STANFORD UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Divisions of:

Physical Education Activities (Including Athletics) Division of Informational Hygiene

Professional Education in Hygiene and Physical Education Men Students’ Health Service :
University Health Service

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA

February 17, 1938

Dr. Forrest ©. Allen
Varsity Basketball Coach
University of Kansas

: Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doc:

This will acknowledge your letter of February 11. In
em sending you the material on our barnstorming trip, I had no
idea that you were working up a report of any kind. Had I known
this to. be the case, I could have sent you a lot of definite,
statistical information with respect to weights, comparative
schedules, menus, results of games and reactions of players under
varying conditions. However, I got the impression that you
merely wanted a general statement of my experiences in trevel-
ing with the basketball team on extended trips. I am hoping to
be able to write up all of this material in an intelligent fashion
for the benefit of those who are interested in taking barnstorm-
ing trips. When I finish the work I shall be glad to send it
on to you. Naturally, I shall send it in to one of our publica-
tions for their use for the benefit of others in our profession.

As our season continues, I am more convinced than when
I wrote to you that my earlier analysis was correct. Unless
something happens within the next three weeks to upset this reas-
oning, then I shall be convinced that I was somewhat of an expert.
Of course, this is a dangerous conclusion for anyone to make, so
it may be better if I am put in my right plece before that happens.
With best wishes, I am

Very cordially yours,

JO

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