Show OU NEY PLANNED FOR COLLEGES f age Event I Slated for I. I Kansas City St By WHITNEY MARTIN KANSAS ANSAS CITY jan 21 u The P-The The L OT have been named ing requirements determined nS other administrative details arIt arged ar ar- It ged so the first annual National JS t Basketball s cham- cham tournament to be held in It 1 t sas City March 7 12 promises 5 a huge success In fact all Shey me S ey need now j is the teams I The entry l list t is a minor worry Emil S. S Liston Baker Balter R athletic director who is Chairman airman of the tournament committee com com- indicated today he expected Approximately 40 teams to qualify t entry blanks will vill not be dis dis- until about February 1 the I went Resent ent estimate is purely a guess k Liston Heads Group xv 0 The tournament is the outgrowth ifa sectional meet here last year W i advisability of a national for colleges along the kiis of the National A. A A. A U. U tour- tour i i ai ent was discussed by the school Officials with the result that Liston as' as as appointed chairman of an orL orS or- or S L committee 1 Prominent athletic directors bas- bas coaches and graduate mangers man man- gers were drafted for the board of ofia ia each member being S v ven n jurisdiction over certain ates t s and authorized to appoint dis- dis S Ikei-S act ct committees S Listens Listen's tireless efforts have relt re- re lt d in a sound organization l i h will assure the attendance I representative Jot quintets from all of the country I Only teams with outstanding seas sea's sean's seans seans sean's sea- sea ns n's s 's records winners of strong Inference races or sectional or orate ate tournament winners may i ho tournament will be a one- one une elimination affair and Dr t es Naismith of Lawrence Kan v of basketball is offering II trophy for the winner The he competition is s open to any andard dard year four-year college or uni- uni sity Liston said several schools If eluding luding the Warrensburg Mo abers hers an outstanding college e am in the National A. A A. A U. U tour- tour ent at Denver last year and V UnIversity of Kentucky have he fade ade commitments with the if jf jfe I e qualify provision S To End Arguments An added advantage of the touris tour- tour is ent nt Liston pointed out is that Jwill ll help to standardize systems of play throughout the in addition to elIminating ie C endless my team is better than ur team arguments which trail ery season ir-i ir The e board of managers is Eu- Eu Eberhardt Oregon State Nor- Nor director John Bunn anford t ord university basketball ach ch Forrest Cox University of rado orado basketball coach S. S M. M ark New Mexico Normal ath- ath director Al Baggett West a Teachers athletic director nry t r P. P Iba Oklahoma A. A M. M letic tic director and basketball lil Fry ach Pat Mason Rockhurst col- col director R. R G. G Rog- Rog 1 college basketball cli W. W B. B Woodson Conway State Teachers college ath- ath director Arthur Dutch Long Lon- Lon g Northwestern estern university bas- bas Jail all coach Roy E. E Tillotson college athletic director F F. Rupp University of Ken- Ken kyl basketball coach Roy Clif- Clif Western Reserve basketball ch chi Max E. E Hannum Carnegie ch Ii h basketball coach and Clair Bee Long Island university S tic c director |