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Department of
University Utilities

“Walter W. Kraft |
Superintendent THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA

fiorman Oklahoma
Dr. He We Davis, Paculty

Representative, M.VsIeAcAs
University of Lansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Davis:

After the meeting of the Big Six Conference held in Kensas City on

the 27th day of February, you handed me some correspondence which contained

some charges of athletic irregularities affecting the University of Oklahoma
Athletic Department. ‘fhe letters referred to were one, dated February Sth,

from en attorney in Wichita, Kansas, and snother, dated January 26th, from an
attorney in Wichite. These letters were addressed to Mr. Allen, copies of which
were given to me. ‘The correspondence also included tw letters from F. ©. Allen,
one dated February 9th and the other February 10th. You requested that I investi-
gate the charges made in this correspondence and advise yous

Upon returning to Norman I immediately had a conference with Mr. Haskell,
eur director of athletics. I requested Mr. Haskell to furnish me a written
statement covering these charges. I also called upon Mr. Cross, the business
manager of athletics, for a statement as to whether or not any funds of the
athletic department had been expended in paying the expenses of high scheol boys
from “ichita, Kansas. I also talked te Mr. Lester Layton, a student at the
University of Oklahoma.

sila ties telies tit, Gat tinea ws ae 0 ene nies
in which he flatly denied any irregularities, snd in which he requested further
that I insist that Mr. Allen furnish specific proof rather than rumors and hearsay.
It was quite evident to me that it would be necessary that I personally go to
Wichita to interview the persons mentioned in the correspondence, or that I send
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supposedly involved. I preferred, of course, to investigate this myself.

Due to the press of business it wes impossible for me to leave. I was
hoping week after week that I could make the trip. However, finding that I could
not go, I enlisted the services of « man in whom I have the utmost confidence,
for the purpose of securing for me first-hand information from those mentioned
in the correspondence. After several conferences with this man I furnished hin
the full correspondence and instructed him to interview each person involved and
report back the situation as he found it. [ae es
which I will be glad to shor you at our next meeting.

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dated dnmmry 26, 1942: