Qotober 2, 1940

University of Kansas .

_ I am writing you @ progress report concerning the disposition of
funds of the National Collegiate Athletie Association Western and National
. Basketball Tournament, which was played in Kansas City last wareh 22, 23 and
March 50. There were total cash receipts of $22,829.55, and a net profit

In some quarters there has been a misunderstanding that perbaps
I, 98 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 ag vigorously as I might have in keeping with my position here at the
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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 moneye You ean see by the enclosed leaflets the names
of the officers and perhaps get well enough acquainted with the general set-up
to learn their idontity. Upon every occasion I have prosecuted the case
quite vigorously It looks as if we my get $500.00 as our share, but that
is still undetermined at presente . oss

_ Our tournament camittee, composed of Mrs Harold 01, - |

_ 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 Associations 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 services My action
was supported by the other two members of the comittee,

| The Executive Committee asked us to withdraw and await their ections
We did so. Upon our return to their quarters they read an action by their _
group to which our committee was willing to acquiesce, On September 10 Major
Griffith sent communication to Harold Olsen setting out the National Collegiate
Athletic Association findingse On September 16 Mr. Olsen replied for the