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NINE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK CITY

April 23rd, 1942

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,

Director of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Doc:-

The only place where there will be a game played
on Monday, December 28th, is in Madison Square Garden. I
imagine that we could get Fordham for that date, although
they are also scheduled to play in the Garden on Saturday,
January 2nd, and it would mean two games in the same week,
I do not think, however, that Monday and Saturday will be
too much,

In order to play on the 26th and 28th, therefore,
it would be necessary for you to schedule a game in Buffalo
or Philadelphia. On Saturday, December 26th, Temple would
be available in Convention Hall, Philadelphia, and St. Bona-
venture in Memorial Auditorium, Buffalo. Either would be on
a direct line and entail no additional expense in transporta-

. tion. My honest opinion is that the gate receipts in Buffalo
would probably exceed the Philadelphia gate receipts by 20 to
25%. Southern California will be playing Canisius in Buffalo
on Saturday, December 26th. There would be no difference in
the reimbursement of expenses for either place as we would
conform to our arrangement of 1940,

The auditorium in Buffalo seats about the same
as Convention Hall in Philadelphia, but playing conditions
are much better.

Please let me know as soon as possible whether
you prefer the Temple game in Philadelphia or the St. Bona-

venture game in Buffalo.
Sincerely yours, _

Director of Basketball
Madison Square Garden

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