NED IRISH
NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEw YORK, N.Y.

March 6,1959
Dr.forrest CG. Allen
Director of lhysical Education
University of kansas
Lawrence,Kan. ,

Dear Doc,

I have just returned from the Southern Confermace
tourney where I had a very pleasant time with one of your
former pupils ,Dr. Sermon.

Got your note in reference to the Conference ruling
and wish to point out a factor that seems to be generally
misunderstood throughout the country.

Madison Square Garden is the HOM® court of New York
City institutions and is srecifically designated as such
‘by all New York institutions when they play on tiat court.
The only institution which does not do this is Columbia.
The seven other local colleges and universities use the
Garden court and have the same control over the conduct of
games there as in their own gyms, which as you know are
inadequate for intercollegiate contests of any sort but the
most minor games.

All contests between New York schools and schools
in conferences having a rule such as the Western Conference
are arranged between the institutions and contracts are
with such institutions, not with an individual or the
Madison Square Garden Corporation.

My status is simply one in the nature of a booking
agent in allotting dates to the local schools and suggesting
opponents who might be receptive to games on dates which
they have use of the Garden floor. The two games are played
each night in the nature of insurance against the possibility
that one of the games might not be adecuate to attract
sufficient interest to warrant the seating capacity of the
Gerdene

Trust that this clears up your doubts regarding
the ruling of the Conference on home floors.

Sincerely yours,

ie
a

Yirector of Basketball
Madison Sguare Garden.