2550 West 48th Street, Kansas City, Kansas. — ApYil L7, 1ea0 Dear Dr. Allen: I was very happy to recieve your kind invita- tien to practice basketball with your squad mentees en April 20. You can count on me being present. Our golf team is playing a match at the Lawrence Country Club at the same time, but Coach Rdete “Hes kindly excused me. Again thanking you. Yeurs sincerely, Paul Turner. JPT sm E.V. LANYON , VICE PRESIDENT C.F. SPENCER, PRESIDENT ; K.A.SPENCER,TREAS.& CHIEF EGR, A.F. MSELHENIE,V.PRES.& SALES MGR. F, E. DOUGLAS, SECRETARY ESTABLISHED i685 MINES: KANSAS MISSOURI OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS DIV.SALES OFFICES OMAHA,NEBRASKA JOPLIN, MISSOURI HENRYETTA,OKLAHOMA WICHITA BANS AS GENERAL SALES OFFICE Dwicut Buitoine,Kansas City, Mo. April 18, 1940. Mre Fe Ceo Allen, University of Kansas, lewrence, Kansase Dear Doge If it doesn't rain Saturday I am going to bring along a tall skinny boy by the name of Jim Hamilton, who is a basket ball player of considerable merit in Class B highschool. He was the hot-shot on the Weir City basket ball team and bids fair, I think, to become. a very fine prospective University athlete. He is a Senior but con- templates taking graduate work at Pittsburg High this coming year because of his agee He is only 17, about 6' tall and weighs about 150#, so you can see he isn't et all developed yet. Another year will add considerable to his physical fitnesse There is also a boy from here by the name of Jack Broadhurst _ who will go with the Pittsburg High track team to compete Friday in the highschool meet. He is a fair boy, I think, and would be worth meeting and telking toe I saw him play once and, of course, am not much of a judge of basket ball pleyers, however, he was the spark plug of the Pittsburg team and ranked well in the Southeastern Kansas League, in fact, he was picked as center, I believe, on the All Teeme I likely won't be in until after lunch and will keep my eyes out for you down at the fielde I want you to meet young Hamilton because he is a very fine kid and undoubtedly will go to Kansas in the fall of ‘41. Best regards. Cordially, HUTCHINSON HIGH SCHOOL H NSON, KANSAS April 19, 1940. Me Robert Je Shoriden, 3930 Holmes Averue,. Kansas City, lMoe Dear Bobs : Panton my delay in anowring your cormunieation somer, but we have been covered up with detailse We are glad thet you end Burritt Tomlinson will be able to come dow to shoot baskets. Of course, we will furnish the equigsent at the gumasius de Sick nk ante sud opines a transportation facilities to and fron Lawrence, but presume tat you bays) could perhaps arrange that with other boys caning to Sincerely yours, 7 nirestor of Physical Eaueation end Resrention, FCAg.H Varsity Basketball Conche 5930 Holmes Avenue Kansas City, Missouri April 15, 1940 Dr. Forest C. Allen Department of Physical Education Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sir; We were very glad to receive your letter of invitation and we wish to thank you for it. We shall be happy to accept. I talked with Burritt Tomlinson and the arrangements are satisfactory with him. We would Like to know if you have arranged any transportation facilities for us. If you have will you please let us know? Thanking you again, I am, Yours truly G4 Lharedaw Robert J. Sheridan RIJS: BFF ‘ { | ee Starting Five-wyandotte High School 1940 Ray Evans--505 Barnett Drexel 0939 Grades-l- to 2- Leo Headrich---207 S. Coy Grades-About a 2 average Rill Rrill---1603 Garfield Crades-About a 5 average John Bortka---21 8. Coy Grades-About a 2 average John WNoone---1412 N.28th Fairfax 7928 Grades about a 5 average WIN FINAL GAME Topeka High Downs Law- rence—Trojans Prepare for Regional in Osage City. FINAL E. K. C. STANDINGS W GL Pct. Pts. Emporla Cece eesetes o iL 833 160 Lawrence ...., 2 .667 138 Ottawa 4 .333 156 Topeka : 5S .167 154 Having found out there is such a thing as victory by that 26 to 19 triumph over Lawrence Saturday night, the Topeka high Trojans were getting ready today to go to Osage City for the regional tournament, the winner of which will compete in the state class A tournament]: here. Gives Emporia the Title. The Topeka victory gave Emporia |, high the championship of the East- ern Kansas conference, dropping Lawrence to second place. Topeka thus won only one contest this year, but the improvement of the Trojans makes them dangerous in the re- |. gional starting Wednesday. Bill Gies, petite forward, started thte scoring by dropping in two field goals right after the game *} started, and Lawrence took time out. Two free throws made and a field goal tied the score a short time later, and the teams were knotted at 7 all at the end of the first quarter. At the half Lawrence had a 13 to 11 advantage, but at the end of the third Topeka had forged ahead 19 to 17, and was not headed. Law- “i rence made but two free throws the last period. Bill Gies led the Topeka scoring, 1 Stewart Reed was the standout |“ oor man. e was ever ere: showed hustle, fight and spirit. hag much to do with bringing his team victory. The whole squad played its best ball of the season. Second Team Wins, Too. The Topeka high seconds won ‘| from the Lawrence seconds, 32 to 19, ‘| making it seven victories in 10 starts ‘|for the season. Some of those sec- ‘|ond team boys will be valuable ma- -{ terial for next year’s varsity, too. The box score: Topeka, 26 Lawrence, 19 Weber, & Penny, f Goehring, f Hinshaw, f Sperry, f Garich, ¢ Stucker, ¢ Keene, & Green, & Sample, ¢ Hird, ¢ Dodson, 6 Gies, f O’Neil, f-c Crites, f Griffith, ¢ Beverly, ¢ Reed, & Palmer, & Wallace, f Holstrom, ¢ Anderson, # ePorowornoonal Sonwoonoouwd KoOoHSHOMMN Hh SccocHeco owned ScccHonnowood SOHKSHONOHWNOYS I | Totals 9 811! Totals 6 711 Officials: Gene Kemper (Lake Forest) Jand “Chub” Meisenheimer (Pittsburg | 4: Teachers). Score at half: Lawrence 13, Topeka 11. Missed free throws: Topeka 5, Law- rence 9. Campbell, of Emporia, leads tthe individual scorers for the season | with 62 points; Reed, of Ottawa, is second with 39. Gies is high scorer | ~ for Topeka with 34 points. a » Scoring by teams: Topeka. . G FG FT Pts. 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