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gentleman if he would grant us permission to name the championship
trophy for him and whether he would like to attend the tournament
as our guest--all expenses to be paid by us. I never had a reply,
so I presume that Dr. Naismith is not interested or feels that hav-
ing allowed the K.C. tournament to name its trophy for him he does
not want the country flooded with Naismith Cups. I can appreciate
that. However, we are going to present a prize of some sort to
the outstanding player in the tournament, one who combines a high
degree of skill with fine competitive spirit and the type of sports-
manship we like to encourage in college athletes. Maybe the good
doctor would prefer that to bear his name. What do you think?

If I don't see you before then, I hope to rally around with
you at Chicago at the coaches' meeting. In the meantime, I would
appreciate it very much if you could take the time to give me the
benefit of your advice on thé situation out in your territory and
tell me whether Kansas would like to come Hast. I'm sure wetd .
enjoy having you if your record stands up.

With kindest personal regards, I am

Sincerely yours,

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