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I appreciate these difficulties that we get into, but there is a
danger that unless we set these things out and have them in printed form
and send them to each member, marked personal, of the Netional Basketball
Coaches Association so they could be fully informed, then there would be
no excuse for fellows like Rupp, of Kentucky, pleading ignorance as to the
real seteupe I only mention Rupp, but I ean also mention Frosty Cox, Sam
Barry, and many of the other beys saying, "We never received any information
of what we are to get or anything of the kind." Henry Iba was the most
outspoken of alle For two years he has been stating that he will stick by
the NeCeAeAe tournaments if the NeCeAeAe Tournament Committee will cane out
with a definite statement as to their policy and intentions, together with
their possible distribution of the earningse

I do not believe that we can afford to ignore these things longer,

end after our meeting, if we do have one in Minneapolis, I believe we should
have a definite statement to present to the ccaches early next fall so that
when our tournaments come up they will have been advised, and it will not be
possible for them to state they mew nothing of the set-upe If we leave all
this detail to the chairmen of the districts or other members of the Tourne=
ment Committee then there is still a possibility that the various coaches who
are members of the NeCeAcAe will not be fully appraised of a11 the situationse

Would it not be well to have these points ready to submit to the
NeCeAcAe governing board and get their oeke or their rejection upon these
moot points so that we in tur could be protedted to the extent of saying
that this is what they approved and t is is what they rejected. If you want
to get into the tournament play-off under these conditions, well and goode
If not, you have been so advisede

I trust that I have brought before you these important points and
that you will augment these with any others that come to youe Won't you
please write me your convictions, and also in whgt mamer you expect to
handle the play-offs next year?

I have not been advised whether I am te be on the Tournament
Committee next yeare But I have gone ahead with these details to protect
the committee.

Very cordially yours,

Chairmen, 5th District NeCoAohe