6 OP.

February 2lst, 1938.

Mr. Samuel Rogers,
80 Richmond St., West,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

Dear Mr. Rogers:

Foryour information, I am sending you herewith
copy of a letter I wrote to Mr. Crocker under date of
February 15. This letter was sent to all members of the
Executive Committee, a majority of which have expressed to
me their concurrence in my judgment, which is that the
Canadian AmateurBasketball Association by cancelling its
alliance with the A.A.U. of Canada, thereby discontinued
its official affiliation with the National Basketball
Committee of the United States and Canada.

As you doubtless know, Mr. Crocker is abroad, so
that I have had no opportunity to hear from him. However,
in looking forward to our annual Basketball Rules Meeting,
it seemed necessary to get this matter straightened out,
so as to avoid any embarrassment at the coming meeting.

You will understand, I hope, that there is nothing whatever
of a personal nature in my dealing with this subject. You
personally have been very well received and well liked by
all members of our National Basketball Committee. The facts,
however, seem to point to the conclusion that the AAU of
Canada, as the original body represented on our Rules
Committee, and as the official organization of Canada now
affiliated with other national bodies in the international |
basketball picture, is still the organization entitled to
representation on our Basketball Committee, I understand
from other sources that Mr. Crocker was appointed as the
official representative of the A,A.U. of Canada at the

last meeting of that organization, This will mean that

for the next meeting of the National Basketball Committee,
Mr. Grocker will represent both the A.A.U. of Canada and
the Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Union.

I hasten to inform you of this situation, so
that we may avoid, if possible, any misunderstanding and
unpleasantness.

Cordially yours,
Le We St. John,

Encl. Chairman.
LWS : MF