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|. 19,1941
Dr. Forrest C.Allen

Head Basketball Coach

University of Kansas

Dear Doc; 3

About a year ago I wrote you a letter converning some other matters and at
the same time mentioned Kenneth Wulfemeyers name.. This boy was very highly
recommended and in your return letter you said that you were definitely
interested in him and that I should sell him K.U.

In case you have forgotten I shall briefly revtew Kenneth's high school
basketball career. He made the All-City fowr years in a row. At the same time
he was selected three yeras on the All-District team. He has carried weak
teams into championships and has always been the leading scorer. While his
all-round ability in basketball is superb he is a wonderful lesadee and

shows wonderful head work on the floor. His coach uses a shifting man to

man defense. I have seen him direct and guide green men on the court in such
am manner that would enable them to do a preety fair job of guarding their —
men when ordinarily they would have been lost. He would maké you a marvelous
" quarterback".

I have heard college coaches rave about him including such men as Henry Iba
and other Missouri-Valley coaches. He is the first boy that I have ever heard
of Edwards of Mogssour being interested in enough to write. I saw a letter 3
from Edwards through the assistant principal to Kenny saying thet he would

get a job for the boys this summers in St. Louis for $85.00 to $100.00 a month.

Kenny definttely wants te go to Kansas and I frankly think that he is a
better boy than either of the two boys that xk you have already gotten from
St. Louts. He tells me that he wrote you a letter about bhree weeks ago and
has as yeat recetved no answer. Please let me know whether you are still
interested in him or not so that I can advise him accordingly. In that case
he can go some where else.

How i@ every thing in Lawrence. I certainly would like to get back for the
Celebration this spring. +t seems, however that everything is done duting the
middle of the week,and naturally makes it’ impossible for me .

I don't know whether you know that I am now in the centralm office of our
board of education serving as a supervisor of physical education. I of course
am not associated with any one school any more and as a result do no coaching
although I am responsible for the conduct of all the teams and the coaching
of those teams. I have missed my own personal contact with the boys but am
gradually becoming adapted to my new work.

I think that we will be able to erye Wulfemeyer a job on our playgrounds
this summer.

Please give my regards to Mrs. Allen. With best regards,I remain

Otto P.Rost
6200 Oleatha St.