COPY Corry COPY Ohio State University Rear “Ole, As @ mtter of form] record I am attaching excerpts from minutes of the Executive Comitteo meetings bearing on disposition of mtters pere taining to the basketball tourmments | le Rocamondation of the Rules Comittee for holding the 1941 tournament fimmle in Kangas City, lite was approvede Be Following @ full digoussion of the reoomendations of the it wae voted to amend the Executive Regulatians as follows: Seetion 4 of Division II of the Emeutive Regulations we anended to reads John be Griffith mt i ee i if IE ; + i 3 Fe : fi i i ef : i % g i AH i ( | | Septe 16, 1940 ih Rctl, nenle, o ae ui ily noe STE RS Hote ole Se i Jelia Ste Clair Dre PeGe Allen Leif Ste John COPY COPY COPY The Ohio State University Columbus Dre Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Phog"; I hope you approved of the point which I made in the letter to Griffith, regarding the matter of guaranteeing expenses for our Basketball Tournaments I personally feel very strongly that while the event should pay out in such a way as to give them expenses or more under the set-up as outlined by him, still it-will hemper us considerably to have to argue about the point. We have to be able to say “we guarantee", | : I hope you will find it Convenient pretty soon to send along the last part of your report so I can get this With kindest regards. — Very sincerely yours, __ HeG. Olsen Chairman, NeCehehe Basketball | Tournament Committee — HGOsM ana: COPY COPY corr September 27, 1940 - Columbus, Ohio FOAslg eS Sa aS ia a PPaREPNY, " Ra ERLE a aaa ‘i aise see eeerneeneerreerneeereeeieteeneiememreaseteraasiraenemacineeiaeeinieeniaa Corry cory COPY NATIONAL BASKETBALL COMMITTER OF THE Septe 50, 1940 lire Pe Co Allens Sagketball KFansag University, Lawrence, Kansate Dear lire Alletis I have just received a of the letter from you to lire Olson, ~— 2 On a a the expenses of conducting the several tourmamentes from the total receipts, pn Bae ggg Ce susant to be doteeted not to iusiuée team enpeustne) i i é Hd : ibe f lt tree Ste Clair is doing fairly well and Trib is fines Kindest persom] : Jevie Ste Clair uy Oetober 3, 1940 a Sper 7s (Eat gt at re sty Sate Ao fot:ng tater With all sat vais 4 ee Sincerely yours, eae on @ reply so that you will get it at the earliest possible novente ating feel that while it was defini Iwill agres to most anything for the sake of haraomy hurdly be charged to it ean B33 b ; aan i fad aa Octe 5, 1940 Page 2 Director of Physical Sawpation and Reereation PoAsig October 18, 1940 Chancellor Deane Ws inlott Frank Strong Fall Cerety + Pane Dear Chancellor mlotts 3 ; it ies Giahnintink: Otaead entail ef my correspondence with Ure GeFe Alcott, one of the important executives of the State Farm Insurence Company, Bloomington, Illinois. Since you mentioned once that there are possibilities a tavdse © Fiala becom, Sf senses Wadd baldd thn T thong I would pass thie correspondence on to you for your Jjudgnente Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Edusation and Recreation Varsity Bagketball Coach ec; Mr. Ellsworth Deer Dre Allen: : : ; —— 4 The game of besketbell fe probably ployed and wetched by more people than eny other game in Americas Having been originated by Dr. Naismith, I feel that it is proper that a memorial be erected in his memory. I feel that this would be the wish of the millions of men end women who ag pley, coach, or watch the games It is fitting and proper that this oe momorisl be the most modern end beautiful besketbell gymesium ever = budlt in Americs, and the proper place for it is the University of Kanses e campus, where he spent so many yearse I believe that such o gymmaisum could be built et no expense to Kansas, : by heaving every willing basketball teem in Ameries pley one home game & as & memoriel game for Dre Neismith, under the auspices of the Neiemith a - Memoriel Comittees-giving « portion of the gate reeeipte to the fund. In this way no individual would be asked to contribute a pennys qt = would cost the teams little if enything, fer by featuring the gewe es the a "eiemith Memorial Game” the edded ettendenee should increase the receipts 3 by the smell portion to be givens 7 3 fime is too short to de it this season, for quite a bit of planning should 7 be done. The committee should have severs1 nationally prominent educators = end coaches on ite The idea should be sold leading sporte writers and pe eonehes. Much of the publicity could be handled by the Journalism school es at Kansas University, and the mailing and correspondence should furnish — Suitable plaques or certificstes should be given schools or orgenizstions whose teams take port in the project. The game of basketball hes touched and is touching the lives of so many thousands that teems--sehool, high sehool, college, university, semi-pro, VolieGehoy Loh oCohey and profess ionale-could, I feel sure, be interested in the undertaking; and the money reised by eseh team, be 4% large or small, would peach a large tote] end meke such « gymmaéium possible. I em e Kansen, ond graduated from Chenute High senool in 1921. I attended the College of Emporia and washburn College, though never hed the privilege ef attending the University. My wife is o Beker graduates I heve discussed thie plen with severe] Kensas University alumi, « few newspaper men, end coaches and find thom all vory feverable to ite SPE EAGER SRA OST Sy ig ESSE August 9, 1940 Dr. Forrest ¢. Allen, Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: Thank you for your splendid letter of August Srd. Yes, your old friend, Brick Young is still here. He is sports editor of the local paper, and does quite a bit of service as a sport's official. He tells me that im years past he has worked some of the Kansas< Missouri games. Mre Young is one of those with whom I have talked on the subject. He feels thet it is entirely possible, and a worthy undertaking. He tells me that he can be counted on for any publicity or service that he can rendere Ilr. : Young has quite a file on Dr. Naismith end the evolution of basketball, and gives talks on the subject. ; I have been gone much of the week, and will be in Chicago a good portion of the coming week. However by the end of that time I will have an opportunity to write you more fully on my ideas and suggestions, for your consideration. My wife worked as a secretary to a Baker faculty man, who was secretary to the Kansas Conference while she was in school. She handled the eligibility lists of players in Kansas Conference schools, and says that she recalls the picture of the team you coached there. While in school one summer at Emporia, I roomed with an ex-&.y. player, and I believe captain=-Herbert "Scoop" Olson. He was assistant city engineer, and we were at the Y.MeCoAe for the summer. I believe he married that fall, but I do not know where he is nowe If he is in town, I hope to get the opinion of Dutch Lonberg while in Chicago next week. Sincerely, Ge Fe Alcott, 1206 E. Jefferson St- Bloomington, Illinois. = , pee August 16, 1940 ve ng week he will pe ie. ry fer the a = 1 Coaching Schools eh aay , Allen returns to the . we < > will be brought to his attentions % € You will hear fron ne in the event 1 oan mie connestionss » July 3, 1941» Cheneel lor Deane W. Malott, University of Zansase Dear Chancellor ‘alott: I should like to have your reaction on the enclosed letter before I write to the “aismith Memorial Camittee. De you suggest that I accept membership on this — committees? — : ‘ % | rocell thet you told me a year ago if we won the basketball championship we would have a field houses We won the championship « and what more fitting tribute eould there be in honor of Dre iaismithe Sincerely yours, Direotor of Physica Eduoation and Recreation, Varsity Dasxetball Coache Bs sta orate abr bo rater te the Shot at | Copy STANFORD UNIVERSITY April 30, 1940 Dre Forrest Ce Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Doc": This will acknowledge your letter of April 25. The recommendation of our Tournament Committee with respect to the division of receipts from our WeCeteAe tournament and the disposition of the money which would go to the WeCeAede is still very clear in my mind. The letter which Olsen sent to each of the district chairmen this season contained a part of this recommendations Since receiving your letter I have taken occasion to discuss in detail this whole matter with Bill Owens and also to go over carefully the executive regulations of the NeCeAcAe I find that the regulations of our Committee are in conflict with the regulations of the Executive Committee of the NeCeAeAo in these particulars: le Funds may not be earmarked for any specific sporte Boxing, in the past, has requested the same arrangement as contained in our recom= mendation to the Executive Committeee 2+ No sums from the income of tournaments or meets may be allocated to the Olympic fund, except as the Olympic Fund Come mittee with the approval of the Executive Committee may directe Se Funds may not be pro-rated to competing teams except for actual expensese 4- All funds are supposed to be deposited in the general fund of the NeCeAsAs without any restrictions or reservations placed on theme In view of the above, I can see how the Executive Committee did oppose our recommendation. It is my guess that our recommendation, unfore= tunately, has never been submitted to the Executive Committeee This, of course, is a weakness on our part and leaves us open for criticism. It wes my impression that our Basketball Rules Committee was given a full report by the Tournament Committee and that they approved the reporte lowever, z neve been unable to find any minutes substantiating this recollectione Since we have sent out information to the schools in the NeCehehes and particularly to those which have competed in the tournaments, I feel thet we will be placed in an embarrassing position if the NeCeAehe Executive Committee does not permit us to keep faith with these schools, in spite of our negligencee It would be my opinion that unless the schools concerned would recognize our error and agree to abide by the regular NeCeAclAe rules, we should make a disposition of our funds for this year in accordance with the recommendations which were drawn up by our Tournament Committee, and that hereafter the whole matter should be cleared through the NeCeAeAe Executive Comnitteee Bill Owens, while pointing out the NeCeAehe regulations, maintains an open mind with respect to the whole matter and is eager to have represent- atives from the Basketball Committee present their case at the next meeting of the Executive Committee. It seems to me that this is a very fair pro= cedure, and I suggest that it be earried through in accordance with Bill Owens! recommendati one Zee You may recall that I was not in favor of the pro-rating of moneys to the competing schools over and above their expenses, but that I agreed to the recommendation in view of the fact that we were attempting to off- set the influence of the Madison Square Garden and the Liston tournamentse it was our feeling that when we had defeated these two projects, then we could make other adjustments of our finances. I still hold this opinione Now with reference to Kansas' competing in Madison Square Gardene You know, of course, that I have never concurred with your views or those of the Big Six Conference on the matter of competition off of the campus of one of the competing universities. Madison Square Garden represents the only place that many of the schools in New York can playe’ Regardless of the money angle, so long as expenses can be paid and so long as the games are conducted on a high plane, then I can't see how anyone could object to such competitione My stanford team received much better treatment in Madison Square Garden than it did in several other places where we competede The NeCeAche has no objection to this type of competition. As a matter of fact, Bill Owens told me recently that, in view of the fact that Madison Square Garden repres- ents the home court of those New York teams, he could see no objection to play= ing there. I know that the members of the Eastern Intercollegiate frown upon this competition and that they refuse to take their own teams into the Gardene This is because they have their own courts and also because they look askance at the personnel of some of the teams in New York Citye It is rather interesting to note, however, that some of the Eastern Intercollegiate teams have played in public hallse I have a feeling, therefore, that there is a bit of jealously and aloofness behind their reasoning. Cordially yours, (signed) John We Bum copy July 10, 1940 Chancellor Deane We Malott, University of Kansase ~ Dear Chancellor Malott: I dislike to bother you with correspondence that is not vital. There has been some misunderstanding regard- ing my position in obtaining for the University of Kansas the share of money that I felt we were entitled to from the NeCeAeAe I am sending you these letters to dispel any such notione "ole", referred to, is He Ge Olsen, chairman of the tournament committee, of Ohio State Universitye Presi-= dent Owens, is Wine Be Owens, a teacher of law at Stanford University. Edmundson is at the University of Washington, Seattle, Ste Clair is at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, end Professor May is at the University of Oregone In. John Bunn's letter he refers to the fact that our chairman, Mre Olsen, unfortunately had never submitted his report to the executive committee of the NeCeAcAe The weakness on our part, that he refers to, was the failure of the chairman to do the jobe The men who are in authority in the NeCeAcAe are Lele Ste John, of Ohio State University, where Mre Olsen is located, and Major John Le Griffith, com-= missioner of the Big Tene I have given you these names and positions so that you might have a better understanding of the letterse I made a very definite and strenuous effort to get for the Univer- sity of Kensas our share of the gate receipts of the Western play«soffin Kansas City, and also the National play-off. To date that effort has been unavailinge . Very cordially yours, ; Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH © | Varsity Basketball Coacho Ene copy April 25, 1940 Mre John Bunn, Dean of Men, _ Stanford University, California Dear John: We are still paying bills and settling up loose ends of accounts in connection with the Kansas City tourmament, and I have been so crowded for some time that I have been able to write you soonere A couple of weeks ago I sent Ole a check for $5,000, and while