April 3, 1943. Hrs C. E. McBride, Sports Editor, The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Mo. Dens Sane Concerning our conversation at the B & G Sandwich Shop yesterday afternoon when I told you I would send you the dope on Southern California for our game in 1940, this is it. MoGarvin was the only man of the two teams who went out on personal fouls. He had four. In the game with Colorado in 1942, Doll went out on four personal fouls, as did Huggins. Ralph Miller, of our tean, went out on four personal fouls. So it doesn't look as if I - deliberately planned to foul all of the boys out of the line- “yp because one of our boys went out. Regarding Ensign Bob Matthews’ inquiry, I am returning his letter and posteard to you. Milton Allen in the three years played what I call the quarterback position. He would be listed as the center. On defense he played the apex or defensive center in the line-up, and on the offense he played the quarterback job or the offensive center. We use threes men in the back line and the two forwards in the corners. All our plays emanate from the querterback‘'s position, which is the center man of the three on the back ling. By putting the defensive man in the apex position, which is out in front of the free throw line, it could be easily misunderstood by ‘someone calling him a guard. | Bob and Milton played exactly the same offensive and the same defensive positions and we did not shift them with the exception in the case of Sob when we would get a tough ssorer, then we would sometimes switeh Bob from his apex defensive position to a guard position in picking up their high scorer. But we never did this with Milton. Sinserely yours, » Director of Physical Education, PCA: Al Varsity Basketball Coach. March 27, 1943. Mr. C. 3, MoBride, Sports Bditor, The Kansas City Star, Yansas City, Moe Dear Mac: _-E eamet let this opportunity pass without thanking you for the masterful way in which you presented | the Mark Cox article. Your fairness in giving everybody sredit for everything that was done only set out the more foreibly the omissions that apparently Mark made. | The deft projections of your very versatile pen would cause people to go back and read the Esquire article even if they had never seen it. I em sure that Ralph Cannon, who has charge of sporte for Esquire, will interrogate Mr. Cox on Independence Hall, and so forth. Awl again, de ik Oe eek cin ee cee ly for your generosity and hospitality in entertaining Mrs. Allen and me to dimer at the Netional Intercollegiate finals. It was an evening theroughly enjoyed to the fullest extent with my good friends. We appreciate thie more than you can know, as we do this fine article. Sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education, | FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Ceach. ? March 25, 1943. Mr. C. 5, MoBride, Sports Editor, The Kansas City Star, Kansas City, Mo. Dear Mac: I thought you might miss the oracle's colum in the Topeka Capital. I wanted you to see it. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, — Varsity Basketball Coach. ESTABLISHED 1900 EDUCAT! ONAL MATERIALS SOUTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTORS FOR MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY 922 OAK ‘STREET KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AGENCY January aks 1943 Liquip Process anb Getvatine Dup.icators Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Doc": Thanks for them kind words about our Gym Finish. I am mighty happy that the floor is okay. I notice the boys did a lot of slipping in the last game. I do not believe that you will have this trouble with our Gym Finish. Of course, your floor gets some pretty tough beatings so it is difficult to keep it top shape. Would you object seriously if I had some photographer in Lawrence come up there and take a picture of your basketball squad while the floor still looks new and bright. I woudd like to have Mr. Bayles in the picture also, inasmuch as he is the Superintendent of your Buildings and Grounds. Drop me a line, Doc, whether or not this would be okay. I meant every word in my letter of January 7. I ant to congratulate you in your attitude toward the Oklahoma Aggies. If ever a team premeditated fowls - this team did. I think it is a disgrace to Iba that he would allow his men to get out on the court and perform that way. He could have stop- ped all this at the half had the desire been in his heart. You would have stopped it. I have seen you stop it many times. How many times have I heard you say, " Youtre playing baaketball - you're not a bunch of ots Best — February 16, 1945, Kansas Colorado 1931 BF 36 28 25 19 1932 22 oS 88 41 22 34 25 1942 - N.C.A.A. play~off in Kensas City, Colorado won by 2 pointe. I am sorry to learn about that old lame sacro-iliac. Boy, you've got it, even though you didn’t spell it correctly, you have got it, and you know what it is. I will be tickled to death at the first oppor- tunity thet I have to flix it. | 3 You heard about that tongue-tied family, didn't you, when the little order of business after we take our licking from the “iron duke" dow a I am sending you a little Cy Sherman commmication. When Lew end I had lunch together he told me what Cy wrote so I thought I ee ee ere Ae Tieton of Sebraska. I'll bet you get darned tired of reading my commmications but I_ want you to mow all my shortcomings. ‘So I keep you posted on every verbal exhalation that occurs to me. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Dear Foeris Kuan Kansas wouliee has been arguing with a Colorado soldier as to how basketball standings are between Colorado and KansaseDamfinosDo you? I have a lame hipback,segred silyyiac or something and it's most annoying to say the Leastey Sonotitin when you happen ‘to have a half hour off here could I count on you to fix it or break it all the rest of the way so I can stay home? | Im slipping ,Mi ster.eeco0r maybe I should change the tense of thate...l've slipped) oS : Beginning to catch as wnere I left off to go southe.eebut I don't catch up with the speed of olde Hope all moves well with you and yourse Sincerely. vyV _ Pebruary 12, 1943. Ure George R. MNeCormick, Superintendent of Schools, Buffalo, Kansas. Dea#t Georges Tt am enclosing herewith the K card which Sincerely y ours, | Director of Physical Bducation, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Ene. February 10, 1943. Mr. George R. McCormick, Superintendent of Schools, Buffalo, Kansas. Dear George: I acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 29th ultimo together with your remittance of $1.00 for the celluloid K card. The card is being lettered and will be gent you es soon as this special work is finished. I will be happy to have you use my name for a recommendation concerning your athletio activities at . the University. George, I dislike to mention this{ but when you were in school you made a small loan from me and to my memory you failed to pay the same. I am wondering if you remember that. I will be happy to hear from you at your convenience. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. RECTOR GREEN, TREASURER L. H. ANDERSON. DIRECTOR W.N. CHICKADONZ, CLERK Butfalo City Schools GEORGE R. MCCORMICK, SUPERINTENDENT Buffalo, Kansas January 29, 1943, Dr. Ferrest C,. Allen, Physical Education Department University of Kansas lawrence, Kansas, Dear Dr. Allens it is my plan to try for a commission in the United States Navy Reserve, Would you permit me te use your name toward a recommendation cencerning my athletic activities while under your supervision and guidance? It would be very much appreciated if you weuld grant my request, It was my privilédge and pleasure te be coached by you during the school years 1927--28 and 1928--29, Thanking you in advance for this favor I remain Sincerely yours, e eR, Me Cormick / p. Ss Please find inclesed one dollar to pay for replacing the K mans celiuldoid pass which I had stolen from me, Would you honer’me by placing your “name on the pass. Thanks very much, Stee Nl Pec January 6, 1943. Mr. Clarence MeGuire, Hoover Brothers, Inc., 922 Osk Street, Kansas City, Moe. Dear Macs: . I acknowledge receipt of your letter of the éth instant. Mr. Fearl Falkenstien will have your tickets for you at. the window. Thanks for your congratulations. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Conch. 4 ESTABLISHED 1900 EE EDUCAT! ONAL MATERIAL SOUTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTORS FOR MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY S22: OAK STREET KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI od AGENCY © January 4, 1943 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Dean, Physical Education Department University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear friend, Doc: Will you kindly reserve me 4 seats for the game with Missouri January 6. It will be good to see you, fellow. Cordially yours ee M:F Onan AEs y \ ( : an : ps -_ Dear Phogs Shall we let him get away with this? Please send back the clippingeeeeand if you want to let him have itecece either flank or frontal attack-ceeseesend that,too..eand I'll pull the trigger. Your Oklahoma victory must have been a happy oneo Same as OE /¥| ESTABLISHED 1900 ‘ oninieie aan SOUTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTORS FOR MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY 922 OAK STREET KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AGENCY Liquip Process ano Gevatine Dupticators January 9, 1943 Ay. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: | I am bringing a party of folks up next Wednesday night for the basketball game. Would you kindly have Earl Falzenstein reserve 6 tickets in the best that are still available. Thanks a million, fellow, and best of luck. ” Cordially yours BY M:F January 20, 1943. tir. Clarence Me@uire, Hoover Brothers, Ince, 922 Oak Street, Kansas City, Mo. Dear Mac: Tt was swell of you to write as you did on Jenuary 7th after the Missouri game. Thanks a million, old fella. It is such fellows as you that make an old man feel happy. We have got the basketball court covered with your veneer, go when you come down for the Iowa State came on Pebruary Sth you can pass judgment on it. It looks swell, Mace : . Be seoing you. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, BCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coacheq ESTABLISHED 1900 EDUCAT! ONAL MATERIAL SOUTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTORS FOR MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY S22, OAK STREET KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI AGENCY January Ts 1943 Liquip Process ano GELATINE Dup.uicators Br. Forrest C. Allen irector of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: I have your letter of January 6. I want to drop you a note this morning before the: memory of last nights © game is too far removed from my memory. As I watched you out there on the bench, fellow, the thought occur- red to me — when will that boy ever relax? I looked over on the other bench at George Edwards, sitting there as complacent as a summer breeze. Then I looked back over there at you chewing your gum for ail you were worth, taking a swig of water about every three seconds. That is the reason you win, Doc, you have your whole heart and soul in that ball game from the time the first whistle blows until the final score: is posted. That intense interest is reflected too in the ball club which you have this year. I believe it is the finest basketball aggregation that you have ever coached. For 10 minutes last night they looked like just an ordinary bunch of boys. Then something hap- pned,.there was an explosion that could be heard all around that auditorium, from then on, except for brief moments, they were champions everyone. om your shirtless golfing to your superb coaching, ansas has gained much. You don't look a day older than you did 10 years ago and your enthusiasm seems to in- crease with time. There must be something about that old tradition - "agef in the woods." Sincerely your friend des have built in Kansas, Doc, a remarkable tradition, M:F STATE OF KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GEO. L. MCCLENNY SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION W. A. STACEY MISS LOUIE LESSLIE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT SECRETARY STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TOPEKA January 7, 1942 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director Physical Education University of Kansas lawrence, Kansas Dear Friends: A summarization of the reports of the twenty-four Health and Physical Fitness Institutes held in Kansas on December 5 and 12 shows a total attendance of 1,021 with approximately three hundred different high schools represented in this total attendances — This department in particular and education in general owe each of you who attended the Lincoln Institute and later assited in a local insti- tute a deep debt of gratitutde and appreciation. No doubt the attendance was curtailed very much due to the unusually bad weather prevailing on the above named week ends, Fifty copies of the course of study in Physical Fitness Through Education for the Victory Corps “sre received by me and were distributed among those who attended the Lincoln Institute. I am sorry we did not receive more copies, Additional copies may be secured from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, De Ce, at «25 per copye Again thanking you, I am Yours truly, Geode Le MeClenny State Superintendent of Public Instruction GIMcC :mg January 26, 1945. Dre Kenneth McFarland, Superintendent of — * Topeka, Kansas. ‘Dear Dre McParland: I humbly beg yow pardon for failure to answer sooner your commmication of the 135th instant. I. have been out of town much on trips and my correspordenee has suffered as a result. Thank you for your good wishes regarding our in and out basketball team, but mostly in, thank you. Regarding J. X. “Bud" Kemedy, I have known Bud Kemedy ever since he was a tiny little fellow. He had an wifortunate home life since he lost his mother at a very early age and his father R. “Bert” Kennedy, formerly coached at Washburn and Kansas, who dentist, naturally spent most of his time away from home. The had rather a neglected bringing up, I would say, and during his school and early college days he lasked the ballast that he would have had if he had had the home guidance at thet critical period. I believe after lemving here Bud went to Baker and then te Pittsburg Teachers, and I believe he got his degree at Pittsburg. I have watched his work in the Kansas City, Missouri, public schools and I think he has done mighty well indeed. He took work here in school in 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1951, but did not graduate. I would feel perfeotly safe in recommending him to you es a fellow who has grown out of the difficult age and is now a good teacher and one that can be depended upon. He is mattied and has a femily, I understand. She fact Gn’ ter. Sheng, Hiseees tnd hin wher his direction would enable Mr. Himman to give a better analysis of ability than I would be able to give. I would say very frankly if a ee judgaent. > re : his Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Eduoation, PCArAH _ . ‘Varsity Basketball coach. Sai, "26, *S1 a ice) N Oo ace Pe a ec 8 a °o a 3 ow —* tots .Lacksoe afeur . Lode afoorti ede of drow ow sy wot) %. wor besed Bas bapwir .1., ‘Fi Of a tad” acw am to ome rovel dyole ew pattern an: | £ 3 Mol ow eeq OOre te tort ale ‘edt o¢ snow vledtelbormi ow fort | rows ‘to moedede Likd honed gto 2 to es tom ,amoldned yetrgol ont Hod der or trigée FonT ecemok Phat < bie ost bodupted’ or cco 24. sarniteot det ‘at | Sor Se fetes .met 818 cwrae cx oe ? p Shown ah Sete sttolls wait KENNETH McFARLAND SUPERINTENDENT Dr. Forrest C. Allen Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Our assistant superintendent in charge of health and physical education, Mr. Strong Hinman, has recommend~ ed Mr. J. K. Kennedy to us for a position in the senior high school physical education department. Will you please give us your frank opinion of Mr. Kennedy and tell us what kind of a record he made as a student at the University of Kansas? Congratulations upon another good basketball team. With sincerest best wishes, I remain Most cordially yours, Kner (redarban Ah KMc/M Kenneth McFarland Superintendent of Schools December 15, 1942. McGrew-Hill Book Company, 350 West 42nd Street, New York city, N.Y. Dear Sirs: Will you kindly send mo by return mail five copies of “Better Basketball", at the usual author's Giscount; I will remit upon receipt of your bill. _ Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. — AGENCY Liguio Process ano Sccarine Dupticators ESTABLISHED !900 na DUCATI ONAL MATERIALS ~ SOUTHWESTERN DISTRIBUTORS FOR MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY 922 OCAK STREET KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI November 19, 1942 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: Your letter of November 18 is sincerely appretiated. Five minutes after I opened your letter I had Mr. Bay- les on the long distance telephone and am today for- warding him a quotation covering 20 gallons of floor finish for your floor. Doc, I want you to know that I appreciate this consid- eration far more than you will ever know. I hope that you will give me a chance to make this courtesy up to you. We know we have good stuff to sell. When you are start- ing in a new business venture of this type, however, you have to have the right people using the merchandise. With best regards, I am Cordially yours HOOVER BROTHERS , INC. Te. M:F ee amin =a BRUCE — MILWAUKEE t neh a rc a a a ae nate cet ake EGO 5 xu APie Whee ernment eli th alia ea at eh Aa ttm A lei Feet Nara Dre Fe ie Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas. With the understanding that physical conditioning requirements would involve basket room facilities corresponding to lists of those students concerned supplied me, baskets were assigned on that basis with a view of attaining an arrangement that should best serve the current -daily demands. Numerous class reassignments have been made that necessitated basket group revision to conform to plans promoting efficient functioning of basket output. However, it appears some reassignments have been effected informally that did not take the basket situation into account. New sections with listings from original sections have come to me but with no indication of grpeups from which assembled,resulting in double basket allotment and inevitable confusion. Ahead of that is one case of original duplication, Marvin Sollenberger, wh appeared in Sec. F, 3:30 MWF and also in Sec. G, 4:30 MIF, that escaped my notice till after he withdrew from Sec. G for track. Withdrawals that should release baskets have been furnished me, listed as to collegiate divisions which have no conformity to sections in physical conditioning, pro- viding no clue as to basket involved. The flux existing is reflected in an inordinate number of authentically assigned baskets that have, in numerous cases, never been called for. Without a master alphabetical list of men in physical conditioning courses little can be done to reconcile such discrepancies as may have crept in. Bearing out the situation I am submitting a partial list of unused or uncalled for baskets, or rather names of those involved, for whatever action it may prompt. Very respectfully, J- G. MecElhinny, Supervisor. Unused Basket Assignments 2.) Atwell LD: Slaen T FF Bailey H 7en CG 8 . Bias BE .E Tillman W A Brownell R KM _ Stone S CG Burkett W Spence A Burns W T Smith L E- Childers ¥ Snyder -tt——D-——_Coefex P E Relihan HF Graia W OD Phelps C Curtis J Q Mansfield W @ Bila R W Johnson R. R Evans R F Harrisen A GG _. Fisher B Halperin L kM Weltner VY M Guyer C G_ Heek a Gille D ¢ Johnson ¢ Clinkenbeard Elmo = J Bryan Howard : S R Brookin A J_ Korbe D I Bartlett Lb F Lierty R C Boots F Neyn BXXRAXALYSM . c Piss Above from lays MoE Oliver tee ce “R W.. §toenner W T .Surridge GC RR Alles J Raines H L Callahan R i@ Slocombe E W Colburn J dH Ruskig T HH Coenrey P .. Pruitt D Jones W A Tayler H E Dewater R Thayer R F Gelvin RW Wahl J G Herren D R_ Welty c J Hira W Williams J Smith = Sa2 J S& Kirk GC W Keuns Ht s wen E Lindquist C—i# Hoods B NM Matasaria Above from B feredith pec. A, 8330 cé R Murray H A Nidert J Oakes Above from Sec. B, 9330 Some may be deferees in foot-ball or similar activity. . af. 4 4 December 5, 1942.. “I regret the delay in replying to your kind letter of the 16th ultimo, but our compulsory physical condition- ing classes have kept me swamped with detaik. | With more launderings the towels are mach more absorbent, and I imagine that the sizing material was necessary. We are finding the towels very satisfactory. In regard to an additional purchase of towels, we expect fewer students and will not be in need of more towels. When we bought this year we anticipated our needs for the duration. With best wishes, T am Sincerely yours, Direstor cf Physical Education, PCA:AH Versity Basketball Coach. Manutacturers of Sup Tw. Super BATH TOWELS VelvaTery BaraBoo BATH ROBES CRASH TOWEL/NG ~GEOLIMERRTAUR SOM: [EQ 1a000- WISCONSIN November 16, 1942 University of Kansas Lawrence, Ka,sas Attention: Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach Dear Mr. Allen: Thank you for your letter of November 9th regarding the turkish towels that we have been privileged to sell you in the past two months. It was a real pleasure to servefou and we sincerely hope that we can continue to merit your patronage. You state in your letter that the towels do not seem to absorb moisture very rapidly. This is due to a sizing material that is put on the yarn in order to make it weave up smoothly. You will realize that if cotton yarns did not have any sizing in, a starchy material, they would be very frothy and you would have lint considerably evident in the manufacture. Therefore, we put in a sizing material that permits the yarn to be woven up smoothly and this will wash out after one or two trips to the laundry. I am sure that you will have no more difficulty with the towels after they have gone through the laundry a couple of times. You realize, of course,that these towels are delivered in the unshrunk size. After all possible shrinkage has taken place, they will measure the size that we quoted when we sold you the towels. Please bear in mind, Mr. Allen, that it would be a good idea to look into an additional purchase of towels for your school. We do not want to crowd you on this matter, but we do know that our delivery situation is very tight here, and it will be necessary to look ahead into the future a couple of months in order to have the towels when you want them. Please bear this in mind. My best personal regards to you, Mr. Allen. Yours very truly, GEORGE McARTHUR AND SONS VEEL Andrew M. McArthur AMM:mh