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SPORTSMEN'S WORLD AWARDS THE VICTOR" 208 West Eighth Street / Los Angeles, California 90014 / Telephone (213) 626-4611 ?╟≤ 622-6017 CO-CHAIRMEN NATIONAL SELECTIONS COMMITTEE: W. K. "Bill" Schroeder, Chuck Benedict CO-CHAIRMEN: Irv Terry. Rudy La Russo EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: David Marmel Mr. A1 Freeman c/o Sands Hotel Las Vegas, Nevada Dear Al: Irv, Rudy and I are so grateful to you for the magnificent manner in which you handled the meetings both in Carl Cohen?╟╓s office and later with Richard Bailey. We believe, your idea of filming the show in the absence of television makes a great deal of sense and we will begin negotiating this situation with Gene Klein. In the interum I am going to New York and will show the video tape to Hughes TV network people. I will ask them to send it to you when they are finished with it. I am confident that this problem is one of a temporary nature and that it will be worked out in the immediate future and of course anything you are able to do on our behalf will be most welcome and tremendously appreciated. I will keep you up to date. Best regards to Barb and you, 1968 RECIPIENTS Auto Racing, SAM HANKS; Baseball, CARL HUBBELL; Basketball, JOHN WOODEN; Boxing, HENRY ARMSTRONG; Diving, VICKI DRAVES; Football, TOM HARMON; Golf, GENE SARAZEN; Hockey, MAURICE RICHARD; Swimming, JOHNNY WEISSMULLER; Tennis, HENRI COCHET; Track & Field, JESSE OWENS; Special Award, LEROY "SATCHEL" PAIGE. PAST RECIPIENTS Greta Anderson, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Doc Blanchard, May Sutton Bundy, Georges Carpentier, Glenn Davis, Ralph Guldahl, Rafer Johnson, John Paul Jones, Duke Kahanamoku, Red Kelly, Sandy Koufax, Johnny Longden, Joe Louis, Alice Marble, Robert Mathias, Willie Mays, Patricia McCormick, Louis Meyer, Sr., George Mikan, Ernie Nevers, Paavo Nurmi, Janice Lee York Romary, Max Schmeling, Casey Stengel. February 5, 1970 Sincerely, DM/ck NATIONALLY TELEVISED PRODUCED BY THE SPORTSMEN'S CLUB FOR THE CITY OF HOPE