Championship of America

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Once —A gain

DENVER is playing host to the cream of the crop—crack basketball
teams from all over these United States that are competing in the Na-
tional A. A. U. Tournament. Denver made its bow in 1935 by staging
one of the best tournaments on record. This year the committee feels
it will be the BEST EVER.

Teams are here from every section of the country. They honored
Dr. James A. Naismith, inventor of the game, in a stirring parade-of-
teams Monday night. The rest of the week they are battling for two
coveted prizes—the national championship and a possible trip to the
Olympic games as Uncle Sam’s representative.

The winner and runnerup at Denver will go to New York for the
American finals against six other teams, five college and one Y. M. C. A.
We feel the Denver winner will march under the stars and stripes at
Berlin. We hope so, anyway.

OFFICIAL ALL-AMERICAN TEAM, 1935

Chuck Hyatt, forward. Bud Browning, guard.
Francis Johnson, forward. Herman Fischer, guard.
Joe Fortenberry, center.

(All these players are in action here again.)

And now a bit of history for you, as you mark time until the
shooting starts:

Here are the National Champions since 1920:

1920—New York University.

1921—Kansas City, Missouri, Athletic Club.

1922—Lowe-Campbell, Kansas City, Mo.

1923—Kansas City Athletic Club.

1924—Butler University, Indianapolis, Ind.

1925—Washburn College, Topeka, Kan.

1926—Hillyard Chemical Company, St. Joseph, Mo.

1927—Hillyards. :

1928—Cook Paint Co., Kansas City, Mo.

1929—Cook’s.

1930—Henry’s Clothiers, Wichita, Kan.

1931—Henry’s.

1932—Henry’s. :

1933—Diamond D-X Oilers, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

1934—Diamond D-X Oilers.

1935—Southern Kansas Stage Lines, Kansas City, Missouri. (Team
defending its title in 1936 as Santa Fe Trails.)

MAY THE BEST TEAM WIN THE TOURNAMENT
CHAMPIONSHIP!