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722 MASSACHUSETTS STe LAWRENCE -KANSAS
January 20 1941

  
 

Forrest C.Alilen,
Dept.of Physical Educ.
University of Kansas
Lawrence.

Dear Phog:-

T have such a time trying to reach you when
you are'nt busy that I am going to answer your letter
regarding the proposed basketball program by letter.
At the same time,I would like to ask for an opport-
unity to talk to you at the first moment you have in
order to more fully cover the situation.You name the
time end I will be there,either during business hours
or later.

I tried to reach you by phone several times
during December in order to go over the proposition
as IT had run into some snags and also the fact that
everything that had to be done was apparently dumped
on my doorstep.In trying to keep up with mf own bus-
iness together with my affairs in Tulsa and also the
job of winding up the year,the program was sidetracked
and it was humanly impossible for me to do otherwise.

God knows that I hate alibis and I rarely resort
to them but in this case I will have to run the risk of
your thinking that is the case.However,there is noone
in Lawrence who has given more in time or money than I
have to help the athletic situation.I have never made
any effort to capitalize on this end there are few
people who know anything about it except those who have
had close contact with the Relay Club.There comes a time
however when you just run out of time to devote to these

hings and that is my situation.

I feel that you are aware of my loyalty to you,
there has never been a time when I would'nt and did'nt
say you had brought more favorable attention ad had
meant more to the K.U.Athletic dept.than all the rest
of the coaches,menagers,boards and what have you put
together.I think you will also realize that in making
such a broad stetement,I have had to defend myself
verbally ahd even physically from some of the wolves