Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-03-13 | Page 20 | Denver Host to 53 Teams in Big Meet

X Denver Host i T To 5 53 3 Team Teal l lIn In jig Big M M t 4 T r DENVER Colo Cob March 13 uj Officials of the tho national A. A A basketball tournament which h t Vil u get under way here late lato today worked over a 53 team e en ent list with first schedules expect x e to bo bl announced at 9 a. a n. n SAt S tu day Latest entrant was the w West weste st st. transit team of Hutchinson Ks Ka While tho the Magna Utah AU Athie club t team am was announced as as' hav withdrawn 4 Officials said only one addi addition o entry was vas regarded as fla possible was said that two teams proba would come here from St. St Lot Lo instead of ot one entry as form expected Eight teams were Co to be see lee in tho the drawings While no off offic announcement anno was was made It lt rr i believed that among the seeded n tries would be Santa Fe Kansas City national champion Kansas City PhIlco future b bo favorites this year Globe Ref in McPherson Kan Safeway St Stori Stor r Denver and Probably Unive Pictures of Hollywood That the tournament will b bi hi of the greatest basketball ever staged was assured with With- states and the the District District of Colum represented in tho the entries T f. f i iThe The winner and runner runner up up will direct into the Olympic tournament in New York wit wh wilt will determine the United sta Stat representative In the 1938 Olymp Due to the heavy entry li tH f was decided d that several slim eUrala tl tiOn n games would be played torn tom row and others Sunday In ord or orto orto to reduce the field to 32 teams by Monday morning