we

As for Drake's difficul: it certainly was not the fault of Bill
Williams, the athletic director, rather I lay most of the difficulty
at the door of id Lytton, the business mnager of Drake University. Neither
do I think Missouri's difficulty was due to George Edwardse It was certain
meiieare a ur Gindtan waned Gah 14 ee plan FS tag,ieedd mat weak
risk their chances with the Oklaham team, which most r considered a
superior teem, And although the Missouri group were strong members of the
NeColst» and had Chester Brewer there as one of their prominent officers,
they left us in the lurch at a very critical mament. lowever, we pulled out
of it and made the most of ite But it crippled our townament both from a
standpoint of speetator interest, but the worst of it was when Missouri pulled
out it looked like we were rumning a sideshows

The fact that Hmil Liston had been running his tournament called the
"National Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship", and that his
personnel in that tournament was largely of small colleges, ~ this nove

barker sideshow. They thought it was. sanething that we individually

were trying to promote, and we had ty in trying to get that inform-
ation across. The general sidan dane euunaal one We "National Collegiate" —
and the International Collegiate terminology.

I am leaving Sunday for St. Louis to be there on business in connection
with my new Goal-ili basket that I am promoting for playgrounds, Fran there
I go to Atlanta, Georgia, where I will be wtil August 26th at the coaching
school at Georgia Tech, And then I en returning to lawrence and setting up
my publicity, entertaiment, and sales promotional activities on September 1.
I expect to have everything lined up so that we will have a very intelligent
and thorough campaign ih putting over this basketball pageant and spectacles

i will be happy to hear from you should other angles occur to you during
your vacation in Sarontis

With ell good wishes, I am

  

incerely yours,

| Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
FGA sAH Varsity Basketball] Coache