- Boarp OF GOVERNORS EUGENE C. ZACHMAN
Manager
MAYOR CHARLES S. KEITH
Ex-Officio Chairman
T. L. EVANS
Vice-Chairman
' H. E. BONING, JR.
FRED G. BUFFE
ARTHUR A. GUETTEL
FRED L. HILDEBRAND
JAMES F. LILLIS
SAMUEL J. WHITMORE

JAMES H. NIXON iis
Ass’t. Manager

CLARENCE B. HOFF
Auditor

 

MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM

KANSAS CITY, MO.
April 4, 1940

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

The purpose of this letter is to explain to the N.C.A.A. Basketball
Tournament Committee and yourself the reason for the increased revenue
‘made to the Municipal Auditorium over and above your original contract
for the three nights. Of course we are all very happy that the tourna-
ment enjoyed such a marvelous business and this is the main reason for
your increased exvenses for the three nights.

In order to handle the crowds at the tickets and at the doors, we had an
edditional expense for the three nights of $201 for ticket sellers and
doormen. Our actual operating expenses over and above our regular expend=
itures amounted to $566.44, All this includes exvenses thet are extra

and not included in our original agreement. As per our agreement, the
Auditorium was to participate in the revenue received from all seats sold
over regular capacity. This amounted to $1510.16, and as per our original
contract of $300 en ae for the three nights for the tournament. These
items make a total of $3177.51 paid to the auditorium for exvenses and
rentals and additional help for the three nights of your tournament. On
our regular contract which we have in effect now, we charge on all amateur
athletics a straight 20% rental fee. In other words, if that contract

had been in effect on this tournament, your rental would have run close

to $4500. So you can see, you are showing a saving in the neighborhood ;
of $1500 on this old contract. Regarding the tournament for next year, the
20% contract, of course, will have to be in effect, Bee re ae

Hoping that this letter is self-explanatory, and looking forward to work-

ing with you again next year, and feeling certain that we can do just as
fine a job as we did this year, I am

JHN/DS