January 18, 1941 Mre Dan Partner Sports Desk Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri Dear Dans I wanted to write you a letter on the Ted 0'Lea situation the first of the week, and I thought I would @ chance to do it sooner, but it seems as if I just do not have enough times Please refer to the January 16 issue of C.E. MeBride'ts sporting comment in which he says “Jack Lippert, the little Trojan guard who fumbled away the NeCeAeAs championship in the Auditorium, last March, shot eight buckets aginst UsCeleAe recentlye" 3 Es 8 Mae's article on Sam Barry @ week or so ago quoted Sam as saying Jack Lippert fumbled away the balle You can quote me if you want toe I will give you the correct version of thise | Maybe it was Jack Lippert, but I thought it was Veughn, the star of UeSeCe that lost the ball, but I will let it co at Lippert because Sam ought to imow his men and I was not sure of it. Just after Vaughn had shot the long goal, following Bob Allen's field goal and free throw, UeSeCe went into a stall. They were holding the ball, passing it, dribbling and hoping to take up enough time by maine taining possession until the clock would pick off the necessary seconds and the game would be overs The ball was passed to Howard Engleman's man over near the west side of the court, about fifteen feet from the division lines Engleman reeched forward to engage him and the UeSeCe man started to pivot toward the side line and toward the north goal, which ws UsSeCe's goal. Just % that time Bobby Allen, who was over near the free throw line and further east, saw the play situation at a glance and left his omm man, smme around behind either Vaughn or Lippert and as this man pivoted away from Rngleman, Bob stole the ball wmexpectedly because this California man ws for us to double up on hime 3 Mire Partner ! Page 2 Jone 18, 1941 gos _ passed the ball to Rngleman who settled down and shot a cool, clean two-pointer from the corner which resulted in victorye I thought perhaps you might want to print the Kansas. Coach's version because believe it or not this is the way it happened. & Sincerely yours, a . Diveetor of Physical pducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FUAslg January 22, 1942 Mrs Dan Partner The Kansas City Star Kansas City, Missouri Dear Dane Shins tedk suet anah Seles Ot ies ae I think you had @ swell story on Ted and Bobs Tt was awfully well handled and I mow that friends of both boys here in Lawrence and elsewhere will be delighted. Rania: SS SE SES AS See ONe SEO Spee Conreem Se ae he Peer I am still eld fashioned enough to believe thet these are the durable things tht we should salwage from the athletic madhouse that is now going OMe When coaches tell boys it is all right to smoke if they do not smoke out in public, and when they promise a young, immature boy every= thing that makes him a loafer and not a doer, then I still say that we have lost the real value of intercollegiate eT so far as their ecommection with educa tion is concerned.e as. _ I want to thank you for your fine sentiments expressed regarding the NeCeAele Playoff. By way of explamtion, I want to tell you that this has been an old old feud betwoon Chet Brewer and me. When he was athletic director he accepted the chairmanship of the basketball cemmittee from this district just to keep me out of ite I have mow for eight years. that eT ee eT ee Oe eT ee eee See pictures Pour years Artie Rilers ws Chairvan of the Nominating Committee of the NeCeiede from this district. After he had received letters from all of the coaches of the Missouri Valley Conference and all but one from the Big-Six, and that was Missouri, stating that they desired me as their district representative on the Rules Committee, Professor French of Ohio State University, chairman of the Comittee on Committees, nominated Mr. Edwards of Missourie ‘Mr. Eilers protested and quite a scene was caused in the meetings Professor French stated that they desired a chance, and it wes necessary for Mr. Eilers to get the letters and show them that this was not true. After much confusion I was named. eee to me that the change came this times e You ean see now, Sd" € linia Wilt sell ll: ie Me we the Tournament under those conditions. It will be up to Mr. Brewer and ee ee ee Oe ae I certainly will be glad to help out in all matters when it comes to cooperating, ‘but I do not expect to do any work nor do I want to serve on the committees Dan Partner Page 2 Jane 22, 1941 a No, Dan, we will not even be BigeSix Champions. If we should get a tie out of it, which I think is more than unlikely, then the other teams" percentage will be better because we do not have a well-balanced team that holds the opponents low enough in score, nor do we get enough because we do not have enough goal shooterse However, we are making a courageous fight out of it and I was tickled pink over the performance of our boys at Manhattan, ‘They really do have intemtinal fortitude when it cones to meeting the “lion in his dens" They had it set up for us for & perfect K-State victory. Frankly, I think, Tan, that Engleman's hitting has raised the morale of the team considerably, and while he might have an off night it perhaps will be when they play two men on him and when they do they will release one of our other boys who, I think, may bag enough goals to mike up for ite I believe that this morale angle for the entire team is & pretty good angle to hit one Now, here is a little inside dope, Dan, I wish you would treat confidentially, Unglemm is one of the finest boys in the world, but when a team is played up as only 4 oneeman team too much, it might cause a slight resentment on the part of the other boys, even though ingleman would have absolutely nothing to do with ite I would like for you to_ play up, if you can some way, about the courageous fighting support that the other boys give Engieman. They fight their hearts out and are happy for him because they realize that all of them are winnings | i stated that I thought Engleman played a marvelous game, and one that was near perfection, but no team can win on one man's effort. It takes the combined fighting attitude of the entire group to wine Therefore, it Still is e fiveeman team, supporting Engieman as the top mane There is not @ boy that played dow at Manhattan the other night who uses tobacco or takes a drink in or out of seasons There was Engleman, Kline, Bob Alien, Sollenberger, Hunter, Hall, Walker, but that also goes for Biii Hogben and Jim Arnolde That is the reason more than anything else why these boys are fighterse They are the most conscientious bunch of trainees I have seen and they just stay in there and fight wmtil the cows come homes | : ' Really I did not think we would have a chance. I thought the psychology of the whole situation was set for an Aggie victory, but these _ little kids just got out there and fought the daylights out of theme The Aggies average 23 years and 6 months and our average is 21 years and 6 monthse Théy had it on us in poundage, height, home floor, and every logical advantage, and yet unless we played a red hot game we could not possibly have won, It was just an exveptione . Dan, if anything else occurs to me in the next few days I will ssf down and jot outa yarn for you, if I am versatile enough to think of On e Dan Partner Page 8 Jane 22, 1942 | By the way, our game with Wichita University has been changed from February 4 to February 3, and our next conference geme will be played with Nebraska here on February 10. The boys start on their heavy grind of examinations tomorrow and they will run a weeks Consequently all we are doing is just having the boys report for a light workout individually at different hours of the day when their exemination schedule permitse This order will prevail practically through examination week and then we will assemble as a team again just in time to play Wichita University. With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical mducation and Reereation Varsity Basketball Coach PeArls THE KANSAS CITY STAR. DAILY SUNDAY WEEKLY COMBINED CIRCULATION CIRCULATION CIRCULATION 450,000 MORNING AND EVENING 320,000 PAID-IN-ADVANCE 600,000 Swe oe SUBSCRIBERS Dr. F. €, Alion Head Coach Of Basketball University of Kansas Lawrence ,Kas. Near "Phog:" Thanks for the swell letter regarding the Allen-O'Leary queryel’m using the dope in my Tednesday morning column and hope it meets your approval. Your letter,hwwever,contained some bad news -- and I mean it. I'm sorry to hear you won't be handling the N.C,A.A. play here this season. “e had a swell time last Mereh and I enjoyed writing the pre-game stuff for you in attempting to get crowds into the auditorium. I'll be frank in saying it won't be as much fun this time -- with you out of the picture. Sorry you turned down Mr. Clson's offer but you know best. Now we can hope your Jayhawkers will be the fifth district champions. i wired you todey coneerning some information on Fnugleman.I think a feeture on him would be timely. Is there anything outstanding about the kid that you think wpuld make good reading? I think he lacks color but maybe we can build something from an unusuel standpoint. I know you are happy over your swell vietory over K-State. But what's going to happen when Engleman has an "off" night or some goo@m euerd keeps him from doing too much scoring? I'm expecting am good answer to that one. Pest of success to you and your team and I appreciate hear from you at any time. Sincerely F RK Nan Partner 964 LG WESTERN, UNION Jane 21, 1941 Rake DAY PRESS COLLECT DAN PARTNER SPORTS DESK KANSAS CITY STAR KANSAS CITY, MO, DIFFICULT FOR ME 10 DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN RAY EBLING, TED. O'LEARY, AL PETERSON, TUS ACKERMAN AND GEO. RODY. ALL OF THRSE BOYS WERE MASTERS IN FINESSE, TRAINING IDEALS, TEAM PLAY, AND MORALE. HOWARD ENGLEMAN IS "BASKETBALL*S ABYSMAL BRUTE", HE DEFIES ALL LAWS OF GRAVITATION. HE CAN SHOOT FROM ANY ANGLE AND HAS THE MOST TACTILE SENSE OF TOUCH AND EQUILIBRIUM OF ANY PLAYER I HAVE COACHED. HE IS QuiEe, MODEST, INTELLIGENT, LEAN WIRY AND AN INDOMITABLE FIGHTER, HE IS SOFT SPOKEN, CLEAN AS A - 7 | HOUND'S TOOTH, NEVER USES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO NOR PROFANITY, HE IS AN OUT= STANDING LEADER ON THE CAMPUS, PRESIDENT OF THE SENIOR CLASS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, AND HAS AN UNCANNY KNACK OF PERPETRATING JOKES ON THE OTHER FELLOW BUT HE CAN TAKE WHAT HE PUTS OUT. HE NEVER SAYS AN UNKINDLY THING ABOUT THE OTHER FELLOW. HIS MIND JUST DOES NOT WORK THAT WAY, HOWARD WEIGHS BUT 167 POUNDS AND I PRACTICE-HIM LESS THAN ONE HOUR A DAY. HE AND BOB ALLEN WEIGH EXACTLY THE SAME, MY EXPLANATION OF HOWARD'S "HoT" STREAK TO DATE IS THAT HE REALIZES THE RESPONSIBILITY THAT IS UPON HIM AND HE HAS ENOUCH INTELLIGENCE AND INTESTINAL FORTITUDE TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY TO. THE SAME DEGREE THAT IS PLACED UPON HIM, HE IS THE IDEAL STUDENT ATHLETE HAD ALL OF US HOPE 0 FIND IN INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS, ALL OF US ADMIRE RIS uOphe Tt AND EFFICIENCY . HE IS A GREAT CHAP, Forrest Co Allen CLASS OF SERVICE \ \ E, S [ E RN ° 1201 rn SYMBOLS ; rl ff oe | a am unless its de- NT =Overnight Telegram Baits I INION — set above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. R. B. WHITE . NEWCOMB CARLTON J. C. WILLEVER Suis Nederem . PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT De Se ere ST 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 B41 JAN al AM 9 42 PAL PETS KANSASCITY MO 21. 934A PHYSICAL EDUCATION UNIV OF KANSAS ENGLEMAN COMPARE WITH RAY EBLING AND OTHER GREAT SCORERS YOU HAVE COACHED? PLEASE WIRE IMMEDIATELY DAY PRESS RATE COLLECTs SOME STATEMENTS ACCOUNTING FOR HOWARD*S "HOT" STREAK TO DATE® REGARDS= DAN PARTNER THE KANSASCITY STAR« THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE D March 6 1941 Mre Tan Partner The Kensas City Star Kansas City, Missouri \ Dear Pans “You are right, the Oklahoma game is a selleout, but I have referred your request to Mrs Farl Palkenstien and he is taking good care of you for two seats and a press tickets i noticed your coment in your column this morning regarding the NeCeAcie Sclection from this district. I think I wrote you before that so far as I am personally concerned that win, lose or draw, I am perfectly content to cheek in all the basketball stuff immediately after the Oklahoma Aggie came; even should we defeat both Oklahoma and Oklahoma Ae and Me 7 ; ; As far as I am concerned, we bave had more than enoughe I am not interested in the NeCeleAe play-off and I am in earnest about thiss This _ is no bluff. But the peculiar thing about it is that the boys want to play, ‘but I do note If they are selected, however, I would go along with then and bury my ow feelings in the matters , ' After running a tournament and making $10,000 for the NeCeAche last year, the big wigs of the NeCeiete wanted to give the colleges no money whatsoever. In that attitude and action of theirs, I could see no difference between the AeAsUe taking the $10,000 from the Olympic play-off in 1956 and the NeCeAste taking $10,000 from the NelesAsie play-off in 1940. “The only-difference was that different letters of the alphabet made up their titlese Their attitude was the sance ! Aiter going to Chicage and battling the big wigs and Olsen and the rest of the Committee, our team played three games in Kansas City for $752e406. Two teens got 3/l4ths and the team that we eliminated in the first game got |‘ 1/léth of the cut, after it had been cut two or three wyse Fersonally, it would be @ very great pleasure to me if the selection cammittee picked some= i : b Now, one other thing, I wish that you would quit talking about Engleman and talk about ‘the team once in a while. As far as I am concerned I am not interest,jin individual records. Engleman has broken the BigeSix Mre Partner 7 Page Two 7 ‘Mare 5, 1941 record but what I am interested in is beating Oklahoma. I am not interested in whether Engleman breaks Frank Grove's goal record or whether he breaks MeNatt's or Mesche's allegame totale — : | While Englemn is a very valuable man, I think it is most unfortunste publicity to have a boy feel that the whole thing is dependent upon hime The team's success is the only success that is durable and not individual success, because the other four boys must help hime It is unfair tothe other players because Engleman is not a strong defensive mane His errors in passing are very noticeable to everyone, therefore, the other boys must give of their defensive strength more emphatically and nothing is ever said about ite : It is difficult to keep morale on a team when only one man is played to the heights, or even when two men are played up ke : Marvin Sollenberger, our regular guard, is in the hospital under obe servation and will not be in the Oklahom games This is confidential, but the doctors at the hospital are afraid of glandular fevers This is nota eritical disease but a very serious one and might incapacitate him for several months, The lymphatic glands in his neck are swollen and he is runing e temperatures _ Blood counts are being made and we are hopeful it is not as bad as first supposede liowever, we will kmow in a little while but it will be too late, of course, for the Oklahoma gome.s ae aa ga . : We will start either T.eP. Hunter of Oklahoma City or Charles Walker of Hutchinson, That will cause a shift of tho forwards also. We will use either Vance Hall or John Bussener as the other forward with Engleman, and Bob and John Kline will play the other positions. © ook , If you want to quote me in my expression of the NeCeAede and AcheVe I have no objections neither do I object to being quoted on the part in reference to the win, lose or draw because I have a baseball team to coach and I have not seen any of them yols nee y Our first baseball games are with Kansas State on April 7 and 8 in Lawrence-~the dates having been changed from April 4 and 5 to this later dates The prospects at Kansas State are rosy and we heve but one regular lettermn returning who played on the regular team last years Miller cameron, our regular _ Shortestop last year, enrolled at the Umiversity of Oklahoma this past fall so _ that he might play under Jap Haskell, where they encourage baseball decidedlys larry Hensley, our regular center fielder, signed up with Detroit and he reports at Joplin in the next week, All the other players have graduated or like Monte Murkle, who caught last year, are staying out of baseball so they can play football next year and not spoil their football eligibility. 3 ! ; But we will talk about baseball later OMe I assure you, however, I have had enough of basketball this winter because we just have not had the power, weight or height for our adversaries, We are thankful for all the things we have received, Mr. Partner | i. Page Three aoe Mare 5,.1941 and I am not desirous of seeing these little pygmies take a beating for an outfit who wants to pocket all the moneye Certainly the crowd goes to see the college ‘teams who play, and the college athletic association should get a share, so should the NeCeAeAs, but neither one should hog the whole amount from the others | Personally I do ov care a whit what the selection committee thinks of my statement, but I do not want our om boys to feel that I am gipping them out of the Tournaments They really want to play but I do not want to use any words that would embarrass theme But so far as I am concerned I am speaking my own mind, but with no desire to ‘hurt their chancese Tf you should quote me as toa statement I made a few weeks ago, and reaf- firm it now, that I do not like to see these little pygmies take a beating, rather then for me to show a strong animus against this outfit of money grabbers, : then OeKe by mee © pig Now, another peeves The idea of Olsen, who is Chaizman of the Fastern District, putting the play-off at the University of Wisconsin Fieldhousee That gives the BigeTen the decided advantage over anyone elses I% would be comparable . to putting the playeoff at the Oklahoma A, and i, Fieldhouse at Stillwater should Ae and Me be & participants The whole idee of the playeoff tournament is to give everybody an equal advantage, but Olsen is looking at it from the money he will draw over the popularity of Wiscdnsin winning the BigeTene And when he is doing thet he is also giving Wisconsin a break over the first, second and third district winner, ‘That is not sportings He is selling the faireplay rights for gate receiptse: — : The first eastern pleyeoff was held in the Palestra and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was not a participants The second play-off was held at the Butler Fieldhouse and Butler was nota participants Now the third one is to be held at Wisconsin and Wiscmsin is a participants They are playing on their home floor before their hane crowd, - The first Western playeoff was held at Treasure Island on a neutral ~ courte The second one was held in Kansas City and the third one will be held in Kensas City, all en neutral floorse . The first National Final was held at Northwestern University where Ohio State University had played several times, That gave the BigeTen an edgee Hobby Hobson, the coach at Oregon asked me to phone Harold Olsen at Columbus the night that Oregon beat Oklahoma, stating that they did not want BigeTen _ officials, and if they insisted on BigeTen officials that Hobby would insist on one Pacific Coast official, I was out at Treasure Island for the tournament play-off when I phonede John Bumn, Hobson and I got. together when Hobson made this request, John was driving from San Francisco back to Palo Alto that night so I was asked to do the phoninge I phoned Olsen at Columbus, Ohio and gave him Bunn'’s and Hobson's request, but Olsen told me that Dutch Lonborg was handling all details of the: Tourmament and we would have to take it up with hime I then Mre. Partner | Page Four Mare 5, 1941 passed the information along to Lonborg but it turned out thet they had two BigeTen or Western Conference officials work the game between Oregon | and ohio States vik 2 last year we were supposed to have neutral officials in Kansas City, but it turned out that the boy: who worked was: Ted O'Sullivan, who was freshe man coach at the University of Wisconsin and a practicing attorney at Madisons so we still had the BigeTen because Olsen was chairman, T have no chips in this game, but I thought that you should lnow some of the inside workings of the BigeTen and the NeCeAcAs ee Sincerely yours, — “Mireetor of Physical Rducation andeereation Varsity Basketball Coach WAgleg THE KANSAS CITY STAR. DAILY SUNDAY WEEKLY COMBINED CIRCULATION CIRCULATION CIRCULATION 450,000 MORNING AND EVENING 320,000 PAID-IN-ADVANCE 600,000 rea SUBSCRIBERS Dear Coach: Thanks for the letter on Hogben. I wanted the information for personal reasons,not Bor publication. I assume the Oklahoma game is &@ sell-out,as have been the other games at Lawrence,lately. Will you please ask Harl to set aside two ugk seat tickets and one press ticket for me? I appreciate your kindness, pe a ge a ae \. 2 Fal tj < t je p/ vee Very truly yours, ; f : 4 2 ¥ J ¥ \ & * \ e : te oF ae Dan Partner ¥ 4 s 8 October 11, 1940 Ure Don Carlos Peete Argyle Building Kansas City, Missouri Dear Dre Peetes Your letter errived just before I am starting to class, but I must hurry a note to you to tell you that we will be looking for you at the Lindley Memorial Services in the auditoriums I hope to see you before, but if not, we will see all of you good Peete's later and we have cleared the schedule co that we will have @ good visit at our hone after the servicese Until then and almye, best wishes to you and your lovely family. Sincerely Yours, Director of Physicel Edueation and Recreation © Varsity Basketball Coach DON CARLOS PEETE, M.D. 531 ARGYLE BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 531 ARGYLE BUILDING : °F = Dre Allen 3 I don't understand why this letter was returned. Our letter dated Oct. 10 carries the same address and it was not, ‘returnede 2 UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS * LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION October 16, 1940 Mre Frank Ee Pringle c/o Mr. Karl Reineke Watts Truck Line 202 Washington Street Kansas City, Missouri Dear Mre Pringle; I acknowledge receipt of your favor of the 14th instante I-received your statement for last Saturday's game, the amount due is $2.45. I realize that this amount is very small, but there were so many parking spaces available I can understand it would not be very large. I had thought it would be greater than this amount, howevere The Nebraska game will be a bumpere I am. expecting to go to the Union Building about 6:15 but will be home about 5:00, and will be there until time to go to the Union Building for the Parents! Day Banquete I would suggest, if it would be convenient, that you come to my home between 5:00 and 6:00. Very corfNially yours, ce ector ef Physical Edy@ation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coa October 10, 1940 lire Frank E, Pringle o/o lire Karl Reinke 202 Yashington Street Kansas City, Missouri Dear lire Pringles It will be agreeable for you to handle the parking facilities as you did last years _ ‘Phis letter should reach you early — Friday morninge | Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation : Varsity Basketball Coach FOAsig 7 Prank Ee Pringle Ure Marl Reineke Washington Kansas City, Missouri Dear lire Pringles I aclmowledge receipt of your favor of the 1éth I received yours chute for last saterters game, the amount due is (2e4S_ I realize that this enount is very smli, but there were so many og Spaces available ! be very be I had thought . this amoumt, howevere The Nebraska Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Osteber 30, 1940 Dre Theodore Paullin Chairman, Young lion"s Christian Associstion Kanses Memorial Union Building Tniversity of Kansas Dear Dre Paullin: I am happy thet your drive has gone over the top in good shapes I have returned the pledge cards and also enclosed a letter from tre. Earl Falkenstien which I think should receive your attentions — Congratuleting you on your leedership in this campaign, I amy : Sincerely yours, e Director of Physical Educetion and Pecreation Varsity Basketball Coach PCA: lgs:min Fnce _ ADVISORY BOARD * Dr. Theodore Paullin, Chairman . Prof. J.J. Wheeler, Vice-Chairman Prof. Harold G.Ingham, Treasurer University of Kansas STUDENT CABINET Donn Mosser, Finances Henry Holtzclaw, Publicity Hartwell Jewell, Concessions Prof. Allen Crafton -George Docking Rev. Joseph F. King Dr. Hilden R. Gibson Dean Paul B. Lawson Fred S. Montgomery Dean F. J. Moreau Prof. Bert A. Nash Prof. R. H. Wheeler STUDENT OFFICERS Ed Price, President Keith Martin, Vice-President Lloyd Estes, Secretary Jim Burdge, Treasurer 9 . e - . WMen’s Christian Association Kansas Memorial Union Building Lawrence, Kansas Young Ernest Klema, John Conard Donald Hayman, Freshman Council David Watermulder, Paul Gilles Bob Collett, Cline Hensley, Verlyn Norris, Religion Al Decker, Keith Spalding, Bill Cavert, Bill Miller, Jack Dunagin, Personnel Executive Secretary JOHN J. O. MOORE George Kettner, Gerald Banker, Wallace Dooley, Carl Unruh, Bernard Lambert, Social Action October 28, 1940 Dear Mr. Alien: The YeM.eGeAe drive has been coming along in fine shape. The co-operation of you men who are solicit- ing and of the faculty generally has been very en- couraging indeed. At the present moment, the student drive is already “over the top* with contributions and pledges of $689.00. So far reports from the fac- ulty workers show pledges and contributions of $219.50 out of our quota of $575.00. I hope that the work of the canvass can be completed within the next few days. If you have not seen all your men, will you please send in a preliminary report to the "Y".office today (Monday)? Return the cards of those who may have declined to contribute, as well as of those who have. Then try to see the rest of your people today if possible, since the community chest. drive will be carried on this week. I want to thank you again for the help that you are giving use WM | Theodore Paullin Chairman, Advisory Board Friday end Saturday Mondey end Tuesdays was G Conflict in the wakes it impossible for us cur doing e0~ We are cat f thet 1 Und fa the there ted oh kende yours, October 30, 1940 you | the dates have but prohibi ganes whi vee Director of Physical Education and Reoreation These are the only two games wo will play in Lawrence Varsity Basketball Coach before the Christmas holidays. With all good wishes, I an, § FCAsig October 31, 1940 Mre Ye Ee Padden Ue Se Engineer Office 701 Davidson Bldg. Kansas City, Mos Dear Ure Padden: = find that somehow your letter of Yay 22 was mispleced and 4 failed to answer the seme before the close of school last springs However, I em now writing to let you mow that while i appreciate your sending me that date on Robert S. Macklin et Amity, Woe, it is not our habit to offer any special inducements to the basketball mene We do this because we do not heve eny money for such purposes, and secondly, most of the special dispensations are granted to the football boys in an effort to build e better team. The fact that Robert would come from Missouri would have meade it necessary for him to pay out<-of-stete tuition. We have no way to take care of this, and, since some schools do make specie] inducements, I am sure we would not be able to bring him here if we wanted to. There is no extra money here for basketball pleyers, and we have adopted the policy of taking only crack students interested in the University, and have endeavored to make besketball players out of theme : I do wish to thank you for writing me and I em sorry thet I failed to acknowledge your letter sooner. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAsig:min LS. Again dfn Fel dnwtivlm. LL Bray £4, AP FO $i FC il. Page: 1. NAME: Robert S. Macklin ADDRESS: Amity, Mo, AGE : 19 yr. HEIGHT : 6° 1” WEIGHT: 187 lbs. 1, High School:- Union Star High School: Union Star, Missouri l, Attended the years of 1935 to 1938, 2 Scholastic Standing--Valedictorian of Graduating Class of '38 3. Athletic Competition:- a. Years on Varsity Team-- 3 yr, ('36='38) b. Position Played-- Guard and Center ¢. Number of Games Played in '37-- Won 42 Lost 3 Total 45 games Number of Games Played in '38-- Won 38 Lost 4 Total 42 games d, Total Points Scored, (Outdoor and Indoor Season) (1). Year of '37-- 1520 points Average: 36 points (2). Year of '38-- 1453 points Average: 34,6 points 4, Team Honors:- a. Year of '37:- (1). Won DeKalb County Outdoor Championship (2). Won Northwest Missouri Outdoor Championship at Maryville, Mo. (3). Runner-up at Maysville Indoor Invitation Tournament (4). Won Union Star Indoor Invitation Championship (5), Won Maysville Regional Championship (a). Defeated by Jackson in first game at the Missouri State Tournament, b. Year of '38:- (1). Won DeKalb County Outdoor Championship (2), Runner-up at Northwest Missouri Outdoor Tournament (3), Won Maysville Indoor Invitation Championship (4), Won Union Star Indoor Invitation Championship (5), Runner-up at St. Joseph Regional Tournament (a), Defeated by Trenton in Finals (b). Defeated St, Joseph aren, City Champions, in Semi-finals, (6). Won Y.M.C.A, Intermediate Viieruaent At St. Joseph, 5. Individual Honors:- Ag. YOar of *37:< . (1). Scored a total of 414 points during season for an average of 9.2 points per game, (2). All-Tournament Selection at Regional Tournament at Guard Position, b. Year of '38 (1). Scored a total of 462 points during season for an average of 11 points, (2). Captain of Second All-Tournament Team at Regional Tournament at St, Joseph. (3). All-Tournament Selection st Y,M,C,A, Tournament in St. Joseph, (a). Received Award for Second Outstanding Player f Tournament, (36 Teams in Tournament (b). Received Award ‘as High Point Man Of Tournament. Page: 2 aa Junior College:- Trenton Junior College: Trenton, Missouri 1. Attended the year of '39, 2. Scholastic Standing --Upper third of class, 3, Athletic Competition:- Missouri Junior College Conference (M,J,C,C,) (a). Lettered on Varsity Team, (ob). Position Played--Forwa¢d, (c), Number of Conference Games Played-- Won 8 : Lost 3 Total 11 4, Team Honors:- (a), Finished 3rd, in M.J.C.C, Conference, 111, Independent Basketball:= Union Star Amateur Town Team (1940) 1, Member of Metro League of Y.M.C.A, of St. Joseph, Missouri 2. Position Played--Center and Forward, 3. Number of games played--Won 21 Lost 5 Total 26 games, 4, Team Honors:- (a), Finished 2nd in Metro League, (b). Won St, Joseph Commercial Trade Tournament, (c). Won Lathrop, Mo, Invitation Independent Tournament, (d), Were only defeated 9 points by the Phillips Team of the Kansas City Naismith League, 5, Individual Honors:- (a). Finished Second in the Metro League Scoring with a total of 105 points in 14 games, (db). All-Tournament Selection at Center Position ih the Y.M,C.A. Commercial Tournament, 1V. Prospective University Course:- 1. Metallurgical Engineering, Ve It will be necessary for me to abtain employment to finance any education, If it is possible for me to enroll under that circumstance, I shall, to the best of my knowledge, continue in school until graduation, GPrbekd. Plactiir References: W. F. Gilman, Former Union Star Pasketball Coach, Goodman, Missouri Carol Russell, Trenton Junior College Basketball Coach, Trenton, Missouri Gene Sullivan, News-Press Sports Editor, St. Joseph, Wissouri October 31, 1940 Mrs. Tom Pringle Home Visitor Cowley County Sociel felfere Board Arkenses City, Kanses | Dear rs. Pringle: Your. good letter of Yay 24th regerding Wiley Crabtree wes misplaced somehow and I am just now writing to you to tell you thst I am sorry thet such a thing heppened I am sorry that I failed you on this assignment, — but I would be interested to !mow just whet beeame of Fred and how he is getting alongs I assure you it was not my desire to neglect this, but I wes out of town much of the time on commencement speake ing engagements end your letter was mispleced and only came to my attention early this fall when I wes cleaning out some files. I do wish to acknowledge your ee and — for not writing sooner. Sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education and ®ecrestion Varsity Basketball Coach FCA:lg:min COWLEY COUNTY SOCIAL WELFARE BOARD Office ak County Disecor Wiakddybiaxsks Arkanses City, Kansas May <4, 1940 Mr. F. G. glien Director of Athletics University of Kanses LeWrence, Kansas Dear mr. Allen: Re: Wiley Crabtree Since the writer is interested in helping the above named boy to further his education, and, at the same time, is interested in helping to supply athletic material for the University of Kansas, I would like to have your scout con- tact Wiley Crabtree, son of Fred Crabtree, at 908 South Second Street, Arkansas City, Keanses. Wiley greduated from the Arkansas City High School in 1938 and while in school, he played football in the position of tackle. In order to help put his two sisters through high school and junior college, Wiley entered a C.C.C. camp and has an honorable discharge from this service. He served in three different camps and also has a certificate in for- estry. This boy now weighs 225 pounds and is six feet three inches tell. He was born July 3, 1918, which will make him 2@ years of age in July, 1940. With his former experience in foot- ball, his training in the C.C.C. camps, his weight, and age, he should make an ideal football prospect. Wiley received a foot injury but it is believed this could be corrected with proper medical attention. If this boy could receive N.Y.A. employment while attending college, he could complete his education and also serve the school in athletic activities. Anything you may be able to do to help this boy complete his education, will be greatly appreciated by all concerned. Yours very truly, Mrs. Tom Pringle Home Visitor MP:MMR