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November 11, 1938

Dr.Forrest C.Allen,

Director of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear "Phog"™:

It is at least some consolation to learn that we had
the stocking corrett in every detail except the top. While we
know exactly what you have in mind, the idea cannot be incorporated
in an athletic stocking as it takes special knitting machinery to
handle the lastex yarn. These are all fine gauge machines,
adaptable only for the manufacture of dress hose. The best that
we or any other athleticclothing manufacturer can do is to knit
the cuff part as tightly as possible, but this will not support
the stocking after a certain amount of use and cleaning.

For your inspection and approval I am sending you a
regular stocking on which the top has been turned and in the tunnel
1$" woven elastic inserted. This iS7as used in mens shorts. This
elastic has a very light tension. I am also sending you two other
types of elastic, 1" in width, each having a different tension.
This type of support, I believe, is the most practical that I can
think of.

While the stocking I am sending you is not the correct
length or stitch, at the same time it will give you an idea of
what I have in mind. Your stockings we would finish the same
length as the sample submitted after turned. The turned portion
could be turned to the inside, if you so desire. This elastic
can easily be replaced,

You really have an excellent idea on the lastex knitted
cuff and I hope we can work something out along that line by next
season, however, at this time it is too late to carry on any
research work and do experimenting. It would be a pleasure to
give you full credit for sueh-an idea, but we would be unable to
cash in on the value of your name due to the fact that the idea
eannot be copyrighted, and as soon as we came out with it every
other manufacturer would copy it.

    
 

It is quite true that most of the intelligence as to
styles, patterns, etc. do come from coaches, and this 136
entirely due to the fact that they are in constant y

contact with the users and have a greater opportunity

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