AMERICAN SPORTS PUBLISHING CO. 19 BEEKMAN STREET * NEW YORK October 11, 1940 My dear Dr Allen Thank you for your letters, and the expressions of approval. Pleased, too, that friend Olsen liked the arrangement. Maybe when I see you some time I may have some other suggestions. The bugbear of expense is always confronting us, but we manage to keep that ogre fairly suppressed. I guess after all these years I can give an answer to anything that arises. Yes; it was nice of Os to give me an accolade, and he was right about my leaving it out except for a reason. "Rody! as we call him, has been with me a long while, and I thought it was about time he got some recognition, so I wrote that paragraph about hin, unknown to Ossie. The latter was was very much pleased, however, when he read it, and said he would have liked to have put it in himself but he did not wish to do anything that might affect the personnel of our place, So, 10 was all right. I saw Hon C McB at world series, and had a pleasant visit with him. He said next season he will write the article. You can do the rest. oe Well, thank you ek. Dr Allen, for your fine letters, and with my best, as always, for Mrs Allen, yourself and | _ family-- Faithfully yours —