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Here's another angle, Mac. Every court that we played on e
in Buffalo, in New York City, in Philadelphia - the court was only 84
feet long and only 2 feet out of bounds under the basket. As soon as
we got to St. Louis in the west we had 4 foot out of bounds under the
basket. ‘This makes a tremendous difference, as all the courts in the
west are 94 feet long. The western players who are accustomed to the
4 foot out of bounds under the basket are greatly handicapped. The
pro teams have a philosophy that a 94 foot court is too long - you
work so hard because the two baskets are not in close proximity, and
since the pros play a slower game they figure that extra 10 feet is
wasted. The college courts in the west are all 95 feet by 50 feet
and 4 feet out of bounds under the basket.

I would like to see some of the eastern teams come west. I
promise you they will not make any records like the western teams
when they go east. If you will count up the wins of the western teams
going east this year you will find a big superiority of the western
teams over the east playing on the eastern courts, and remember, when
you play on these eastern boards you are handicapped ten points per
Gano e ,

I do went to say a word for Ned Irish, however. I think he is
the cleanest, squarest and finest basketball promoter in the country.
Certainly he treats you mich better than the N.C.A.A. treats youe He
gives you part of the money that you make, and a good part of it, while
the N.0.AA. takes it all and the big-wigs travel over the country on
it. And you are lucky if you get any money from the N.C.AA. By the
way, it has been nearly a year and the N.C.A.A. hasn't paid off yet on
the tournament last March. What do you think of that? You can quote
that, too, if you dike. And if the N.C.A.A. would pay off we would