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HERBERT J. PENNOCK,GENERAL MANAGER
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Muarch 10, 1944

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Aansas

Dear Doctor Allen:

Thank you for your speedy reply to
my letter. Since it is too early for you to make a
decision for the coming season, I will be glad to hear
from you at a later date when you are more certain.

I hope you will be free to act as
our representative in that section, I feel it will be
the beginning of a long and happy association.

Baseball's policy for seventeen year
old boys is that as long as they are free to sign we are
anxious to acquire them. No boy already in the armed
forces can be signed and while Commissioner Landis hasn't
made any decision as yet, I don't think he will permit the
elubs to retain control over players who enter the service
without first being on the active list of some club.

Of course, this is just my opinion and
we are proceeding on these lines in our system.

Please let me hear from you when you have
the opportunity.

Kindest regards and best wishes,

Sincgrely yours,

 

JFR:eam