KFKU SPCRTSCAST, March 25, 1944

THE ADMINISTRATIVE PARADOX OF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS

The original conception of athletics being an integral part
of the educational scheme is at present a paradox, In both intercollegiate
big-time football and in big-time basketball, the tail now wags the doge For
instance, the bigetime aspect of intercollegiate basketball, as exemplified
by the New York Invitation Tournament; and the National Collegiate Basketball
Tournament, which rings down the curtain on a busy basketbe}1 season, should
give us pause for thought. Basketball is going bigetime tremendously fast.

lire Ce He MoBride, sports editor of the Kansas City Star, in
his sporting colwm of Tuesday, March 21, says of the National Collegiate
Athletic Association basketball tournament: quote: “As we understand ig |
the N.C.AsA. never has set a financial goal for its basketball championshipse
The organization did wish to see ns pluqreette and the championship game pay
their way end when they reached that stage, with a fair profit they seemed
quite happy over the achievement." Unquote.

I ask why should the N.C.A.A. take practically all of the
basketball receipts when it takes but ten per cent of any of the other sports
that it administers. Why should not the N.C.A.A. try to levy on the college
football bowl gate receipts? Why should not the N.C.A.A. try to levy on
_ Missouri's Orange Bowl game or on Nebraska's Rose Bowl game? ‘The answer is
obvious, because these colleges would tell the N.C.AsAs where to go. Yet
they are members of the N.C.AsA. organisation that also administers the
national basketball tournaments, :