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March 18, 1942

Mre Arthur Morse
10 South La Salle Street
Chicago, Illinois

Dear Mre Morse:

. I have just returned to my office from « trip out
west and I em answering your letter at the first possible date.

Thank you for your congratulations. I will not be in
New York for the National Association of Basketball Coaches con-
ventione I am coaching the varsity baseball team and in addition,
I have the administration of the Department of Physical Education
to handle, so I will pass up the New York trek this time.

We are arranging our Big Six basketbell schedule on
Seturday morning, March 22nd. After that I can tell more about
our datese I read your plan and I think it has possibiliticse
You doubtless know thet our Big Six conference bars any college
tournament dates outside of the NeCeAsAe That is, if they are
played off of the home floor.

I think your plan to start February 23rd or there-
abouts is a good idea, although most college conferences do not
finish until about the first week in March. There are, however, —
enough independent teams that you can build up with publicity
to draw a great crowde The college teams are the ones that are
going to draw in these tournaments, end we will have more of
them regardless of what the Big Six end Big Ten do regarding
the outlewing of such tournementse ‘There ere many more schools
thet will permit their teams to enter tournaments such as yours
then there are schools that will prohibit it.

Chicago should be « great place to put on such &
tournament, and I believe that with your location and power of
publicity, you should do = good jobe

With all good wishes, I am

Sincerely yours s

Director of Physical Education and Recreation
Varsity Besketball Coach ms