THE CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS

OMAHA, NEBRASKA

REV. DAVID A. SHYNE, S. J.
DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

July 20, 1942

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Varsity Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear: "Doet:

I hesitated in writing to Eilers or Peters as
you suggested in your letter of July 15 for fear I could
not correctly interpret our previous correspondence res-—
pecting choice of officials. :

I have no varticular interest in having Van
Reen at either place. I think his work would be satis-
factory if he is assigned with Gibbs or Curtis. I have
the same feeling respecting Obherhelman although I believe
him to be some what inexperienced. I interpreted your
letter of July 13 as desiring Gibbs or Curtis to work with
either Van Reen or Oberhelman. Since you mentioned Van
Reen as a first choice on June 40, I thought he was next
in Line,

Regardless of this previous.correspondence, we
definitely want the choice of officials to correctly re-
flect our honest judgment. I will gladly write to Eilers
end Peters and stress the fact that Oberhelman should be
considered in the same respect as Van Reen.

Why note use Oberhelman at Omaha and Van Reen
at Lawrence? In each game Gibbs or Curtis to be the first
choice. Also in the interest of less trevel and expense,
why not forget Van Reen and use Oberhdman at Lawrence and
Roper at Omaha along with Curtis or Gibbs, depending on
whieh ever of these two would be avatiieble. In any event
we should be agreed definitely on the men we desire and
then either of us can inform Filers and Peters and they

can get the men we want. With kindest regards, I am,

 

FSH/PS Varsity Basketball Coach

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