bey 21, 194%, instante | Concerning our games noxt year, December 10th is satisfactory with us for the game in Stillveter. Ue are, therefore, naling thet reservetion on our ealentare For the game here in Lawrence I would suggest ; either February 6 or 7. ee ee en ee : soon weearding this Gate? Thank you for your dnd words in regard to the tournament. With best wishes, I an Very sincerely yours, | ; Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCAs Varsity Basketball Coache si ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (INCORPORATED) Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College STILLWATER, OKLAHOMA May 20, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doe: We will send financial statement and check for your percentage of basketbell game here in Stillwater within the next ten days. In regard to our games next year, we can play you here in Still- water on December 10. It will be impossible for us to play before the 10th. We could return the game sometime in February if you | , ; | will tell me the open dates you have in that month. From the Etim bow ; looks of our schedule, it would be impossible for us to play in January. ? I think it was a very fine gesture on your part to ask the NCAA to refund the 20% take in Oklahoma City. There was enough money made in Kansas City to assure the success of the tournament. I haven't had a chance to see you since the game in Kansas City, but I think Indiana was certainly hot and played away over their head. I would hate to meet a ball club every week that could hit like they did. I don't believe your boys hit as well as they did in the regular season. I think you are to be congratulated on the finish your team made. It was certainly fine to have someone from this section of the country in the finals. The kick I got out of ae the tournament was when you defeated Southern California. ae Looking forward to hearing from you in regard to the dates, I am, 3 Sincerely, yours, Wb bbe Hy B. Iba Director of Athletics. HPI:RS April 20, 1940. 4 ‘irs Henry Tha, Okjahena A & Me College, stilluter, oldleham. Will you Xnily send ne your schedule snd von yori tell Wien Go Ghay eat 5 Wind tee athe pila ent prin Bada tnd Decanber at Stillwater, if this meets with your approvel, and the second game at a later date that you would like to cone to Lawrences May I hear fraa you? me, Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCAsAN Varsity Basketball Coache : May Ty 1940. Iie Henry P ne, Mirector of Athleties, Oklahoma Ae & Me College, Stillveter, Oldahona, I havent heard from you since writing you on April 20th regarding our schedule for next year, but . I imagine tat you are tied up with baselall right nowe The summer is getting on, and I thought while we are still at our desks we should do amething about the schedules . oe re earliest conveniencce a bas lcs tedidss wles atieek ww ete, They exe after me to do saucthing about getting our Washketbeall money, and I ime our Athletic Department wid appreiate receiving the oteclte Very sincerely yours, ae Direotor of Phystonl niunation and Recreation, POAsAT Varsity Basketball Coaches — TED O’SULLIVAN INSURANCE 916 WALNUT STREET BUILDING KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI PHONE HARRISON 0102 December 2, 1940 DP. ee Ce Ren Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Thank you for your letter of November 30. The K. C,. A. C. Gymnasium will be available all of Sunday morning and in the afternoon until 2:00 P. M. T. called Parke Garrol] and told. him of your plans for the meeting and he will be very glad to assist in any way and it will not be necessary for you to inform him by letter. If you would like to have two of the Naismith League Teams at the gymnasium Sunday for demonstration purposes, I am sure they would be very glad to be present. Please inform me if you would like to have these boys and I will make arrangements. TE will be unable to accept your game with Oklahoma A. & M. on February 17 at Stillwater as I 5 already accepted the Towa State-Oklahoma game at Ames on this date. Parke Carroll and myself will be very glad to assist you nee in every way possible for a successful interpertation meeting. With kindest personal regards and best wishes, I am sincerely yours, | |HOME OFFICE) | | SAN FRANCISCO! | || CALIFORNIA | ERN DEPARTI CHICAGO morning just before Mr. Allen left for Wellington, Keneas, where he speaks at a football banquet this evenings : Secretary to. Dre Fe Ce Allen ff / tS ‘ ‘ KANSAS CITY JOURNAL ORVILLE 5. McpHERSON DAILY AND SUNDAY CELEB VICE ehaisgnne 5 anita niicsieds aera ores MISSOURI Yau caper BREWSTER P. CAMPBELL ovem er EXECUTIVE EDITOR Dr, F.C.Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kanse Dear Dr. Allen: Thanks for yours of Nov. 27 regarding the K.U. vs. A.-l. basketball series, I regret that I will be unable to officiate in this important series because it will be necessary for me to report at the Bluest Spring training camp beforé the March 11 date. However, I am open February 17. It was a fine series last year and I enjoyed working the games in Lawrence and Stillwater as much as any that I handled all year. Thanks again for the opportunity and with best regards, Sincerely, A oP? iwnon December 7, 1940 Mrs Earl Jones . AeGe Spalding & Brose 1012 Grand Avenue Kansas City, Missourd Dear Barls For Monday night's Texas vs. Kansas game, which will start at 7:30, we will have Don Elser of Notre Dame and you for officials. For Tuesday night we have Don Elser and Parke Carrolle You will dress in Robinson Gymmasiun, the building which you came to a month or so ago, and then the Auditorium is two buildings west of the Gyms - We are very happy to have yous Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach (ui DIVISION OF SPALDING SALES CORPORATION < & RTM ETC OUTFITTERS 1012 GRAND AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO. Desomber 5, 1940 either one of these men for both gameés I am sorry we could not get Ted O'Sullivan for you, but he has a very fill schedule and he mde it quite sometime agoo | Congratulations upon your lovely wedding, and I want to let you know how surprised we were to mow : & Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN DEPARTMENT OF rage INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS December 3, 1940 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: I received your letter regarding the officials for our gameswhich will be played next Monday and Tuesday nights. I feel sure that Don Elser is 0. Ke, but I had rather have the Big Six officials. I saw O'Sullivan work in the N.C.A.A. tournament and was very much impressed with his officiating. It would please me very much if you could use him for umpire in both of our games. Looking forward to a visit with you and Mrs. Allen, I am Yours sincerely, (rao oe / | Basketball Coach/ / U November 27, 1940 Mr, Jack Gray Basketball Coach University of Texas Austin, Texas Dear Jack: We have Don Elser, Notre Dame, who is now coaching St. Benedict's, who will referee our Texas-Kansas games on December 9 and 10. Parke Carroll is referring the Oklahome- Oregon game on the 9th, but will officiate in our game on the 10th with Don Elsere We have tentatively secured John Carmody, Midland College, to work with Elser. If these people are satisfactory to you, please inform me and likewise, if you would _ yather have someone else, we can still mke any change desirable to youe Please let me know if this is agreeable with youe Congratulations on your announcement. One of the —. said they noticed in‘the paper that you lad put out your pin, but the date they were not quite sure of, My wish for you and yours is that you will have a long and happy and prosperous wedded lifes Please give my kindest regards to Dana X, and the rest of the boyse With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAslg May 29, 19409: Me Ed Olle, Business Manager of Athletics, University of Tems, Dear Eds . ; thie will aclnovledge rovet yt af your lobter of ; May 27th. , scl haar site ilk Sehae es eabliinaiar etios for our games with you here in Lawrence, and we are de~ finitely placing these on our schedule. We shall lock oe { Very sincerely yours, ; Director of Byston dueation sud Reoreation, FCAsAll. Went Meee Ss THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS OFFICE OF THE BUSINESS MANAGER Mey 27, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Varsity Basketball Coach University of Kensas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allens I have your letter of May 11 and have delayed replying until now because of certain schedule complications. As outlined in the last paragraph of your letter, we could meet Kansas at Lawrence on December 9 and 10, 1940 under a guarantee of $200.00 for each games You may consider this letter as a definite acceptance of those dates and you may look for our team to be in Lawrence at that time. With best wishes and regards, I am Very sincerely yours ee Ed Olle Business Manager May ll, 1940. lize Ed Olle, Business Manager, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Texas, ah Austin, Texmmse Dear Eds I find thet I om in administrative difficulties. I dates of our two basketball games with the Uni ty of Texms Jast Sunday before the Christmas holidays, is always given over to the Christmas vesperse The School of Fine Arts puts on a. wonderful denonstration on Sunday afternoon and Sunday night, and in thet connection they use the auditorium three days prior for preparation of their tableaux end other necessary practice _ periods. So we find & serious conflict. In this case, they stated, it would be hardly possible to have our basketball games the two nights before the vesperse i have just talked with Dean De Me Svarthout, of the School of Fine Arts, and he says they regret it very much, but since this is the Sunday prior to the Christmas holiday dismissal for the students here he camot do otherwisee Our Christms recess begins on Friday night, December 20. i was looking at your letter you wrote me on April 19th, and note that it is your plan to play the 'miversity of Kansas, the University of Oklahoma and Olkdahoma Ae & Me on the same tripe I am wondering if you could arrange to play the University of Oklahoma and Ollehoma Ae & Me on December 15 and 14, andplay us on the 16thand 17ths I regret this necessity for a change, but when we wrote you the chancellor's office approved the dates, but the secretary in the chencellor's office did not imow of the administrative conflicte Only yesterday we received word from thet office that we would not be able to pleye ‘Won't you let me mow if you can make this change? : 3 FY are Py rt - - C 819 cy is ¥ ty , : y x - ; : i ee a - : aap Be. H a i ps ee fe ‘ i i i Rae 4 fas se EE cite, eta end, Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, ——— Austin, Texmse Dear Bas Salida eS sash $6 tel sabteahe sanemnts SS ee ee on ee of Tomas at Lawrences MSIL you plonse confim this 4° you wah = to consider the mtter closed? Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Conche eee THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS OFFICE OF THE BUSINESS MANAGER April 19, 1940 Dre Forrest C. Allen Athletic Department University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dre Allens I spoke with Jack Grey this morning regarding dates for the Kansas-Texas basketball games to be played at Lawrence sometime during this coming December. It is our plan to play Kansas, Oklahoma A & M, and the University of Oklahoma on the same trip. We hope to arrange, subject to approval of the three schools, the following schedule: Vecember 13 University of Kensas at Lawrence 14 University of Kansas at Lawrence 16 Oklahoma A & M at Stillwater 17 University of Oklahoma at Norman I shall appreciate your writing me if the dates mentioned above for Kensas are satisfactory to youe With best wishes and regards, I em Very sincerely yours Ed Olle Business Manager Raymond Nichols has just called this afternoon to say that December 15th, which is the last Sunday before the Christmas holidays, is usually given over to the Christmas vesperse In that case it ‘would hardly be possible to have the basketball games the two nights before the Vesperse He suggests you talkvith Dean Swarthout. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS jib aa ie arate aa SOL tip ukraine gzip Mey 8, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kensas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: This is to confirm definite acceptance of December 13 end 14, 1940, as the dates for two basketball games between the University of Kansas and the University of Texas at Lawrence under a guarantee of $200.00 for each game You may look for our team to be in Lawrence on the above dates for these gamese With best wishes and regards, I am Very sincerely yours “Goase_ Ed Olle Business Manager EO:AA Sa Poe a nc het a Sa igh a 9) URE ae leh a i a Re ES Seca ey oe nell Sine uP April 12, 1940. oxi Money, Detesber 2, and school oloece for the Christus holidays on Tinweday, December 19. , If you would let me Imow when you would like Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAll eee THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN April 9, 1940 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I am completing my pre-conference schedule and would like for you to send me tentative dates for our two games this year at Lawrence. My team will not be studded with as many indi- vidual stars as it was last year but I believe we can make a better showing than we did this past season. I would like for you to send me these dates at your earliest convenience. Yours sincerely February 17, 1940. 4 : : tab} your two gemes in Lawrence, I believe the best plan would be to ask you to outline what detes you think wuld be helpful to yous I md in mind the detes any time after the first week in December's ule, ant beeen pa | ian 0b edad ek De Xap on the definite yeah os Sete oe Your boy Crane certainly made the nati spotlight. But that is usually the case when the 30 or 40 other boys who have played just as hard and who do not have the ability to scintillate, consequently do not get the play that one or two of the boys ~ gete I will be watehing your develomment with much interest. Mo are in sevond place in the Big Six, with Itissourt ‘State eway from home, with Kansas playing at Norman their last gemée Missouri is playing ransas State tonight and they are badly erippled, and then they play Iowa Stete and us. ‘So if they can win those three they have got the championshipe 3 both 1 men theme to boys really are tough on the shorter fellows. Won *% you let me hear from you regarding your dates that you would desire? Director of Physical Edusation and Recreation, Very s incerely yours, Varsity Basketbell Coach» #2 i YAth all good wishes, I am them ha and it Those possible FOAsAH THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN January 29, 1940 DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Director Physical Education Department University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Replying to your letter of January 24, I suggest that you sub- mit several dates that would be acceptable for the two games of basketball in Lawrence. The basketball schedule is made out rather late here. In fact it is not made out until the spring meeting. You can rest assured that we will co-operate with you to the fullest extent as I am very anxious for the contract to be fulfilled. Jack's team is off to a pretty good start but of course there is a lot of swift current ahead. We moved a little in football last fall and, from all indica- tions, I believe we can hold our own and maybe we can advance a little bit in '40, and sometime, and let's hope it will not be too far removed, we can be a real contender. We follow you with a lot of interest. - It is an annual affair for me to congratulate you on your fine team. It looks like you have another one this year, so I want to extend very best wishes. Sincerely yours am Die sv Bible DXB : RH Feteunry 14, 1940. iis De Xe Bible, — Director of Athletics, University of Temes, Austin, Texse Dear De Xe: . we play the Oklahoma Aggies Thursday nignte Upon my return I will write a fulsome reply to your letter of Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach. Jamary Sl, 19406. I have not received a letter from Mre Bible as yot, figure fran your letter is that you went to wait until you see whether or not you win Don’t you think that is a little unfair to us since you end Mr. Bible were so insistent year before last that you have s twosyear contract? ‘You could not meet us this year, cnt 1 er ak Ras fake ving Gheyeinn ke ploy to aes concermede siiidtie aii nat WMA on telnet ite: x Sincerely yours, Director of Physice’, Rducation end Recreation, PCASAH Varsity Basketball Conche THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS OFFICE OF THE BUSINESS MANAGER Jenuary 29, 1940 Coach Forrest C. Allen Varsity Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas ‘Dear Mr, Allen: Mr. Bible end I talked over the dates that we could play you next year, and I am sure that he has written yOUe ‘He explained that it would be impossible for us to close | out anything definite until after our season is overe Thanking you, end wishing you continued success, I am Yours sincerely Aehe ack Gray Basketball Coach JG:AA ee