SECOND ANNUAL N.C. A. A. BASKETBALL
TOURNAMENT

The Second N.C. A.A. Basketball Tournament proved to be a
fine success from every standpoint. With one or two exceptions
the representatives from each of the eight districts were the out-
standing teams in their district.

The four teams which played in the Eastern play-off at the Butler
Field House, Indianapolis, on March 22 and 23, were Indiana Uni-
versity from District 4, Western State Teachers College of Ken-
tucky from District 3, Duquesne University of Pittsburgh from
District 2, and Springfield College, Springfield, Mass., from Dis-
trict 1. In the first round on Friday night, Indiana defeated Spring-
field College and Duquesne won a close game from Western State
Teachers. In the final game on Saturday night, Indiana emerged
the victor and thereby established its right to go to the final game in
Kansas City.

In the Western play-off at Kansas City on March 22 and 23,
Kansas defeated Rice in the first round and Southern California
defeated the University of Colorado. In the final of the Western
play-off Kansas won a close game from Southern California. This
brought Indiana, the winner of the Eastern play-off and Kansas, the
winner of the Western play-off, into the final game at Kansas City
on March 30th.

Both the Eastern and Western play-offs were successful finan-
cially, especially the Western play-off at Kansas City and the final
. game was one of the finest basketball events ever held in this
country. The beautiful Municipal Auditorium was filled to capacity.
The memorial service for Dr. Naismith, the originator of the game
of basketball, was very impressive. The fine music and drill which
was put on by the University of Kansas band between halves made
a big hit with the crowd. And, of course, the basketball game be-
tween Indiana and Kansas proved to be a fine demonstration of
clever basketball, Indiana winning the National Collegiate Basket-
ball Championship. President Owens of the N.C. A. A. presented
the trophies and awards to the competing teams at the close of the
game.

All in all, the N. C. A. A. Tournament this year proved to be what
the Kansas City sports writers had called it “the world series of
basketball.”

H. G. Oxsen, Chairman

N.C. A.A. Basketball Tournament Committee.