May 25, 1942. Major B. W. Bierman, Director of Athletics, Naval Aviation Pre-Flight School, Towe. City, Towa. Dear Bernie: : The arrangement thet I spoke to you about for January 29 and 30 fell through because Great Lekes scheduled the University ‘ef Missouri at Columbia, Missouri, on the 29th of January. ‘We | are pleying Great Lakes the 30th in Municipal Auditorium in Kansas City. But this thought ocourred to me - that we could play your Pre-Plight School in Kensas City on January 29, and then we would play Great Lakes on the 350th. Our agreement with Great Lakes is + we | the game, or an option of 50% of the gross receipts after deducting the Auditorium rental (which is 20% he | ), and the officials’ fees and expenses, and — expense in connection with the game except team expenses. fee for the officials for said game end the expenses of seid — officials shell be paid by Kanses unless the option is exercised. In this way your outfit takes no chance on losing any money, and -gtands oe” creat opportunity of making a sizeable sum. Last year we - paid Great Lakes the sum of $1242 for their option. — , : : § i 5 q B88 4 i ¢ I em sure thet your team with the build up that is bound to come with beth your aggregation end Great Lakes following in_ succession will be a fine rallying point, and we will do well fin- — ancially. I am writing the Municipal Auditorium management asking that they hold thid date, the 29th, until we can hear from yous. , If Rollie Walliams is commissioned he will be a fino drawing card. We played him lest year at Iowa City and had a fine game. We also have Iowa booked here on December 21. Would Rollie coach | both your outfit end the University of Iowa outfit? If he did this would not detract one iota from your drawing power in Kansas City; rather, it would help because Rollie has e great athletic reputation and is a fine gentleman. : : With kindest regards, I em Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:Al Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. NAVAL AVIATION PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL Iowa City, Iowa May 12, 1942 Dear Phog: I have your letter of May 9th and we would be very much interested in a game or even a series of games of basketball with your team. While it is not absolutely certain as yet, it looks very much as if Rollie Williams, of Iowa, will be commissioned and will act as our head basketball coach. So far, we have not scheduled any particular games but I am going to the conference meeting today with the view of lining up some conference games, in at least a tenative way. I will be at the Sherman Hotel. I wish you would let me know what dates you could play on and I feel certain we can settle this mat- ter within a very short while. With best wishes, I am Cordially yours, : Major B. W. Bierman, Director of Athletics, Naval Aviation Pre-Flight School. Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. . May 9, 1942. Major B. 4. Bierman, Director of Athletics, Naval Aviation Pre-Flight Training, University of a Towa City, Towa. Dear Bernie: "tony" Hinkle had already closed a date with George ‘Révards at the University of Missouri for January 29. That prohibits the arrangements that we had planned of having your Neval Aviation Pre-Flight school and Great Lakes appear on a dovble bill with Oklahoma Aggies and with Kansaa in Kensas City. tant year Grent Laken and Kansas netted $1268 » pieos after all expenses were taken out. I believe for the two nights we could have doubled this for all concerned. Nansas City is a great basketball tow, and with these drawing cards I am sure that we could have worked out a creat patriotic as well as ath- letic program. What I had in mind was paying the rent and all other expenses, and the four teams splitting equally the net receipts. Who will handle yow basketball, Bernie? As soon as you decide, and if and when you go into basketball like you are geing into football, I believe that we can arrange a date in Kensas City and make some money for us. Won't you write me at | your early convenience so that we can plan on something worth while in a financial way as well as in an athletic endeavor? With every good wish, T am 3 Sincerely yours, ‘Direstor of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH : Varsity Basketball and Basebell Coach. é NAVAL AVIATION PRE-FLIGHT SCHOOL University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa May 4, 1942 Mr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phog: I just arrived at Iowa City and your letter of April 27th, was on my desk. The plan you suggest for the Basketball games sounds very good to me. I wish you would let me know how it is proposed to finance this. I imagine it is a question of paying the rent and other expenses and the four teams splitting the net receipts. With best wishes, I am Cordially yours, ~ Py Major B. W. Bierman, Director of Athlectics, Naval Aviation Pre-Flight School BWB: gh April 27, 1942. - | I have not had an opportunity to write and congratu- late you on your fine set up. Of course, we will see you when you and your Marines play ow’ Kansas Jayhawkers in September. I trust that we will be able to give you a fairly interesting game. With kindest personal regards, ten Sineerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA: Ali | Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. January 26, 1943, Report of University of Kansas Basketball Team to Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, New York City, Philadelphia and St. Louis, starting December 22nd ard returning to Lawrence, Kansas, January 2nd. The following fifteen men made the trip: Coach Allen, Trainer Nesmith, ' Don Blale, Larry MeSpadden, Armand Dixon, Otto Schnellbacher, John Buescher, Charles Black, Robert Fitzpatrick, Jack Ballard, Ray Evans, John Short, Max Kissell, Bill Porsyth, Paul Turner. Dec. 22 - Lawrence to Chicago Meal on train, $14.95; midnight dimer, $1603; Taxi to hotel, 5 @ 657, $5.25; breakfast in ; Chicago, $15.20; hotel, $37.85; fruit, drinks G1,'% gum and phones, $5.90 A Dee. 23 - Chiéage t Detroit | Rk Taxi, hotel to depot, $3.55; meals on train, $15.20, $ifixiifiggtaxi to hotel, Detroit, $3.85; taxi, dimer banquet & return, $6050 » nenquet G27.29 with Detroit alumi, $42.50 , | . $71.40 Dee at ae Christmas Eve, Detroit Breakfast, luncheon, Christmas Bve dimer, breakfast, Dec. 25th, Leland Coffee Shop, $96.45; Hotel Detroit 2 days (23rd & 24th), $76.90; taxi in Detroit, practice, radio entertainment, $14.60; noon meal, Dec. 25, _ paid by Deans taxi, broadcast and team to depot, $4.55; show theatre, $15.50; street car fare, $5.00; drinks, $3.75 $214.75 Deo. 25 = Buffalo ! : Taxi, Buffalo 2 days, team, radio, $14.65; Hotel, $64.50; show, $15.40; drinks, BtGs5 $4.90; Friday, supper, $16.21; Saturday, breakfast, $12.24; lunch, $16.10; pre-game meal, $6.10; supper, $18.75; breakfast Sum., $12.90; taxi to N.Y.Co $3.85, fruit, $1.40, is a0” $853 phones, $1.10; malted milks, $192.15 ~2= Dec. 27 - New York ORY. Sunday e Dec. 28 - Now York « Noon meal on ced, $16.20; no diner; taxi, N.Y¥.C. $3.75; practically all meals in New York at Hotel, $246.98; shows and entertainment, $26.80; drinks, $4.80; fruit, $2.60; papers, $1.50; wires, $1.45; taxi, radio, Evens, Allen & tean, oo. $4.90; tips, $2.20 $821.18 Dec. 29 = Leave New we arrive Philadelphia — Decse SC = Phila. Taxi, $4.60; supper, breakfast, lunch, 99.475 pre-game mal, supper alumi, breakfast Dec. 31, $14.85; Hotel Philadelphian, $151.21; taxi to oR Penna. Depot, $4.80; drinks, —— ineidentals, - [$l $2.10; malted milks, $5.20 ttn ton a¥, 6. re $376.08 Dec. Sl = | Rnroute to St. Louis Phila. to Pittsburgh - dining car lunch, 353.40; ‘supper, Ptsbg. $16.20; pullman car service, Ptsb. hotel, $5.60; breakfast in St. Le $10.75; Jane l= Hotel, St. Le noon meal, pre-game meal and rem nig $76.28 5 after-game meal, alumi & fanily, 16.85; Jan. 2~ Breakfast, Ste Lo, $11.80; taxi to depot, $3.80; Taxi, Ste Le hotel to Arena, 5 cabs @ 857, game, $4.25; malted milks, $3.26; Ke ©. Moe, monl, Harvey House, $135.20; papers, 220f:-F2 phones, malted milks, $4.66. a oe fT Paid to Dean Nesmith, itemized statement by D. Nesmith ~42.97T- Tout $2258.20 | TGOT MS” Varsity Basketball Coach 3 teh dept a 0C ee pati OSL , 3 QB, DS eo | Teer rads, jr ca a Daye 14 - Pe Tae. 6 Da wif 04 8° ee é 162! . /@— pease alo Fri huppir dat Br Drs 26 ets nf (22; 4 $230 Juni Poa yc . LH Le a Natt milke 34 rte 63S ie 14 bk —- 3a See 34 Ta fh J. hy C ig & amecbinatly, Ht mela in Talo ANitil Nt e 2 46,98 Merwe recttacconsit 2° © ME Cpe Ww B71 e , Co a ae Tae Kako Grane Vc fe Zips ot! ae | i. 31108 netted he te 3) Ce re age Das SEI 33 te dnp tots” = 7a, 77S Ps ttaral, Cor Aarvcan Pitts st? act F, al - TES ne : ee “Packt xO 430" ee aunts real Paneer Teak elt Wea + Fameky 38 16 Ba. ol ihapa se, 8 To BD AS 60 : IL Laraat “6 2S ’ 38 ns ne ae MenAr. } _-¢ os ff 326 /3.2e : 563 One PE atti Buk es 7 a’ oe Deen Meh ios SH allel Ty Bhan 42977 '§ Reo tris NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK CITY January 15,1942 Dr. Forrest C.Alien Kansas University Lawrence ,Kan. Dear Doc, Thank you a great deal for your prompt action on the matter of the game in Philadelphia. Bill Ferguson and St.Joseph's College is delighted at the opportunity to play Kansas U. and you will unquestionably receive from them confirmation of the financial arrangements whic: I mentioned to you over the phone. Just to confirm these arrangements pending arrival of word from St.Joseph's, Kansas University will receive an additional $ 500 towards defraying its hotel and travel expenses incurred by scheduling this third game on your trip in the East. In addition you wold receive 10% of the gate receipts after your expenses, the expenses of Southern California in the amount of $ 1,000, and the usual out-of-pooket house expenses. The total expenses off the top in Philadelphia would therefor be $ 2,500, Barring an unexpected collapse of the local teams or extremely bad weather the gate receipts in Philadelphia on this date should be $3 5,000 or better. The season opened here last night with two exceptionalyy well contested games. Henry iba's team looked much improved over its Buffalo game. In fact it looks like the best material hehas yet brought Bast. The attendance at 18,386 was a new all-time high and the gate receipts of $ 19,090 has been surpassed on Only one other date. I look for exceptionally big turnouts for your games in the three cities since the combination of southern California and Kansas is about the best that could be offered during the holiday period when our receipts are generally at their peak. Received word from Chuck Elliott that he is shipping material. I am glad of this for it is needed. Sincerely yours, December 14, 1942. 9 Reskefeller Plaza, New York City. Dear Neds I em confirming my wire of Saturday, which was as follows: "Athletic board grants permission Kansas play St. Joseph's Desenber 30 Philadelphia.” a . Doubtless you have sent a contract for the game in Philadelphia, tegether with the letter giving us full information on this game. It just so happened that our Big Six Conference was meeting in Kansas City Friday so we got a very difficulty and delicate job done in a short time considering all things. The Conference is much adverse to basketball schedules and I anticipated much more trouble than I had. Answering your conmufiication regarding the largest number of desirable seats that we may require for this game in New York, I would say thirty should do the job. My son and daughter, who are students at the University of Pennsylvania, expect to be at the | game and their finmne ani fiancee also expect to be there. So they will add to our allottment in the way of tickets. vi en of the Standard Oi1 Company has been asked because our Chancellor has asked that wo invite him. He is a K. U. alwmus. _ When you wrote m= concerning Boots Adams I thought you meant Bootes, junior. Certainly I want to invite Boots Adams and I am writing him today asking him to sit on the bench with us and be our | guest. I misunderstood your other letter. I will let you kmow what Boots says in a very short while. e I trust that you have all available publicity and information from Chuck Elliott in your hands at the present time. promis that he would send it all last week-end and I believe he did the job. I am writing Bob Stedler, sports editor of the Buffalo News, regard- ing my comnection with the Buffalo Germans. ~ Referring back again to the tickets, we are bringing a squad — ef 16 with us and doubtless some of the boys may want some tickets, but we are perfectly willing to pay for any that you think we should. I sincerely mean this, as I do not want to impose in any way upon a ® 2 Ze very generous individual. You have been very fair in every type of dealing we have had with you and we want you to feel that we do not want to impose. With all good wishes, I an. Sincerely yours, ui Direoter of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. RED tRISH NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK CITY December 7th, 9 ¢$ 8 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Ed., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doc: I have your two letters of December Srd concern- ing tickets for Waldo Bowman, Dean George Esterly, and Mr. Lacy Haynes. It would be a pleasure for us to be able to have them at the game, and you may rest assured that we will be prepared to take care of this request, ané any other requests you may have. There will be no charge for these tickets other than the Federal tax on admissions. Since we expect the program on December 20th to be one of the most popular during the holiday period, it would be a convenience to us if you would let us know approximately the largest nun- ber of these desirable seats that you require for this game. We are progressing with the Buffalo Germans idea for your game in Buffalo. Bob Stedler, Sports Editor of the News in Buffalo was formerly close- ly associated with the Buffalo Germans, and is quite interested in the idea. I know that a note from you with a few lines about your games with the Germans would make a big hit with him, and would undoubtedly also be published. Have you given any further thought to my idea concerning Boots Adams being on hand for the game here? If you would prefer, i can get in touch with him through his office here. NED IRISH NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK CITY ' Doc.Allen - 2 - Dec. 7/42 Will you please cheek upoon Chuck Elliott. I have been getting the regular releases in fine shape, and they are helpful in the extreme. However, we do need the complete roster with jersey numbers, and a supply of pictures here and in Buffalo, where Dr. James Crowdle of Canisius College handles all details. We need this material almost immediately since there is only about a week in which to develop our program in an effective manner, and to have the game program ready in time. The holiday delaying the mails and shutting down printing shops makes quite a difference in the time necessary for a good publicity campaign. Sincerely, NiI/ed December 5, 1942. I have delayed answering your good letter of the 2¢th ee ee ee ee eee have taken so much of my time. ing Boots Adams, Jr., he has not reported as yet for basketball, and in my opinion it is dowbtful that he will, I am not very long on taking on a trip a boy whe reports late for practice. I have eleven men from the football squad now who are reporting. Boots, Sve, wes on my freshman basketball team here in 1921 and I would have been glad if his son had come out, but I learned that he only reported semi-spasmod itt 7 for the football squad, and that is ouphatically against ry principles to pemit a fellow to continue basketball on that schedule. I am delighted to know that you had such a fine turn- out when you opened your Service Tournament, partioulerly Very cordially yours, y Director of Physical Education, FOA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. NED FRISH NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK CITY * November 24th, 2. Se Se Dr. Forrest ¢C. Allen, Director of Athletics, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kans. Dear Phog: In your last note I noticed that one of the players is the son of "Boots™ Adams. I have had a very pleasant relationship with Boots, and it occurred _ to me that if you would like to make the arrangements, you might write to Boots, suggesting that if he was in New York at the time of your game, he would be on hand to toss up the first ball. I happen to know that Boots is in New York about once a month, and it might be possible for him to time his next trip to coincide with your game here, I thought the suggestion would be better coming from you first of all, since it would need your approval, and secondly that Boots is a very enthusiastic Kansas man, and as such it might help your situation, and keep his interest in things at Kansas alive. Everything looks very favorable for a successful season here. We opened the Service Tournament last night, and despite extremely bad weather, andthe fact that it was a Monday during the football season, we had: over 7,500 people on hand. The finals will be played Wednesday, and we should do considerably better then, if it ever stops raining. Sincerely fad NI/ed December 3, 1942. Mir. Ned Irish, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Dear Ned: ica cork sels quella ton Ran Tort like Waldo Bownan who is editor of the Engineering Record of the HoGraw-Hill _ Publishing Company, and who played on my ever-victorious team of 19235; Dean George A. Esterl}y, of Nowark University, one of our alumi, alk out follower of athletios; and other key people in New York for whom I would like tickets for the game on the 28th. I will send you a list in a fow dayse ‘Things are shaping up nicely and we believe we will have a pretty good team, although we are slow in starting. Some of ow star performers - Evans, Schmelibacher, and others, have been on the football team, and have not had much prentiag ae: yst. Arrangomonts have bean mde fer us to stop at the Hotel Belvedere. — Yery sincerely yours, Director of Fhysioal Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Haynes eC Kensas City Ster, will be with Mrs. Haynes their Leey, dre, who is in the and res at the George Washington Inn, Washington, De C Will you kindly take care of Mr. ‘laynes in the matter of tickets, as he is an especially good friend of mine. He er his son may call you from Washington or New York, and I will appreciate it if you will give your om personal attention to this reservation. Of course these are to be complimentary — tickets or are to be charged to us. : , @irector of the Kenaas Bureau of the NED IRISH NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK CITY October 30th, 2 ee Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education « Rec., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: I've just been talking to the transportation men of the New York Central and Pennsylvania Railroads here; Neither of these gentlemen anticipate any difficulty in handling the movement of basketball teams into and out of New York City, but both wished me to impress on the visiting teams that it would be wise to make reservations and plans from three to four weeks earlier than would customarily be done for such trips. I would strongly advise that you start immediately making out your itinerary, and arranging reservations so that there will be less possibility of disappointment. I would also advise that you plan your arrival here earlier than usual, since many of the trains from the Middle West especially, are running behind schedule. This is apt to be true also when the bad weather sets in. At the same time I would again like to remind you regarding our need for publicity material. This is repetitious, but most important. oo yours, // NI/ed \ December 3, 1942. Mr. Lacy Haynes, Kansas City Star Bureau, Kansas City, Kensas. Dear Lacy: | | I am enclosing a carbon copy of the letter I have written Ned Irish about tickets for you, Mrs. Haynes and Lacy, dre Ploase call him at tie address given in ny letter to hin, instead of at Madison Square Carden. Cordially yours, _ Director of Physical Education, FCA:Al varsity Basketball Coach. Wovember 15, 1942. Mr. Ned Irish, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New York City. Dear Ned: I have talle d to Chuck Elliott, our sports publicity man here at the University of Kensas, and he will send you all the publicity on our basketball team - roster, pictures, and any feature material that may prove interesting. Of course, the drive has been on football, but the season is nearly over and Elliott will devote more of his time to anes publicity. The Univers Kansan, the campus newspaper will be sent to you by We FEE rs ve aiso turned over the mail- ing list you sent to him for his srs nach If you do not get the Kansan right eway, let me know. Eleven of my basketball players are on the football = team, and I em giving you one or two personal sketches to let you know that we think we have a pretty good fund of publicity material. Evans, a halfback on the football team, is a most outstanding athlete - a runner, kicker and passer, and has more completions end more intereeptions than most of the men, save ohe or two, in the United States. He is being boosted as a possible All-American, as each school has to have one Alil- Anerican. Oa Other stars on the football team, who are aleo on the basketball team are Hoyt Baker, halfbacks Kenneth Adams, quarterback, son of the president of the Phillips Petroleum Compeny, at Bartlesville, Okla.; Gene Sherwood, quarterback, and Charlie Black, one of my varsity players of last year. Most of these fellows will be regulers on the basketball teame ts are ah add atc 2 eaties eee sees ing program, required of all men students in the University, and many of our outstanding athletes are used as instructors of these conditioning classes. The enclosed clipping will describe rather fully this course. I thought all of this might be interesting to you and would give you some idea of the publicity we can send on our team. Very sincerely yours, oe _ Direotor of Physical Education, FCA :AH | Varsity Basketball Coach. — HED IRISH NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK CITY October 2lst, i 2 4.4 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education & Rec., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: I am enclosing a condensed list of the more important sports editors and basketball writers in New York City. In view of your proposed trip to New York I think it would be advisable if your publicity department placed these names on the regular mailing list for releases just as soon as the basketball season starts, in other wrds, just as . Soon as there is any mention made of basketball in your regular mail releases. I would also like to make sure that my name is included, in particular, making note of my address at 9 Rockefeller Plaza. Quite often my name is placed on mailing lists with the Madison Square Garden address and as a result there is considerable delay in my receiving material. I would” also appreciate it if it were possible to send me the Campus } paper starting on or ab ut November 1st so that I can piek / up small items concerning practice, etc. I would also like to make sure that Dr. James Crowdle, Canisius College, Buffalo, is placed on the mailing list to receive releases and pictures no later than ten days before your game there. I would also like to have you remind your publicity depart- ment that I will need rosters, pictures, etc., and any feature material that it considers useable, in my possession at least two to three weeks in advance of the time your team is due to arrive. Sincerely yours, i] NiI/ea Octeber 5, 1942. Dear Ned: rd , ' tum: you for your good letter af Septanber 20th. There is ome phenge in the schedule that I sent yeu, namely, our first game with Creighten on December 15th -has been t» Lewrenee, and our game with then on March 4th ll be played at Omaha. I aseure you we eee you see fit. | , cai ssised Mesa, I em Sincerely yours, 4 | Direeter ef Physical Education, FOAsH | ‘Varsity Basketball Coach. ned ik isl NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK CITY September 29th, 1942. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doc;- I wish to thank you a great deal for your fine letter of September 25rd. I read with interest the letter which you sent out to your prospective squad members, and think it is one of the finest I have seen. I hope that you will not mind if I take the liberty of showing this to some of our local coaches and also to some of the newspaper men. You have quite a tough schedule lined up for your team and I hope that it lives up to expectations. Sincerely yours, / Ni :FP NED IRISH NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA NEW YORK CITY September lst, 1942. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phog:- I want to thank you very much for your prompt action on the matter of the contracts with St. Bonaventure and Fordham. Father Dunn, the Moderator of Athletics at St. Bonaventure, is now in the service and I imagine that he may have filed away the agreements prior to his departure. I will ask Mike Reilly to check on this matter and am sure that they will turn up. I also want to thank you a great deal for your suggestion concerning the Buffalo Germans and think it an excellent idea. We will make every effort to use this in Buffalo and hope that it works out as well as I think it should. Benoerehy yours, Wd of Basketball Madison Square Garden NI:FP