November 14, 1940 Mre Louis Menze Basketball Coach Iowa State College Anes, Iowe - Dear Louies 3 - J believe, Louie, that we would make a mistake to advance the date to December 1. The fact that the Missouri Valley Conference is having their meeting at a time when our Bige-Six Conference picks for their meeting dates namely, the first Fridey and Saturday after the first Monday in December, makes it incumbent upon us that our basketball coaches should meet the same time as the faculty represen=« tatives and the athletic directorss that is, if the basketball coaches meet at all for interpretatione . @ quorum we can pass on the interpretations and mail then to the coaches who cannot be presente But efter this I think that we as basketball coaches need to pay attention to dates and not have games on the original dates that are used for assembling of the faculty reprecentativen, athletic directors and the basketball coaches. — i ob dhaehd bite 0 #500 Mutbish eect en Oe Best Valley oteshes would mest anf not the Jigufix eonches, I believe that ‘would be @ mistake. Also I think it is a mistake for out group not to meet with their groupe It definitely lays us open to criticism that our conference generally gets the appointments of the NeCeisis and then dees not meet with the other members of the NeCeAsls groupe Consequent}y, I believe we should hold to the dates of the 7th and 8th of Decembers I am sorry but I trust that you will agree with mee I certainly would like to have you end Bruce there, but I feel administratively this is a correct moves I too would like tobe with my group, but the reason that we scheduled our games on Monday and Tuesday was to keep these dates free for our meotinge With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, ‘Director of Physical Education and Recreation FCAslg | Varsity Basketball Coach IOWA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS AMES, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION November 12, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: Just received a letter from Bruce Drake, in which he states that he will be unable to meet with us on Sunday, December Sth, because he too has a game on ~ December 9th and does se wank to be away just before it. What do you think of the idea of us Big Six Coaches having our meeting on Sunday morning, December lst? Will you give me your reaction right away. With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Menze sketball Coach November 4, 1940 Dre Forrest C. Allien Mre We He Browne Mr. Bruce Drake Mr. George Edwards Mre Jack Gardner Gentlemen: Qur Big Six Basketball Coaches Meeting will be held Sunday morning, December 8th, at the Hotel Continental in Kansas City. Dre Allen will conduct the 5th District Basketball Interpretation Meeting Sunday afternoon on this same date. The Missouri Valley Conference is also holding their meeting on December 7th and Sth. It is our desire to get together with Missouri Valley Coaches sometime Sunday morning for a joint meeting. Will you kindly try to arrange your plans so that we can get two meetings out of the way Sunday morning. If the above plans do not meet with your approval, please let me know right away, so that we can make any changes that are necessary. 7 | Sincerely yours, OSeT Louis Menze Basketball Coach Iowa State College IM:EC P. Se to Dr. Fe CG. Allen. Dear Doe: I am sending the above letter out to each one of the coaches. I shall also send you, before the December 7th meeting the transcript of what we did in our May meeting, so that you wjgll know the things that we carried fr that time. apred ete Ce ail Since ely/you i. Le My a i] * call ob oy : t wae f tied: at) cuca Mic ences November 6, 1940 Mre Louis Menze Basketball Coach Iowa State College Ames, Iowa Dear Mre Menges Your letter of November 4 advising Dre Allen of the Big-Six Basketball Coaches Meeting and the Missouri Valley Conference has been receivede Dre Allen is out of towm at the present time speaking at the State High School Teacher Association Meetings in Toledo and Milwaukee Your letter will be brought to his immediate attention upon Pre Allen's return to the office. Sincerely yours, Secretary to Dre Forrest Ce Allen October 31, 1940 Mire Louis Menze Basketball Coach Iowa State College , Ames, Iowa Dear Louis: I believe in the best interests of our Fifth District that we had better have the meeting in conjunction with the Missouri Valley Conference on December 7 and 8, Saturday and Sunday. ot be I am sorry that you will n with us, but since. the District requires an open meeting, I believe we had better go ahead with ite Would you be kind enough te write to the BigeSix coaches and state that it is necessary to have an oper. mect= ing for the Fifth District, which we will set for Sunday after- noon? It might be that we of the BigeSixz could meet Sunday morninge I would like te heve a joint conference of the Big-Six and the Missouri Valley, if possible, as I believe that creat benefit is obtained by having these two groups together. Iwill be glad to have your reactions Louis, do you not think that at our meeting we should discuss and set aside a regular time for our coaches to meet? I believe we should meet with the Missouri Valley Conference, and since this date is the first Saturday in December, which is the time for the Big~Six Faculty Representatives to meet, I believe that we as coaches should agree to hold that date open and not schedule any gamese I would be glad to have your reaction to this matter. With ell good wishes, I em, Sincerely yours, Tireector of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketbell Coach FCAslg DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION IOWA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS AMES, IOWA October 24, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: I just received your letter relative to the possibility of our meeting in Kansas City on December 7th and &th. I would be unable to meet on December 7th, as we are playing here that night, and are playing in Minneapolis on Monday, December 9th. This would mean, of course, that I would have to leave here on December 8th. I could meet with you a week earlier, on Saturday, November 30th, or on Sunday, December lst. If you feel that this isn't feasible, you five men could meet on December 7th without me. Kindly let me know at your earliest convenience what you think is best. a yours, / eeceece a ( Louis Menze Basketball Coach IM:EC October 22, 1940 Mre Louis Menze Basketball Coach Iowa State College 4ncs, Iowa Dear Louis: I have just received a letter from AsE, Eilers saying that our Conference of Basketball Coaches are having their intere pretation meeting in Kansas City, on Saturday and Sunday, December 7 and &= Their tentative plans are to meet Saturday afternoon with the hope of finishing up by Sunday afternoons Should we plan to meet with their coaches, say Sunday and have our interpretation meeting Saturday night? We could then have the open interpretation meeting Sunday after- noon and the coaches who would want to get away could do so without This would be the scheme of things if everybody is agres- ables Barly Sunday morning they meet with the Missouri Valley coaches; Sunday afternoon the open meeting of the Fifth District. We could arrange it thuss Saturday morning and afternoon the Big»Six coaches meet; Saturday evening, conference with Missouri Valley and Big-Six; Sunday morning, open meetinge ‘That would enable us to leave by noon Sundays Please write me at your early convenience so that I can again correspond with you and we can set up some sort of meeting that will be agreeable to everybody concerned. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach October 22, 1940 lire AcEe Bilors Executive Secretary Athletic Directors’ Association of the Missouri Valley Conference I think it is a fine thing for these two bodies to get together and continue in their fine, harmonious and friendly waye With all good wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FOAslg Tulsa University Creighton Universit j 7 Dr st University . Cklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical oe Washburn College Grinnell College St. Louis University Washington University ATHLETIC DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATION of the MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE Address Washington University Saint Louis, Missouri Office of the EXECUTIVE SECRETARY Oct. 19, 1940 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Our Conference Basketball Coaches are having their Interpretation meeting Kansas City, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7& 8 The tentative plans are to meet Saturday afternoon with the hope that we will fihish up by Sunday afternoon. However, before I set up anything specific in detail, Ishould like to know your plans for an open Meeting. When are the Big Six going to meet? We again hope to bring all our officials in as wedid last year. With kind personal regards, A. E. Eilers Executive Secretary AEE/vb