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SEYMOUR DAILY TKIBUNIBASKETBALLIN OL YMPICS»nma4n»iiuiI;**ill•a«iPH»*o111ItrflCilHhi!tf I ^M Fverett S. Dean. HeadHaskelhall Coach, Indianai niversitv.iThirty nations are expected tomeet in tin* Olympics next summer »t Marliri to plav basketball.\!it*inlv ten have made plans toand their tennis to (jerinany. Tbe-e inelude the Fnited States,tiertiianv, France, .Inpan. Spam, KmJnnd, Poland, Estonia, I.ata-VI*, and Czechoslovakia. Nodotdd Canada, Mexico and inanv South Amervan countries will-cud their entries -non. Basket'•a II is played cnnsiderahK inSout h AnierieaIt is generallv conceded tha*the basketball teiiin to representtin* Fnited States in the Olvtn-i it- should have lit t le 11 ouhle inadding t.omts io Inch* Sum s to l.tl. Smee the game was orig- ■mated and develop'd m thiscount i v it i~ reasonable to be- !lieve tin* Fnited States should gotin *»u 1411 ti t Olympic l».*ilt;lxi*tfinMU till*?'s hoiih*i nfore-eer, difficulty should ariseueh as foremn playing equipment, outdoor court- and foi !,i*m officiating.(trie o| the difficulties facingtlie \mcncan Olympic basketball committee at pro-enl i- themethod of tairlv selecting thebest team to repre-ent the Fnited States. A prominent sports writer a few days atm, sug.restedthat all the red tape la* done a w a v with and the Anierieuneoniniittee pick the champions ofthlt; Mn* Ten conference and NewYork universitx as represent*!tt\c- of tin* Fnited States. Intins case the Fnited Slates wouldbe tcpresented by two goodteams and it’ thev could nottheir opponent- in the Olvmpu no other team selected from thev' Fnited Mate- would be enpiibhof* winning.Dr. Walter K. Meanwell, ath letie director of the Fiiiversity ofWi-cotisin, reports that t liec eoiiunittee has decidedi«» d vide the Fnited States intodistricts, with district tournauiciits to he held at Indianapolis,* hicngo, Minneapolis, Columbus,(., and New York. The five eol-c*c teams to win these di-trictm'ournaments will represent tinCollegiate Athletic As--ociatnm in a tinal touruauient tohe held in Madison Square Carden on April 3, 4, 5, and ti. Along'with these tiv«* college teams w 'he the champion Y.M.O.A. teamand the two champion teamtrom the Amateur Athletic I iIOII.The Olympic squad will consist lit fourteen men selected a!'« r the tinal tournament m \York, The tir*t Olympic teamwill he made up of seven regulars of tin* winning team. KM*-nun from tin* second place team and one each trom the third andfourth place teams will l»* add* lt;1to the squadIt is highly probable that tin*coach of the Olympic team will he the coach of the winning teamhi the final tournament. It isIanother coach or two will be added to the staff *n oider to handle relations with foreign teams and other admin*tin live duties.oi‘it*1MM»ie games shouldifIhave a far reaching* etTee.t in m-wcreasing the popularity of haskethall in foreign countries! ot(% well as in this country. It is rea ^ sonahlc to think that it will add1much incentive to tin* champion-ship aspiration- ot all college lean - in the numerou- coutcicnees. Iilmmnw—.'ni.fn. ni.ni ** ww
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Seymour Daily Tribune
Seymour, Indiana, US
Thu, Jan 23, 1936
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