ir, On Fy Nesmith, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, 8.Ys Tear Ole: Tt was a pleasure to hear from you, and I appreciate your sending me the clipping. I trust that all is going well with you. With Kindest regards, I am } Fraternally yours, Director of Physical Nducation and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. LIBERTY ©) MUTUAL HOME OFFICE: BOSTON 10 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK, N.Y. January 14, 1942 Dr, F. C, Allen Physical Education Director Varsity Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr, Allen: As you see, stories even reach New York papers regard- ing your dislike for proselyting. Also, I have noted in small copy that the University has dropped minor sports because of the war, and I am wondering if it isn't due to the depleted bank account of the depart- ment. Too bad the Athletic Directorship hasn't the business knowledge that position has been accustomed to. I'm certain some small politicians owe you an apology. Best wishes to you and yours. Fraternally yours, cr O, F, Nesmith ofn;rh - January 16, 1942 Mrs Mullin, Kensas City Termine] Railway Cos, Kanses City, Mos Dear Jimuy: It was very thoughtful of you to send mo the gate pess for the years 1942-43. I pppreciate it very muche I often find use for the pass because in traveling with the basketball team it is sometimes necessary for me te look up some of the railroad officials. With appreciation of your courtesy, I ax Sincerely yours, : Direstor of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH | Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. KANSAS Crry TERMINAL RAILWAY COMPANY KBRANSAS CITY, MO. January 15, 1942, J. Ke NICKLINs CLAIM AGENT We Ae GRAHAM, CLAIMS ADJUSTER AND ATTORNEY Mr, F. C. "Phog" Allen, c/o Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phog: Attached is Kansas City Terminal Raiiway Company gate pass for the years 1942-45, I hope you will find this useful. Yours very tr 7 = —, BOARDOF EDUCATION HAROLD SNEED, DIRECTOR Ww. 0. HENDERSON CLERK O.L. HIEBER TREASURER JOS. L. NELSON, SUPERINTENDENT THE LANE SCHOOLS LANE, KANSAS November 21, 1941 Dr. Lawrence Nelson Nelson Clinic Salina, Kansas Dear “Phat”, | I am happy to have received your letter and I have passed on the information to Mr. Earl Falkenstien, Financial Secretary to the Athletic Association. He will fill out your check and will turn the tickets over to larry. I am glad that Dr. Hunt and his family are so well-liked in Salina. Give them my regards. Best to you, Dr. "Phat", I am expecting to see you Saturday. | Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation PCA/pg Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach December 16, 1941. re Horace Renegar, Publicity Director, New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association, 722 Comon Street, St. Charles Hotel Building, New Orleans, Louisiana. - Dear Mir “Rehogar Thank you for your kind letter of the 10th instent. We have conveyed the information to Mayor Russell, of Lewrence, in regard to “Sugar Bowl" tickets. With appreciation of your courtesy, I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Sdueation and Recreation, FCA: AH Versity Basketball end Baseball Coach. ley Urleans Mid-Winter ports ASSOC LAT IU N THE SUGAR BOWL CLASSIC : OFFICERS . J; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HERBERT A. BENSON CHAIRMAN 2S RALPH J. BARRY AM CORENSWET a 722 Common Street aie afoane Os. 2 AVID ViGE SAESIBENT ST. CHARLES HOTEL BUILDING ee etacon WARREN V. MILLER CLARENCE H. STRAUSS Phone & aymond 8573 FRANK V. SCHAUB SECRETARY LEO J. SCHOENY, D. D. Ss. ReahC Wo ecunue W. RALEIGH SCHWARZ . CLARENCE H. STRAUSS TREASURER NEW ORLEANS, USA. December 10, 1941 Mre Forrest Ce Allen Depte of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: Your letter of December 3, addressed to Dre Smith has been referred to us for attentione If Mre Ce Be Russell, Mayor of the city of Lawrence. will let us have cashiers check or postal money order in the amount of $9.25, addressed to Mre Jos. Be David, Vice President of the New Orleans Mid- Winter Sports Association, he will provide him with two tickets from the distinguished visitors! sectione Please have him make the chetk payable to the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Associatione orace Renegar foo Publicity Director HR:G CO? Dr. Wilbur Smith December 12, 1941 Vice-president Sugar Bowl 722 Common Street ~ New Orleans, La. Dear Mr. David, I am very sorry indeed that I failed to sign the check which I sent in payment for two tickets for the Sugar Bowl game. I am sending &t back properly signed. Thank you very much for holding the tickets for me. Sincerely, Director of Physical Education and Recreation FcA/pe ) Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach New Urleans Mid-Winter ports AS 5 0 C | ATION “7¥e SUGAR BOWL CLASSIC” EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HERBERT A. BENSON CHAIRMAN RALPH J. BARRY RENSWET ee ee 722 Common Street So VICE-PRESIDENT ST. CHARLES HOTEL BUILDING eee ee BERNIE J. GRENROOD WARREN V. MILLER CLARENCE H. STRAUSS Phone Raymond 8573 FRANK V. SCHAUB SEC na LEO J. SCHOENY. D. D. S. W. RALEIGH SCHWARZ FRANK V. SCHAUB TREASURER N E W 0 R [ E A N S : U. S. A CLARENCE H. STRAUSS OFFICERS: 5: «. A. N. GOLDBERG PRESIDENT December 9, 1941 Professor Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education & Recreation Varsity Basketball & Baseball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Professor Allen: In reply to your letter of December 4th wherein you enclosed a check in the sum $9.25 we note that same was not signed by you, and for this rea- son we are returning the check to you for your signature, Tickets are being held at the Maison Blanche Co, in your name and will be forwarded as soon as your check is returned to us. Again our appreciation of your interest, we are, Os. B. Lin Vice=President. JBD/s December 4, 1941 Mr. Joseph B. David Vice-president of the Sugar Bowl Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, La. Dear Mr. David, Please find enclosed my personal check for $9.25 for two ‘tickets for the Sugar Bowl game. I want to thank you very much for your consideration in this matter. Cordially, Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation FCA/pg Varsity Basketball and Saseball Coach P.S. I would appreciate very much your sending me the tickets, if they prove to be available, so that I will receive them before Dec. 19. Thank yous P.C.A. THE TULANE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA NEW ORLEANS PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND ATHLETICS ATHLETIC DIRECTOR December.1, 1941 Professor Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas My dear Professor Allen: Please send postal money order or cashier's check,in the amount of $9.25, to Mr. Jos. Be David, vice-president of the Sugar Bowl. I am sure Mr. David will take care of you if possible from a very limited number that he has available just now for distinguished visitors. With kindest personal regards, I am Sincerely yours, 4 ’ + we mentees Som © Wilbur Co Smith 3 M.D. ie Jose Be David Uy Oa J oA Foul ~ — EE aE a oa ~ = > ee ES " ae 2 ; z : acco = : aS. ae ; OS ~ * f = o = = : oa = ke “shee a ‘ 2 eo as t an nee. te Rs s as : ae e i; i os y a * “ S gaps See ia es : When a reply: is | resoived from Dra: Saith = : i call Robert Howiissy 5 208 Wost 5th Stes” -). a= phone 2477 R, cadcive him the. intormétion. es: $2. sees x ie ee wae ey Sar ae . ee ® - oie = s eo + es a « a Eo ¢ ated ae eS >? nes ts = 2 November 29, 1942. Director of Athletics, Tulane University, New Orleans, La. I am writing you concerning tickets for the Sugar Bowl game. I would like to purchase two tickets and if you would be kind enough to extend the courtesies of your office in allowing me te purchase these for your southern classic I would appreciate it. I imagine the price of the tickets is about $4.40, but if you will reserve two for me, if possible, and notify me of the cost of the tickets plus the in- surance of mailing, I will send you a check. Thanking you, and wishing you continued success, I am ey ae Sincerely yours, Direeter of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:An Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coaches December 3, 1941 Dr. Wilbur Smith | Director of Athletics Tulane University New Orleans, La. Dear Dr. Smith, On November 29 I wrote to you asking for two tickets for the Sugar Bowl game. Since that time, Mr. C.B. Russell, Mayor of the city of Lawrence, has asked me to write to you and if pos- sible, secure for him two more tickets for this great Galle. I hate to bother you, but Mr. Russell is a very good friend and is quite desirous of attending the game. I would appreciate. hearing from you as soon as possible regarding the cost of the tiokets and the liklihood of my obtaining four of them. — With all good wishes I em Sincerely yours, - Director of Physical Education and Recreation FCA/pe Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach ESTABLISHED 1885 Sues stung C: Mader Cod. Mining ie. Disbury kansas C November 18, 194le Mre Fe Ce Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansase Dear Doc: It's been so long since I have written you and visa versa that your girl has forgotten how to spell my name whith, of course, is a heinous crime. Like you, I wished I might have been there Saturday and the more I think on second thought the sadder I make myself. I had planned to be at our Illinois mine this past week end, so availed myself of the opportunity of seeing Notre Dame-Northwestern play. However, barring something unforseen of a definitely important nature, I shall be on hand this coming Saturday with the whole clan. I have had a lot of surprises over football results but this one really did give me a pleasant jar. I have just been thinking thet from all reports on the personnel of this football team that a guy with a running pass instinct ought to have made a whale of an offensive team out of this present Kansas gang, and the more zs see of football the more convinced I am that the running pass, with the corresponding running threat, is the most interesting to fans and participants alike and the most receptive of all types of football. I had a nice visit with Woody, in fact, I went to the game with hime Our discussion after the game got around to the merits of old formation X right and left, preferably right, and what a world of offensive power, properly executed, it gave to the ball carrier. Needless to say, we decided that any good strong team such as Notre Dame or Northwestern could have made the opponent look awfully sillye Concerning the Hammers boys, I have both of them lined up here on this Jayhawk Ordnance Plant and if they are not at work already they soon will bee To start with they will be employed on the guard de= tachment, but being very presentable and likeable boys, I have an idea we can find something better for them later one Mr. F. C. Allen, 11/18/41. Undoubtedly will see you Saturdey or Sunday mornings Yours very truly, GEN: OM sata Hove Le 1941 American Associat | for Health, Physical Education and Recreation 1201 Sixteenth Street; Northwest, Washington, DC. Dear Miss Noyes, ‘Jt was entirely and oversight that we failed to send in our membere- ship fee. I've sent an order for the membership and it should cone to you in a few days. Se 2 I've had three secretarics in ene year -- the matrimonial market seems excellent. This explains the administrative error of not getting the membership dues to you. Thank you for calling my attention to it.. Sincerely, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Fca/pe Varsity Basketball end Beseball Coach AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR HEALTH, PHYSICAL EDUCATION, AND RECREATION A DEPARTMENT OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION 1201 Sixteenth Street, Northwest, Washington, D. C. October 29, 1941 Dr.-F. C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: President Anne Schley Duggan has informed this office that you have consented to serve as a member of the Committee on Student Section of the American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. May we take this opportunity to extend to you our greetings end to assure you of our cooperation at all times. All members of national committees of the Association are supposed to be members of the Association. I am sure that it is an oversight on your part that we have not received your membership dues. An application blank is enclosed for your convenience. Please return this at your earliest convenience. Our Association is appreciative of your interest in working with us on the problems facing our profession during the current year. Sincerely yours, Assistant Secretary EN:dd Ene. October 16, 1941 Dr. W. B. Needles Chicago Gollege of Optometry Chicago, Illinois Dear Doctor Needles, I find that I've failed to write you in response to your very good telegran as of Sept. 4 in which you informed me that the District Manager could not fill your order. Bob got. a Spencer in Philadelphia for $278.80. While the price was rather a steep one I am glad that we were able to obtain it for hime I want to thank you so much for everything that you did. I trust that I may reciprocate your kindness at some tine in the near future. Please accept my gratitude and thanks. Sincerely, : Director of Physical Education and Recreation Fca/pE Varsity Basketball Coach ==) WESTERN - = eee ae m_unless its de- NT=Overnight Telegram = = «=6~6~UNION = symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB GARLTON J. C. WILLEVER PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT \__ Ship Radiogram Radiogram The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination oa) SEP 4 PMS OA KAV85 49 NT=CHICAGO ILL 4 DR FORREST C ALLEN= HAVE JUST BEEN ADVISED THAT MY ORDER CAN NOT BE FILLED. THIS 1S VERIFIED BY THE DISTRICT MANAGER WHO IS MY GOOD FRIEND HE ALSO TELLS ME THERE 1S DANGER OF SHORTAGE IN PHILADELPHIA SO BOB WILL NEED TO ACT AT ONCE PLEASE ACCEPT MY SINCERE APOLOGIES AND REGRETS= W B NEEDLES. THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE £YGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICH NORTHERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY DREXEL BOULEVARD AT FORTY-SECOND PLACE CHICAGO DR. WILLIAM B. NEEDLES PRESIDENT October 31, 1941. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, *University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doctor Allen: Your very gracious letter pleased me indeed. I was especially gratified to learn that Bob suceeded in getting his microscope in Philadelphia. From all of the information I have been able to obtain, I think perhaps that he was fortunate in being able to get it. I can only say again how sorry I am thet I was not able to help him. You were indeed kind to send the basketball schedule. We will get up a little party to take advantage of your gracious offer for the DePaul game. In the meantime, please know that we are all pulling for you. Sincerely, Lol William B, Needles, D.0.8, President WBN: EZ ‘November 21, 1941. Mire Ne He Norgron, Office of Physical Education, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinoise Dear’ Nels: Thank you for your good letter of the 19th instant. : “Z do not want you to think that I am obstinate in this matter, but I do not desire to serve es chairman of the Basket- ball Rules Committees of the Coaches Asscoiatione. Please do : With kindest personal regards, I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coaches The University of Chicago Office of Physical Boucation i “November 19, 1941 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education and Recreation University of Kansas Laurence, Kansas Dear “"Phog™: I eam asking your indulgence on two counts. First, that I have neglected to answer your letter to Diebold explaining your circumstances which make it inadvisable for you to act as chairman of the rules committee. Secondly, that I named you as chairman of the committee. Regarding the first count I have to plead the pressure of other duties for my neglect. Secondly, it has been our custom in recent years to move up the members of the committees each year until each, in his turn, heads the committee. On that basis you were in line for the chairmanship and I assumed that the appointment should be made accordingly. I am sorry that I did not notify you immediately of the situation. With your permission I would like to let the appointment stend beceuse the rules committee will not heve much to do this year. The reason for this is that Blair Gullion and his research committee are working on a& compre- hensive plan to give our Association a more authoritative representation before the National Rules body. This research will necessarily incorporate most of the work normally done by our rules committee, and there is no reason, therefore, to duplicate the work. It will be an off year for our rules committee excepting for what individual advice Gullion may request from the members of the rules committee. I hope this request will meet with your approval. Sincerely yours, BH. H. a PRESIDENT, BASKETBALL COACHES NHN: GRR 1891 = THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO + FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY + 1841