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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