THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
COLUMBUS

DEPARTMENT OF PuysicaL EDUCATION

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L. W. Sr. Joun, Director December 6, 1939

Dr. Forrest ¢. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear “Phog":

I wired you today agreeing that you should serve as chair~
man of the selection committee in District 5. At the same time I
wired King as follows:

“FURTHER REFLECTION RE COMMITTEE DISTRICT 5 MAKES ME FEEL
ALLEN SHOULD SERVE AS CHAIRMAN SELECTION COMMITTEE BUT I VERY MUCH
HOPE YOU WILL AGREE TO SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE WITH HIM. IS THIS
ARRANGEMENT SATISFACTORY TO YOU? PLEASE WIRE." —

I hope this will be a satisfactory arrangement.

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With respect to the so-called Intercollegiate Basketball
Association that Liston is sponsoring, "Butch" Grover is getting busy
with the membership of the National Basketball Coaches Association to
try to set them right with respect to this move and he is also writing
to Bunn, urging him to present the matter to President Owens so that
Owens may again write to the entire N.C.A.A, membership appealing for
their support of the N.C.A.,A, Tournament. Saint has already written
to each member of the Missouri Valley and Big Six suggesting that they
support the Tournament in somewhat the way the Western Conference has,
and I have just written again to Jim Swarts at Pennsylvania, telling
him I am still in hopes the Eastern Intercollegiate League will break
down their post-season prejudice to the extent of helping out this
N.C.A.A. project. I feel that Swarts himself is in sympathy with that
idea and I have a hunch that Bushnell may lean in that direction. If
they do feel that way it is possible they might bring the Eastern Inter-
collegiate League in line with our hopes.

I have written to all the men we hope to have on the selection
committees but haven't had replies from any of them as yet. Just as
soon as we do get the set-up ready I will get in touch with you so we
can make a good “splash” announcing the set-up.

I was sorry McBride wasn't at the baseball meeting in Columbus
so i did not get a chance to talk to him. I did talk to one of the
other newspaper men however, who incidentally is a graduate of Kansas
and a friend of yours, and I gathered from his comments that they would
put the shoulder to the wheel.

Very sincerely yours,
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H. Ge Olsen

Chairman,N.C.A.A, Basketball
HGO:M Tourm ment Committee