DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE
May 11, 1942.

Mr. Ralph Cannon,
Esquire Magazine,

919 No. Michigan Ave.,
Chicago, Illinois.

Dear Ralph:

I am sending you in confidence a letter that I
received from George Edwards, who managed the N.C.A.A.
Basketball Tournament in Kansas City this past year.
Some of this is quite he ce and I do not care to
mention that.

However, the historical part of basketball being
sold down the river by the N.C.A.A. to the A.A.U. and
the disposition they made of the tournament by grabbing
all the money seems to me something that the public should
know more about from a fair play standpoint. I do not
desire to be too cryptic, but I am not afraid of pulling
a punch when a punch is necessary.

I was wondering if you would be interested in such
an article for next year's Esquire. Of course, I would
expect you to censor and delete any. part of it that would
not be compatible with your editorial policy, but I do be-
lieve that we have something that should be called to the
attention of the public with a view of righting some wrongs.

Iwill be happy toy hear from you after you have
perused my letter.

Sinceyely\ yours,