Postvil_e,lowa.
Feb.27,1944.
Mr F.G Allen; |
Dear Sir;
I received your most welcome letter some few weeks ago but
have not had the opportunity to answer it as soomas I would have
liked to have.

I want to take this time to thank you for the many minutes of
your valuable dime you have given Lloyd.And I am indeed sorry that he
could not or did not come thru for you.

Perhaps it would have been much better if in the beginning I
should have written to you and familiarized you with they type
of boy Lloyd is.

For some unknow reason and from some unknown cause he developed
an inferiority complex during his early high school days.l had hopes
of this complex disappearing as he got older put it is evident that
ho still retains much of ite

His high school basketball Ivan Blackmer who was a very fine
center at the U of Iowa in 34 founf hin different than any boy he
had ever coached.If he took him out of a game and gave him the works
for a mistake and then put him back in fhe game he would tie himself
in knots from trying too hard and he would actually be doing a worse
jobe

MreBlackmer finally tried another method.If he was going badly
he took him out of the game and give him a pep talk.Told him he coulc
do his job just as well as the next fellow and when he put him back
in again he seeméd to play even over his head so to speak.

When he went to lowa he still retained a considerable amount
of the said complex but Blackmer and Pops Harrison being good friends
teey ,0ot together on the situation and Pops who was then freshman
coach seemed to what I thought , remove this complex from the boy.

He was assigned to Chapman second scorer in the big Ten and fro
the letters I had the boy did a sweil job defensively-He was among
ten boys who were held over for an additional months practise.I had
every reason to beleive that he had whipped the old "complex" but
he still carried it to K.U. with him.

He thoght he was doing all right in the Missouri game and he di
not quite understand why he was taken out and from then on his
confidence began to slip and along with it his interest. .

Perhaps I should given you an insight to his characteristics
but it seemed that I would appear to be asking for favors and I do
know that you have enough to do without teaching physcology too.

The other boy is just the opposite-He gets self- satisfied and loafs
The coach takes him out and gives him the works so to speak and when
he gets back into the game he really puts out.

I know you have given Lloyd a lot of valuable time.I appreciate
it and I know he does tooeAnd I am truly sorry that he could not com
thru for you as I knoe he can if he had tossed off that damnable ee
complex.Thanking you again for waht you have done for him I beg
+o reamamn, Your very truly, .

L.& palmer.