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RAY S. PIERSON
LAWYER
PEOPLES NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
BURLINGTON, KANSAS

OFFICE 214
RES. 145

Mareh 2nd,

1946

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Varsity Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doctor Allen:

Received the two tickets to the Oklahoma game and arrived at
the game just as the National Air was being played. Ray, Jr. and I
had two choice seats in the eenter of the Court on the opposite side
from where you were sitting. Our train was almost two hours late
and the train we left on was exactly on time and we saw all except
the last few minutes of the game. I certainly want to congratulate
you and your squad Sn-your splendid victory that was so well earned.
You were playing against a dirty team that elbowed, shoved, charged
and hacked every chance they had and it seemed to me as though the
officials called -cmmgmas about one-half of the fouls they could have
called on Oklahoma. On the other hand, they called them mighty
close on your boys. The crowd was the largest group of poor sports
T ever heard. If Oklahoma treats all of their officials in this
manner, I don't see how they can induce any self-respecting official
to work one of their games.

My fifteen-year-old son has been in the hospital for three weeks
and is slightly better. However, I am taking him up to Mayo'ts next
week. He apparently is suffering from the after effects of the flu.
that he had last Thanksgiving and has some form of sleeping. sickness.

T had him over at Emporia under the treatment of two of their leading
doctors and they dontt seem to know what is wrong with him. They talk
about a tumor on his brain, of virus infection and possibly Parkinson's
@isease. We are taking him to the Mayo Clinic to try to find out.

He seems to be all okay physically and is growing like a mushroom.

Hinclosed herewith is my check for $5.00 to take care of those
basketball tickets and what is left, I want you to buy a loud colored
necktie down at Carl's or wherever you want to buy it and maybe it
will bring you luck when you take on Henry Ibats team at Kansas city
this month if he doesn't run out on you (which I think he Wild).

My boy got a great kick out of the game at Norman the other night