. Her husband graduated from the Wharton School and is just finishing a lew course. Thanks for your good wishes, and may mine to you be reciprocal. Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball coach. POA: Aa UNIVERSI DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION September 25, 1944 Dr. Forest ©. Allen, Director Department of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Pog": According to “The First Aider", published by the Cramer Chemical Company, September1944, you have been very successful in controlling athlete's foot by the use of Cramer's Foot and Body Powder. I would appreciate confirmation of this. Do you still use this powder, and would you kindly let me know what you think of it by this time. I have missed seeing your son and daughter lately; as I recall, your son finished his course and was married and no doubt is off somewhere in the war. It was a pleasure to have your son and daughter with us here at the University of Penn- sylvania. I hope things are going well with them wher- ever they may be. With best wishes to you and Mrs. Allen, Very sincerely yours, fwi/dic F, W. Luehring Director of Professional and Required Physical Bducation ee oe September 4, 1944. Mr. William Lindquist, 1007 Centra} St., Kansas City, Kensas. Dear Bills I have checked up with the Registrar's Office and find that your status is as follows: you have one hour of A and one of C, three hours of D, and eight hours of F. This puts you on the “forty per cent list", since you failed in forty per cent of your work. In order to be reinstated you will have to petition to the dean of your school, Dean Paul B, Lawson of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, accounting definitely for your time since leaving the University and giving good reasons for believing that you will improve upon om previous record if reinstated. I am sorry that you got in such acndguié difficulty. After all, a fellow does have to study when he goes to college, Bill, because the professors figure that the main interest of a student is school, and if you do not come up to the regulations they naturally turn thumbs down and look askance at a fellow who doesn't make his grades. I am not preaching to you, Bill, I am just presenting an athitude of the professors and the administrators who run this educational business, and I know that you will agree with me that a fellow should make his grades because it is costing money and time of the participant. Now, Bill, here's the catch. You must have twelve academic hours the preceding semester to make you eligible for participation in the Big Six. I do not believe that this first six weeks term will be counted summer work so I do not see how you can be eligible for basketball this year. I regret this very much as I assure you you would be a very weloums member of our squad were you eligible. Please give your good family my kindest regards, and let me hear from you as to how best I can help you. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Bill Lindquist - Borrowed $60.00 Paid 35.00 Due $25.00 He is on the 40% list at the Registrar's _ Office. His grades are; wl ht. Ay’ T'the.-C; 3 hre. D3; 8 hrs. F April 30, 1945. ca oe i % 2 2 . a ue oe SS : i < oe 3 iH ae i ts ad iy hall | it iy fe! shat | Hil ig ayy pte dls ih ait I ig ee He nda TH in ihe li ni 4p ith ul s ie mot ey i iy SH " a an HEL © § att : an a ° iy iit its iu fel; Hs init wa c ‘sg an - aoe al ty 33 é ia by aiid (iba pantie sfe2dt® 2? Bae ‘sith I dere bee Eup nal ity ais rh: “] gta f Heb is a ae 33 yi Hi! ai a fasreda ditee ib ce i ; | rhs HL He iH apa £4 Hie On the other hand, the i tie So the fg ineident to the setup shot Thoys Thus @ ganue This might, however, be over- moxe accustomed to the changed heights. the players when driving into after the players umde several attempts at such play. With the goale at tie inoreased heights, eliminated because = to the longer shots which seemed oqually as easy to uke. the players eee. ae oe oes ee lant ELL the bagkets ata fast rate of speed seawd wableto.comtrol their shots. pone paacome resorted to more set shots a little farther out from the baskets, > seamed to be less contact under the the fact that the shots were longer and % of layors short is These data take into 11 the the hi. at uired Pe: than tac € I trust this information will be of some interest to you. the data on rebounds it was seen less concentration around the basket. closer to the endline in the case of ped 10 ins court. 1880 this ceable point, to tire at the t, in became use groups of scala nai tiilia ete’ satan iene waits te Wiha censeedk sabia o> Seo Jayhawic cipated in none Very sineerely yours, - Direevor of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. you le may With best wishes to you, I am out of the : POA: AH