EARLE G. BROWN, M. D.

BOARD OF HEALTH
COMMISSIONER

BENJAMIN R. ALLISON, M. D.

 

CHAIRMAN (aac a
MRS. GENESTA M. STRONG —
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CHARLES M. NELSON MINEOLA. N. Y.

JOHN W. DODD, PH. D.

February 13, 1945.

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

Dear Doctor Allen:

Naturally, I was very much interested in the recent news concerning
the five members of the Brooklyn College basketball team. I also
recall that at various times in the past two or three years, some of the
New York sports writers have taken occasion to "snipe" at you on some
of your statements concerning gambling on basketball games. Therefore,
I was astounded to see in both THE WORLD TELEGRAM, but especially in
THE MIRROR, articles which, in effect, commended youe In case you have
not seen these, they are enclosed:

Josephine finished her course at Presbyterian Hospital School of Nursing
on December 20, wrote her State Board examinations the last week in January
and returned to Presbyterian on the end: of February, where she is on duty
in Sloane Maternity Hospital. The day she finished she made application for
the Army Nurse Corps and expects to be called to duty about Mey first.

Richard received his second wound on the 17th of December, this one a
shell wound on the left forearm. Apparently there was some involvement of
the ulnar nerve as he has been receiving heat treatment and special exercises
for the left hand. A letter received this morning, dated February lst, said
that there had been an operation on the 29th of January and some particles
of clothing were removed and that the Major had told him he would be in
the hospital for another ten days. If theMajor's prediction was correct,
that would make him 55 days in the hospital this stay and 13 days on his
first trip. Apparently he received this wound in fighting in or near
Sarreguemines. A telegram from the Adjutant General seid that the wound
was received in action in Germany.

I have followed the newspaper reports of this year's Big Six Basketball
race with the hope that Kansas would again be on top. Other than scores,
most of my information comes from one of the Topeka papers and so I am
considerably behind on up-to-date news.