~ 12 =.

there should be any particular question you can be suro that
I will call on you. When wo have finished our sport booklets
concorning the basket ball tournament I should bo glad to for-
word a copy TO yous dipled Vins I can count further on your
holpful cooporation and thanking you ror your assistancs until
now."

We have just finished a definite check up with Dr.
Jamos Naismith, the-originator of tho gamo in 1891, senterntine
the nations now playing baskot ball and listing fifty following
mations: Australia, africa, Brazil, Gormany, England, Alaska,
Hawaii, New Zcaland, Franco, Spain, Portugal, Madagascar,
Uruguay, Chile, Mexico, Switzerland, Rumania, Czcecho-Slovakia,
Ciitio, Korea, Japan, the Pullippines, Canada, Chowek: Poraguay,
Greoco, Turkoy, Egypt, Panama, Italy, India, the Unitod Statos,
Poland, Bulgaria, Argontina, Latvia, Hungary, Syria, Cuba,
Porto Rico, Haiti, Porsia, Siam, 4rabin, Ccylon, and Bolivia,
Honduras, Guatemala, Costa Rico and. San Salvador.

Basket ball boing an official part of tho Olympic
program, Amcrica can now look forward to the appointmont of
an anorican Olympic Basket Ball Garics Coot i o' to suporvigéo
Ancrica's participation at Borlin in 1936. Undoubtedly college
basket ball mon of Amorica will play a vory dcfinito part in

upholding amorica's splendid compotitive traditions.

     

Rospectfuyly submitted, -

 
 

re Comnittoo.