“April 12, 1940

Br. Forrest Be Cox, Basketball Coach,
University of Colorado,
Boulder, O10TaI0 «

Mr. Buster Brannon, Basketball Coach,
Rice Institute,
Houston, Texas.

Ur. Sam Barry, Basketball Coach.
University of "southern 21 Coschy
Los Angeles » California.

Kr. Branch YeCrecken, Basketball Coach,
Indiana University,
Bloomington, Indiane.

Dear Fellow Basketball Coaches:

As manager of the western play-off
and the ‘final HeCeAschie play-off, I fecl that I should
write varsity basketball coaches concerning ‘a possible
distribution of the earnings of thie tournement after all
indebtedneésees have been paid and the N.C.A.A. receives
a sizeable ‘oun from the incomes

I do not know what ne oiehien pley-

off at Infianapolis netted, tet I understand very little.
I imagine that doubtless you will want to tske this matter
up with your ethietic airector, but since the basketball
coaches were represented by their University teams I feel
thet I should give sone information and ask some of yous

You are doubtless avare that last yeer

at the castern semi-finals at the Palestra at Philadelphia,
at the western semi-finals at Treasure Island at Sen Fran-
ciseo, and at the final N.C.A.A. tournsment a Northwestern
University at Chicago, the H.C.AseA. lost $2,500. The N.C.AA.
Council made up the deficit and carried that deficit on
their booxse I told the committee that if they would give

the tournement to Kansas City I would make them some moneys
chews has been no definite thought of distribution of funds
by anyone es yet. For that reason I would like te be guided
by wheat you gentlemen think so that I can pass this on to
wre Olsen and Ur. Hee Edmundson, of the basketball committee,
ami they in turn can take it up "with the UeCoAshke OF Ficors.