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IDEAS FOR CONDUCTING YOUR GOLDEN BALL GAME

File an application with the Naismith Memorial Committee, Springfield, Mass.,
for conducting an Official Golden Ball Gene.

Notify your local sports editors, who will be prepared to give you local
publicity.

Use as many flags as possitle to decorate the gymnasium on the night of the
game, and just as the game is about to start have the entire audience sing
The Star Spangled Banner.

Arrange to start the game by having the most prominent person in the commnity --
Mayor, College President, Superintendent of Schools -- or a Former Basketball
Great -- toss up a used ball painted with gold paint.

Arrange to have some form of pageentry at halftime, before the game, or after
the game. This might take the form of a parade of Old Time Basketball Greats;
a foul shooting contest between old timers; reproduction of the first basket-
ball game played in 1891; a pageant on the evolution of important changes
in basketballs or sane local angle that will appeal to the particular audience
in your community.

Order from the Naismith Committee copies of the Naismith Memorial Souvenir Program,
which may be sold at a profit, and which contains space for you to put in
your game line-up, squad lists, officials, and local advertising. Official
posters will be given you for advertising your Golden Ball Game.

At the close of the game announce to sports reporters for publicity purposes
the amount raised by the game that will be sent to the Naismith Memorial
Committee.

Send in your check or money order for the receipts to "Treasurer, Naismith
Memoriel Committee, Springfield, Mass."

Under separate cover send:

1. Neatly out newspaper clippings of the game, giving full description
and box score.

2. An 8" x 11" (or smaller) picture of your team with full names of
players listed on the back of the picture. (These will be type-
written and placed under each picture when put in the Basketball
Hall of Fame.)

Upon receipt of Nos. 8 and 9 listed above, your Scroll will be forwarded to you.

Do not overlook the possibilities of the support of your Junior Chamber of
Commerce, Rotary, Kiwanis, Lions, and other service clubs, as well as the
merchants of your camunities.

Give particular attention to the lucky number award end the Naismith Memorial

Souvenir Program as described on the following pages.