DEPARTMENT
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INSTRUCTION

March 21, 1940

Dr. Forrest C, Allen,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

My dear Phog:

Thank you very much for your letters; the one written on the train and
the one written March 18. It is really heartening to receive such
enthusiastic and prompt response.

It would seem to me that through Ole and Saint you ought to be able to
do something with "Skippy Hindman" on the situation you mentioned. I am
sure that Saint will do whatever he can when the right time comes.

There is another angle to the situation: I have known Chester Brewer

a good many years and while I can not say that he owes me anything,
still our friendship is one of long standing and I would not hesitate
to write to him, after the Kansas City meet, and say that you have been
of invaluable service to the basketball committee and that I would
deem it a personal favor if he would see what he could do to retain you
on the committee from that district.

Harry Newman is working on the problem at Collinwood and will have some
reactions which I will have him send by special air mail so as to give
him as long as possible to finish up his work,

It will certainly be a load off your mind to get the $2500.00 out of the
red and it will also be something about which you should be congratulated.

Trusting that you get through the western semi-finals and play-offs and are

in on the finals because that really would insure a capacity crowd, I am,

with mahy thanks for your statement of confidence and with personal regards,
Sincerely yours,

Dir g Supervisor
Bureau of Physical Welfare

FAR-IE

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