Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-03-12 | Page 15 | A. A. U. Mogul Says Dever Hoop Meet is Olympic Proving Field

A. A A. A U. U Mogul Says Denver Hoop Meet Is Olympic Proving Field DENVER March Ma-ch 12 AP The AP-The The National A A. A A. A U U. basketball tournament here next week will be a proving ground for the American cage the 1936 Ol Olympics s J. J Lyman Bingham of f. f Chicago assistant to the A. A A A. U. U president said here Tu The tournament will have a great bearing on selection of players for forthe forthe forthe the American Olympic team he hc said it behooves any basketball outfit that regards itself itsel as a n. top top- to enter the meet Its It certain that teams failing to compete in the tourney will not be given the same consideration as those th that t do Bingham who came here to supervise supervise su su- su- su the final drawing and other details of the event thinks theres better basketball being played this year than ever He appeared unruffled by a n threat o of four tour Missouri nile valley teams to re remain remain remain re- re main away from the tourney because because because be be- cause of ot what they said was the failure of Rocky Mountain association I tion Uon officials to pa pay a greater part of their transportation costs Bingham conferred with officials here and then announced the allo nib cation for the four tour teams had been bees I raised to to be apportioned I among them by the Missouri Valley A. A A. A U. U The teams arc are the Kansas Kansa City Stage Lines the Hutchinson I Renos Wichita Gridley and McPherson Mc- Mc Pherson If It those teams dont don't think that thai is enough and still dont don't want to tc I come why well we'll just have to do dc without them Bingham declared One thing sure there will be acmore nomore no ac nomore more money than this a available fox for or them Meanwhile it became evident that at least 40 teams wilt will have entered the meet when the lists close Wed Wed- I Arnon Among the latest entrants were the Italian Athletic club of or Seattle Tullos La Colorado college and Hastings Neb college