SOUTHEAST MISSOURI! STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
W. W. PARKER, PRESIDENT

CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
April
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1943

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

I was delighted to have your letter of April 3.
Qur basketball team, I must confess, was something
of a surprise to me. I didn't think we had the
manpower to get the job done. But apparently we
did.

Yes, we have the Browns with us. I have been
giving Manager Luke Sewell a few of the fine

points of the game. The outfit looks pretty

good in some respects. I am afraid, however,

that they don't have enough speed on the bases

to be a very high scoring outfit. They have two

or three starters who are like I was in baseball,
havé to hit a three-bagger to get to first base.
They, twelve or fourteen pitchers here, but it

seems to me there are only four or five top-notchers.
But I am not making any prognostications. One never
can tell. This Luke Sewell is really e fine chap.
He is another Branch Rickey.

You will be interested to know that C. P. Harris
is in Washington taking Red Cross training for
over-seas duty.

I hope everything continues to go well with you
and the Allen tribe. Mrs. Parker joins me in the
best of good wishes to all of you.

   
  

Most sincerely /yours,

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