May 25rd, 1941 Mr. Gwinn Henry - Director of Athletics Robinson Gym Dear Gwinn: I wish to recommend the following men for their Varsity "Ek" award in Baseball for the season of 1941. I have been especially pleased with the interest and endeavor of these men. ‘Sansas has faced the most difficult schedule under the most trying conditions. Practically all of last year's team either left school or graduated and the fact that Kansas did as well as she has done under, the most adverse conditions is a real tribute to the moral and fighting courage of these nondescript youngsters. At one time I had a line-up in which the entire infield had never participated either on the Freshman or Varsity team. it is with pleasure that I make this recommendation. ' Sineerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreetion-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. P.S. I am herewith inclosing a list of men who have been recommended to me by Ralph M. Dugan, freshman baseball coach. I desire to compliment Ralph Dugen for his untiring and enthusiastic work with these boys. i am Okaying his list in the hope that these boys will receive their freshman numeral award for baseball, 1941. Forrest ©. Allen. August 15, 1941, Expenses Incurred by Forrest C. Allen in Travel and Enterteinment of Athletic Guests. = = = & a Sept. 10, 1940 Rey Fvans, Bill Brill, Tom Van Cleave, Blaine Crines : james OG Delame Cafe oo es eo et ee ees $ 2.14 Beo. 4 : Football engquet, Kansas Cit, Kansas High School vate car, 90 miles at ge ee 4.60 Decs 7-8 Big Six Basketball Coaches Interpretation : Meeting, Kansas City, Moe (private car, 100 miles © Gf per mile) 2... 2 ee sae 6.00 Hotel and meals, two days 2. «e«+ sees 6.45 Mar. 12, 1941 To Newton, Kansas, and return, for Basketball Tournament, with permissi on of Director Henry (Hoyt Baker) (private car, 356 miles @ 5¢ per mile) .. 16.80 mealies end ingidentale ...20s+cssecseee 4,85 Mare 21-22 Big Six Basketball Coaches for making 1941-42 schedule, Kansas City, Mo. (private car, 104 miles @ 5¢ OO ON) bok 8 kaw oe tk ee 5.20 Hotel and meals, two daye . . «esses 5.80 Membership in National Basketball Coaches 7 Association. «secre cerscereeee 5.00 Apres 4 (or Nov. 27) Kansas City Alumi Association, (private car, 100 miles @5¢ per mile) . . . 5.00 April 10 Basketball banquet, Jiumior Chamber of | Commerce, Kansas City, Kansas, High Sehool a (private car, 95 miles G 5¢ per mile) . » « 4475 TOE bak tHe Ke et «65 Balance carried forward sss -e+ ee eee eee « $6614 page 2. Belance brought forward »e«eeccscecvessncec sc « $Oel4 “Mey 19 ¥.U. Alumni Association at Tulsa Hoteland meals e «ee eae seen eee 6.55 July 27 Kensas City boys, Deluxe Cafe ( Tor Van Cleave, et al.) eeceeweee ae 088 Auge 3 ' Entertainment Kansas City boys, DeLuxe Cafe (Tommy Thompson, Jack Hammersmith, 8111 Brill - Tom Ven Cleave, Lacey Haynes) « . es eee eee © | Reed TOTAL — §76663 eee fe 2tCl Ar . : Be aes wt Lue TF 5 Lach, i, ; x ee = a = AZONAUMY I SYSNYWAOALISHAZAINN UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Wearch 5, 1941 Coach Gwinn Henry Director of Athletics University of Kansas Dear Gwinn: T am referring Dre Jessen's letters to you for your consideration of Hoyt Baker of Peabody, Kansase ri Your boy, Harve Mayo, talked to you about Hoyt caf soxor, Dre Jessen is very anxious that you arrange to meet Hoyt and have a talk with hime He will be here for the Kansas-Oklahoma game on March 7e e I also think it would be a good idea for me to go to Newton, if possible, for the District Tournament 9 jj.and see some of these Kansas boys, and also see just how | - active Mr. Bruce Drake is in the State of Kansase -[% ite What do you think? SincereWy yours, Varsity B FCA:1¢ ine e hooting | goals with our Varsity and Freshmen Basketball playerse However, in the afternoon I shall be very happy to assist you all I can in mking the Relays a most successful mecte Thanking you for the invitation, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach ~ UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS March 21st z 9 4 x Dr. Forrest C. Allen Robinson Gymnasium University of Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: The Nineteenth Annual Kansas Relays will be held April 19, 1941. May we extend you a cordial invitation to be our Honored Guest at this meet and assist us in making it a most successful one. A prompt reply will be appre- ciated and will enable us to have a complete list of our officials in the Kansas Relays program. Very sincerely yours, Gwinn Henry co - Director of Athletics Coach Gwinn Henry Director of Athletics > University of Kansas Dear CGwime I em referring Dre Jessen*s letters to you for your consideration of Hoyt Baker of Peabody, Kansase Your boy, Harve Mayo, talked to you about Hoyt Bakers [xe dessen is very anxious that you arrange to meet Hoyt and heave a talk with hime He will be here for the Kansese(klahomi game on March Te I @lso think it would be a good idea for me to go to Newton, if possible, for the bistrict Tournsment end see some of these Kansas boys, and alse see just how active Ure Bruce Drake is in the State of Tansase What do you think? Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Mre Farl Falkenstien Athletic Department Robinson Cyme Dear Farls I remember that Mr, Dill ws very uveh impressed with the work of this Superior Mngreving Companys He stated that it was much cheaper and he thought just as good as the other halftone services. Would you be kind enough to write this fellow and if you think well enough of his prices give hime chance to bid on some work? As I remember it, he was very prompt and very efficient. With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Myre Parl Palkenstien Financial secretary Athletic Office University of Kansas Dear Farl: | I an enclosing a copy of the communication I have sent to the Employers Mutwils regarding Ole Nesnithe Also I am returning the blank that the Employers Mutuals sent the Athletic Department to fill oute Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach i @m very glad to recomend it. Ole Nesmith of 117 Vest 58th Street, I have Imown Ole Neemith since the tine he graduated from high school at Belleville, M@nsat. Ye we a sterling athlete and an excellent student. for three years he played on the Mansas Varsity Yootball Team with great distinction, . ast yoor he was elected captains Ne bag an excellent personality and he dresses in-noulatelys tie io pergomable and bas an exeelient approache fe has had classes under me and I sues ta 62 Gees f Mro Gwinn Director of Athletics University of Kansas Dear Gwinns _ = am sending some correspondence to you which should make the picture complete regerding our playing in the NeCeAsie Tournament and the : thaver Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edveation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Mre Earl Falkenstien Athletic Office . University of Bansas Dear Barls An unele of Howard's in Kansas City, Missouri desired that you save him two good ticketse He handed me the attached card when I ettended the Naismith opening in Kansas City last weeks I imagine he will call night for his tickets. . Howard may want to take care of him, but he talked to me as if he wanted to buy thems if he calls at the window you will be advised of the fact that he wants these tickets, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edueation and Reereation Varsity Basketball Coach Pinancial Secretary Athletic Office — Mhiversity of Kansas Dear Barls Will you kindly issue a request to the | Buildings and Grounds Department for the Peds system and the spot lighting for tonight's basketball game. Will you also issue _— — for the workmen as follows: Raymond Crow Henry FPirner Jim Fndacott _ John Endacott Ely Jones. — Mrs Crow desires that you give your usual ‘pronpt attention because they have nothing to charge we SENS OS nae Chey: eee an eres Thanking you kindly, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation _ Varsity Basketball Coach September 30, 1940 Coach Victor Hurt Aghletic Department University of Kansas Dear Vices | Enclosed is the correspondence you | ’ geferred to me from Mickey MePride regarding @ possible basketball game with use I have told Mre MoBride that our schedule is filled for this seasons I am else enclosing a copy of my letter te Mre MeBrides Thank you for roferving thie letter to my attentions : Pirector of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach ENCSe September 25, 1940 ae I have been expecting to pass this message on to you personally, but I find that i am very negligent so I em Dre Ward Weltmer of Beloit saw me in Peloit lest Friday night when I was there to speak at the dedication ceremony for their new high school stadiums Dr. Welimer desires two Iowa State-lansas tickets sent to hime He plans to drive from Beloit to Rochester, Minnesota to the Mayo Clinic and will stop in Ames, Iowa to sce the gamo between Towa State and Kansas. Sk sek ta bik tate hay as SAR See Tandy write him and inform him where the tickets may be hade 1' think Dre Weltmer would consider it a kindness, if you do not have any tickets, if you will write Merle Ross to reserve two tickets for him, and Dre Weltmer cen call for them when he arrives in Amege I prosume the game is scheduled to start at 2:30 Pel, but I judge he would like to mow the time the game is to starts Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation FeAslg Varsity Basketball Coach Financial Athletic University of Kansas Dear Barls Enolosed is copy of a letter I lave ‘written to Mr. Bayles regarding keys for the Athletic office and the Physical Education Sincerely yours, paket ae Physical ‘Stainton and Recreation - “Versity Basketball Coach . Ure Gwinn Henry Siuesber of Atcietine University of Kensas Dear lire Henrys - Enelosed is a copy of a letter fron Mire Rex Le Woods, Managing Bditer of the Journale Free Press, Osage City, regarding publicity fran the athletic department, and also a copy of my vpeply to Mire Voodgs | 2 Bens Sha Mie Toete Win 3 a reterving Mis etter to yous Siudeeniy yours, Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach | Managing Editor : The Joursa1-Pree se gl Osage City, Kansas oe Woods: “Your letter of the 128th instant has been referred to Mr. Gwinn Henry, the Director of Athletics, who I am sure will be glad to provide you with publicity for the — Athletic Departments Mre farl Palkenstien, the financial Saereteeyy Mendles mnet of these detalla eo Lusi assiry ee re ? Thanking you for your good letter and assuring a ne reer tee os ‘THE JOURNAL-FREE PRESS EDWIN F. HAMMOND, PUBLISHER | | Consolidated February 25, 1933 Published Every Wednesday OSAGE CITY, KANSAS Septe 12, 1940 Dr.’ Ps Ge Allen, KeUe Lawrence, Kansase Dear Dr. Allen:- Being a good booster of the University I would like to see some publicity from the ath@etic depart- ment on my news desk some of these days. The publisher here said he would accept advertising on tickets if you have such a.plan. a We hope the teams shapes up and has good seasone : ; Very Truly Yours, eee oc WS Rex Le Woods MANAGING EDITOR «Ere Grinmn Director of "Athletics Robinson Gymnasium — University of Kansas Dear Gwinns I have asst: Wahi we ah ante of the tennis court with Mrs. Raymond Nichols, the Chancellor's executive sccretarys He feels that this is a matter your office should take up with the Chancellor as it involves changes effecting the campus. - | 1 dnee Atenpe geferved aumh untteen tothe Chancellor's office and I believe if you will do so you will get a prompt respmses : “Assuring you of my desire to cooperate, Ten, Very cordially eva. Biveoter of Payeienl. Béncation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach PCAsig UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DIVISION OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS May 28 th Lg 4 0 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education and Recreation University of Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: In line with your letters of May llth, I am giving you herewith an excerpt from the Minutes of the meeting of the Big Six Directors at Lincoln, May 17th, which I pelieve will give you the action taken by the Directors on the points set forth in your communications. Excerpt - MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE MISSOURI VALLEY INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHIE TIC ASSOCIATION, Hotel Lineoln, Lincoln, Nebraska - May 17, 1940. Basketball Coaches! Requests "The Directors voted to request the Faculty Representatives that twenty (20) games be allowed each year with the under- standing that at least two be played during the Xmas Holidays. Motion by Ahearn, second by Henry. Passed. NOTE: The Faculty Representatives denied this request. The Directors voted that permission to play basketball games on so-called neutral courts be denied. Motion by Veenker, second by Ahearn. Passed. NOTE: In joint meeting with the Faculty Representatives this matter was discussed. The sense of the group seemed to indicate that in all sports the floors and fields habitually used by the home team should be considered their home court or field. The Directors voted that trip limits of basketball players be kept as per previous action. Motion by Veenker, second by Faurot. Passed." This information is given you merely for your records. | Gwinn Henry Director of Athletics GH: IW Dear lire Henrys May 21, 19406 . As coach of the freslmmn basketball squad I desire to recammend the fcllowing freshmen for their basketball mmerals end sweaters. By showing their diligence and loyalty to practice and training rules en See ek Gers Ee le Pe Harlan Altwon Vence Tall Marley Anderson John Hallberg Domald Bisir : Bill Methews — Earl Bozeman Bob Meredith .. John Buescher Rishard Willer Bill Cunningham Allen Nipper Kemeth Dunn Brower Richmond Curvin Greene Normen Samneran Hasold Tright Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Glucation Gna Recreation, nw, Basketball Coache I am sending you a copy of a couple of letters that I have written Director Guim Henrye This. is not an official docment, but a persmal epistle to you endeavoring to express our opinion of the basketball sittuations policy of not taking needless men on a trip when the oo il hot expect to play then. It does not add to the morale of the - group and serves no good purpose, so I assure you that the asket- bali coaches are cognizant of this necessary fact. I will greatly ee ee Ltawe genes without any restriction of a Christms schedule. I am cure er eee | __ Ambicipeting the pleasure of seeing you in Lincoln, Ie Very sincerely yours, — Director of Phy Eduoation and Recreation, i, nota or?