Mr. Sem Smith,

United Press Association,
600 City Bank Bldg.,
Kansas City, Mo.

Dear Sam:

“Ostober 17, 1944

I received some clippings on my “czar” story. I
do not know where you got the idea in your article that I was
a “self-styled sage of midwestern coaches". I never have re-
presented myself in any way as being one of those things.

Another thing ~ I put the burden upon the 4.C.A.A.
and only mentioned the A.A.U. in passing. The story in the
Denver Post stated the fellows who rm the Amateur Athletic
Union should invite the highly proficient baseball and foot-
ball executives into their fold, ~- end so on. It is in the |
colleges where the great trouble is, and I thought it was
rather unfortunately put, not thet T give a rap about the
way the A.A.U. rims them, but the people do not care enough
about what the A.A.U. does. I believe the emphasis was mis-

placed.

Sincerely yours,

Pireator of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach.