PETS

_ ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION

(INCORPORATED)

Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College

STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA

January 21, 1943

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education and
Varsity Basketball Coach
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doctor:

I am sorry for the delay in answering your letter, but I have
been busy since I returned home from the northern trip and also
found my boy sick. |

In regards to the ball game at your place last week, I am sorry
for the way you say your crowd viewed the game. I can only go
back over the thirteen games we have played and 1 am frank to
admit they have been very good ball games and A. & M. and I
have enjoyed the relations. As I told you after the ball game
the other night, I was not pleased with the game and what went
on in it anymore than you were.

After looking back over the records I find that there has been
very little difference between fouls called on either of our

teams and the scores have been very close. I believe you will
have to admit the games have been very interesting to the fans.

I am sure that you cannot recall a time that you and I have not
been frank and friendly with one another. You and I know from
our experience in coaching that whatever happens on 4 basketball
court is the reflection of the coaches. Naturally, I did not
like the fouls called in the Lawrence ball game and I do not like
to be put in a position publicly as I was after this particular
ball game.

This is the way I look at the ball game. In twelve games your
ball clubs have never played A. & M. the type of offensive
backboard play you used last week. We have never been shoved,
body checked and grabbed as we were in that ball game and for
some reason you only had three fouls called against you on the
offensive backboard. I will admit that after you knocked us