February 8, 1939.

AAU team in the countrye I did say this — that

of the college basketball formed into a team would
stand at least an even chance with any AAU team under organi=
fZatione

makes little difference with most independent managers support=

ing AAU teamse You can see that the AAU, “Amateur Athletic

Union", is a misnomer, as there are no strictly amteurs on the
AAU teense They are professionsls or semi-professionals.

, ‘But the reason why I contend that the best pick
of-the college group could whip the best pick of the AAU group

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