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, Janusry 13, 1939

Mr. Forrest C. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

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Dear Mr. Allen: .

The N.C,A. Basketbsil fournament Committee has
eSieneted San Francisco as the plece for the
off for distriets 6,6,7 and 8. This play-
off tournament will be maneged by myself es chairman of
the eighth district. he San Franc Seo Fair igs sponsoring
the event. ‘They heave underwritten the full expenses for
ali the teams which wili Compete in the tournament. In ‘
addition, fifty r cent of the net proeeads will acerue P
to the account of the N.C.A.A, Pull details will be sent
to you at a later dste, ;

     

the tournament wes originelly scheduled for
March 17 and '8, but because of comp ications, has been
Shifted to the dates of March 20 and 21. Condueting the
tournament on these dates, first of the Week, will neceg-
Sitate, os to our estimate, one G@ ys less absence
from s@hool fur the farthest travelling teams. For this
reason I hardly feel that there can be any objection to
D Sying at this time. These later dates however, are ’
subject to the &pprovali of the tournament committee, but =
I anticipate no difficulty in this respect. a

there is greet enthusiasm for this tournament
here. A new pavilion is feing built on Pressure Island for
Sports. This will hoid in exeess of twelve thousand
Spectators. the newspapers are thoroughly behind the
Whole plan. Ve gan depend on their Whole-hearted support.
In cooperation with he publicity side of this project,
Will you please send me each week news stories of the
outstending teaxs in your districts, so that we may start
from the very beginning of the season to build up interest
in the popular entrants for this tournament and the person-
Slities, coaches and payers sttached to these different

if | am to furnish the aewspeapers with the desired publicity
material, In addition, if there ere any news items which

hesitate to send them a ong. It would seem to me that at