Allen Glenn — Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen Glenn Allen mle Well, he did} Now, Glenn, let's montion some of the pioneers in golf in this towne I remember a man for whom you caddied a great deal in your grade school dayse He seemed to always select you as his caddye You seemed to be his favorites He is one of the pioneers of golf in Lawr- ence, Kansas, and this gentleman started playing on the first golf links here in Lawrence = on the Mt. Oread campus, the present location of the K.U, golf course. He was one of the founders of the Lawrence Country Club, and is yet one of the most interested and consistent golfers on that course, Won't you tell us who this gentleman is? Yes, I believe you moan Mr. Irving Hill. Certainly. And I remember very well when Mr. Hill called me up, and said, "Say, Allen, we have got to find some sort of a job for Glenn Oatmon so he can go on to colleges Yes, KU. He is finishing high school, and that boy wants to go on the hill. It will be necessary for him to have a jobe" And I said, "That is fine, Mre Hille Many of our boys from all over the state want jobs of various sorts so they can defray a part of their expenses at the University. I don't know whether I can find a job for Glenn or not, but I'll do the best I cane" Then- what do you think Mr, Hill said? “Well, make one for him!" And that is just what we did, and Glenn, you dida great job of it. By the way, Glenn, what school in the University did you graduate from, and when? The Schook of Business, in 1937. And as I remember, you were captain of the Kansas golf team this past year, wore you not? Yes, the past two yearse That's rights I had forgotten that. Whatuother activities did you participate in during your college years, Glenn? Well, I studied some voice and music in my first two years, being a member of the K.U,. men's glee club and band for two yoars eache Perhaps this accoumts for that near perfect timing and rhythm in your swinge By the way, Glenn, don't we have another K.U. graduate who has won national recognition in golf? It secms to me that Waldo Crowder and you are the only K.U. boys who played on the varsity golf team who have national ranking. What ranking did Waldo attain, Glenn? Waldo was captain of the Kansas golf team in 1924, I believe, and was one year ranked among the low 20 in the National Open. That was after he turned professional, wasn't it? Yes, that's right. And now Waldo is professional at the Cleveland Country Club, Cleveland, Ohios Well, that is a signal honore Now, tcll us about yourself, Glenne You played in the National Amateur at Portland, Oregon, last summer, did you not? Tell us something of your success theres