said, if the 8th district should win it they would make but one trip, but
if the 5th or 6th district should win it they would be traveling a dist-
ance comparable to making a trip across the entire continent with dates
against them, while the eastern district winners would have every advant-
age fromghorter hauls to more reste |

That is all I know about it, Harold, but I voiced my opinion as a
member of the general committee, trying to put myself in the place of
those people that I was supposed to represent. Frankly I am saying to you
that I do not believe that the general committee met or were polled on all
these ideas frequently enough.

Again I want to assure you of my loyal cooperation in trying to pro-
mote the best interests of beasketball, but I want to call your attention
to the fact that early in the beginning you talked about the semi-finals
in Kansas City, or possibly the finals. I thought we had a possibility,
and went to work and got Mr. MeBride on the committee and cooperated with
you to the point that I thought we would land one or the other. Then you
called me from San Francisco saying that you thought the semi-finals for
our district should be out theree I happily acquiesced, but I remembered
what you and I had said to Mr. McBride. Then without knowing much more,
the place of the final play-off was set for Chicago.

Again I assure you of my hearty cooperation, but again I say that the
general committee has done too little and has known: too little for a gen-
eral committee. Certainly we can profit by our acts of omission or comm-
ission fér next year, and it should be a much easier matter for us to ob=
viate some of these embarrassing situations. ‘

With all good wishes to you, I am

 

Physical Edyéation,
Varsity Basketball Co 6
Chairman, 5th Distridt, N.CeAAs