Memorandum to Colonel Bruce Palmer
Memo
By: Elwood S. Brown
Date: October 15, 1918
Source: Brown, Elwood S. Memorandum to Colonel Bruce Palmer, October 15, 1918. In The Inter-Allied Games: Paris 22 nd June to 6 th July, 1919. Paris, France: Games Committee, Inter-Allied Games, 1919, 17–20.
About the Author: Elwood S. Brown was an athletic director for the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I. He had gained notoriety previously as the physical director of the American YMCA in Manila, Philippines for many years. In that position, he introduced basketball and volleyball to the people of the Philippines and created athletic competitions between United States soldiers and local residents. His role in introducing volleyball to the Philippines was one of the key factors in the internationalization of the sport.
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