Janusry 15, 1939

fhe H,O.A. Basketbei1 Tournament Committee has
officially designated San Francisco ae the place for the
weetern play-off for dietriets 6,6,7 and 8. Thie play-
off tournament wil! be maneged by myself as chairman of
the esighth district. The San Francisco Feir ig sponsoring
the event. They have underwritten the full expenses for
ell the teams which will conpete in the tournament. In
addition, fifty per cent of the net proeeeds will acerue
to the account of the N.0.A.4. Full details vill be sent
to you at a later date.

The tournament wes originally scheduled for
March i7 and i8, but because of comp ications, has been
shifted to the detes of arch 20 and 21. Condneting the
tournamsnt on these dstes, first of the week, will neces-
Sitate, accordi to our estimate, one dys lese absence
from school for the farthest travelling teams, For this
reason I hardiy fee] that there can be any objection to
p sying at this tims. These later dstes, however, are
subject to the spprovai of the tournsment committee, but
I anticipate no difficulty in this resect.

fhere is greet enthusiasm for this tournament
here. A new pavilion is veing built om Treasure Island for
Sports. This will hoid in excess of twelys thousand
Spectators. The newspapers are thorouchiy behind the
whole plan. Ye ean depend on their whole-hearted support.
In cooperation with -he oublicity side of this project,
will you please send me each weak ners atoriaes of the
outstanding teans in your districts, so thst we may stert
from the very beginning of the season to build up interest
in the popular eatrants for this tournament ana the person
&lities, Gvaches and piayers attached to these different
orgenigetions? I will need your 199 per cent cooperation
if I am to furnish the newspapers with the fosired publicity
material, In addition, if there sre any news items which
you think pertinent in this ¢ nneetion, please do not
hecitate to send? them siong. It would seem to me that et