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January 24, 1945
Dear Coach:

The United States Government has asked the Coaches Associa-~
tion to call off its planned Conference for March, 1945... This is
because the attendance last year was above the fifty member limit
now allowed,

We are, however, allowed such a conference as we had in March,
1943, when the Executive Committee met and invited in for one
session all those Association members who were already in New York
attending the Basketball tournaments. Following this enlarged
meeting, the Committee went into executive session for the comple-
tion of the necessary business and for formal vote on recommenda-
tions to, the National. Rules group.

The National Invitation tournament together with NCAA Easterns
and NCAA finals will be held in New York on March 17=27 approxi-
mately. yee

In September, we sent out 450 return postal cards to colleges
and universities asking the whereabouts of the pre-war coach, the
name of the present coach and whether the team would be made up of
Civilian or service students or both. 89% of those replying said
there would be @ team. Of those schools not planning a team, 25%
later decided to have teams--you can't keep a good game down!

The Metropolitan Intercollegiate Basketball committee of NYC
has made a gift of $500 to the National Coaches Association. Ned
irish has matched this with another $500.to the Association from
the Garden Corporation. There are no strings to these gifts but
the suggestion was made that we revive some medium of information
such as the bulletin or a news letter for the Association. These
financial aids to the Association treasury are particularly impor-
tant at this time when our income from membership dues is prac-
tically nil... Our heartiest. thanks to these donors and our assur-
ances that the money will be used in ways worthwhile to the game
of basketball.

Shortly, you will receive the report of the 1944 meetings.