March 14, 1942.

Mire George Edwards,
University of Missouri,
Columbia, Missouri.

I am sending you a copy of my letter to John Bunn as of
April 25, 1940, also his reply to me dated April 30, and also Prof.
W. B. Owens letter to him as of April 29 and H. %. Olsen‘s letter as

pondence shows evidence enough that Olsen, Bunn and I met, with Olsen
as chairman, and worked out a rate of distribution for the teams and
for the N.0.A.A. And it was wholly Olsen's failure to transmit the
action of our committee to the Executive Committee of the N.C.AA. for
action. He hed a year to do this, and had he done it we would not
now be in the predicament that we are in. 7

Olsen had represented to 3unn and to me that we could have
this money earmarked not only for the Olympic fund but earmarled for

I do not want to have you feel that I am vindictive in
regard to Olsen's failure to carry through, but I do believe than

And what makes it even more striking is that St. John, his
is one of the high pttests in the N.C.A.A. Council, and
Griffith and the president have the fate of the N.C.A.A. in the
low of their hands. Therefore, I see no reason why he shouldn't
the bur of this failure.

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You will notice in John Bunn's letter that he was under the
impression that only the Big Ten and the Big Six had the idea that
playing in Madison Square Garden was contrary to the spirit of things.
The N.C.A.A., a8 Bunn says, had no objection to it.

_ Avmed with the findings of our basketball committee I went
to Oklahoma City and met with Henry Iba, Tom Stidham and Bruce Drake
and sold them the idea of sticking with the .C.A.A. even though
Madison Square Garden made more lucrative offers. And Iba is still
eticking in the face of all that has gone before.