better understanding among competing institutions in intercollegiate
sports?”

Friday Morning, December 30

The program is as yet uncertain. There may be a public open
session to be addressed by one or two people of prominence, or, if
plans are not completed for such a meeting, the annual closed busi-
ness meeting of the Association will be held, to be followed by a
meeting of the 1940 Council. If the public meeting of eaihy
morning is arranged, the business session, to be followed by the
Council meeting, will be held on Friday afternoon.

Questionnaire sent out by the Committee on Conference with
Organized Baseball, L. W. St. John, Chairman.

THE N.C. A. A. BASEBALL SURVEY, 1938

Answered by 416 Institutions—Tabulation complete to June 1

 

Yes No
1. (a) Does your institution support intercollegiate baseball ?......... 299 17,
(b) If so, approximately how many games are played? ........... co ee
(c) How many baseball diamonds do you maintain? ou 473
2. (a) Approximately what amount is spent annually for base-
ball? $577,050.61
(b) Approximately what is your deficit for the support of
baseball $422,036.28

 

3. If you do not support baseball, please check any of the
reasons why?

 

 

 

(a) No available grounds 39
(b) 2Bacle of stident-interest... es 23
(c) Too heavy expense 78
(d) Other reasons 28

Yes No NoA:
4, In case you do not support baseball as an inter-

collegiate activity, did your institution ever sponsor
the sport? 108 9 0

5. Do you consider baseball a desirable intercollegiate
sport? 291 16 9

6. (a) Do you support baseball as an intramural
sport? 201 215 0

(b) Approximately how many intramural teams
play a scheduléof-gamés? .-ucacos ee 1,947

7. (a) Does professional baseball as a possible source
of future employment help to encourage boys
in’ going out “lor baseball i See 207 159 0

(b) Does professional baseball assist baseball in
your institution in any Other Way? cece 205.7343 53