April 2, 1942. Mr. Jimmie Sherman, Independence, Kansase Dear Jimmie: It has been our custom in the past few yeara to invite outstanding seniors who are proficient in basket- ball to come to the University on the morning of the Kansas Relays, April 18, about 10 o'clock, and work out with our varsity and freshman basketball players in the gymnasium. It is not necessary that you bring any eth- letic equipment. We will check out equipment to you and you will have a lot of fun shooting goals and playing in~ formally with the boys from 10 to 11:50. Our varsity basketball players will be dressed and will put on a few drills, but nothing elaborate. You merely check out equipment and go with the boys on the floor and have a lot of fun shooting baskets, then take @ shower, and you are ready for an early start for the . outstanding Kansas Relayas We will have a ticket ready for you for the Relays in the afternoon. Our purpose in having you here is te give you an opportimity to meet our varsity pleyers. I trust that it will be possible for you te come. Your coach and principal have written me of your interest in the University, and if there is anything I can do to make your visit to Lawrence profitable and pleasant I hope you will let me know. It will be a pleasure to have a chat with you. With best wishes, I am Very sincerely yours, : Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AH Varsity Besketball and Baseball Coach. April 2, 1942. Mr. Ira De Stockbrand, Coach, Independence Junior College, Independence, Kansaae Dear Ira: Thank you very much for your letter of March 27th telling me about Jimmie Sherman. It has been our custom to invite a few of the outstanding high school seniors to the Kansas Relays, and to work out in the gymmesium in the morning with our varsity basketball players. “e have extended such an invitetion to Jimmie Sherman, and I trust that he will find it possible to come. It will be a pleasure to meet him and talk with him about his plans. With best wishes, I an Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA: H Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. THE INDEPENDENCE JUNIOR COLLEGE E.R. STEVENS, DEAN J. S, MILLIGAN, ACTING ASSISTANT DEAN INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS March 27, 1942 Coach Forrest C..Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear friend Phog: In regard to one of our senior boys, Jimmie Sherman, who plans to at- tend Kansas University next year. Sherman has been on the high school team the past two years and is an average boy. He requested that I write you this letter. I saw your team play in Kansas City and enjoyed the game very much. Your friend, hk. 0. Je Coach Ira D. Stockebrand Independence Junior College Independence, Kansas IDS:RP April 2, 1942, Mite Po EBs Basketball Coach, Independence, Kansas. Dear Coach Darngrover: Thank you very much for your letter of March 28 eoncerning Jimmie Sherman. It has been our custom to invite a few of the outstanding high school seniors to the Kansas Relays each spring, and to work out in the gymnasium in the morning with our varsity basketball players. We have a ee ee will find it possible to come. It will be a pleasure to meet Jimmie and talk with his about his plans for the future. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education end Recreation, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. THE INDEPENDENCE JUNIOR COLLEGE E.R \ - S, MILLIGAN, ACTING ASSISTANT DEAN INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS Ware ZE- if IY, 7.0 thor Merararsty f Rowena eee Komenes Oe Gee March 27, 1942. Mire BE. R. Bevan, Vice Principal, Independence High School, Independence, F angas. Dear Mr. Bevan: Thank you very much for your kind letter of the 25th telling me of Jimmie Sherman. 7 We are writing the boy and inviting him to be our guest here at the University and see the Kansas Relays. It will be a pleasure to meet hin, I assure yous _ With appreciation of your interest in the University, I am Very sincerely yours, ‘ Direotor of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. THE INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOLS E. R. STEVENS, Principal J. S. MILLIGAN, Acting Vice Principal E. R. BEVAN, Vice Principal INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS ‘March 25, 1942 Coach "Phog" Allen Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: I am writing to you at the request of Jimmie Sherman, a boy who is to graduate from our high school this spring, and who plans to attend Kansas University next fall. Jimmie is a better than average student, and a boy who lives and breathes basketball. He is a pretty fair player who wants to con- tinue in the game at your school. He has pos- sibilities as a basketball player and wants to make your acquaintance. Jim plans to call at your office around April 5, and if possible, I hope you can ar- range to see him personally. Very truly yours, Le~an/ E. R. Bevan, Vice Principal Independence High School Independence, Kansas April 3, 1942. Mr. Herbert Ramsey, Bast High School, Kansas City, Moe Dear Herb: It has been our custom in the past few years to invite outstanding seniors who are proficient in basket- ball to come to the University on the morning of the Kansas Relays, April 18, about 10 o'clock, and work out with ow varsity end freshman basketball players in Robinson Gymasium. It is not necessary that you bring any athletic equipment. We will check out equipment to you, and you will have a lot of fun shooting goals and playing informally from 10 to 11:50. Our varsity basketball players will be dressed and will put on a few drills, but nothing elaborate. You merely check out equipment and go with the boys on the floor and have a lot of fun shooting baskets, then take a shower, and you are ready for an early start for the Relays. We will have a ticket ready for you for the Relays in the afternoon. 3 Our purpose in having you here is to give you an opportunity to meet our varsity players. I trust that it will be possible for you to come. Please let me hear from you at your convenience. If there is anything that I can do in the way of giving you information or rendering you any service that you should need, it will be a pleasure to have you call on me. With all good wishes, I am Very ‘sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. April 3, 1942. Mr. Kenneth Bass, North east High School, Kansas City, Mo. Dear. Kermeth z It has been our cinta Sin Alen pent fen yout 6 invite outstanding seniors who are proficient in basket~ ball to come to the University on the morning of the Kensas Relays, April 18, about 10 o'clock, and work out with our varsity and freshman basketball players in Robinson Gymnasium. It is not necessary that you bring any athletic equipment. e will check out equipment to you, and you will have a lot of fim shooting goals and playing informally from 10 to 11:30. Our varsity basketball playera will be dressed and will put on a few drills, but nothing elaborate. You merely check out equipment and go with the boys on the floor and have a lot of fun shooting basketa,then take a shower, and you are ready for en early start for the Re- lays. We will have a ticket ready for you for the Relays in the afternoon. Our purpose in having you here is to give you an opportunity to meet our varsity players. I trust that it will be possible for you te come. Please let me hear from you at you convenience. If there is anything that I can . : do in the way of giving you information or rendering you any service that you should need, it will be a ploasure to have you call on me. . With all good wishes, I an Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA :AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. April 3, 1942. Mr. Bill Whaley, East High School, Kansas City, Mo. Dear Bill: It has been our custom in the past few years to — invite outstanding seniors who ere proficient in basket- ball to come to the University on the morning of the Kansas Relays, April 18, about 10 o'clock, end work out with our varsity ahd freshman basketball players in Robinson Gymesium. It is not necessary that you bring any athletic equipment. We will check out equipment to you, and you will have e lot of fun shooting goals and pleying informally from 10 to 11:30. Our varsity basketball players will be dressed and will put on a few drills, but nothing elaborate. You merely check out equipment and go with the boys on the floor and have a lot of fum shooting baskets, then take a shower, and you are ready for an early start for the Releys. We will have a ticket ready for you for the Relays in the afternoon. | Our purpose in having you here is to give you an opportunity to meet our varsity players. I trust that it will be possible for you to come. Please let me hear from you at your convenience. If there is anything that I can do in the way of giving you information or rendering you eny service that you should need, it will be a pleasure to have you call on me. With all good wishes, I am Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. Fredonia, Kansas April 8, 1942 Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Siataticn University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mre Allen: Received your letter in reference to the Kansas Relay. I certainly appreciate this opportunity of meeting the oe squad and shooting goals with theme I will be at Kansas University, Saturday morning, April 18, Thank you for the invitation. Sincerely, April 10, 1942.” Mr. John Dewell, Nowton, Fansas. Dear Johnny: I em very happy to have your letter of the 8th instant and to know that you are interested in coming up to our basketball mixer on Saturday morning, April 18th. | As soon as your letter arrived I called Coach Hurt and he seid that there were some friends of the University who are interested in you and they would be very gled to take care of your transportation. So you may consider that definitely taken care of. — Our high school meet is on Friday, and perhaps . you might be interested in coming up if you could make errencgements for your school work, or even come after school on Friday afternoon. I have heard many find things about you both as to your athletic ability and as to your leadership in other activities. It will be a real pleasure to meet you and talk with you regarding your future. I assure you that we would be very happy to have you select the University of Kansas as your alma mater. si a as Wie aes Ge ne Hurt or come to the gymnasium and you will find me in the office of the Director of Physical Education. I know you are going to have a lot of fun Saturday morn- inge The varsity boys just have a good time shooting goals and later they run through a few fundamentals, but it is for you boys wen ee ER is planned. Anticipating the pleasure of your coming, and looking forward to meeting you, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. ee ee 6 oh Peacttcney. Yau, te ew: a es et he ory Oe Fy Lecter ankle on OF OT Due td the Ae veg wwek, bad thy ghee Wer, Yori hwedl tha? off Lemar oo rw eK ton cae 0 a / a _ seniors who are proficient in - 3 ( | April il, 1941 i Mre Bill Forsyth 3 Medicine Lodge High School Medicine Lodge, Kansas g Dear Bills | 7 cee i os ali i at es le ws invite outstanding | : 1 to come to the University on the morning of our Relays, April 19, about 10:00 o'clock, and work out with our Varsity and Freshmen Basketball players in Robinson Gymnasiums I% is not necessary that you bring any athletic equipment. We will check cut equipment to you and you will heve a lot of fun shooting goals and playing informally from 10:00 to 11230. | Guy Varsity Basketball players will be dressed and will put on ® few drills, but nothing elaborate. You merely check oub equipment and go with the boys on the floor and have a lot of fun shooting baskets, then take a shower, and you are ready for an early start for the cute We will have a ticket ready for you for the Kansas Relays in the afternoon. ur purpose in having you here is to give you an opportumity to meet our Varsity players. i trust that it will be possible for you to comes Please let me hear fran you at your convenience. : if there is anything that I can do in the way of giving you _ information or rendering you any service that you should need, it will be @ pleasure to have you call on mes With all good wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, : Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketbell and Baseball Coach g : Gu ie Hulse i ant itn if en i a ff he ii ie rH tain - : ati | fiat: iil ith Ht a the ‘Ta #4 ir ae #ith all good wishes, I am ir. Dick Pfister, Hiewnthea, Fansase Dear Dick: POCA: AH April 11, 1942. Hr. Johnnie Corrigan, Principal, Powhattan High School, Powhattan, Kansas. Dear Johnnie: Thank you for your two lettera of April 9th and 10th regarding Dick Pfister. I am enclosing a of the letter that I em sending hin. I am gled to know that you are plaming to bring Dick to Lawrence next Saturday. We are looking forward to greeting both of you. I em sure that Dick will have a lot of fun with the boys. Sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball coach. W. E. SMITH, Pres. C. W. LOYD, Clerk H. A. HINZ, Treas. POWHATTAN RURAL HIGH SCHOOL JOHNNIE CORRIGAN, Principal POWHATTAN, KANSAS April 10, 1942 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doctor Allen: In regard to your inquiry about the Pfister boy TI will state that his first name is Richard. He is called "Dick" by ninety-nine percent of the people including his folks. His Address is Hiawatha, Kansas % Re Fe De 4 Pardon my neglect for not giving you this information without you having to ask for £t. Sincerely, SS oe hbnnie Corrigan Powhattan, Kansas W. E. SMITH, Pres. Cc. W. LOYD, Clerk H. A. HINZ, Treas. POWHATTAN RURAL HIGH SCHOOL JOHNNIE CORRIGAN, Principal POWHATTAN, KANSAS April 9 Dr. Forrest G6, Allen Director of Physical Education Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dector Allen: | The father of our boy Pfister says he is too busy to take him to Lawrence on April 18 but fF am going to personally conduct the young man to Lawrence to accept your invitation for a practice with other high school boyse ¥ will have him take his suit along and f will get him there plenty early for the practice; however EF do not know the exact time of your practice. If there is any information that IF should know I will appreciate a line to that effect. Cargo Sincerely, Johnnie Corrigan Powhattan, Kansas April 8, 1942. Ur. Johnnie Corrigan, Principal, Powhattan Rural High School, Powhattan, Mansas. Dear Johnnie: _.s«E fina that I do not have the first neme of your boy Pfister. I wish t write him personally to extend an invitation to work, out with our boys on the morning of the Kansas Relays, and I wuld appreciate it if you will send me his name so that I may addbess him correctly. \ Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. March Si, 1942. Mr. Johnnie Corrigan, Principal, Powhatten Rural High School, Powhattan, Tansas. Dear Jolmnies Thank you very much for your interesting letter of the 26th. : I feel disappointed that he came so close to entering t ges I should like to have had him wearing one of gold basketballs. ? With best wisses, I an Very sincerely yours, ; Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA: AH . Varsity Basketball od Baseball Coach. W. E. SMITH, Pres. C. W. LOYD, Clerk H. A. HINZ, Treas. POWHATTAN RURAL HIGH SCHOOL JOHNNIE CORRIGAN, Principal POWHATTAN, KANSAS March 26 Dr. Forrest ¢. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: In reply to your letter [I will say “that I think our boy Pfister is a good one.” The name is pronounced like it was spelled Fister. One can never tell definitely what kind of a college player a boy will make; however this boy has the ear marks of a good basket ball player and is goed under pressure. I do know that several college coaches at Hutchinson liked him very much and will be making passes at him; however this will not spoil him and he will probably go to school any Place his folks decide. He will probably have to work a little but he is definitely not looking for the highest bidder. He can be helped some by his folks. As for his I. §.--the best student we have had in the 16 years [ have been here. His grades are straight A and I am very disappointed with the Summerfield Scholarship Committee that they seem to hold their examinations when we are in the thick of our basket ball tournaments. I planned all year to enter this boy as he is the only boy from our high school in the last number of years that { thought had a chance but we could not do this as we were having our Kegional at the time and I could not have him both places, I ask the boy this moring this question if your father would have to send you college tomorrow where do you think he would send you and his answer was probably K. U. i do not know what that means but that was his answer. ‘The boy is sort of a frail build altho he takes care of himself in good fashion. He is six feet tall with his shoes on. He played high school foot ball but would not play foot ball in college. He absolutely does not smoke or drink, a quiet sort of a boy and not a darn bit interested in the girls. Smiley of Halstead, a large boy six feet five, was given quite a bit of play by the college coaches. I am told he had dinner with Lance. ‘the boy appears to be sort of a grand stander but I believe it is because he is self conscious and i feel sure you can take that out of him. He is almost impossible to guard on @ man to man defense. As for his guarding ability I cannot say as they kept him near his free throw line on a zone defense. About the only other outstanding boy was Olsen of Erie. His father told me definitely that his boy would attend junior College next year in order to keep him at home as long as possible. W. E. SMITH, Pres. C. WeLOYD,; Clerk H. A. HINZ, Treas. POWHATTAN RURAL HIGH SCHOOL JOHNNIE CORRIGAN, Principal POWHATTAN, KANSAS March 26 As for Bruce Holman he is a dandy boy who planned three days before school started to enroll at kK. U. but some how or some one roped him in down at Kansas State the very last minute. Bruce*s father is dead and he has to serateh fer every cent of his education and no doubt some one convinced him at the last moment that he could do that at Kansas State easier than at any other place. | Thanks for your congratulations and I will pass them right back to you for the good teams you always have. if I have had any success in coaching i attribute it to the things { stole from you when f was a Freshman basket ball player and later in watching your practices every evening and also in attending your coaching class for two or three summers. T think your personality traits in handling men and boys, your frankness and firmness have been great goals for me to shoot at and without a question have enabled me to handle many problems which I might have not solved had EI not had those valuable contacts, Ef you desire any other information in regard to this Pfister boy or any one else in this part of the State feel free to demand my service. Yours very truly, Johnnie Corrigan Mrs. ‘Sieg Satta Principal, Powhattan High School, Powhattan, Kansese Dear Johnny: A Washburn alumus out at Medicine Lodge has just written me stating that he saw Pfeister, your good red-headed boy play at Hutchinson in the Class B Tournament, and also said that “he was easily the best ball handler and @ribbler in the tourney and in addition to that managed to make ebout 16 points a game in addition to being a ball hawk of the first degree. The boy looked to mo like the type that woulda enjoy the Relays so I thought I would call him to your attention end perhaps he could be invited some way." Johnny, I am sorry we lost Bruce Holman. He would have fitted into our team play in a most admirable fashion and I em very sure that he would heve had a better chance to win a gold basketball with our returning gang than he Will be able to do with Jack Gardner's returning outfit. | Vion" you write me confidentially and tell me what sort of an 1.9. this boy Pfeister has and what his family's financial status is? As you mow, I em always willing to help a boy help himself, and if Pfeister needs work or any res ee = there ‘nek angel ey peat Gon in the doaat of refusing to go after boys end kid then into the belief that making a basketball team is getting an education. I am still old-fashioned enough to believe that while athletics are fine they serve only as an introduction to the bigger and better and more durable things of life. a I will seas wia he x her eeven very much, and I wish to eS oe ee ee : With kindest ane regards end best wishes, I am | | | Sineerely yours, _ Director of phat’ Rduoation end Recreation, FCAsAH , | Ss Basketball and Baseball Goach. March 25, 1982. Mr. Leaford F. Cushenbery, Medicine Lodge, Kansas. Dear Mr. Cushenbery: I appreciate very much your kind letter of March 23rd. I am writing at once to Johnny Corrigan, a K.U. graduate, coach of Pfeister and also Bruce Holman who played @ great geme for Kansas State this year. Johnny and I are good friends and he told me about Holman, but Holman did a lot of shopping down in the Southwest Conference and finally wound up et Kansas State. Now, it would be furthest from my mind to even insinuate that anyone at Kansas State ever offered Bruce Holman enything But a fine education. Jack Gardner never does anything like that, so Mr. Tucker says. | , I em asking Johnny Corrigan to use his friendly influence with this boy, and we are hoping that the University can present its educational claims strongly eough to have him choose the University as his alma mater. Thanking you for your kindness in thinking of wn, and assuring you that we think Bill Yorayth in onkx, I em Very sincerely yours, | a Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. LAW OFFICES TINCHER, RALEIGH & CUSHENBERY : Cre OFFICES AT Scran eum MEDICINE LODGE, KANSAS sti trick lied; Riiakd LEAFORD F. CUSHENBERY HUTCHINSON, KANSAS March 25, 1942 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Physical Bducation Dept. Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas Dear friend: By some chance of fate, I found that I had a lot of work to do in our Hutchinson office last week, and it was not my fault that the Class B tourmament was going on at the same time and that 1 attended each session. I was fascinated by a boy named Pfeister (pronounced Feaster) who played with Powhattan and who I understand is a Senior this year. He is sort of a funny looking red haired fellow, cool as a cucumber and smart as the Devil. He was easily the best ball handler and dribbler in the tourney and in addition to that managed to make about 15 points a game in addition to being a ball hawk of the first degree. I: was told that he was almost as proficient as a Junior. The boy — to me like the type that would enjoy the Relays so + thought I would call him to your attention and perhaps he could be invited some way. I am writing this on the theory that you have not decided that + misrepresented Bill Forsyth too much; at least I hope that is true. eT reer J le3me Peet F. Cushenbe