Monts \V4 0 Se ee, oe Si Ola “Sea. . De ee SYMBOLS CLASS OF SERVICE E; This is a full-rate ee Telegram or Cable- j { NL=Night Letter m unless its de- erred character is in- LC=Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter coding thie address. R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON ‘J. ©. WILLEVER ~ Ship Radiogram 2 PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT | "Hie ding Gan showa st i mv iprame sad ay ets WSTANDARD TIM a pot of Sign” ‘ine ovo STANDARD TIME a ant of darn KA 5 79 15*LAWRENCE KANS 19 508P HENRY LEVITT= | | ‘HENRY CLOTHIERS WICHITA KANS= DL=Day Letter GN MAD iQ DA a= YAN MAR 19 PM 5 24 FILLE LEAVE LAWRENCE 1150 WEDNESDAY MORNING ARRIVE WICHITA 1 PM SANTAFE WILL GO DIRECT TO STORE= FORREST C ALLEN. Ss O Z 1150 1 PM. THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICH FENRY’Ss 420-422 EAST DOUGLAS AVENUE WICHITA, KANSAS Warch 22, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, % Continental Hotel, Kansas City, ilo. Dear Doc: A very good friend of mine and incidentally 4 Kansas University graduate, iir. Sidney Brick, has decided today that he would like to see the Saturday night basketball game. He wants three good seats and wants to pay for them. I would consider it a personal favor if you would take care of him. Best of luck and we will be pulling for you to win tonight. Very truly yours Henry Levitt ps I if ens Jy hub fo ill ee } } ; t | t H evacat FRUUMNEVYA SCARS VUSe TSeAS REt-ED @ASUAA ,ATINSIW GOhET oo t gal pe aw Jeeero4d ‘ : ‘ Ke ARCs be ~ - meee, ono on Hoppe | Conqueror of Troy's Caice Titans. : (International) Here's part of the happy Kansas hoop squad which defeated vaunted Southern California, 43—42, in Western final of N.C. C. A. tourney at Kansas City Saturday night. L. to r. (front row): Bob Allen, John Kline, Dick Harp, Don Ebling, Bruce Voran and Coach Phog Allen. Howard Engleman poses behind trophy. Kansas plays e Indiana for title on Saturday. Ou he Sans ~ ae . vee: oIten Means extra aiviadenas at the end. New Rules, New Game Harry Levine, who once ran for Classical and later dipped his bill into the rich educational viands offered by the university of Kansas, dropped into this cultural center the other day to tell of the new face Phog Allen was planning to paint on the game of basketball. Levine’s attitude toward races incidentally, was the same as that of a moralist toward skirts—the longer the better. A mile meant no more to him than a stroll across. the avenue. When he got up to about five miles he felt as much at home as an Eng- lish heavyweight on his back. His most notable dash; I understand, was a romp after a holdup man which ended with a flying tackle near the Item build- ing while police bullets buzzed around him like flies over a fish head. Harry knew Allen well at Kansas add has haat cor- rectly tabbed as the most progressive net coach in the bus- iness, with the possible of Frank Keaney of Rhode Island State, who would like to see the game opened up like an appendicitis victim. _ In his private capacity, rather than as chairman of the national basketball research committee, Allen seeks to cut half an inch from the circumference of the ball so it will get through the opening of the basket more easily; wants to raise the baskets to 12 feet and also yearns to take some of the air and bounce out of the leather bubble so that it won’t pop out of the basket like an oath from a golfer. But that’s all mossbacked, conservative stuff com- pared to the new Allen version of basketball demonstrated at the Boston Y the other day. The game is played on a circular court with one basket—in the middle. Teams can consist of five or more men, and since the ball seldom goes out of bounds on the cir cular court the game is faster than @ snappy comeback. oye) - +--+ Just to make it. more. ‘eonbuliniy there are two zones on the floor and a shot from the back zone counts an addi- tional point. If that sounds clear, one of us is smarter than I suspected. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WR oE iN So @ tit no +e S LA WR EW GCG GE .F A SH we Officers CHARLES RADCLIFFE, PRESIDENT D. M. SwartuHout, 1st VicE-PRESIDENT WALTER KEELER, 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT M ar ch Wa ter A. SCHAAL, TREASURER 28 1940 Grorcre Heprick, SECRETARY Dr. Forrest C. Allen and The Entire K.U. Basketball Squad University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Phog" ; : At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Sports Committee yesterday afternoon, it was enthusiastically decided that the community wants to show, in some appropriate manner, their appreciation to you, as coach, and to the Basketball Squad, for the great season you are about to complete. After careful consideration, it was unanimously decided to give a banquet in your honor. Because Lawrence is now in the throes of a World Premiere, we suggest about two weeks from now, if that is agreeable to you. The purpose of this letter is merely to let you know of our plans and we shall expect all of you at such a gf date as will be satisfactory to you. Phog, will you please give this message to the de 2 boys for us. Along with it goes our confidence in you and ‘a our every wish for success as you battle Indiana for the Nati onal Championship. Sincerely yours, A. Ee. Woestemeyer, Chairm Sports Committee George Hedryck, Secretary = GHs je Board of Directors S. RADCLIFFE DOLPH SIMONS D. M. SWARTHOUT W. H. ANDREWS FRED ELLSWORTH EDWIN A. FRITZ GEO, MILLER CHA 7 JOHN BRAND H. C. BRINKMAN GLENN CHARLTON EMIL HECK WALTER J. KEELER WALTER A. SCHAAL JUNIUS UNDERW: JOHN T. ANDREWS EARNEST BOYCE E. L. HAYNES JUSTIN HILL W. H. RUESE G. WARREN SPAULDING RB. H. WAGSTAFF i eae sh Aik! id a ee es ae 5 bet es bit Seis ann pt de 8 a a ie 5 April 5, 1940. Mre Marion He Miller, Editor, THE COACH, Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Coe, 1511 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City, Missourie Dear Marion: Sees ab cit coidititale Maalians 6s Vebest meeaiien would be very glad to receive a copy of your Field and Court Dimension Charts, mentioned in your Marsh, 1940, issue of THE COACTI e ©