FRED MEDART MANUFACTURING CoO.

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GYMNASIUM APPARATUS — PLAYGROUND APPARATUS
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NEW YORK OFFICE CHICAGO OFFICE
16 WEST 61sT STREET METAL SPECIALTIES 326 W. MADISON ST.

GENERAL OFFICE AND FACTORY
POTOMAC AND DE KALB STREETS

ST. LOUIS, Mo.
April 5, 1939

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

Dear Dr. Allen;

This will acknowledge receipt of your book “Better Basketball" which was car~
ried home with me last night, ami I can't remember reading a more delightful
and interesting book than yours. After reading several of those "Tales of
Yesteryear" I felt inclined to climb up a bedpost or two and try one of those
rousing fiayhawk cheers.

I am sure this will interest you. You will remember I told you about that
youngster who is in his third year in high school and who has turned out for
Spring football practice for the first time. Yesterday he drew his football
outfit, also for the first time, and like many another Dad,I listened through-
out dinner to a vivid description of each detail of the afternoon's event.
After dinner I enjoyed the rare opportunity of obtaining the undivided atten-
tion of this youngster by stating, "So you are going to be a football star.
That's fine. Now listen to what an authority has to say about diet and eating
generally". I brought forth your book and quoted your remarks on this subject
with the result that the Weinzettel commissary has a standing order for a bag
of oranges from this date on. So you see "Coach", your book has a far-reaching
influence.

This moming I turned it over to George Chervenka, who is going to work on the
zoning question mentioned in your letter to me when enroute to California. As
soon as he has ‘doped out' the problems you have given us, you will hear from
him direct.

I have a letter from Mr. Porter this morning advising that the Proviso Township
High School in Maywood, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, has been selected for
the installation of the sample backstops we are preparing for shipment there,
and that Mr. Le W. Remley, Athletic Director at this school, has expressed a
Willingness to co-operate.

Will keep you advised as things progress. Kindest regards.

R.E.Weinzettel/Ac