August 3,, 1943.

Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office,
Division of Public Documents,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

We are desirous of obtaining six copies of each of
the following publications:

War Department Training Circular #87 WD
TM 21-220 Technical Manual - Sports and Games.

These are for use by our instructors in the Arny
Specialized Training Program. ‘Since we do not know the
price of these manuals, we will reimburse you immediately
upon receipt of your statement.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Educaticn,
POA:AH Veraity Basketball Coach.

 
April 7, 1943.

Superintendent of Decunents ,
Government Printing Office,
Division of Public Documents,
Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:

On Jenuary 18, 1943, our Department of Physical
Education sent through a requisition for 100 copics
of the bulletin "Physical Pitness Through Physical
Bdusation for the Victery Corps", at BOY per oomr
less 26% discount.

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‘Director of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach.
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August 13, 1945.

Lite We ©. Simora,
Re Ry #3,
Brainard, Mim.
Dear Mr. Simons:
It was most gracious of you to send us the Journal»
World subseription for a year. And too, the finest fruit

of your garden was greatly enjoyed. I think we had ea full
evening dimer on the lovely vegetables that you brought to

i sincerely hope that Mrs. Simons may get over her
diffieulty so that she will enjoy her visit in Minnesota.
I-know that you always enjoy yourself because you seem to be
interested in all things and ali people,

iy kindest regards to Dolph and his family.

Sincerely yours,

Direetor of Physical Education,
FOAsA : Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
ir. David L. Shirk, Coach,
Senior Nigh Sehool,
Auguste, Zansas.

igar Dave:

I was delighted to receive your letter of April 2nd
but I was chagrimned that you had to write mo first. I wanted
' to mke it a most emphatic congratulatory letter on your
splendid accomplishment of winning the Class A State Chempion-
ship Basketball Tournament. I was delighted because I was ao
imterested in your accomplishing this fact.

5 Sie nals watitailiieds- tain saneh teins Waseca Geis
it, and I am happy for you. I got a big laugh out of the fact
‘that the.defense was your own, and that it was so crazy that
it fooled everyone. Well, that is all —_ it
Ban"t fal you, fave.

ae Please congratulate Mrs. Shirk for the shirk family,
will you, Dave? — :

ie, Saieadins Wi ec aw oe: isis wins
mixed up hore, Dave, that I am afraid to attempt it. Ow’ help
is practically nil. Mr. Hutchinson resigned at the stadium
and Deen is doing double duty, or triple duty, I should say.
He is property man end trainer for the teams, and further than
that he is taking some physical conditioning classes on the
side. I am afraid we would have no one here to check out
equipment as Dean will be used at the stadium, and of course:
the high school boys will be. competing in their track events
down e% the stadium and it might be construed as a counter-
attraction with no Relays on. So you will understand that I
would love to have you and your boys, but it is just one of

those things.

7 S hed gue dd Wes Wien deb St pee ees I will
see you when you come up for the high school nest, I hopes

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Bauoation, —
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Senior High Srhool

Office of the Principal
Augusta, Kansas

April 2, 1945
Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kansas
Dear "Doe":

I thought 1 would drop you a note to let you know
that my basketball team just won the state championship in
class "A", In my offense I used a lot of suggestions from
your book, but my defense was my own type, I guess that it

was so crazy thet it fooled everyone.

"Doc", I was wondering if you are going to have
your annual play day for high school senior basketball pl-yers.
I have two boys who are swell players as well as students who
would get a big kick from such an event. Doc, if you do not
have this play day this year would you drop me a note. If you
do have it would you drop these boys a 19ne about having a good
season. Bill Sapp, Augusta High School; and Lawrence Kennedy,

135 Columbia;

Thank you for this fervor, and also for recommending
me for the Topeka position. JI received the sapplication form
and returned it several days ago, however, I am up for reclass-

ification agein May 2nd.

Respectfully,

DLS /ml Devid L. Shirk, Coach

 
 

April 8, 1943.

Mr. Lewrence Kennedy,
133 Columbia,

Augusta, Kansas.
Dear Lawrence;

Permit me to congratulate you, your coach and
your school upon winning the Class A State Championship
in basketball. Of course I was delighted to see you do
it. I have been especially fond of your coach because
not only is he a fine coach but ho is a grand centleman,
and I kmow thet you must heve’ gotten much delight from
being cosched by s man like Coach Shirk.

Doubtless you will want to continue in college
if possible to fit yourself for this scientific war, if
you get into it. If I were a young man I would get as

e mush schooling as possible under the conditions. of
course, this war will end some day and the fellow who is
best fitted to serve will get the call. :

With congratulations and best wishes, I an

Sincerely yours,

3

Direotor of Physical Education,
PCA2AH Vareity Basketball Coach.

 
 

April 8, 1943.

cae, Gas ot ace 2 os can Mae & ull anh
<n the natives with your fine
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I trust that it will be possible for you to go
on to school and perfect yourself in this scientific war.
tf you should come up for the Interscholastic meet I would
certainly be happy to seo you and extend personal congratu-
lations.

Coach David Shirk thinks a lot of you and of your
ability.

With all good wishes for your contimed success,
ZI an ;

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
PCA:AH  Varatty Basketball Coach.

 
 

August 7, 1943.

ly. Stanley Sehwahn,
Commonwealth Lawrence theater ———
Lewrence, Kansas.e

Dear Stan:

I asknowledge with thanks your letter of recent
date enclosing the Corporation's check for $90.00, the
same representing our share in the divident of common
stock. This is a splendid showing, and I thank you for
the same.

Very sincerely yours,

Direstor of Physical Edjication,
PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coaali.

 
 

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Mr. Forrest C. Allen,
801 Louisiana,
Lawrence, Kansas
Dear Phog:

The Board of Directors of Commonwealth
Iawrence Theatre Corporation declared a dividend
of $5.00 per share on the issued and outstanding
common stock of the corporation at a special meete
ing on the 15th of July 1945.

We are pleased to enclose herewith check to
your order in the amount of $90.00 representing

your share of the dividend,

Kindest regards,

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Mr. Stuart Southworth,
Mte Thorodin Lookout,
of/o Ue S. Forest Service,
Boulder, Colorado.

Dear Stuarts

ZI am very happy to mail you a catalog of
the University of Kensas. I trust it will prove

interesting and informative to you.

If and when this fuss with tho squarcheads,
the slit-syes and the spaghetti-bonders is over
end you are interested in comine to the University
of Kansas I will be very happy to commmicate with
yous

Very sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coaches

 
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Director of Physieal Education,
FCAAH Varsity Basketball Coach.
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POTOMAC AND DE KALB STREETS

SAINT Louris, Mo.
R. W. HIGGINS ZORE 1:8
MANAGER APPARATUS AND

GYM SEAT DIVISION July 30, 1943

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

Dear Dr. Allen:

Since Mr, Medart is away on an extended business trip, I
will take the liberty of replying to your letter of July 28.

You may advise Lieut. Stapleton that we are in a position
to supply the additional Goal-Hi outfits in which he is
interested. We have a fairly liberal supply of #907 stand-
ards( this is the only number available) and will be ha ppy
to accommodate Lieut. Stapleton out of our present stock.

Our current price for the #907 Goal-Hi is $32.00 each f.o.b.
cars factory. Shipping weight 115 pounds each.

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duly 26, 1943.

Asst. Direotor, P. f.,

I was happy to receive your letter
end immediately wrote to ii. Edward J. Medast, president
<i as ie eee ee I am hoping that he

will be able to locate sam stendards for you, and -
as scon as I hear from him I will pass the word on to you.

Hope to see you in September when you

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come to Lawrence.

Very cordially yours,

3 Direstor of Physical Béucation,
FCA:AH ’ Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
Miami Beach, Florida
July 23, 1943.

Drs F. C. Allen
Physical Education,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Docs

Do not know whether you are still in Lawrence
during the vacation period, but thought that I would
write to you on the chance that you are still. there.

Some time back I wrote to you about the location
of some Goal-Hi outfits. You referred me to Fred
Medart Company in St. ovis. It seems that we have
exhausted their supply and Lt. Althoff, the purchasing
officer, told me to see if I could unearth anymore.

We can still use 20 6r 30 more, I believe.

I took some snapshots of some of the boys
playing the game, and I will see that you get some
prints of them.

Red Dugan said the other day that he had a
furlough and was to come to Iawrence. Haven't seen
him since his return to find out any of the local
news.

Still get to see other Kansas boys from time to
time. Ralph Miller and Ray Evans were here on the
Beach te Physical Instructer School, but I missed
reading the roster of the students and didn't know
that they were here until the day that they left.

Have decided to take a leave in September. In
case everything goes right will be in Iawrence at
that time. Will appreciate anything that you can do
on the Goal-Hi's.

 

Lt. G. T. Stapleton
Ass't Director, P. T.
Room 909

Cadillac Hotel

Miami Beach, Florida.
> July 2, 1943.

Snowden-Mize Athletic Goods Co.,
Atchison, Kansas.

Dear Sirs: 5

I am wondering if it is still possible to
buy ping pong balls. One of our University
| organizations has asked us to secure three gross,
and we told them we had experienced some difficulty
in supplying our own needs. Could you fill such an
order for us?

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Bduscation,
FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach.
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IN REPLY REFER TO:

June 24, 1943

Mr. Forest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:s

Thanks very much for your letter of June 2l,
regarding the PD-200-C application for priorities
on the Sunflower Day Nursery.

It was my pleasure to be able to get this through
in quick order. Please always feel free to call on
us whenever we can be of help.

When you see Chancellor Malott, please extend to him
my kindest regards.

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June 4, 1943.

a/s John F. Short,
72nd Golg. Trng. Det. (Airerew),
Ste Cloud, Minnesota.

Dear Johnny:

Mighty happy to hear from you and we will
follow your orders regarding the sweater and basketballs
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| I an sending you a copy of a letter I wrote
to the boys about a month ago. The inking is not good
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be able to read some of it. We plan to get out such a

activities end whereabouts of eash other. i will put you
on ow mailing list and send you e copy of each letter.

With best wishes te you, I an

Cordially yours,

Direetor of — Education,
PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
 
 

July 1, 1943.

Pvt. David L. Shirk, —
52 Bn., Coe D, Sra Pinte,
Camp Wolters, _-

Dear Dave:

I revetved your good letter of Jie 28 and I mant
ih deg’ wena elk Sk ee AS ces SK Of es ead difficult
for me to do for you. This is one of the most pleasant things that
I ean think of - writing a letter of recommendation for you. I
certainly hope that you are successful in getting to 0.0.8. Ian
sending you three copies for you to use as you see fit, and I an:
hoping when this thing is over that it will be possible for me to
use you at some time in the future here at the University of Kansas.

Of course, in this emergency where Uncle Sam is

sending back the Navy fliers, Navel engineers and Army engineers, .
they naturally need physical directors, and it was for that reason
that I could use you at this time, on accommt of this influx. But
I am hoping that some time when everything is quieted down the de-
partment will be so that we can use you permanently. We have Henry
Shenk here now on a permanent basis, and we have brought in Reginald
Strait and Yay Kanchl on a temporary basis for the duration. But
of eourse you can never tell how things will turn out, and I am ex-
Oe © Creeh pets ee ptyst ent eenditioning etter Sie wr te
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Write me at any time, Dave, and always renenber
that it will be a great pleasure for me to do everything possible
to help youe You have been a fine fellow and a fine influence with
iy It will always be e pleasure for m to boost you on and

- Stay in there and-pitch, Dave, end give them ell you have got. ~
T'inow that your sincere werk wil net go uiremardod.

With all good wishes, I em

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FCAsAH Gs _ Varsity Basketball Coach.
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