FeCohe up May 4, 1938
JeWeBe :

Basketball Tournament set-up for 1939, which, as I understand it,
briefly, was that we were to have a representative from each of
the NeCeAA. districts, selected either arbitrarily by a selection
committee or in some other manners Then the four teams representing
the district East of the Mississippi would have a four team tourna=
ment and the four districts West of the Mississippi would also hold
a four team tournament = the wimer to play a final game for the
National Collegiate title. That was the proposal as we have talked
about it = John Bunn and some of the rest of them at Chicagoe We
thought this was a plan that might possibly get by the objections
which some of the conferences, such as the Big Ten, the Big Six,
etce, would have to an extended posteseason basketball playe

Another matter =— it seems to me that the committee which
we should ask the NeCeAsAe to appoint, should have a fairly large
membership and my thought was that if our committee of three, plus
a representative from each of the eight NeC.A.A. districts were ape
pointed that that would be about the right size. In talking the
matter over with Chandler, his idea was briefly thiss

District #8 Someone who John could suggest, perhaps
Fred Bohlers ,

District - Le Mahony, University of Denver

District # Ste Clair, Southern Methodist

District = Geode Edwards, University of Missouri

Di strict - We Se Chandler, Marquette Unive

District 775 = Parker, Centenary College (now a member
of the Rules Committee)

District #2 = Possibly He Jemison Swarts of Pennsylvania,

| or perhaps the coach at Temple, or maybe

the coach at New York Universitye

District #1 © Wes Fesler, Harvard (his contact and cone
nections with Bill Binghem, who is a power
in the NeCeAeAe, might be of considerable
valuee)

I wish you would write me at yow earliest opportunity,
telling me whether you think the idea of the tournament for 1939,
@s expressed above is oeke to present to the NeCeMeAe Also, whether
you think this idea of a committee as suggested is oeke If either
of these suggestions have any “bugs" in them, I would like to have
you say So0e At any rate, we ought to agree, as a committee, at the
earliest possible time, so as to get our proposal definitely before
the NeCeAeAe
Very sincerely yours,

a x

He Ge Olsen
HGO:sM Basketball Coach