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...NCAA could not possibly support this tournament in such grandiose fashion. Its officials welcome the guarantee that the event will be held each year in the same place at no charge to them, and they thoroughly appreciate the fact that each team enjoys itself so much at the Broadmoor that it is an added incentive for each team to make the playoffs...
...amateur-professional side of the argument, the NCAA can point out that no player actually gets paid for his stay at the Broadmoor, and that consequently the tournament cannot be said to have been professionalized. It is somewhat interesting, however, in these days of Wes Santees and Supreme Court decisions, to see the NCAA scratching backs with professionalism...
...doubtful if a more pleasant site could have been found for such a tournament. The Broadmoor is not really a resort; it is a pleasure city, and one that is completely self-sufficient. Not very many resorts can offer their guests a hockey rink, a zoo, a polo field, a 27 hole golf course, a bar ensconced in a greenhouse, along with all the other obvious facilities. And above all this towers Pike's Peak, and the Rockies with their magnificent scenery...
...Broadmoor is extraordinarily sports-minded. Besides the NCAA Hockey Tournament, it sponsored the World's Figure Skating Championships this year, and although their losses ran into the thousands of dollars, the sponsors were only too happy to pick up the tab, especially since a CC (Colorado College) boy, David Jenkins, won the crown...
Other events sponsored by the Broadmoor include the Broadmoor invitation men's and women's golf and tennis tournaments, the Pike's Peak or bust rodeo, and the Broadmoor ice revue...