THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

GrorceE W. Rigurmire, President

DEPARTMENT OF PuysicaL EDUCATION
L. W. Sr. Joun, Director COLUMBUS

May 4, 1938

Dre Forrest Ce. Allen

John We. Bunn

Dear “Phog" and Johns

As you have been informed through Bill Chandler, the
committee appointed by him, to cohtact the NeCeAeA. relative to
the basketball tournament, consists of you two gentlemen and mye
self, In order to get this business started, at Bill's suggestion,
I have gone ahead with the presentation of this idea to President
Owens of the NeCeAsAe and Dean Nicholson = John Bunn helping with
the personal talk with Owens at Stanforde

In order that you may know what has transpired, I wanted
to give you first a little review so that we know where the situation
now standse President Owens in his reply expressed himself as being
very much for the ideae I am quoting from Owens? letters

“With regard to the basketball situation, John Bunn
spoke to me the first part of last week, telling me something
of the situation and my reaction was exactly the same as yours,
that to keep collegiate competition in the hands of the colleges
and whatever money was derived therefrom for collegiate purposes,
it seemed to me that we were virtually obligated to step mand
take charge, particularly since the matter has come up to us in
the way it has. I told Bumn to commumicate with whatever committee
the coaches had appointed, and tell them I was certain the NeCeAcAe
would be willing to cooperate and organize the basketball tournae
ments along lines similar to the tennis set-up, with such modificae
tions as those familiar with the situation might find desirablee
I asked them to get this in such shape that I could present it to
the Executive Committee at its meeting in September, but if more
speed than that is necessary I would be willing, with Professor
Nicolson, to approve the matter at once and ask for ratification
from the Executive Committee or Council by mail if necessarye I
feel very strongly that we should act to prevent intereollegiate
sports from being exploited for private profit in any directions
If there is a& money making angle we should see that money is
legitimately applied to proper maintenance of competition, and
any surplus devoted to promotion of intercollegiate sports and
not to the enrichment of any individuals."

Anggso it seems that the NeCeAede are willing to take
over and the next move, as I see it, is for us as a committee to
definitely recommend to them a proposal for the National Collegiate

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