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that Mr, Layton came to him for advice as to what school he should attend. Ilr.
Groe said that Layton was a boy who loved baseball, and that he knew he meant

to make a profession of playing it. Ir. Groe advised Layton that he could not
recommend any particular school, but that Layton would have to look over a number
of colleges, and their records, to determine for himself where he would be most >
benefitted. Mr. Groe stated that he mentioned, among other schools, the Univer-
sity of Texas and the University of Oklahoma, and that he saw nothing unusual in
the fact that Layton had selected the University of Oklahoma since Oklahoma has
had a fine record in baseball over a period of years. Mr. Groe also said that
the 0.U. alumi group in Wichita was solidly behind their high school team and
had taken a great interest in sports, even when they were not winners. He stated
that he was personally glad they took an interest in boys who were on the athletic
teams.

George Ritter, student at North High School == My investigator found that the
statements made by Mr. Ritter were practically identical with those made by Doug
Brown. It was Ritter's understanding that the expense money was paid to Mr.
Haskell and that he in turn wrote a check for the amount, paying it to the owner
of the care

George Powers, Wichita attorney -=- ly investigator reports on Mr. Powers as
follows:

"I had a strong feeling that Mr. Powers had written a particular letter to
Phog Allen. I explained to him over the telephone who I was and my purpose in
being there and asked for an opportunity to talk with him. He told me to come to
his office, and he would be glad to talk with me and glad to meet anyone from
Oklahoma. He went on to say that he certainly did not have any information that
would concern the situation because he knew absolutely nothing about it, and that
furthermore he was not even interested in it and had never taken any interest in
it because he had other things to do, I went to his office to see him and he told
me the same thing, assuring me that he had never had anything to do with the
situatione I asked his opinion on several matters and we talked back and forth
for some time before I told him that I had a letter with me which I felt sure that
he had written. I read the first paragraph of the letter then so that he would
recognize if it he had written it. His face turned red. The paragraph I am
referring to stated that the letter was of a confidential nature. Mr. Powers
said, "Well it doesn't seem to be véry confidential since you have it.” He then
admitted that he had written the letter and stated that it gave his views exactly.
I could get no further information from him."

I wish to call your particular attention to paragraph 7 of the letter dated January
26th, and addressed to "Dear Phog", which said: “Incidentally, someone should talk
to this Doug Brown about going to K.U., as no one has shown any interest in him as
yet." It seems to me that the thing proposed by your alumnus and attorney in
Wichita is exactly what some of the alumi of 0.U. in Wichita have done, and that
is to encourage these boys to go to their particular school, The alumus writing
this letter to Mr. Allen suggests that someone should talk to Doug Brown. He
evidently suggests that Phog Allen do something about it. I am merely calling your
attention to this statement to show that it is more or less the natural thing for
an alymnus to want to interest a good athlete in his own university, and I feel
that it is just as legal for the alumi of 0.U. to do this thing as it is for the
alumni of K.U,