November 8, 1938

Mr. H. G, Olsen

Department of Physical Education
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

Dear "Oles:"

Thank you very much for your letter of
November 5, I am glad to see that the plans for the
national basketball tournament are crystallizing. I
shall be very glad, as 1 wired you yesterday, to act
as chairman for the eighth district. Would it be
possible, however, to choose more than two represen-
tatives for my committee? You see, the eighth district
covers so much territory and so many different types
of schools that it is hardly possible to get adequate
representation without enlarging the committee,

In addition is it possible for this com-

mittee, when it is selected, to make its own decisions
concerning the method of choosing a district represen-
tative? The feeling here now is that it may be desir-
able to have a tournament for this purpose.

_ - shall await your cecision on these two
ooints before taking any further steps. May I also
suggest that a date for the final play-off be set as
soon as possible?

With best wishes, I am

Very cordially yours,