ee, —— 15, “IGF. Lipa Lele , oo | COUNCIL ON ATHLETICS TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 3 A PHILADELPHIA ae OFFICE, OF THE DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS February 235, 1939 Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear "Froggy": You see I haventt forgotten the salutation your little grandson had for you. It was very pleasant to get your letter. It was too bad to see the old gentleman go but the years were telling on him. He was and is a grand character and I don't think myone will ever equal his contributions to American Football. Yes, this is a tough business but isn't everything else? At leas$¥ a coach knows he is in a precarious occupation and hotfoots it tookeep far enough in front of the alumni so they will think he is leading them and that they are not chasing hin. It was good to get your letter and I appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing me. With kindest personal regards, I an, Sincerely, St Fred H. Sw Football Coach You deutAlens wiki voenk? ear cumesention one tins va, 2.9 248 Hu aie He ae i iii Hy gBak B “ oa8 LL efi] be “ss Fipts bgt deat fall ay fe afi fe: ll at fl ni i! t July 28, 193% | gs It de with pleasure that I arite you soncern- ing the persomlity, aguas task ebidaala Of lary Cond Feianin, a student at our Unversity. T is my understanding that he desires to enter the School of Medicine at Ste Louis thiversity. eae I have mom Ire Friesen for several years, and thie pect sumer T have tnd Mini in my eles in Comeetty Recruntiony I find Mrs Friesen a Pine of splendid character who has a thet is most He possesses the attitude of a person lity / peal students. Sas ec adenosis Nek hone aes tieaiiiicione alad. Glad es - gddition he is capable and honest. Friesen ims no bad habits that [ee ee ee ee ee on me a eee ee 3 ; - ZI met him when he wee a student at Bethel Collece at Newton, Kenses, and got mach more intimately acquainted with him when he entered the University of Kansas, I am glad to recon mand him to you without reservation or owsicns : Yory sincerely yours, : “Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FOAsAH Varsity Basketball Coaches Pebruary 17, 1959. Ve We Lapp, Assistant Professor. mn \ j / PEOPLES GAS & ELECTRIC COMPANY MASON City, lOWA CHAS.E.STRICKLAND January oly 1939 PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Thanks so much for your letter of January 28, with which was enclosed copy of your letter to John Siesseger, Jr., Clear Leake, Iowa. You certainly wrote a swell letter to Johnnie and I am sure he will value it very highly. Enelosed please find my check No. 689 on the First National Bank of Mason City, Io wa, for $4.00 in payment of your new book "Better Basketball". I went you to know that I am going to borrow this book from Johnnie just es soon as he has a2 chance to look it over as I am confident I will enjoy reading it from cover to cover. Thanks again, Phog, for your kindness in carrying out my suggestions in these several matters. Very fraterneally yours, Enel. rresi¢dena st i February 17, 1959¢ Mire James Ge Skidnore, Jre, aft ft g 3d jet i al if Hh at beet HW fig tat ahi LS aL fal fag HSH 33 att vee at pale ata dads? 2getq) bea, Sfagcd ghd : ha He li i fishes: at dete eat an ape mt ifs i lips Ayes: | ie Ti ny giddy boat lis ii nil res Very sincerely yours, Varsity Basketball Coache Barnard, Missouri February 2, 1939 Dear Mr. Allen: T am writing you in regard to a cartilage in- sary oe right knee. After seeing the doctor I would like to have your advice on whether you think it would further injure it if I continued to play basket ball. k I injured my knee about the first of December and have not exercised it strenuous since. It does not ain me and when I run it annearently does not hurt it. 1 was eo wondering if you thought a bandage of any sort would heln. I am now wearing an elastic bentacat The besure is on the outward side of the knee. The doctor said it was a disarrangement of the ex- ternal condyle. 1 would apperciate it very much if you would tell me what you think about it. | Wishing you luck with your ball team I remain Sincerely yours ames G SKidm oKe OR. University of Kansas Student State -Wide Activities Commission Sponsored by the Women’s Self-Governing Association and the Men’s Student Council Executive Committee: C.H. Mullen, chairman - Velma Department of Student Correspondents: Velma Wilson - John Slocum - Gevene Landrith - Blaine Grimes - Greta Wilson, chairman - John Slocum, Secretary. Gibson - Wilbur Leonard - Floyd Kelly - Ray Tripp - Susan Department of County Clubs: C. H. Mullen, Chairman. Maloney - James Surface - Robert Marietta - Floyd Smith - William Hays e Phil Raup - Ted North - Patricia Owens - Marvin Goebel e e © ° « 2 Frank Strong Hall LAWRENCE, KANSAS March 3, 1939. Dr. Forrest Ce. Allen Dean of School of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dre Allen: Thank you for the honor of accompanying you and your basketball team to Columbia yesterday. All favors extended to me on the trip are more than appreciated. Again, thank you. JWS /mm Dear Sirss Tam very glad to recamend most highly ltr. Raymond Swanson for a teaching positdome He is at present a graduate student at the University of ansas, and is doing mush of his work in the Department of Physical Uducations He ranks very high in scholarship and ability to works : 3 iiry Suensen is most pleasing in peremalsty, appearence, end is a yomg men of very high characters tie is able to get along splendidly with his fellow students, and has the adsiretion of his instructors. | ‘I believe any school will be fortmate ta seoure the services of Mrs Swanson, and I em glad to recommend him most heartily. Very sincerely yours, ! / : ai 3 th Lo i he Hi he Marck IT Hm iG 8 ye the Snawnine lr Bw Catuichi Daa. C4 fel ‘Mareh 18, 1939. Me and lirse Mano Stukey, 1000 Ohio oe Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Mano and lrse Stukey: Thank you so much for your generous thoughtfulness of me on Ste Patrick's Day. Really, thoughs while 1 greatly appreciate what you did, I am sorry that you people working as hard as you do spent thet money on me. I do appreciate , the thought and the candy ae well, bu nema would much rather you had sent me an Irish shamrock that I would have wrns Cordially yours, firestor of Physical Hducation, . PCAsSAH | Varsity Dasketball Coache April 4, 1989. Die Harry Ae Seott, The Rice Institute, Houston, Texmse Dear Ure Scotts One of our major students, Mr. Mano Stukey, is desirous of obtaining a copy of the Glossary of Physical Education Termse Will you Idindly send hin — ee end send him the bill for the seme? Mre Keno Stukey, 1000 Ohio Street, - — Kansas es Thenle yous Sincerely YOurss Mirector of Physical Educatione Basketball Educational Bureau 209 South State Street : Republic Building : Chicago, Illinois : Telephone Harrison 7025 CONDUCTED IN THE INTEREST OF LAST-BILT PRODUCTS A. A. Schabinger, Director Apris 17, 1959 Dr. F. GC. Allen Head Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: In accordance with our conversation at the Sherman Hotel, I am planning to be in Lawrence Thursday, April 20 for a visit with you. I plan to leave here Wednesday night, will come straight through to Lawrence and arrive Thursday morning. It would please me a great deal if you would plan to be with me part of the morning and during the luncheon period. There are a number of things I would like to discuss with youe I shall call you upon my arrival at the Eldridge House. - Looking forward to our visit and with kindest, personal regards, I am Cordially yours, aes = A. Ae a AAS/jl April 24, 1939, ty to a one boyse to before dian tt of the & Team any fron place to and it was heve en YOUrsS, Director of Education, Yareity Easketials Conse Very si trust with With all good wishes, I em April 24, 19895 Superintendent Ne Oo Stark, Dear Superintendent Stark: Thank you for your kind note of the 17th instants I am looking forward with pleasure to your oamence- _ ment exercises on ‘Thursday evening, lay 18, and will speak on “ine Comen Breweries of Bearyday Living". Very sincerely yours, . Director of — Varsity | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS LAWRENCE FRANK T, STOCKTON April 5, 1939 DEAN Dr. F. C. Allen Robinson Gymnasium By. Ux Dear Phog: Thenks very much for your thoughtfulness in sending me the greeting from Miss Leonard. I am always glad to know that some of our old associates at South Dakota still remember us. Hoping that you have had a fine trip out on the West Coast, I am Cordially yours, oS. FTS3 2 Mr. Falkenstien said that Mr. Henry is not : interested in Mre Stryker's proposal. March 27, 1939e Mire John Ae Stryker, Seminole, Okdahomas Dear lir. Strykers Your letter of March 22nd addressed to Dr. Allen has been received in Dre Allen's absence. Hoe is in Chicago at the present time attending the Netional Basketball Coaches Association, and from there he goes to Sioux City, Iom, for ee ee Sincerely yours, _ ‘Seoretary to Dre FP. C. Allene _ FRI SAT. SUN. JUNE OTE See PHONE L. D. 12 PHONE LoOcAL 720 WORTH HOTEL SEMINOLE,S LARGEST HOTEL Mrs. J. F. DANIELS, PROP. SEMINOLE, OKLAHOMA March 22nd, 1939. Prof. "Pfogg" Allen, Department of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. Dear Friend Allen: Guess you will recall my connection there with you folks during the Jayhawk Night Rodeo in 1929 of '30, Also you may remember my son, Louis Stryker, who featured in the baton twirling contest in your Stadium a couple of years @20-6 Since meeting you, I have prepared the script, narration and plans for "The Great Western Cavalcade" which is historical of the West, containing pageantry, rodeo and other colorful thrills, including many big, mounted drills and mass action directed by my son, who, in addition to a baton twirler, is a drill master. Being an old school hand myself at the State Teachers College of Kearney, Nebraska, and having had show i experience with Ringlings in addition to many years of i rodeo, I ought to be able to stage and direct an event j which could become a great annual and draw thousands i of dollars through the gates. I would like to know as to whether or not you and the staff there at Lawrence would consider such a spectacle for your stadium, starting this summer. I realize that it would tear up the turf somewhat but you have the seating capable of making a $25,000.00 on such an : event as soon as it would get up a little annual : momentum. May I have a letter from you on this matter. I still reside in North Platte, Nebraska but I am here in Seminole on my third annual appearance handling the : coming Seminole Roundup. q tea rs very sincerely 1889 - SEMINOLE - 1939 \ 1 IPT) NIL p RO U RBS U ° ’ 16-17-18 _ SCOWBoys-cow a a a a aa I he i sk el John A. Stryker CAPABLE MANAGER OF HISTORICAL - PARADES AND CELEBRATIONS Promotor and Producer 20 years experience SPECIAL ATTEN TION GIVEN TO ANNOUNCIN G, ADVERTISING AND PUBLICITY Address: JOHN A. STRYKER Qualified Rodeo Engineer 514 North Sycamore St. North Platte, Nebraska sna ne rege tr Des ee SP ¢ i- is TP ODAGP RPO 1 OP OH te OD SS 08 8S OE SE Se Se ee eee eese eee eres : STRYKER GETS PROMOTION.® * John A. Stryker of North * * Platte, Nebr., publicity man- © % Ted Harmon Rodeo Company * %” has been given a promotion * ” in military ranks since com- % “ ing to Mound City. Business * “ men and friends persist in ad- * % dressing him as Col., and in % * other towns where the rodeo ¥ “ has shown, he states he has % ™ been just “Captain” Stryker. * * The Col. says he appreciates @ * the advancement in rank but * never expected to receive it in a small Kansas town. fe ee & & te ele ee ete ewe te oe ee eee % eg Py Program for Linn County Fair and Rodeo to Be Held Here Next Week Linn County Fair, Entry day, Tuesday, September 6. School day, Wednesday, Septem- ber 7. Rodeo parade uptown, 10:30 a. m. Championship Rodeo contest, 2 to 4 p. m,, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, September 7, 8 and 9. Rodeo Program 1. Grand entry of contestants, ‘officials, local mounted men Wwo- men and children. 2. (Eastern Kansas mounted ser- pentine drill. ~ 3. Introduction of officials, con- testants and mounted guests of honer. , 4. The Roughriders’ stampede. 5. Professional Brahma riding contest. 6. Trick and fancy roping exhi- bition. y Professional calf-roping con- test. 8. Linn County Fair livestock parade. 9. Professional bulldogging con- test. 10. Exhibition of educated horsés. 11. Professional broncho riding contest. 12. Trick and fancy riding ex- hibition. 13. Brahma riding contest, part 2. Note: Clowning by Slick Ware of Oklahoma City, music by Pete Data’s Cowboy band, and “Report- er Style” announcing by John A. Stryker of North Platte, Neb., will be continuous throughout each program. ’ ager and announcer for the “|. Rodeo and Fair Here Next Week BEGINS WITH TUESDAY AS ENTRY DAY HARMON’S RODEO IS THE POPULAR ATTRACTION. TED Rodeo Replaces Horse Races and May Be Seen for the General Admission Price. enteral ea Linn county’s 32nd annual fair will begin Tuesday of next week, September 6 and continue until Friday evening, September 9. Tuesday, the 6th is entry day and no admission will be charged. Wed- nesday is school day when all schoo] students of the county will be ad- mitted free, tickets having been mailed from the office of County Supt. Sellers this week. | James W. Wallace, secretary of the fair association tells the Re- public that a splendid line of dis- plays are assured in each depart- ment, There will be an extra nice livestock display and special prizes have been arranged on several classes. The grounds are being cleaned and prepared for the fair, this week, Cleve Miller and his NYA boys have done considerable work on_ the grounds, fences and bandstand and businessmen and farmers worked Monday. Harry Carbon, president of the association, states that in his estimation the grounds and buildings are in thle best shape they have been in many years. Of ccurse the rodeo is the big show this year, taking the place of races that have been held many, seasons. Col. John A. Stryker is master of ceremonies at. the rodeo’s show and Ted Harmon of Guthrie, Okla., is owner of the livestock. The rodeo showed at Girard July 30 and 31 and many Linn county people saw their show and induced the fair as- sociation to secure it for the fair here. Wednesday at 10:30 the rodeo parade on Main street which will consist of cowboys, COW: girls, old time prairie schooners, covered wagons, Pete Data’s cOWw- — boy band, the high school band, etc. Officers of the fair association are: G. H. Carbon, president. Earl Murray, vice president. James W. Wallace, Secy.Treas. Mrs. F. S. Mead, Supt., and Mrs. _ ay Strong assistant Supt. Floral Julius Bacon, concession man- — ager. ee tnd af divaatane is) COM-=_ a.m. will be CITY, MISSOURI, MANAGER RADIG ee privilege to hewe un ch Ro eho gory Sar The and woiee are rice be pone i ae conte Of por very : pa O, Taet, Ss eee ae 1 ! . ee Soe mela tong stay of public anounoing peysieiogy. Shs wort man om of the aan , demonstrated that be can be hear, oven without « megephone, in ell perts of the stadium." ’ WASHINGTON, Nogees"4 wonderful exhibition of whet the Inman voice ‘oan doe ee Ss See ee aS ee ena os = inathvel anaes” BaNSaS, PPOGG ALLER, census: nate Napa al for our Jayhenk Might Rodeo, he is to be highly complinented for his wonderful performance." SALEPUEREA, FEED 9. NOSANGM, SROREEART BODE) ASK. WY EE “I'm g to take the first o y to hear you ammounes. From