DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
LOS ANGELES

OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

April 16, 1940

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

Dear Phog:

First of all, I am sorry that I had to leave your game with
Indiana rather early and did not get a chance to see you before
leaving Kansas City. I was sorry that you did not win the game
put the Indiana boys were red hot the night you played them.

In regard to the financial distribution of the proceeds of
the Tournament, I think it would be a fine thing if we could
cut back a small profit to the competing teams because of the
fact that many institutions are trying to establish basket-
ball on a paying basis and any profit that we can show for
the year would go a long way to help further such tourna-
ments and intersectional play.

I definitely feel that $2,500 should be paid to the N.C.A.A.
and a reserve fund established to be definitely set aside
for basketball and not thrown into the general fund of the
N.C.A.A. After that, I believe that a pro-rata distribution
should be made.

I am enclosing an additional hotel bill which followed after
our student manager checked out at Kansas City which should
be added to our account. Of course, we took a party of 13
to Kansas City but sent through expenses for only 12 accord-
ing to the original agreement.

I hope this will give you an idea of our reactions regarding
the distribution and again let me compliment you on the
splendid manner in which you handled the Tournament, to the
utmost satisfaction of all teams competing.

 

Kindest personal regards.

Sincerely yours,

JMB e