CONTRACT AND..LEASE

Chis Agreement, . made on the. 23... day.of .Novenber, 1943,
by and between the City of Kiansas City, Missouri, a municipal corporation, represented in the entering of this
contract by the Municipal Auditorium Director, hereinafter designated as the Lessor, party of the first part, and

; wicibs; yDtwude Co; ALLen,
agent or representative of ‘Director: of at 2 3 , Physical Education,
University of Kansas,

Lawrece, Kansas.
party of the sdbbritt part, hereinafter designated as Lessee,

WITNESSETH:

That the party of the first part, the Lessor, Kansas City, Missouri, in.consideration of the covenants and
agreements herein contained, and of the faithful-performance of the Lessee of all such covenants and agree-
ments hereby grants unto said Lessee the right to. use and occupy the

Arena on Saturday Dec. 11, 1943

of the Municipal AN@itoFitim Building, situated | at 13th & Wyandotte Sts., Kansas City, Missouri, for the
following and no other purpose, to wit:

Bask etball games.

during the hours and upon the dates hereinafter specified, to wit:

SET UP = Customary bask etball set-up.

OPENTO ~ i 3 se
PUBLIC 7:00 P.M. to 41:59 Pelle

REMOVAL
with such special arrangements as are here set forth

The Lessor further. agrees:

1. To permit the Lessee, upon the faithful performance of the terms of this lease, peaceably and quietly
to have, hold and enjoy the use of said premises for the purposes and for the term aforesaid, accidents and
unavoidable delays excepted.

2. To furnish, at the Lessor’s' expense, reasonable heat for the said a for the purposes aforesaid,
accidents and unavoidable delays excepted.

3. To furnish, at the Lessor’s expense, light for ordinary use only, for said premises, when and as required
in the reasonable opinion of the Director of said building, for the purposes aforesaid, accidents and unavoidable
delays excepted.

4. To furnish water from the Kansas City Water Works by means of the regularly installed appliances
for ordinary toilet and drinking purposes only, accidents and unavoidable delays excepted.

5. To furnish Sets of preserved seat tick ets; to handle the advance sale
of tickets,"to provide the customary basketball set-up in the
Arena and to. furnish OE sellers, ticket takers, ine ushers.
The Lessee hereby covenants and agrees:

1. To pay to the said Lessor for its rights under this Lease and Agreement the sum of $1.00 to

be paid at the time this contract is signed, plus 20% of all gate
receipts after deduction of Federal and State taxes.

Both the Lessor and the Lessee agree and understand that if a flat rate is to be paid for the rights of the Lessee
under this contract and lease, then the Lessee is to pay all municipal, state and federal taxes upon the receipts
taken in, which are required to be paid, whether in the nature of a sales tax, amusement tax, privilege tax or
any other kind of a tax, and if the Lessee claims to be exempt from any such tax the Lessee shall in advance
obtain in writing a statement acknowledging its exemption from the proper governmental branch and present
such statement to the Director of the auditorium in advance of the particular performance or occasion that
the exemption relates to. Further, in the absence of such a presented exemption the party of the first part is
hereby granted a lien upon all moneys received in its custody for any performance, exhibition or other public
use and from such money shall be entitled to take therefrom such sum as is necessary to pay the tax or taxes
owing. If the party of the second part is to pay a percentage of the recéipts taken in on any performance,
exhibition or other public use for its rights received under this contract and lease, then the party of the first
part has a general lien over all such money taken in with the right to take from such money such sum as is
necessary to pay said tax oj taxes, and then from the remaining amount the parties hereto take their specified
percentages, Further, the party, of the first part has a lien over all box office receipts with the ,ight to.take
therefrom the money owed it as rental under this contract and lease, and also a lien over said box office
receipts for the purpose of and with the right to deduct from said box office receipts a sufficient amount of
money to pay the costs of stage hands, musicians, ushers, door men, ticket takers, spot light operators, motion
picture operators, and any and all other employees of said Lessee who may be called in, either by said Lessor
or by said Lessee, for the convenience of said Lessee and at the said Lessee’s request, for said attraction pro-
vided for by this contract and lease, it being distinctly understood and agreed, however, that all and each of
the above mentioned employees are and remain employees of the Lessee herein solely, and the Lessor is in no
way or manner responsible for any moneys whatsoever claimed by said employees. for, work, or labor. done in
any way in connection with said attraction. _ ; eT a ee .

The party of the first part and the party of the second part agree that: :

1,. The_party ofthe first part will not advertise any performance, exhibition, attraction, or public dis-
play except with the specific permission of the Director of the auditorium as to the means and manner of such
advertising, and shall advertise only in such papers and by such means and in such a manner as the Auditorium
Director agrees to, and no billing, distributing or advertising of any kind whatsoever in the newspapers, or
in any other form, paper, or manner shall be done by the Lessee without the actual and specific consent of the
Auditorium Director. A violation of this clause is agreed and understood to be against the essence of this
“‘ponacigy and shall be considered a violation of the whole contract, rendering it voidable at the option of the

essor.

 °25) That said’ Lesseé wilf comply ‘with all rules and requirements of the Police Department and Fire De-
partment and other municipal authorities of Kansas City, and will obtain and pay for all necessary permits
and licenses, and will not do nor suffer to be done anything on said premises during the term of this lease in
violation of law.

._.._3.. That said Lessee shall not injure, nor mar, nor in any manner deface said premises, and shall not
cause or permit anything to be done whereby the said premises shall be in any manner injured, marred or
‘defaced; and will not drive or permit to be driven, nails, hooks, tacks or screws into any part of said building
and will not make nor allow to be made any alterations of any kind therein; that no bills, signs or other
articles shall be pasted, nailed or otherwise attached to any part of the interior of said building in such manner
as to injure, deface or destroy the same, nor shall any signs, bills or other articles be in any manner attached to
the exterior walls or said premises or any other portion of said premises without the approval of the Director
of the auditorium. sie 2 ee ne

4. That if said premises or any portion of said building during the term, of this lease shall be damaged
by the act, default or negligence of the Lessee, or of the Lessee’s agents, employees, patrons, guests or any
person admitted to said premises by Lessee, Lessee will pay to the Lessor upon demand such sum as shall be
necessary to restore said premises to their present condition. The Lessee hereby assumes full responsibility
for the character, acts and conduct of all persons ‘admitted to said premises by or with the consent of any
person acting for or in behalf of said Lessee, and said Lessee agrees to have on hand at all time sufficient
police force to maintain order and protect persons and property. The Lessor assumes no liability for injury
of any nature to persons or property received in or about said building and premises and the Lessee coven-
ants and agrees to make no claim against the Lessor for damages for such injuries, and agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless the Lessor against any claim for damages*of such character, either to the Lessee or to
any employees or to other persons including patrons or guests of the Lessee.

5. That said Lessee shall not. assign: this-lease nor suffer any use of the said premises other than that
herein specified, nor let. nor underlet the. same, nor suffer any article to be brought into, or act.done on said
premises which vitiate or increase the premiums on the policy or policies of insurance held by the Lessor on
its building, of which said premises are a part.

6. That the Advisory Board of the Municipal Auditorium and the Municipal Auditorium Director and
anyone who shall present from them or him in writing a proper statement that that person is to be admitted,
shall have at all times free access to said premises for the purpose of making necessary inspections or attend
to any other matter which is usual and customary in the managing and regulating of said building. Further,
that the Advisory Board of the Municipal Auditorium, through the Director of the Municipal Auditorium, shall
have the right to select from the entire list of boxes, four boxes, if*the performance, exhibition,or display is
given in the arena of the Municipal Auditorium, and if given anywhere else in the Municipal Auditorium, then
the Advisory Board of the Municipal Auditorium, through the Director of the Auditorium, shall have the right

to select from the entire list of available seats number of seats of his own choice, all said boxes

and seats being provided tosaid Director for each and every performance, exhibition or display given, without
cost or other remuneration,

7, That the keys and other locking devices shall at all times be in the possession and control of the Lessor.

8. Said Lessee agrees to abide by and conform to all rules and regulations from time to time adopted
by or prescribed by the Lessor, for the government and management of said building; to take the proper care
of the demised premises during said term; to quit and surrender up said demised premises to the Lessor at
the end of said term| in the same condition as at the.date of the.commencement of this contract and lease,
ordinary use and wear thereof only excepted. The Lessee hereby acknowledges and recognizes that certain
Clause # 17

The parties hereto being cognizant that the United States is at war and that

a war emergency exists and that demands have been made by the United States
Government unon the City and its facilities, and that other demands may in.

the future be made, it is therefore understood and egreed between the parties
hereto that in the event the United States Government, or any department

er agency thereof, desires to lease or use any part of the Municipal Auditorium
Building involved or affected by this lease, then this lease may be immediately
cancelled by the lessor without notice thereof; and furthermore the lessor :
also reserves the right to change the dates herein specified at lessor's dis-
cretion, and the lessee hereby waives any claim he may have or which might arise
by reason of such cancellation or change of dates.
portions of the Municipal Auditorium and certain functions that are carried on therein operate under certain
union regulations and on a union basis. The Lessee agrees that if his particular function, exhibition, display,
or use, is of the type that comes within these union rules recognized by the Director of the Municipal Auditor-
ium, then the Lessee agrees to operate under them and abide by them.

9. That if the said premises, or any part thereof, shall become vacant during said term, the Lessor or
its representatives may re-enter the same either by force or otherwise without being liable for any prosecution
therefor, and may at its own option relet the said premises as the agent of said Lessee and receive the rent
therefor, applying the same, first, to payment of such expenses as may be incurred in re-entering and relett-
ing said premises, and then to the payment of the rent due under this contract and lease; the surplus, if any,
to be paid over to the Lessee, and said Lessee covenants and agrees hereby to pay to the Lessor, on demand,
the balance, if any, of the rental herein agreed to be paid remaining after deducting the net rental resulting
from such reletting; but nothing herein contained shall be construed as imposing any obligation on the Lessor
to relet or attempt to relet the said premises nor does the Lessor assume any such duty, nor shall anything
herein contained be construed in any way to affect the obligation of the Lessee to pay the full amount of said
rental in case said premises shall not be so relet.

10. That in case the Municipal Auditorium Building, or any part thereof, shall be destroyed or damaged by
fire or any other cause, or if any other casualty or unforseen occurrence, including strikes, lockouts, boycotts
and civil insurrections, shall render the fulfillment of this lease by the Lessor impossible, then and thereupon
this lease shall terminate; and in the event the term of this lease shall have begun prior to any such occurrence,
the Lessee shall pay rental for said premises up to the number of hours as the unit of measuring at the rate
herein specified; and in the event of any such occurrence prior to the beginning of the term of this lease, then
this lease shall not become effective; and in either event, said Lessee hereby waives any claim for damages

or compensation because of any such termination.

11. That the Lessor and its employees, servants and agents shall not be responsible for any damage
or injury that may happen to the property of the Lessee, or to the property of the Lessee’s agents, servants

and employees, or to property that may belong to any other person, including any of the general public that

_ may attend said leased portion of the Auditorium, where said loss arises from theft, fire or any other circum-

_ stance, and said Lessee hereby expressly releases Lessor from said losses and agrees to indemnify it against

_ any and all claims for such loss, damage or-injury in.cases both where the Lessee is the actor and in cases
. where the Lessee has, in compliance with this contract and lease, entered into a sub-lease or sub-contract.

12. That the Lessor, through its concessionaire, reserves the sole right to sell refreshments, including

\ food, confectionery, drinks, cigars, cigarettes and other such articles, and the right to conduct check stands,
_ and the Lessee shall not engage in any of the aforesaid business in the building, without the written consent of

the Director of the Auditorium. ; S 4

13. That the Lessor reserves the right to remove from the building all effects of whatsoever nature left
within it by the Lessee after the expiration of the time covered by this contract and lease; or to charge an
additional rental at the same rate per date*provided in this contract if written notice is given to remove such
effects to the Lessee, and they are not immediately removed; and the Lessee agrees to pay to the Lessor an

‘ amount to cover the cost of removing such effects or the cost of such additional rental. !

14. That in the handling, control, custody, and keeping of receipts and funds and moneys, whether the
same are received through the box office or otherwise, the Lessor is acting for the accommodation and benefit
of the Lessee, and that as to such receipts and funds the Lessor shall be responsible only for gross neglect or
bad faith. The Lessee promises to do no act that will prejudice the insurance of the Lessor concerning the
bonding of the employees of the Lessor in the handling of the box office receipts. The Lessee further agrees
with the Lessor that the only persons who are to have the right to be in the box office are those employees of
the Lessor directly engaged in the box office work, the Director and Auditor of the Municipal Auditorium, and
the manager of the Lessee for the purpose of checking the number of sales made, and no others.

15. The Lessee hereby agrees that the Lessor has the unqualified right to cancel this contract and lease
without refunding any money paid thereunder, or without any loss or detriment to said Lessor if the Lessee
has misrepresented in any manner or in any degree the type or nature of the attraction to be held in said leased
premises, if said misrepresentation in any manner influenced said Lessor in entering into this contract and
lease, and said Lessee hereby agrees that said Lessor is the sole judge, through its duly appointed agent, the
Director of the Auditorium, of whether or not the said misrepresentation did so influence it in entering into
said contract and lease; further said Lessee assumes the duty of disclosing to said Lessor whether or not the
attraction to be held in said leased premises is in any manner or means of a political nature, and failure to so
disclose makes this contract and lease voidable at the election of the Lessor.

16. And the said Lessee further covenants, agrees and understands that if any default is made in the
payment of the rent or any part thereof at the time above specified, or if any default is made in the covenants
or agreements herein contained, this contract and lease and the relation of landlord and tenant at the option
of the Lessor, shall cease and terminate and the relation of the parties shall be the same in ali respects as if
said term had fully expired, and the said Lessor may re--enter the said premises and hold the same as of its for-
mer estate therein, remove all persons therefrom, and resort to any legal proceeding to obtain such possession,
and the said Lessee shall notwithstanding said re-entering, pay the full amount of said rental as herein agreed
to be paid. :

The party of the first part and the party of the second part hereby agree, stipulate, and recognize that in
the entering of this contract and lease they are not in any way partners, co-partners, or in any way jointly
interested in any mutual enterprise but are to each other Lessor and Lessee respectively, and occupy that status
only.

This agreement shall bind the parties and their respective heirs, executors, administrators and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the city of Kansas City, Missouri, a municipal corporation, represented in
this contract by its Auditorium Director, has caused this contract to be signed by its Auditorium Director, for
and on behalf of Kansas City, Missouri, and the Lessee has signed the same in duplicate the day and year first
above written.

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MAIN ARENA
12,000 seating capacity

ADVISORY BOARD
JOHN C. GROVER

aitman
MUSIC HALL
Eee Chaka 2,572 seating capacity
Eee LITTLE, THEATRE
BARNEY L. ALLIS 600 seating capacity

HARRY M. GAMBREL
R. CROSBY KEMPER
DORMAN H. O'LEARY
HARRY H. WELSH, JR.
MARTHA FRANKLIN

COMMITTEE ROOMS (19)
seating capacities 25 to 75

 

MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

“LOWS-G: EOWER> Birector
C. B. HOFF, Aes’t Director — =JAS= rt. NIXON, -Freaserer

December 15,1945.

Dr.Forrest C.Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

I have not had an onpvortunity to check upd on 311 of
the high school collections, but from the receinvts that have
ome in so far, I believe that we will run sit over $750.00

As soon as the few remaining collections are checked
in, I will send you the statement along with the check.

Sincerely yours, =

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Clyde M.Baker,
Box Office Suvervisor.

CMB: EH

 
 

 

December 16, 1943,

Mr. Ciarence Hoff,
Manager, Municipal «uditoriun,
Kansas City, Moe

Dear ir. Hoff:

Confirming our phone conversation regarding arrangenents,
I agree with you in principal that your suggestion is fair and
should be taken into consideration. I will talk with you re-
garding the February 5th date that we still have tentatively
scheduled when I am next in Kansas City.

It will be @ year until we pley Rockhurst again and we
can discuss thet matter later. le sertainly don't want to make
all the money and have you lose money. — |

With all good wishes, I an

Sincerely yours,

Direotor of Physical Educgtion,
PCA: AH | Varsity Basketball Coaches

 
MAIN ARENA
12,000 seating capacity

MUSIC HALL

9,572 seating capacity
LITTLE THEATRE

600 seating capacity
EXHIBITION HALL

120,000 square feet

COMMITTEE ROOMS (3)
seating capacities 25 to 500

ADVISORY BOARD
FRED G. BUFFE
irman

JOHN C. GROVER

Vice-Chairman

H. E. BONING, JR.
Secretary

BARNEY L. ALLIS
HARRY M. GAMBREL
R. CROSBY KEMPER
FRED M. LEE

DORMAN H. O’LEARY
HARRY H. WELSH, JR.

 

MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

R7moAs CITY, MISSOUR!

LOuUls Gm=LOWER, Director
C. B. HOFF, Ass*e Director

December 15,1943,

Dr.Forrest C.Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Deer Phog:

I believe that we had three very successful basketball gemes in the
Arena last Saturday evening and had a very nice attendance by invitating
the verious high school youngsters to attend these games.

The receivts for the evening ran 3 little over $750.00 gross and the
Auditorium received $153.29 as our portion for the rent. Against this
rental, we had to pay for the tickets, $23.70; ushers, $25.00 and over-
time service of our help to clean un after the game,$108.00 or a total
of $156.70, Before any of the regular expense of operations of the
building was considered. I have no regrets, whatever, regarding this,
but I would like to suggest that we use someother percentege figures

in planning the future rental of the building. On most events of the
emateur type, we charge $250.00 guarantee, plus a percentage of receivts.
I would like to suggest that hereafter we do not set a guarantee on the
rent but rather that the Auditorium receive fifty percent of the first
#500.00 of the box office receivts and ten percent of 911 receipts sbove
this figure. In other words, we would be more assured of getting the
rental on the Arena which is in line with our standard rate, anc on any
large events in which the box office "take" was over $2,000.00, you and
the other schools participating would receive a full ninety vercent in-
stead of 80% on the vresent basis.

If you will recall, you mentioned that you were not here to make money,
and we are not trying to receive more than our fair rental, so I believe
thet you will agree with me thst the suggestion above is reasonable in
every respect and I wovld like to use this rate on all future games held

in the Arena.

   

Cisrence B,
Director.

       
 

 Decenber 7, 1943.

ir. Herschell C. teiss,
Booking Clerk,.
Municipal Auditorium,
Kensas City, Mo.

Dear Vr. Weiss:
I am enolosing herewith the signed copy of the

contract for our basketball game in the Auditoriua
on Saturday, December lith.

Sincerely yours,

Director of bhysical bducation,
FCA: AH Varsity Sasketball Coach.
LNG.

 
ADVISORY BOARD
FRED G. BUFFE
Chairman

JOHN C. GROVER

Vice-Chairman

H. E. BONING, JR.

Secretary
BARNEY L. ALLIS
HARRY M. GAMBREL
R. CROSBY KEMPER
FRED M., LEE
DORMAN H. O’LEARY
HARRY H. WELSH, JR.

Dr. -F;

MAIN ARENA
12,000 seating capacity

MUSIC HALL

2,572 seating capacity
LITTLE THEATRE

600 seating capacity
EXHIBITION HALL

120,000 square feet

COMMITTEE ROOMS (93)
seating capacities 25 to 500

 

MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

LOUIS G. LOWER, Director
C. B. HOFF, Ass’t Director

November 23, 1943
Ce. Allen,

Director of Athletics,
University of Kansas,
Lawrenc§, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Alle:

 

Enclosed are the contracts for the rental of the
Arena Saturday December 11, 1943, for your basketball
game, K. Ue. vs Rockhurst.

Please sign the contracts and return the origional
copy to this office at your earliest convenience.

If we can be of any further assistance, please advise.

Sincer yours,
ae ee oe ia a

eee C. Weiss,
Booking Clerk.
 

Decerber 3, 1943.

Muntoipal Auditorium,
Kensas City, Moe

Dear "Bake":

Harry Morrew, sports editor of the Lawrences Journal World,
just called and would like four press tickets or passes to the game —
for Saturday night. He is a very splendid gentleman and a fine friend
of the University. He will report the game. If you want to give
seats on the floor I am sure it would be perfectly satisfactory.

You handle it the way you think best. Just mail them to
Harry EB. Morrow, Sports Jditor, Lawrence Journal World, Lawreme,
Kansas, so that he will get them before Saturday. I assure you I
will appreciate the same.

: I appreciate the fine work that you are doing and I am
hoping that we will have a nice crowd. I will get in touch with gar)
and we will fix things up in good shape. een

Den't you think it is a a good idea to run another ad, even
though it takes a little money out of our pocket? It brings a iattle
Se re ee en on ere
their angle.

“@ will see you some time early Saturday afternoon. We
are stopping at the Robert B. Lee and it will be very close to the
hall so it will be convenient to say hello to you early Saturday
afternoon. ,

 

With all geod wishes, I am

Sinesrely yours,

‘

Director of Physical Education,
FCA:AH ee Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
LOUIS G. LOWER, Director C. B. HOFF, Asst. Director
ADVISORY BOARD

MAIN ARENA
FRED G. BUFFE 12,000 seating capacity
Chairman
JOHN C, GROVER MUSIC HALL
“Vice-Chairman 2,572 seating capacity
H. E. BONING, JR.
Secretary LITTLE THEATRE

BARNEY L. ALLIS
HARRY M. GAMBREL

R. CROSBY KEMPER

FRED M. LEE

DORMAN H. O'LEARY
HARRY H. WELSH, JR. ~

600 seating capacity

EXHIBITION HALL
120,000 square feet

COMMITTEE ROOMS( 23
seating capacities 295 to 500

 

MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

December 7 1943.
Dr. Forest Ce. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence Kansas

Dear Phog:

As per your request, I have contacted the Coaches
of the various High Schools in the City regarding
the ticket sale for the basketball game this coming
Saturday.

No doubt you have seen the ad that was run in the
Sunday Star and I hope that it.meets your approval.

I have sent tickets to Earl and if you should
need any passes, before you arrive you are welcomp to
use some of those tickets, tell Earl to just let me
know the amount used.

Your letter just arrived, and whll be more than giad
to take care of names you mention as they are all fine
fellows and good friends of mine.If there is anything
else I can do, please don't hesitate to call upon me.

With best regards,i remain

Sineerely yours

ost. fate

“Clyd@ M. Baker
Box Office Supervisor.

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very happy to have them. If such is the case, I would be very happy for the coaches
of the high schools to call me at my expense and give me the information so that we
san make arrangements with the hall to entertain any of the of Raokhurst,
Shawnee-Mission or Southwest.

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With all good wishes, I am

Sincerely yours,

as Director of Physioal Education,
FCAdH Varsity Basketball Coach.
 

December 6, 1943.

lir. Henry Werner,
Men's Adviser,
University of Kansas.

Dear Dean Werner: —
I am submitting your letter to our Rotary Board of

Directors and am asking for some definite action. I saw
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Dear "Bake":

I talked to Lew Lane Saturday and they want 50 passes for Rockhurst
College. Fix them up, will you, please, Bake? I also told the small group of
Kansas City, Kansas coaches assembled over at Wyandotte gym Saturday that we
would have Reaves Peters get passes for than for the game Saturday night. will

you please fix Reaves Peters up with the number of passes that he wants for kis
high school coaches?

{ also told Dr. Peete to stop at the hall and get the number of tickets
that he would want for his family and some internes. Please honor that request. I
wish you would also call Lacy Haynes, Maurice Le Breidenthal, Sr., and Tom Van Ckave,
Sr., and take care of them in box seats, if you will. Ask what number they want.

We will come in Saturday about noon and I will see you Saturday afternoon.
One other thing, Bake, will you run another ad sometime during the week when you or
the boys on the Star think it is best - about the same size ad you ran Sunday. That
will not only help our publicity but the boys on the desk will naturally give us a
little more space when we are appreciative of their fine publicity. I am getting
some pictures to the Star et the earliest possible time.

 
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION November Ras 1943.

Mr. Mel Bishop, Coach,
Southwest High School,
Kansas City, Moe
Dear Mel:

Last Saturday Tom Dorney and Father Lutz
were in to see me, and told me that they have arranged
a game between your team and Ward High School as a
preliminary to our game with Rockhurst in Municipal
Auditorium on December llth.

Io was very happy to know of this arrangement,
and I believé we will have a good crowd to see our games,

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

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ROCKHURST ROAD AND TROOST AVENUE
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS

November 22, 1943

Dr. Forrest C, Al#en, Basketball Coach
Kansas University
Lawerence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen;

It seems our letters crossed about a week ago.
I think the preliminary game I suggested, namely betwea
Rockhurst High School and Shawnee Mission would be a good go
and as seon as I hear from you, we will close that deal.

I will start our publicity angle some time this
week and will try to get the Star to come out and take some
pictures. |

Congratulations to all the Staff up there on

their win over Missouri.

Sincerely yours,

Saw) oe

-Lew Lane, Athletic Director

 

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ROCRHURST COLLEGE

ROCKHURST ROAD AND TROOST AVENUE
FANMSAS CITY, MISSOURI

November SO, 194s

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS

Dr. Forrest C.Alion
Kansas University
Lawerence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen, |

I am wondering whether you have concluded all
negotiations for the preliminary game here when K.U. meets ©
Rockhurst College in Kansas City. The Athletic pevertent at
Rockhurstarather anticipated being asked to play that preliminary.
It seems that they have scheduled a game with Shawnee Missd@on on
that night and will go ahead and play it any way and I believe it
will hurt our crowd some as of course there is a folléing of the
Rockhurst crowd in the High School that would attend our College
game if the High School were not playing elsewhere.

However if your arrangements have gone too far with

the other teams, just forget about it.

Sincerely re

| ae Lan

Lew Lane

 
 

Yovreriber 22, 1943.

tre Mel Bishop, Coach,
Southwest High School,
Kengas City, 'O~

Dear Mele

last Saturdey Tom Dorney and Pather Lutz
were in to see me, and told wo that they have arranged
& game between your team and Ward Wigh School as a
pre] to our gane with Nockiurst in Mmieipal
Auditorium on December 11th.

T was very hepyy to know of this arrangement, |
and I believe we will have a good orowd to see our games.

Sincerely yours,

| ! Director of Physice1 Hdueation,
FOA: Au  ‘Versity Basketball Jonch.

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Pether Leo T, Luts,
Director of the Band,
Ward High School,
Kensas City, Bansas.

Dear Pather Luts:

I have been talking to It. Tom Dorney about his
basketball team playing a game preliminary to our game
-in Municipal Auditorium with Rock’vnst on December 11.

We would greatly enjoy having your band plan for
us on this occasion. I kmow you have a very fine organ-
ization, and it would add a lot of solor and enthusiasm
if you could play for us.

Will you kindly let mo imow if you can be with us?

’ Very sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Baucation,
Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
 

November 10, 1943.

i will get in touch with you in regard to any publicity

to use for our game in Kansas City on
December 11. I am going ahead with the arrangements and
have already had them order tickets, and just as soon as
the Thanksgiving flare is over we will begin to use heavy
pressure on publicity.

I would appreciate it if you would get some of your
best boys out and doll them up in your regular Rockhurst
uniforms and have pictures taken so that you can run them
early enough before the game.

I am wondering what you think about Rockhurst High play-
ing Ward High, or do you have a better suggestion? I think
it would be well if we could get Ward from across the line
to play some team in Kansas City. Thom do you think would
draw the best crowd? We want to look at the gate angle.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Bducation,
PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
ROCKHURST COLLEGE

ROCKHURST ROAD AND TROOST AVENUE
KANSAS CULY, MISSOURI

 

Oct. 25, 1945

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS

Dr. Forrest C.Allen, Basketball Coach
Kansas University
Lawerence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen,

The date you mentioned to play in Kansas City,
December, llth, is 0.K. and December 15th, at Lawerence, is
also satisfactory.

These dates are close together but it seems that
this is the best we can do under the conditions you stated,

You did not mention whether you wanted me to do
anything in regard to arrangements here in K.C, I will be glad
to do anything but will assume that they are taken care of

unless I hear from you,

Sincerely yours,

ee

Lew Lane, Athletic Director

 
 

Novenber 10, 19435.

Mr. Tom Dorney,

Basketball Coach,
Ward High School,
Kansas City, Mo.

Dear Tor: .

We are going to play Reckhurst in KansasCity's
Municipal Auditorium on December 11. Would your team
like to play some opponent in Kanaes City? Would you
want Reskhurst High? If so, I think we can get together.

And this time, Tom, wo will see that you get the
money when you sell tickets for your high school game
so you won't have to face the unfortunate financial
distress that you did last year. ;

We always appreciate your fine cooperation.

Very sincerely yours, 4

Direstur of Physical Education,
FCA: A Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
 

 

Octeber 21, 1843.

Athletic Director,
Rockhurst College,
Kansas City, Mo.

Dear Lew:

I have just received a letter from Clarence Hoff
stating that the Boy Scouts have taken both dates,
December 3 and 4, but we have asked that the lith be
held for us. Therefore, if agreeable to you we will
ee ee eee
the 13th.

I recognize the fact that these dates are very
close together but wa hed already scheduled « guns :
with Marty Peters of the U. S. Naval Air Station, here
on the 15th and ow Christmas vacation starts on the
18th. So it would not be possible to get you in here
before the Christmas vacation.

The reason why I thought it best for us to play
in Kansas City first is that we could draw a much better
erowd with your alumi and ours if we had not met prev-
jously. So while these are close together, I believe it
- Ads best we can do under the conditions, don't you think?
Our games here start at 7:50 p.m.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical eee.
PCA:AH | Varsi ty Basketbali Coach.

 
 

POCKAURST COLLEGE

ROCKHURST ROAD AND TROOST AVENUE
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI!

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS

October 19, 1943

Dr. Forrest C.Allen

Varsity Basketball Coach, Kansas University
Lawerence, Kansas

Dear Dr, Allen,
The dates you suggested for two Basketball games are
OKs s

We will play December 4th in Kansas City and December
13th at Lawerence,.

If there is anything that you would like for me to do
in helping with the arrangements here, please let me know,

Cordially yours,

....

Lew Lane, Athletic Director

 
 

Ootober 15, 1945.

Let me hear from you at your early convenience.

 

Physioal Education,
Basketball Coach.

Direstor of
Varsity

Hoff.

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ROCKHURST COLLEGE

ROCKHURST ROAD AND TROOST AVENUE
KANSAS ChY, MISSOURI

October 11, 1943

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS

Dr. F.C.Allen, Athletic Director
Kansas University
Lawerence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen;

Mr. Clarence Hoff called me a short time ago and
asked if we would be interested in playing Kansas University a
game of basketball in the Municipal Auditorium, I told him we
would be glad to play. Since then, I received your letter,
suggesting two games, one in Kansas City and one in Lawerence,

We will be glad to play these two games. Mr. Hoff
mentioned that the game at the Auditorium would be some time in
December. Would suggest that you set the dates both here and at
Lawerence and I will wait until I hear from you before making any
dates with other teams.

You took care of the financial arrangements in
Kansas City last year and the same type of arrangement will be
very satisfactory with us this year. Regarding the game at K.U.
whatever you do in a financial way with other teams, will be
satisfactory with us,

If there is anything we can do to be of service
down here in making arrangements, we will be glad to do it. I
would appreciate it if you could send me a date for the game in
Lawerence as soon as possible, so that I can go ahead with my

schedule,

We are going to be very young, since we are
not allowed to use our Army Cadets and a e@ older college
boys are in the service, but hope we can put up a little
competition.

Very Sincerely yours,

ee

Lew Lane, Athletic Director