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if equal emphasis were put upon assists, minutes played, personal fouls and simi-
lar defensive play, the season's tabulations would reveal far more information than
the mere fact that Joe Somebody led the team in scoring or that one of the first
five players was outscored by a rank substitute who played only now and then, and,
when he did, he was fed in the fore part of the court!

THE 1940 TOURNAMENT

The Kansas City Municipal Anditorium, where Indiana and Kansas battled
for the NCAA crown last spring, is "tops", in the oninion of the many who witnessed
that memorable clash, The coaches were amazed at the beautiful entrance, its fine
ramps, marvelous seats, and the unobstructed view of the same from all seats, For
the benefit of those who were not in a position to attend, it might be explained
that the court measured 94X50 feet, the floor was laid with blocks 2X4 inches, set
on end, the lights were indirect; the lines were painted white, and the backboards
extended by wire, The seating capacity was 10,000, All in all, the coaches were
highly impressed at the excellent arrangements,

Before the teams met, most appropriate ceremonies were held in honor of
the late Dr, James Naismith, the founder of basketball, Following a brief de-
scrintion of the founding of the game, candles were lit, and Dr, Naismith's picture
cast upon a screen, His three favorite expressions were then reads:

1. I want to build character in the hearts of young men,
2. Do not fail to work for humanity and await your award,
3. Basketball is a game easy to play but difficult to master,

Both Kansas and Indiana had smart teams that impressed the spectators,
Kansas was very deliberate, as was Indiana, which, however, occasionally used a
fast break, Both outfits brought the ball up on dribbles, The winners succeeded
on many a fine one-handed shot, while Huffman once threw a basket that must have
been every bit of 47 feet from the backboard,

At the conclusion of the tournament, E, C, Quigley, master of ceremonies,
presented trophies to the opposing captains, Fifteen meals went to the two final-
ists, as did gold watches to each team, It was a grand game played by two great
teams before a tremendous crowd which enjoyed every second of it! May we have more!

Stanford is playing several double-headers in the Civic Auditorium in
San Francisco, The Civil Auditorium seats 9000 people and has a new floor which
is a duplicate of the Madison Square Garden floor, The Stanford schedule in San
Francisco is as follows:

December 17 - Stanford vs Olympic Club (Imwisetti's debut, if reinstated)
December 21 - Stanford vs Indiana (National Collegiate Champions)
December 27 = Stanford vs Nebraska
January 11 Stanford vs Santa Clara

Univ, of California vs Univ. of San Francisco

Sam Barry, of U.S.C., lost all of his regulars, but one, from his champ-
ionship team of last season, It is rumored that Sam will have a big team this year,