Ur. Le Ve Brom, General Sales Menager, Lowe & Campbell Athletic Goods Co., Kansas City, Wo. Dear “Red”: Nothing that I know of would give me greater pleasure than to accept your swell invitation. I will be there. Casey Stengel has long been one of my very best friends. I admire him greatly. Thank you for inviting me. Sincerely yours, Direotor of Fhysical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. ows « Cimppe. DIVISION OF WILSON SPORTING GOODS COMPANY KoA, NS AS COL TY. Bt. PAUL WHOLESALE + ic Ofc ¢ RETAIL 1509-11-13 BALTIMORE AvE., KANSAS CITY 8, MO. February 20th, 1945 Dre Fe Co Allen, Athletic Department, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear "Phog": : A get together in this neck of the woods wouldn't be complete without the one and only Dre Fe C. Allen = so some of we old~timers are going to count on you “Phog" if it is at all possible. The date will be Tuesday night, March 27th sometime early in the evening, no doubt at the President Hotel when possibly a hundred or more of us are going to get together and extend our mutual old time friend "Casey" Stengel a welcome hand beck home as manager of the Kansas City Bluose A few of us here in Kansas City gathered together yesterday around the luncheon table including Judge Ben Terte, George Goldman, Harold Lederman, Bill Gardner , myself and confidentially Roy Hamey = = and he wants to stay a little bit in the background on this matter < - to arrange getting together a bunch of old time baseball players and former high school teammates of Casey's to put on just a little informal get-together for him about March 27th when he will be here a few days before going South with the Blues. I have already written “Quig" and We 0. Hamilton inviting both of them down from Lewrence and too I am writing to George Edwards at Missouri and a few others of Casey's and my teammates on the basketball team at Central High School in 1909. Then too we're getting together a bunch of the old time base= bell players around town some of whom played with Casey in high school and others in the professional league - so all in all it looks like we'll have @ hundred or more guests there including almost for sure George Trautmann, President of the Ae A» Be and naturally there'll be some good food and maybe @ drink or two together with a lot of reminiscing and story telling and I think you will enjoy this evening if you can arrange to be with use Naturally, if you're on hend we might call on you for a word or two but far be it from @ speech making contest on the part of anyonee What do say? Can you make it? and if there is any further part» iculars you need, let me knowe Naturally, we'll have newspaper and radiomen there and I be# lieve you can take my word for it that it's going to be a well worth while partye CHICAGO ° DALLAS ° Be he Ol SYRACUSE ° CHARLOTTE MINNEAPOLIS . CNC UN eae f e CLEVELAND ° DES MOINES DET RO 1 'T ° DENVER ° N-ASHVILLE ° PITTSBURGH . WASHINGTON #e- Continued Dr. Fe C. Allen Harold Lederman, manager of the Goldman Jewelry Company of Kansas City, Kensas has been appointed Chairman of this Committee and will undoubtedly get out a more formal announcement on it a little later one Will see that you get one = but in the meantime would like to hear from you as to what you think of the possibility of your being on hand - Yours a i i) By ‘Ne 4) Le Ve Brown LVB/ef : General Sales Manager LOWE & CAMPBELL Pobruary 28, 1945. Mr, HE. 8. Black, 4706 Broadway, Kensas City 2, Mo. Dear Mr. Black: | It is very kind of you to send the tear sheot from the St. Louis Ghobe-Democrat. The people here got me into this thing because they wanted to do some cleaning up around Lawrence in two or en wayss I hepe that I won't disappoint them. , Sincerely yours, Direator of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. St. Louis Globe-BDemorrat. Friday, Feb. 23, 1945 Phog Allen, Kansas, Enters Politics LAWRENCE, KAN.; Feb. 22) (AP). — Dr. F. 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AhAT Ae 4 bott 297 We 1/ Z a the Mewes Ser. pow: Ge my re qa Ds To foes Mal TEE 4 fljrs. hc bs é0 7 Denn 4 famsty AnD Also (TES. Allen. | | THE wee Pe Bee 75 BEEN changer or aah” yeu ge Mg” aoe Lem: Fy Mow) Avo SIE. Swogee MG ; Du pldblit 55 fog, DE Bhare m Euge C bu. Thursday, Dec. 28, 1944 Once Over Lightly ___By Andy Rooney NEw YORK, Dec. 27—Do you detect an odor? Do you smell something funny? Whether you detect it or not, something is beginning to smell, and it is the big time gambling racket which is moving in on amateur and, in particular, college sports. — A few weeks ago University of Kan- sas basketball coach Dr. Forrest C. ‘‘Phog’’ Allen popped off again. Good Doctor Allen is always popping off about this time of the year, but never- theless he had something to say. Simply, Phog told everyone who wanted to hear it and some who didn’t. that’ gam- blers have become a threat to college athletics. Speci- - fically Allen pointed out the’ case. of| “ii ‘Utah University | PHOG ALLEN ~— Coach Vadal ‘Peterson, who answered the door in his hotel room in New York before a game in the Garden and was confronted with a man who asked the question: ‘“‘How much will it cost me to have you.see to it that your boys lose to Dartmouth in the finals of the NCAA basketball tournament?’ Peterson slammed the door. Allen offered further information without laying himself open to a libel case about two college players who sold their own team to professional gamblers for a price. And lastly, Allen suggested that there is a scandal in the making which will make the Black Sox mess look like a penny pick-pocket affair. OSTLY what Phog Allen was talking about was Madison Square Garden. where the biggest basketball business in _ America is being carried on every winter by Ned Irish. The facts. are that hun- dreds of thousands of dollars are ex- changing hands on the results of the Garden winners and where there is that much involved someone is going to get _ approached. College gambling is not a haphazard affair participated in by a few track bookies during the off season ; it is a big time racket all by itself. These odds often oe the prices the gamblers are offering are not set by guess work and too often they are set by in- formation not available to the public. Gambling in college sports has grown to such proportions there is now ‘a cen- tral clearing house known to the trade 2s the ‘‘Minneanes House.’ It is known among the touts as a reliable trading firm dealing in sports information and betting prices, and bookies pay for the information they get from the Minneapolis. House just as they would pay for a pair of boots at Montgomery Ward’s. This house collects sports information all over the country and sets prices and wholesales information on sports events throughout the nation. They work through professional agents or dope col- lectors and naturally the best bet is to have someone -on the teams giving them the dope, or second best someone on the college campus. NED Irish, the Garden basketball mag- nate, has made an effort to run the gamblers out of the Garden, but the fact “is, if he stamped out gambling he would stamp out-a great deal of Garden basket- ball. Not all of those 17,000 people were at the Garden the other night because either St. Francis or Muhlenberg were dear to their hearts. They were there for the same reason they go to the horse races—and that ain’t to watch the nags run. 2s The hardest comment to answer about such gambling is, ‘‘So what??? But it is true that gambling makes for a bad smell and dishonesty. 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Lseano Pika mca, Crkil obnia : I 4 Tuesday, Oct. 24 § Irish Wants to Duck Gambling Charges Good old Ned Irish. co a tee - The-acting president of Madison Square Garden hastens to brand basketball “fix” charges by Dr. Forrest ‘“Phog” Allen, University of Kansas Basketball coach, as so much hogwash. oe j ‘It’s actually comical how these promoters, fight or otherwise, pare their bleeding hearts to the public and attempt to besmirch those who have a wholesome love of clean sports. Like the fight. game, that plays such an important part in the financial life of New York's Madison Square Garden, basketball has been coming in for its share of “unusual” happenings, but when a decent, respectable and responsible college coach, with no axes to grind, tries to prevent what will ultimately develop into.a rotten mess, the fellow’ is immedidtely tossed to the wolves. ‘Remember the fate of Willie Ritchie suffered here in California. Willie was presumptuous enough to call the fight game a “filthy, rotten business. . Willie was literally slaughtered by the fight mob and a lot of the folks he sought to protect, sided with that. element of boxing that’s on the ugly side. : Now watch ’em go to work on the Kansas coach. Irish fired the opening gun yesterday, when he answered Allen’s charges with the flat statement that “here is nothing more than a baseless repeti- tion of allegations which he picked up by way of ‘heresay.” - It’s amazing how these promoters can always come up with that “baseless charge” gag, wherever the gamblers are concerned. — Irish, in further replying to charges by Allen that gamblers had arranged to “fix” the results of certain college cage games played in Madison Square Garden, said: “There is nothing new in what Dr. Allen alleges. ga : : wee “ Watch Attempt to Besmirch “’Phog” Allen That Brother Irish would like to get out from under and duck: the whole issue, a well known habit of those who are trapped, is clearly indicated in his further comments. Irish says: “The situation he refers to was investigated thoroughly by local authorities and the newspapers, when the rumor first: developed last season. : sey : “That investigation: proved that the rumor was baseless. No player was ever disciplined and no other action was taken. I would like to let the entire matter drop rather than give Allen a chance to talk again. om oe ; “He has been doing that sort of thing for years now, and the mystery to me is that people take him seriously in the light of his previous false prophecies. a Bees “However, in this instance, it was a very serious thing for him to do, based strictly on a second-hand story, and in justice to the players he named, I feel moved to say there was nothing to it.” . Good old Mr, Irish confirmed that he had received Allen’s tele- gram in which he named the players allegedly involved. in the “fix.” But he doesn’t want to hear anything more about it. How like the average boxing promoter is Brother Irish. He gets the lowdown ona dirty mess, but he would “like to let the entire| matter drop." | In my book, the guy has everything—but courage. ae : se te Me 3 Gti Ue, Leth vii van Sams Soa October 12, 1944. Col. Karl F. Baldwin, 76 Collins 8t., Melbourne, Australia. Dear Colonel Baldwin: I received a letter from your son, John 2, Baldwin, Berkeley, California, in which he enclosed a check for one hundred dollars, and I want you to know how musual I. think he is to want to perpetuate the ne ee fine friend, T. P. Hunter. I wrote him that perhaps others would wamtote gi to this memorial, and he sejd, “By all means, if others wish to give to this memorial they should do so. Aytiva | I am sending you a copy of our Jayhawk Rebounds, and I have put John on the permanent mailing list, as well ‘a8 yourself. I write a letter each month to the boys in - he service because it is one of the emall contributions that we on the home front can make to our boys who are —e that big job for us. | : We often think of you in Rotary because in my opinion you stand for the best in Rotary, in civil as well as in militery life. It is always a great pleasure to see you. Fad ad ; Rotarily yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH ‘ Varsity Basketball Coach. September 29, 1944. Dr. Esther Barney, Manchester, Vermont. Dear Dr. Barney: Iam giving you o bandage that I think will work on your patient, Peggy Lincoln Beokwith. I am enclosing a diagram of a piece of sheeps wool tanned. You can cut one from an old storm coat if it is impossible to buy this tanned sheepshide with the wool on it. We czll it a shear- ling pad. : The length of this pad is about half an inch longer than the sketch on the paper. However, the length of any of these pads are to be deter- mined by the size of the knee. This pad is the right length for a knee of my size. The small area goes around the back in the popliteal space and the flanges go around the knee to meet at the front. It should be short enough so that it takes some stretohing on the part of this shearling pad to make the ends meet at the front. Adhesive tape is caught around at the back and pulled as tightly as possible around to the front. Toward the front edge there is naturally a VY shape of the adhesive as it branches out from the back to encompass the cartilaginous areas of the mes, All the taping starts at the back and is long enough to overlap in front tightly enough that it would appear to you that 1% would cut off the circulation of the leg, but you will not do that due to the wool padding that prevents it. So tape it just as tightly as you possibly can and you will get exe cellent results and fine locomotion. We use this on our football and basketball players who are beyond going, and it really is the answer. The best thing that you oan do is to eut one for your husband's lmee and practice on him, then have him cut one for your kmee and practice on you so that vou will get the feel of it. It is a wonderful bandate and I think the answer to most knee difficulties such as you describe. If this is not clear to you, please write me for further instructions. With all good wishes to you and Dr. Mason Barney, I am Very sincerely yours, ; Direotor of Physical Education, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. DR. MASON B. BARNEY DR. ESTHER PARRY BARNEY OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS © MANCHESTER, VERMONT ate x Sh Jeet sta li aN Le eo eae pen cL eR as er cae a dee eats Cres Rea eee ie) ese eer a = epee ea Se eae TRE ALL-STUDENT COUNCIL UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE November 4, 1944 Dr. F. Ce Allen Robinson Gymnasium University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen, The Student Council wishes to express its sincere appreciation for your contribution in making Homecoming a success. we feel that without your cooperation, we could not have achieved the happy cutcome. Sineerely yours, The All-Student Council Homecoming Chairman MEDICAL FIELD SERVICE SCHOOL CARLISLE BARRACKS, PA. Ay ) cw Aras t H'3 ) A. M. Brown Naval Air Station Theatre _ Corpus Christi, Texas IN REPLY REFER TO U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS December 4,194 Dear "Doc": Our recent meeting in Lawrence was short, but to the point. I'm very sorry we missed you at the game since I would have liked to talk with you further. However, our time was very limited and we had to hurry away afterwards so as to get down here on schedule. Incidentally, we just made it. I hope on the next trip thru we won't be rushed so for time. I know you need no introduction to the officer-in-charge of Athletics here. Lt. Cmdr. Barry, (Sam to you) who tried so hard to beat: Kansas in Kansas City a few years back, is the gentleman's name. I can still se "Rope" grabbing that loose ball am getting set for what was a | perfect shot. What an evening that was for Kansas and \ what I wouldn't give to see another game just like that one. Our games here, so for, heve been too one-sided. Our team is a very good one and we have had a few games with some Army fields around here. Our closest game was against a team coached by Lt. Emmett Breen former Kansas State athlete. We won that 48-40. ‘he others have been scores such as 79-28; 64-34; 72-21 and 69-33. Naturally, I still try to play, but no one plays very much since we have about a 20 man squad. Then too, I'm for from being in shape which doesn't help matters any for me. Well "Doc", I hope you have a big year, and the next rebound letter you send out include me in. I really en- joy them and I hear there are a lot of Kansas men around hére so no doubt we'll get worthy use of it. Give my very best regards to your family, Mrs. Hulteen, and all the gang around the gyn. Sincerely, Ifm exactly 165 miles from Pfluegerville. o"3 a Xo aa wusud a$h Fos rata Sack ont cod Paarealens offi