. Pebruary 27, 1941

kre Roy Fe inzettel

Seles Promotion Manager

Pred Medart Manufacturing Coe
Seint Louis, Missouri

Dear Poy:

I find that I have not answered your letter of VYebruary
12 regerding running the exhitition for the National Basketball
Coaches Association Convention on Merch 24 and 25.

Frankly, Rey, I vould not discourage your spending good
money, but since this mecting will be in New York, I am very sure
thet only about half of the coaches will attend. The Yestern
hasketbal] Championship of the Bational Collegiate Association will
be held in the Municipal auditorium in Kensas City on Merch 21 and
226 ‘Thet will keep the coeches from east of the Mississivopi “ere
largely, and then the National Play-Off will be in Kansas City on
Merch 29 between the East erd the Vest. Also the Netional Lasketball
Rules Committee will meet in Kansas City at the time of the Final
Ghempionship Play-Off. fo the only thing thet will be held in New
York will be the coaches’ meeting and Nat Holmen, the New Yor Yiddish
general and Ballyhoo artist, will tell you thet there will be « big
meeting, but I think it will be a flop.

Frankly, I would not spend my money for an exhibit of the
fan-shaped backboard or Gosl-#i for the smell attendance thst they
will heve, uniess you went to, of course. But if it was «sy money I
would save ite

Our basketball team is not so hot and I am not expecting
to finish eny better than in a three way tie. If we get it I will
be tickled to deathe

Sincerely yours,

PCA:lg:min- Director of Physical Educetion and Recreation
Varsity Basketball Coech