OHIO UNIVERSITY
ATHENS, OHIO

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC RELATIONS

May 19, 1939

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education
The University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

This will acknowledge the receipt of your communication of
April 27. I thank you very much for your kind acceptance of the appointment
to again serve on the Tournament and Olympic Committee of the Coaches Asso-
ciation for 1959-40.

I am also, Dr. Allen, going to ask you to accept the chairmanship
of the Convention Committee in view of the fact that our convention will be
held in Kansas City that you are probably in the best position of any one
of our members to know the set-up and conditions there and also because of
your nearness to the city can do by far the best job for us. I am also
asking George Edwards, of Missouri, and Frank Root, of Kansas State, to
serve on this committee with you. I have talked with, and also written to,
Mr. Edwards, and will write to Frank today concerning his appointment to
this committee.

Personally, I am in accord with your desire to have the coaches
meeting on March 22 and 23, at the time the regional play-offs are held
and feel that our convention would have a much better attendance if these
dates are accepted. However, the Board voted in Chicago inmediately follow-
ing our convention there this past year to hold our convention next year
on March 29 and 30. It will be necessary, therefore, that I contact each
member of the Board and have him vote by proxy on the change of date. I
would appreciate it very much if you would take it upon yourself to drop
short notes to some members of the Board and then when my letter reaches
them concerning the change of date they may be more willing to vote in the
affirmative. If you care to do this would you please let me have the
results of your information at the earliest possible date?

Thanking you for your many past efforts in the Coaches Associa-
tion and hoping that I am not askingtoo much of you in requesting that
you serve as chairman of the Convention Committee, I am,

Very sincer

 
   

   
   

BST. Grover, President
National Basketball Coaches Association

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