of coaches and othcr interested individuals in this district,
asking their aid and cooperation.

We were confident it would be impossible to obtain
basket ball as one of the regularly scheduled sports on the
Olympic program duc to a lotter written by Mr. Frederick W.
Rubien on October lst, 1929, as follows: "Mr. Edstrom is a
very snPiienbial menber of the International Olympic Committee
and his sentinmonts carry great weight. What he says is truc.
The American Olympic beeeihbtes will have the right to propose
one national sport and one foreign sport on the Olympic progran,
It will be necessary to arouse sontinont in this country as to
what event the American Olympic Committee should propose for
its national sport. Thore are so many sports not on. the Olympic
program, for which representatives are clamoring for recognition,
that there is likely to be quite oa contost. -It would be well to
sound out forcign countries to find out whether there would be
ropresentation, in addition to that from our. own country. We
followed that nethod in securing the adoption of La crosse at
the last gamcs, toams representing Canada, England and the
United States taking part, but I do not think the game took very
woll. a crosse is gaining strength here and will be clamoring
for rocognition again; so will canoeing, rugby, all kinds of
shooting, tennis and billiards. kLos Angcles ona California will
probably be interosted in an covent that would appeal to the
BrPocatost Munver ef poopie and on account of the reputation that
California has achievod in. tonnis and from correspondence that
I have had with Mr. Garland of tho Los angeolos Cormittoo, I

rather think that they would favor tennis over any other sport."