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Spring in Germany. The proper procedure to follow to have basket
ball added to the program for 1932, is to take the matter up with
the American Olympic Committee, have them approve the idea, and
present it to the International Committee. It will probably be
very difficult to accomplish this at this time, since the Ameri-
can game of basket ball is not played to any oxtent other than in
the United States. As I understand it, the tendency of recent
years has been more toward cutting down the Olympic program rather
than expanding it, a policy with which I personally am not in
accord. I think the first thing for you to do is to draw up a
brief outlining the reasons for addimg basket ball to the Olympic
program, and send it to Frederick W. Rubien, secretary of the
American Olympic Association, with the request that he bring it
before the next meeting of that organization. Since it may take
some time to accomplish your end, the quicker Lt is sterted, the
better. You know, bos Angeles began working to secure the
Clympic Games over twelve years in advance."

We immediately conferred with :ir. Frederick W.
Rudien of the American Olympic Committee asking him to present
this to his Committee for approval and eiso enclosed to him
copy cf the Athletic Journal which contained the article that
we hed written for Mator John i. Griffith, entitled "The Inter-

rations. Growth of Basket Eal:’

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lix. Rubien's reply of November 1, 1929, follows:
"Thark you for your cordial communication of October 4. I

en sleasod to nete the splendid progress you are maicag. ho

mesting has Deen scheduled for the Americar Olympic Association