BASKETBALL IN HE NEXT OLYMPICS

Players and followers of basketball are joining with
the coaches in hailing with delight the recent announcement
from Berlin that the sport will be included in the 1936 Olympic
program. It has not been know generally that this addition to
the list of events is the result of an intensive efforts of a
committee appointed by this Association in 1931. Most of the
work of this committee fell to Dr. F. C. Allen, University of
Kansas, the chairman. The committee and its chairman should
be lauded by our membership for the success of their campaign.

A strong drive to have basketball in the last Olympics
at Los Angeles failed because the events already had been sel-
ected when the request was made. Dr. Allen then concentrated on
the 1936 Games. Use of the facts that basketball is a popular
sport in at least twenty-seven countries, and that it attracts
a larger number of devotees and players than any other team sport
swayed the opinion of Olympic program authorities. Their decision
is another striking example of the ways that this Association is
aiding in the development of basketball.

On an elaborate letterhead the following communication
from Mr. Diem announcing the new event was received by Dr. Allen.

Ie OLE¥MPISCHE SPIELE BERLIN 18836
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Berlin-Charlottenburge 2
Hardenbergstrasse 43,III

October 25th, 1934.
OcKe 4010/34 Ste

Mre Forrest Ce Allen

Director of the National Association

of Basketball Coaches of the United States
University of Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen:

With further reference to our former oorres-
pondence I have the pleasure of informing you that the Orga-
nizing Committee at its meeting on Oct. 19th. adopted the
resolution that Basketball be included into the program of
the 1956 Olympic Games at Berlin.

Thanking you again for your kind suggestion

Sincerely yours,
Diem