Friday, Nov. 9, 1956
University Daily Kansas
Page 9
MK. AND MRS. F. C. ALLEN
'Phog' Allen, After Retirement Still Has A Busy Schedule
By MAL APPLEGATE
(Of The Daily Kansan Staff)
After spending the day at his physical therapy work and playing a round of golf, Forrest C. "Phog" Alen took some time in his still busy life to talk about his former days as a coach and the things he plans for the future.
Dr. Allen's time is now divided between his physical therapy work and speaking engagements.
His work in physical therapy started along with his first coaching job at Warrensburg, Mo. During his time there he had a regular practice in therapy, and also guided his basketball teams to seven championships in seven years.
"But in those days," he said, "A man did not coach just one sport. My football teams there won five championships in seven years, and I also tutored the baseball and track teams."
Phog, after no regular practice in physical therapy from 1919 until this September, has taken up the work again. Although all his treatments are done at his home at the present, he plans to move into a downtown office with his son Milt, who practices law here.
During his years as a coach he has also become one of the most noted men in the physical therapy field. Phog has treated such athletes as Mickey Mantle and Johnny Mize of the New York Yankees, Ad Lindssey, former KU athletic great, and Dutch Lonborg, present KU athletic director. This week has also had an appointment with Granny Hamner, fine Philadelphia Phillies shortstop, to check on an ailing shoulder.
He recalled that in 1920 Lonborg suffered from injuries more than any other player on the Jayhawker football team, but still played every second of every game that year.
"I worked on 'Dutch' five times a day to get him ready for practice and the games." Phog said.
Lectures also take up a good share of his time. He has traveled through the entire Midwest on speaking engagements, including three different visits to Tulsa and Iowa. When referring to his speaking ability, Dr. Allen calls himself the "animated cartoon speaker."
Plays Golf Often
Phog made one final comment on the present Hawk football eleven.
Phog has one thing which is permanent on his schedule since he stopped coaching. "I reserve every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday afternoon for playing golf," he said.
When asked whether he would attend any practices this year, he replied, "I'm going to be like Ceasar's wife. I'm going to be above suspicion." He plans only to watch and enjoy the games now that he is retired from coaching.
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Phog did comment on the abilities of the Jayhawkers' Wilt Chamberlain.
"Wilt is the greatest basketball player I ever saw. Last year I made the statement, 'give me two Phi Beta Kappas, two aggressive coeds, and Wilt Chamberlain, and I could beat most any team in the nation.' I still think this is true.
"With Wilt playing this year the Jayhawkers will have a sell-out
crowd for every conference game they play." he said.
"I'm tickled to death," he said, "to see the Jayhawkers do better. You never go from the bottom to the top right away. Even though the Jayhawkers were at the bottom a couple years ago, they still keep fighting, and soon will be right up at the top again."
Mikols Heads Intramurals
Directing men's intramurals at KU, a huge program, is the responsibility of a man who is much more willing to talk about the program than himself. Walter J. Mikols quietly and efficiently sees that 2,300 students who participate in the varied intramural sports realize the intramural program's purpose: "to foster friendship, leadership, sportsmanship and team spirit and provide a relaxation from the stress of school work and modern living."
Mr. Mikols, who is married and the father of a daughter and enjoined the KU faculty in the fall of 1947. He coached the swimming team until 1952.
He took over the intramural program in the spring of 1951. Under his direction intramural sports program, which includes touch football, basketball, tennis, golf, handball, horseshoes, badminton, volleyball, swimming, bowling, track and softball functions smoothly. During this season, with the help of an excellent staff of student officials, not a single protest of an intramural football game has been made.
Mr. Mikols schooling started at Riverside High School where he played basketball and baseball. He received his degree in education from Indiana U in 1946. His schooling was interrupted by Air Force service where he flew 50 combat missions over Italy as a B-24 bombardier. While in service he was awarded three Oak Leaf clusters and the European Theater Ribbon. He returned to Indiana to receive his Master's degree in 1947.
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