March 8, 1939.

Dean Henry Carlson,
University of Colorado,
Boulder, Colerade,

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| ing a copy of 4 ‘Letter 1 received —
tan Dean Bunn of bata under date of
February 23rd.

Since I did not know what the status of affairs
was in the Seventh District I asked Dr. Gilmore,

as President of the Reeky Mountain Conference,

to write Dutch Witte to see just what the situation
was. I have just received a copy of his reply and
in it he states that the University of Colorado
would probably be invited to participate in the
Tournament. This I think is apprepriate under tke
method of selection of teams as it has been worked
out this year, but I do not like the method, and I
think we will’ heve a discussion of the whole matter
at @ meeting of the Executive Committee of me
WeCeAsAe this coming Saturday.

You know, of course, that I have no desire nor
inelinat tion even to suggest to the athletic
authorities at the University of Colorado what they
should do in. & na btor guch as this, I do feel, how«
ever, it is i + if the Netional Collegiate

is to sponsor a championship that the most represen+«
tative teams compete,

I think this Tournament will become, if properly
handled, an a event nationally a you know
how strong a believer I am in the necessity for a
national organization, such as the N,CsAsAs to run :
championship events if we concede at ail the necessity
for their being ruts

in that regard I have always felt, as you know, that.
Basketball is the one spott which’ is being played on
such a high level in the Rocky Kountain region that
from time to time teams eae institutions

in the region will be —ee ao N&étional
Basketball Tournament, and I don?t think this true
probably of any other’ sat