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October 2, 1940 -

Chancellor Deane We Malott
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Chancellor lelott;

I am writing you @ progress report concerning the disposition of
funds of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Western and National
Basketball Tournament, which was played in Kansas City last March 22, 23 and
March 30e There were total cash receipts of $22,829.55, and a net profit
of nearly $10,000 accruing from these gamese

In some quarters there has been a misunderstanding that perhaps
I, as managing director of the tournament and also as coach of the Kansas
team, had not prosecuted the interests of our own University Athletic Associa~
tion as vigorously as I might have in keeping with my position here at the
Universitye

I am sending you the correspondence between the different officers
and the chairmen of the committee to show you that the "big wigs" are the boys
who want to keep the moneys You can see by the enclosed leaflets the names
of the officers and perhaps get well enough acquainted with the general setup
to learn their identitye Upon every occasion I have prosecuted the case
quite vigorouslye It looks as if we may get $500.00 as our share, but that
is still undetermined at presente

Our tournament committee, composed of Mre Harold Olsen, Chairman,
Ohio State University; Mre JeWeo Sto Clair, Southern Methodist University
and myself, met with the Executive Committee in Chicago on September 6 and
7e You will see by our gommunication dated September 6 that we proposed
the participants get some of the moneye The Executive Committee did not
agree with our committee, contending that the schools had no right to any of
the money; that the money should be expended by the officers of the Executive
Committee who handled all sports. Thereupon I offered my resignation as
manager of the tournament, and also as an officer of the National Collegiate
Athletic Associatione I stated that I did not care to be associated any
further with the enterprise because I had made certain commitments predicated
upon past practices and that I found myself of no further service. My action
was supported by the other two members of the committece

The Executive Committee asked us to withdraw and await their actions
We did soe Upon our return to their quarters they read an action by their
group to which our committee was willing to acquiesc6ée On September 10 Major
Griffith sent communication to Harold Olsen setting out the National Collegiate
Athletic Association findingse On September 16 Mre Olsen replied for the