3700 EUCLID AVENUE

CLEVELAND, OHIO

 

February 5, 1944

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doctor:

Your letter to my secretary, Miss Ansel, has been forwarded on
to me at our farm at Ft. Myers, Florida. I want to thank you
very much for the interest you showed in Norman Locking.

He is, of course, a veteran player whose use to us in the
years to come is rather doubtful, still I hated to see him
not have an opportunity, in fact every opportunity, toward
recovery for the future. I Should not like to have him feel
that hockey has been injurious to him inasmuch as so many
finish rather brilliant careers without serious mishaps.

Please know that we will watch Locking's recovery very carefully
and advise you.

Also please Know that you were recommended to us by Eddie Shore,
General Manager of the buffalo Hockey Club, and who, in his days,
was the greatest hockey player to have ever played the game.

I believe you are the Dr. Allen of basketball fame and if so

it is rather a coincidence that hockey people should go to a
basketball personage for relief.

Always yours,

THE sARGNA

President
Peo.

If you have not already received a check from The Arena it will
be forthcoming within a few days.

"Bictated at Bre 5 ;
Dictated at Sraden-Sutphin Farms, Ft.ulyers, Fla. by Al Sutphin.

Transcribed and signed at Cleveland by Miss Ansel