i2th and Baltimore Aves,
Ranses City, Missouris

Deax Dumpys

Your two letters of December 29 and Jammry 17 were duly
received, and I contacted Ir. Malkenstien for the tickets for
George, Ite ec ee difficulty in obtaining

pimaeatin joer Died ob tereiee 00, hin t edd we
answered sooner but which came during my absence in Texas with the
basketbell team, wish to state that our National Collegiate playe
off for the Fifth District (our om), Sixth (Southwestern), Seventh
(Reeky Mountain), and Mighth (Pacific Coast), will be held at San.
Francisco on March 20 and 21, The other tournament play-off will
be held somewhere in the east. This takes care of Districts One,
‘Iwo, Three and Four. The winners of these two play-offs will
play at a place to be decided upon ty the General ‘Cosmi tines |

ie Ge Glsen is chaiman of tho General Camittee, and
Jom Bum, of Stanford, and Jume Salmon, of New York City, and
I are members of that committee, and will decide where the final
play-eff is to be held. Olsen indicated to me thet Chicago was .
| pretty strongly for it, and since Olsen is chairmen and a
of the Big Ten Conference, frankly I think Chicago has a pretty
good lead on ite That hasn't boen determined, however. So you
have the information so far as i em adviseds

You will understand, Dunpy, that this National Collegiate
is a real mtional tournament sponsored by the N.C.AA,, and not
ee group of individuals. Only wiversities and colleges

thet recognize the threceyear eligibility rule and who are menbers