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AMERICAN NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.

- W.L.MOODY,IR,PRESIDENT

GALVESTON, TEXAS

W, LLOYD WILLIAMS, General Agen:
1220 Old National Bank Building
IPOKANE, WASHINGTON

2 Phog

time has come for a separate basketball organization -for this
country to be run by basketball men , It surely will be the
maple court controling body of America and in time should
handle the Olympic basketball . I am not going into all the
details now. However I assure you that I have at least twenty
of the outstanding basketball coaches of our universities
absolutely behind me in this movement. We are pretty well set
and about ready to bring a. group of you fellows into the scene
in an adviswopy capacity. You and I have long seen eye to eye
on this AAU officialdom . Dont forget I have the dope against
that outfit.

 

However Atlanta is a poor location for the National Meet, ’
A group of Indianapolis men are interested in staging it there,

My own idea is Kansas City or vichhity . Hence I am writing

Stearns suggesting that he go thoroughly into this matter

with you while you are at Atlanta( I understand you will be

there soon for coaching school) and see — the possi-
bilities of moving into Kansas City say in february for

a three day tourney - national. Maybe Wichita would be the
preferable one this year in view of the collegiate,

In time Phog,I have personal hopes of your being the High
Commissioner'of this basketball. You are the ideal man for it.

‘With my political connections and general acquaintance, plus

press connections, we can go places with this organization,

and carve a real niche for your permanent fame for the old

maple court game, I realize that you do not want to swing too s¢ron
strang at this stage, but be assured as developments come that

I will see you interests are taken care of ,

You can talk to Stearns as freely as you would to me.
This is rather a sketchy affair , but gives you some slant,

I was in on the sending of the Canadians to Japan, I have

a splendid set-up with the Canada authorities. Next year

Or rather in 1941, we send an American team to Japan for

ten games, The Japan governement is paying the expenses for
the Canadians now on tour there. We can set this up for

1940, and if we are not in control of the Olympics, then

we can swing this trip. I would like to see you in charge

of the team training etc, So talk this over with Stearns
about the advisability of holding meet at K.C. Stearns does
not know you, but I have painted your ability in glowing terms and
i think he will follow my suggestions in the matter, I have done
much for the success of this organization and we are going tops,

 
 

Regards. Sorry 1 was away when Dr, Naismith was here

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