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<4 X
v^V
f-Ti 1 >■- ^ • r _ ■ ,
Cear Jack:
-'.^:d!^Km
^ - - -■ -4 ; •.::mm
„. . I'm way'behind imr mail, what with my girl being away on vacation and prospective*CajPv
didates for public office trooping through here by platoons. —
Miss Grissom's stuff IS interesting, and about as many women foLay the ponies\as?il
" . " * ' ' • - - •- - "■v,/."- / ' •;/• jg
"dovhi liere. Our set_up costs tlis ^60.per week, for .-^oftus ^out of which he paysjiis own clo^^^K
plus'$5 .each to six veteran handicappers for, the privilege of using carbon copies.^of se^ctlo^l1
they wire in to their papers each night. We sought and obtained permission of the papers bef^m
>•~. -- -. .* .•• -». fitiYSr>x. 4«»£tV '*» .«? ■, *>*
making the deal. On top of that we have INS, UP and AP selections, all o^ which are combine
make up our box. - We could., add ^iss lissom's to that, and give her a daily play outside theibox
•^—carrying a daily list of standing of all handicappers, including our own! ^oftus always
struggled against the idea of printing daily comparisons on the theory. „that we might
- ' -. . .
xelves licked by the opposition. The opposition would be in the same boat. Frank Ortell is anotb
' - . i ■, -
er handicapper who has strenuously objected to the comparisontable, and I gather that practiaal-
'ly all members of the turf writers "association squawk about it. ^hey must have a unipn
N thing. Turf writers say that .the fellow who hits it 33 per cent of the timelis regarded a^a*.
-■ <«'. '■ . ..• - •- •. . ^ v •' •-. "MjSwpK
whiz. Seems to me if Mias Grissom^ going to spend the winter in Kiami anyhow "she would be*W;i
ing to do .a little better "than $25 a week on her price. y
w. '* *' A: -• ' ^ .. . -
' There-was no lack of clarity in your expressions regarding CIO. Bliss has been sl^gg^^^
that organization without rhyme or reason for nearly two years, and I simply suggested that
' : > . ..." ~ ' /XX/:v
- employ a little reason in his attacks,pointing out that it couldn't cbe^all'»bad^ He is izt'Neifc
'h ^ork on vacation and. will be home in about two weeks. v'-.'X-.•' -I--:inniwT.T-:j'^CL.vr ■ Vv :
7 ?■ - \ -' ' y . , ' -if^y-rTiX ' ' . ■. r1- jy—
, I have a letter from Mr. Shutts, who is at the Barclay in Nej *•ork^r^dings7"I have^m^l
come to the conclusion that the Gallup poll is largely phony. I have 'never knbwn^or*heard d^&:
"* rv4"
individual who was 'polled' or interviewed by them on any question. Why don't you ask youf^publ:
T - ' ■*s-how
many of them have been approached?" 1 shall write him that, after all, it is our featufe^ai
.we shouldn t weaken it by throwing rocks at it. Besides that,, the 'result "is what counts and Ip"
•' ' ■ - ■ _ ' * « -- '• •.:
,Gallup has been ringing- the bell regularly. But, as a matter of curjj|sity, I have polled ourpi
own staff and most people who pass through my office for the last couple of days and haTen' tXt
Object Description
| Title | Miami Herald — Hollums, Ellis; Executive Director (JSK_BE2_F21) |
| Creator | John S. Knight |
| Date Notes | 1937-1939 |
| Description | Correspondence with Miami Herald Executive Director Ellis Hollums |
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| Subject Terms | Hollums, Ellis |
| Type | Text |
| Digital Publisher | University of Akron. Archival Services |
| Date Digitized | 2015-06 |
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| Source Collection | John S. Knight Papers |
| Identifier | JSK_BE2_F21.pdf |
| Medium | Document |
| Format-Extent | 122 pages |
| Collection Category |
Communications Individual/Families |
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| UA Department | Archival Services |
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| Contact Information | Telephone: 330-972-7670; Fax: 330-972-6170; E-mail:archives@uakron.edu |
Description
| Title | JSK_BE2_F21 102 |
| Type | Text |
| Source Collection | John S. Knight Papers |
| Medium | Document |
| Collection Category |
Communications Individual/Families |
| UA College | University Libraries |
| UA Department | Archival Services |
| Website | http://www.uakron.edu/libraries/archives/ |
| Contact Information | Telephone: 330-972-7670; Fax: 330-972-6170; E-mail:archives@uakron.edu |
| transcript | <4 X v^V f-Ti 1 >■- ^ • r _ ■ , Cear Jack: -'.^:d!^Km ^ - - -■ -4 ; •.::mm „. . I'm way'behind imr mail, what with my girl being away on vacation and prospective*CajPv didates for public office trooping through here by platoons. — Miss Grissom's stuff IS interesting, and about as many women foLay the ponies\as?il " . " * ' ' • - - •- - "■v,/."- / ' •;/• jg "dovhi liere. Our set_up costs tlis ^60.per week, for .-^oftus ^out of which he paysjiis own clo^^^K plus'$5 .each to six veteran handicappers for, the privilege of using carbon copies.^of se^ctlo^l1 they wire in to their papers each night. We sought and obtained permission of the papers bef^m >•~. -- -. .* .•• -». fitiYSr>x. 4«»£tV '*» .«? ■, *>* making the deal. On top of that we have INS, UP and AP selections, all o^ which are combine make up our box. - We could., add ^iss lissom's to that, and give her a daily play outside theibox •^—carrying a daily list of standing of all handicappers, including our own! ^oftus always struggled against the idea of printing daily comparisons on the theory. „that we might - ' -. . . xelves licked by the opposition. The opposition would be in the same boat. Frank Ortell is anotb ' - . i ■, - er handicapper who has strenuously objected to the comparisontable, and I gather that practiaal- 'ly all members of the turf writers "association squawk about it. ^hey must have a unipn N thing. Turf writers say that .the fellow who hits it 33 per cent of the timelis regarded a^a*. -■ <«'. '■ . ..• - •- •. . ^ v •' •-. "MjSwpK whiz. Seems to me if Mias Grissom^ going to spend the winter in Kiami anyhow "she would be*W;i ing to do .a little better "than $25 a week on her price. y w. '* *' A: -• ' ^ .. . - ' There-was no lack of clarity in your expressions regarding CIO. Bliss has been sl^gg^^^ that organization without rhyme or reason for nearly two years, and I simply suggested that ' : > . ..." ~ ' /XX/:v - employ a little reason in his attacks,pointing out that it couldn't cbe^all'»bad^ He is izt'Neifc 'h ^ork on vacation and. will be home in about two weeks. v'-.'X-.•' -I--:inniwT.T-:j'^CL.vr ■ Vv : 7 ?■ - \ -' ' y . , ' -if^y-rTiX ' ' . ■. r1- jy— , I have a letter from Mr. Shutts, who is at the Barclay in Nej *•ork^r^dings7"I have^m^l come to the conclusion that the Gallup poll is largely phony. I have 'never knbwn^or*heard d^&: "* rv4" individual who was 'polled' or interviewed by them on any question. Why don't you ask youf^publ: T - ' ■*s-how many of them have been approached?" 1 shall write him that, after all, it is our featufe^ai .we shouldn t weaken it by throwing rocks at it. Besides that,, the 'result "is what counts and Ip" •' ' ■ - ■ _ ' * « -- '• •.: ,Gallup has been ringing- the bell regularly. But, as a matter of curjj|sity, I have polled ourpi own staff and most people who pass through my office for the last couple of days and haTen' tXt |
