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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<he
WAS - I gave him a check for $250. So that makes a total of $5,250 to
Olsene My idea was that we should give the NeCeAeAe perhaps $7,500. You
will recall, Johnny, that Ole told you that this money could be earmarked for
basketball. When President Bill Owens came to Kansas City, together with
Mre May of Washington, we were told that this money could not be earmarked
for basketball. Ole said, “Well, that is news to mee"

You remember right after the Olympics ‘the NeCeAeAe Committee had an
agreement with the AeAeUe wherein they agreed that if the AsAeUe would permit
them to have the college coaches for track and field, drew, swimming and
wrestling, the AeAeUe could have the coaches of the other sportse ‘hat means
that they sold basketball down the river just after we got in the Olympic
Games, and of course this was done to benefit the NeCeMeAe in these four
above-mentioned sportse Now, when basketball comes along and makes some
money, and plenty of it, the officers state that this money cannot be earmerked
for basketballe

President Owens let it be know that.the NeCeAeAc expected to take
all the profit and that it was rather an unusual request to think that the
colleges would get any of the moneye I stood up and battled it up one side and
down the other. Jlaturally, Ole in his position, could not do muche Edmundson,
Ste Clair, Olsen, May, Owens and I were in the conference. Of course, I drew
some firee

Confidentially, I told President Owens that I would go to Madison
Square Garden where we could get the most moneye And that is exactly why I
am going to the Gardene I wanted you to kmow about this, and I would like for
you to write me in confidence what your reactions aree

I thought that in the eastern division play-off they should take
their money and cut it four ways for the four competing teams, and in our

 

 

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