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THE COLLEGES AND THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

 

At the meeting of the N.C.A.A. Council held in New York last December the
relations between the colleges and the Olympic Association were discussed. Following
the Council meeting, an N.C.A.A. Olympic Committee was created to study the situation,
to make suggestions relative to contributions on the part of college men to the Olym-
pic Fund, and to take whatever steps seemed advisable toward furthering the interests,
especially, of the sports in which the colleges are particularly interested.

On February 15th and 16th the committee met in Chicago and discussed Olympic
finances and methods of assisting the next Olympic Committee in the organization and
promotion of the following Olympic sports- track and field, swimming, wrestling, and
the eight-oared crew.

It is well to review the growth and development of the Olympics from the
standpoint of the colleges and to call attention to certain developing factors. In the
first place, the United States is the only member of the International Olympic As socia-
tion in which the educational institutions are in a large sense the athletic units.

Here in America there are’ some thirty-three million individuals enrolled in the schools,
colleges and universities. In fact, there are more young people in attendance in our
institutions below college rank than there are in all the rest of the schools of simi-
lar character throughout the world; more young men and young women are enrolled in the
colleges and universities than are enrolled in all of the rest of the colleges of the
world, There are approximately sixteen thousand schools and one thousand institutions
above high school grade in which intereinstitutional athletic programs are sponsored and
promoted. Most of these institutions have athletic plants and facilities and employ
trained coaches, Naturally, then, the Olympic teams in the sports fostered by the
schools and colleges are largely composed of college trained athletes. In the February
Athletic Journal is an article prepared by T. N. Metcalf which shows that 99% of the
points won by the American track and field team in the recent Olympics in Berlin were
won by undergraduates or by recent college graduates who trained for the Olympics under
the guidance of their coaches on the college athletic fields.

The eight-oared crew is always composed exclusively of college undergrad-
uates, Further, the men who excel in Olympic swimming and wrestling are invariably
college trained men.

In short, the colleges are now the training ground for the Olympic champions
in the sports designated, This was not always true. There was a time when perhaps ‘
one-half of the members of the American Olympic track team were athletes who had never
attended college. The A.A.U. came into existence back in 1889 at which time school
and college athletics in this country were in their infancy. Beginning with the second
Olympic Games, the A.A.U. has pretty much controlled, officered and administered our
Olympic activities in the sports mentioned as well as in others, However, with the
educational institutions gradually growing in importance in athletics recognition has
been given them and this fact from time to time. Following the War, the Olympic Asso-.
ciation was created and the N.C.A.A. became a member of this Association. Some eight
years ago the Olympic Association constitution was revised, giving the N.C.A.A. more
voting strength than it previously had enjoyed. Today it is felt that the colleges
should assume more responsibility im the matter of financing the teams composed large-
ly of college men and should have larger responsibility in the management and control
of these four sports previously mentioned,

 

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Constitution may appoint four members on a committee such as the Olympic Track and
Field Games Committee; the President of the Olympic Association appoints two and the
Sports Governing Body two. The President of the N.C.AeA. appoints four members and
these twelve may elect the thirteenth. This means of course that with the present
set-up the A.A.Us may every four years be represented by nine out of thirteen members
on these Games Committees. ., Mr. Brundage was very fair in his treatment of the college
interests. In other words, he did not use his official position as President of the
A.A.U. and President of the American Olympic Association to distribute patronage —
the A.A.U. mens

II.. The Question Today.

The question today is whether the colleges are or should be satisfied
with this arrangement. The N.C.A.A. has been recognized by the Olympic Association
as the national collegiate body so far as athletics are concerned. Some 300 colleges
and universities hold membership in the N.C.A.,A. For these and other reasons it
secms apparent that if any protest is to be made against the present Olympic set-up
that the N.C.A.A. is the proper body as representing the college interests to make
this protest, If the N.C.AsA. does not wish to serve in this capacity then undoubted-
ly sooner or later some other college organization would be asked to represent the
collegiate interests in Olympic affairs,

III, Should the Colleges Function as a Separate Entity or Should
They Lose Their Identity in the A.A.U?

It is sometimes suggested that if the college men are not satisfied
with the A,A.U. domination of Olympic matters they should join the AAU. district
organizations and thus see that their interests are conserved, During the last eight
years the A.A.U. has striven to persuade the colleges to join the A.A.U. and to in-
terest the college athletic leaders in affiliating with the A.A.U. units. After
eight years of effort, however, only one college athletic man is president of an
AsA.U. district, two or three are district secretaries and perhaps there are three or
four college men who represent the college viewpoint but who are not connected with
any college organization. Whether it is because the college athletic men are so busy
with their own work that they do not have time to assist the AsA.U. or whether it is
vecause they are not interested in the affairs of that other organization, the fact
remains that the predominating influence of the AeA.U. i8 not proscollegiate, In
fact, in some sections it is very distinctly anti-collegiate.

IV. What Further Steps Should be Taken by the Colleges?

It has been suggested that the colleges assume the responsibility of
raising adequate funds with which to transport the four teams in which they are pri-
marily interested to the coming Clympic Games and further that these four Olympic
Games committees be under the major control and direction of the N.C.A.A. representa-
tives on those important committees,

Further, it has been proposed that steps be taken to the end that in
the Olympic Association Meeting next November the colleges may at least be represent-
ed’ by as many voting delegates as the Amateur Athletic Union.

 

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Telephone 250
Ml rray Hill East 43rd Street
~ 4-7720 | New York, N. Y.

 

 

 

 

A National Magazine for Coaches and Directors of High School Athletics

June 1, 1937

Mre Forrest Ce Allen
University of Kensas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen:

Mre McCracken is in California at this time
and will not be back in the office until the end of June. I
am holding your letter of May 29th for him and am taking the
liberty of answering several of your questions.

The June issue of Scholastic Coach has gone
to press and the diet material about which Mr. McCracken wrote
you, was intended for fall issues of the magazine. This means
there is no particular rush and that any time during the
early summer to suit your convenience will be plenty of time
for our publication.

I am sure that we will want an advanced re-

view of your basketball book, and may I also ask that you
supply us with suitable material, if the book will be ready

for publication by then.
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SCHOLASTIC CATIONS

SZ0/me

Publishers of SCHOLASTIC, the American High School Weekly
 

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Dear Mr. licCrachen:

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your by aay of the 24th concerning ap giving some | = tical

tra ing table foods for athlete

 
   
  

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comply with your request as you desire.

Very cordially yours,

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| SCHOLASTIC

Telephone 250
MUrray Hill East 43rd Street
4-7720~ New York, N. Y.

 

 

 

 

A National Magazine for Coaches and Directors of High School Athletics

May 24, 1937

Mr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen:

As part of the editorial program in Scholastic Coach,
we attempt each year to give the school and college coach readers
of this publication some practical suggestions and information
concerning proper diet and training table foods for athletes,
We believe this subject is being given more attention today than
ever before and is an important factor in the proper conditioning
of athletic squads, With this in mind will you take a few minutes
to jot down on the reverse side of this sheet your suggestions and
ideas on this subject with a typical day's training table menu,
If you do not conduct a regular home training table you might
outline the foods you specify while your teams are on trips.

I shall appreciate your cooperation in this matter and
look forward to hearing from you,

Kindest personal regards and thanks.
Sincerely yours,

At Kuodud ye Cracker

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Publisher
SCHOLASTIC COACH

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Publishers of SCHOLASTIC, the American High School Weekly

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September 24, 1937.

Mr, Glenn Oatman, 7 |

fo Heard Scrapple Golf Tournament,
Pert Smith Country Club,

Fort Smith, Arkansas,

Dear Glenn:

You possibly know that the mixed four-
some is to play the versity golf course on
Thursdey, September 30, at 3:30, instead of on
Wedne » 88 we planned at first, Dr. Alien
said that he saw you rage before you left for
Fort Smith, but this is just to make sure that
you know the date on which the game 1s to be

played,

The other players, besides yourself
are Ray Watson and Betty end Kay Stephenson,
I believe 18 holes are to he played,

Good luck te you in the "Herd Serapple™?
Sincerely yours,

Secretary to Dr, Allen,

 
 

 

septenbor 25, 1937-6

New York City.
Dear ir, Kirby:

| I have your statement for yoarly
duos in the American Olympic Association,
wraccktssamecstuoe uf tua Manik tates

Secretary~Treagurer of the Jissouri
Intercoliegiate Athletic Association,

< am semling your ‘statement to lr.
George Veonker, Diractor of Athletics, at 2
loaa State College, Anes, Iowa, who is now |
Secretary-Treasurer of the association, I
trust you will put Mr, VYeenker's name on
your permanent mailing list, |

Sineorely yours,

Director of Physical Education

 
 

 

October 1, 1937.

Route 4,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Glenn:

That was a swell exhibition foursome.
The appreciative et that followed you around
showed that thoy ea the play of all four of
you people.

The fact that you good golfers would
play on a course cag athena oaesigag sp seemed to
generate contagious enthusiasn. fact that
you explained the play situation added te your
popularity. —

Thank you very much, Glenn, for your
fine contributions

Singerely yours,

FPCAsAH Director of Physical Education.

 
NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION
912-14 KANSAS AVENUE

TOPEKA, KANSAS

ANNE LAUGHLIN
Kansas Director

beawrence, Kansas
Ngvember 1, 1957

Dre Fe Ce Allen
University Of Kansas
lawrence, Kansas

Deer Dr. Allen:

I spoke to you two weeks ago about mking a short talk
to my NYA workers. You do not need to have a definite title
for your talk, The subject matter could be something like
this, “General Health Principles Necessary for obtaining and
Holding a Job," or “fhe Value of Health and Physical Education,"
which could include the ¢ourses given by the Physical Education
School and prerequisites required to enter the Physical Edu-
cation Department,

The talk need not be more than 15 or 20 minutes long.
Questions will be asked for 10 minutes after the talk.

The meeting is set for Tuesday, November 9, at 1021
Rhode Island, which is called the NYA Center.

If there is anymore information that you wish to know,
please call me at phone 945,

Thanking you, Tam,

Sincerely yours,

Robert gyl
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January ii, 1938.6

Me Ronald 014
Street & Smith tions, Ince,
New York City, NeYe

Dear lit. Oliphant:

We were happy indeed to hear fram yous |

Doubtless Ihre MeGraw sent you a copy of

2 ser NS een "Better Dashet.
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Sincerely yours,

FOAsAH Varsity Coache |

 

 
 
 
 

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and a New Year of happy days

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December 30, 1957s

Vis LeRoy Hy Olson,
910 S, Michigan Aves,
Room 804,
Chicago, Illincise

Dear thre Olsons .
You will pardon me for not answering your good Letter

of the th instautpsconers

The new book, “Better Basketball", came out on the market
om December 10th, and of ow friends think it is much better
than “lg Basketball » It is more conplete and more inform~
ative and more readable, I believes I am sending you a mimeographed
sheet describing the contents of the book. I trust this will give
you sane information such ag you desires :

will lose you more than it will gains ‘You heve almost got to play a
retreating defense to pick up your mon down the floor and stay wi
then with any degree of success.

Versity Pasketbell Conch,

 
December 4,1957,
910 S.Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, Illinois.

Dear Mr.Allen:-

With the 1937 - 1938 basketball season
rapidly getting under way I again find great interest in
your Basketball Bible. While vast changes have been made
in the rules and regulations since your book was written I
note that there are really no changes necessary in the men
who play the game - now just as then it is the man with the
winning spirit that forges to the fore. I have read several
times your article about that one great game and wish that I
might have seen it. It is a shame that the spectators at the
game did not understand what courage it took for your men to
Play as they did. In connection with Endacott's fighting his
way into sixteen jump balls - were the rules such at that time
as to enable one of the jumpers to take the ball himself after
tipping it in midair ? If not,how did Endacott ever manage
to get into such a position as to enable him to participate
in every one of those jump balls ?

At the office whére I am eployed - a
masini of us have formed a team to compete in a local league.
We get to practice but about two hours one night each week,
Only two of the men have ever played before,I mean to say
that only two of these man have played along side one another.
Our problem is to make a unit out of our ten men, Thus far
we have devoted our time mainly to fundamental practice with
a short period for scrimmage thrown in each practice night.
Four of us have been Bplaying a long while - the other men
are hew employees - mainly youngsters about 18 to 20 years
of age. We have not had a chance to work on any plays and
do not anticipate attempting to do so inasmuch as the little
time we spend together prevents our working well enough to
properly perform plays. We expect to concentrate of short
accurate passes to work the ball in for short shots - using
wherever possible screening.

Our main problem has to do with what
type of play we shall engage in when we get the ball under
our basket after the other team has scored. We play on a
large floor. We are undecided if we should rush one of our
fast forwards down the floor in an attempt to get ahead of
our opponent's defense or if we should keep our men more
or less in the backcourt to provide the man who takes the
ball off side with plenty of men to pass to. Another feature
about which we have had a discussion is this - when the other
team gets the ball under their basket - shall we drop back
or shall we retain our positions - playing a man to man

defense - and try to intercept the pass ?
Being a large floor are we not apt to find ourselves hard ;
put to cover each man ? And if they get the pass completed

from offside will we not be in a poor position to defend

ourselves against a fast break ? I dislike the idea of

just handing them the ball offside and thephllowing them

to put it into play without competition. aven't seen any

games played by the better teams around the city so I do

not know what the coaches in this district are doing about

the new rules.

What do you think about removal of the face guarding rule ?
What shall those of us who have been coached to ¢exrakent

keep one eye on the Baskz ball and the other on our opponent
do now ? =WwWll there not be a foul on the man who turns his
back to the ball and concentrates on looking into your face ?

Guess maybe I had better close now before I wear out my
welcome by writing you letters that are much too long. I

know you are a very busy man and will not expect any reply.
However,if you should find some time I'd like awfully much
to hear from you. Believe me to be,

   

Sincerely yours,

LeRoy H.Olson

910 Ss.Michigan Ave.
Room 804
Chicago,Ill.

If you do write will you please mark your letter "Personal" ? - Thanks
STATE OF KANSAS

 

BOARD OF OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINATION
OFFICE OF SECRETARY AND REGISTRATION

J. E. FREELAND, D. O.

COFFEYVILLE, KANSAS

Dear Doctors:

This is a legal notice to inform you that, there has been a new law
enacted in Kansas, which applies to every individual in the professione
This enactment is known as the Osteopathic Re-registration Lawe

The Re-registration idea is not a new one. Many of the various boards
of Kansas have this legal requirement; such as the Medical, Dental, Chiro-
practic, Barber and Beauty operatorse All require an annual re-registration
with a feee For the past several years other states have had such legal
requirements for the osteopathic profession. Missouri, our next door
neighbor, has had a law similar to our own.

The Kansas law has two important features that may not be entirely
clear as to their direct effect upon the individual osteopathic physician
and surgeone

The first feature of the law is, that every osteopathic physician
holding a Kansas license to practice osteopathy, is required to re-register
on, or before July 1, 1937, and each succeeding year thereafter, with an

annual fee of Five dollars ($5.00).

The second feature of the law is, that every osteopathic physician
holding a Kansas license to practice osteopathy and surgery, is required
on or before July 1, 1938, to furnish evidence of having taken at least two
days of post-graduate work, such as the annual convention of the Kansas
State Osteopathic Association, the convention of the American Osteopathic
Association, post-graduate or special courses that are outstanding.

 

The administration of this law was placed in the hands of the Kansas
State Board of Osteopathic Examination and Registration.

The annual re-registration must be made with the Secretary of the
Boarde Upon receipt of the fee, he will mail you a certificate of re-reg-
istratione Enclosed with this certificate will be a card, which must be
properly signed and filled in to show that the required post-graduate work
has been completed before your re-registration July 1, 1958-6

Fraternally,

JEF/hw Je Ee Freeland, D. 0. Secretary
Kansas State Board of Osteopathic
Examination and Registratione
 

December 10, 1937-

 
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RoBERT B. OYLER
LAWYER
209- WEST £IGHTH-SEREET.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
1021 Re Ie
Decemb er z 2 1937

Dr. F. Ce Allen
Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

Thank you for the old boxing gloves, volleyballs and
basketballs. A colored group at Lincoln School in North
Lawrence and also at Lawrence High School will have a lot
of fun playing with these articles. Any such sporting
goods discarded from time to time by the University would
be appreciated by such a groupe

I just mention the fact that if you need officials
for any of your second team games in the month of December,
I would be glad to have the opportunity to officiate for

yous
Sincerely yours,
Robert er
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Doubtless you have heard of the uew book thet —
wo put out on basketball this winters. It is embitiled
“Batter Basketball", published by MoTramIli11 Bool
of Yow York, and it 43 really going over in a big wy.

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CLARENCE P. OAKES
P. O. BOX 461
INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS

March
24th,
293 8

Mr. Forrest C. Allen
Department of Physical Education
Lawrence, Kénsas

Dear Phogs:

It was very gratifing to me to see you come
through again this year with «9 "“corkins" good
basketball team. It mst have been a great source
of satisfaction to you to have the student body

pretty well bsck on your side, as I understand
they are at this time.

Don't forget what I told you once about
writing 211 the books you possibly can,in this way
you not only help others to learn the game right,
but you also establish vourself in the minds of the
publie as the leading coach of the came -—-—= which
I sincerely believe you are.

With sincere best wishes,

7 eee Ge .

CPO:AW

 
 

larch 7, 1958.

lite Ee Be Ober,
Lawrence, ianck&Se

Dear Serts

Tow kind mote is very mush appreciated, and I
wish to thank you for yow thoughifulasss in witinge —

| The tean morals this year has been wuderfuls
The umstinted devobion and omellent cooyeration of the
boys has dome much toward the successful baskotuull seasute

Thenkius youfor your kind words, and with ali
good wishes, I aa

Director of Physical Bimation,
Varsity Basketball Coaches

 
HEAD TOFOOT OUTFITTERS

LAWRENCE, KANSAS

March 4, 1938

Phog Allen
Lawrence, Kansas

My dear Phog:

There were so many people around last
night I didn't have an opportunity to
congratulate you on your successful season,
You certainly have the ability of producing
a team and putting over a season. TI hope
you may be continuously successful. I
want you to know we appreciate your efforts
and the things you are doing for Kansas
in the way of basketball as well as other

WAYS «
Very sincerely

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