PERRIN FIELD ©
ARMY AiR FORCES BASIC FLYING SCHOOL
OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

SHERMAN, TEXAS.

November 4, 1944
Dear Dr. Allen,

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feel no mpre proud than I for €H& bed I rested in last Saturday night ag
can claim "Phog Allen slept here." :

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You see I was the guest of Harold Keith and family and he said
you were the last to use the particular bed referred to. I really
had one wonderful weekend for Harold is surely one to make things
pleasant. Pfe "Hobo" Gilstrap, who slept in Keith's basement while
he played basketball and starred in track for 0.U. last year, refered
to Harold as "the best man on the 0.U. campus." Gilstrao, of Ardmore,
was up for the weekend games and took me as far as his home Sunday night.

it arrived in Norman Saturday afternoon and went with Harold on
over to Taft Stadium, Okla. City, to get the press box in readyness
for the OU-TCU game that night.- Of course it was the same thing the \g
next afternoon for the Norman NAS Zoomer-2nd AF Supsrbomber ZAamMe y
but I enjoyed it all. A buck private felt important for a change}
At least I had a choice seat high in the press box beside a Texaz
Tech scout, Basketball Coach Robison, Sat. night, and had a side
lines pass which permitted me to follow the ball down the didelines
Sunday. And no colonol could say he saw either game from the vantage
point I was so fortunate to have. But that's trifling; what I enjoyed
so much was to have the opsortunity to be with a man whomwl greatly
admire and who is an expert in a vocation I am interested in following.

And, say, Mrs. Keith made the best biscuits Sunday morning; and
Harold had to tell me about his sneaking her prize jelly into the
fair and then surprising the Mrs. by taking her up to see the blue
ribbon winner, which, of course, turned out to be her very own product.

il introduced myself to Ray Evans before the game, and if ever
@ man made a fine impression, Ray certainly did. And not only as
a gentleman bub as a football player for he even outshone Glenn Dobbs
(according to all the "experts" in the press box). Ray scored one
touchdown after leading the downfield drive, and nearly sparked another
touchdown drive, but the Superbombers bogged down when near the Zoomer
goal. Eshmont and Sitco starred for Norman NAB and the Zoomers deserved
to win, although no one would have selected them prior to the game.

I have been going out for the PF basketball team and have been
doing pretty well, at least have been having a lot of fun. Some 25
games have been scheduled with college and service foes so I am in
for a lot of fun. The first game is the 15th Nov., but I won't be
present for it for I am to get a 5 day furlough Nov. 13 to 20. You