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Dr. F. ¢. Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kans.

Dear Dr. Allen:

I saw in the paper recently that Kansas City has been awarded the whole
set-up of games in this area in the national collegiate play-offs.

Naturally it was quite disappointing to us to be ignored in view of our

effort last year.

Partly on the assumption that the games between the Missouri Valley and
the Big Six leaders would be returned to Oklahoma City, the City Council
purchased a $5,000 elevated floor and has installed it in the downtown
auditorium.

Our all-college tcurnament was played there last week and attracted 12,000
persons in three days. Everybody was well pleased with the tournament,
and elated over the manner in which the new floor worked out.

It is not improbable that Oklahoma will have two of the teams in the Big
Six and the Missouri Valley play-offs again this year, and we would like
to have that part of the collegiate eliminations returned to us.

I realize that the arrangement under which last year's games were played
was not entirely satisfactory, but we have improved conditions to such
a point this year that even you would agree that the auditorium now is
an ideal place for games of this importance.

It has occurred to me that you folks in the heart of the midlands are
shoveling everything Kansas City's way. After all, there are some other
good towns in the Missouri Valley and Big Six areas and I, personally,
feel that you are giving us a kick in the pants and certainly making a
mistake by giving everything to one city. Surely the finals are all that
Kansas City is entitled to.

These observations are made to you in the belief that you will do the
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and Big Six play-offs back to our town.

If you have any further doubt about the advantages of the auditorium
as now arranged, please communicate with Henry Iba, or any other coach
whose team was in our all-colliege tournament the past week.

May I hear from you soon?

Sincerely yours,
BUS HAM

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June 10, 1939

Dr. Forrest ©. Allen,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Deer Dr. Allen:

Our research about elevated basketball
floors has not been completed.

Mr. Donart of the auditorium has some
little data on it and it may be possible to install a
playing floor of this nature.

Mr. Donart, Henry Iba of Oklahoma A & ¥W
college and several others of us probably will have a
meeting within a week or so to definitely decide what
shall be done.

At that time I promise to let you know
what can be done. About entertaining the district
eliminations next year we still are ambitious to have them

if advisable,

 

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