JOHN A. BILLINGSLEY, M. D.
DOREXEL S655
611 HURON BUILDING
KANSAS GITY, KANSAS

March 14,1939.

Dr.Forrest C.Allen,

Director of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,

Lawrence, Kans,

Dear Dr.Allen:

Received your letter of March 3rd. Must apologize for not writ-
ing sooner.

You are right, the basket ball banquet is at the Kiwenis Ckub

on April 13th, at noon. The Wyandotte High School boys are City
champions this year, and also champions of the Northeast Kansas
League, having gone through without losing 4 game,

I remember what you told me about getting some boys that tower
above 6 feet. This Steinmeyer boy is I think 6 feet, 5 inches,
and in the past two years has developed wonderfully. It just so
happens that I have his sister as a patient in the hospital at

the present time, and through a coincidence I talked to his mother,
and she told me her name was Steinmeyer, so I immediately asked
her if she was related to the Steinmeyer boy at the High School.
She said, "Slightly, being his mother." She told me that he was

a little afraid. that he could not meet the qualifications of

such a good basket ball coach as we have at the University of
Kansas. I told her to tell the boy that I thought he was just
the type of young man you were looking for, in fact it wasn't
always the boy that was the outstanding flash in high school, that
you were particularly interested in. This boy has alot of stuff,
and. I think you can get a lot out of him, and through my present
contact i feel sure I can get him up to the University, however,
he has been approached by several different schools, and through
some friendship at Oklahoma A. and M. he has a little leaning
toward that school.

I am going to talk to him within the next week or so, and then
when you are down here at the Kiwanis Meeting we will have a talk
with him.

Hoping that April 13th is still open, and that you can be with
us, I remain, ,

4? e
Very truly youts, e Pett ant

J.A.B:VE. ae {70 ae <

P.S. I want to thank you for your many kindnesses during the ~

present basket ball season, in securing for me seats, which we

greatly appreciated. However, next year I am going to beat you

to the trigger, and get my seats ahead of time. I have apprec-

iated the courtesies you have extended me very, very much.