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Thursday, May 2.1974
University Daily Kansas
KU Relays Lose Money; Walker Blames Weather
By KEN STEPHENS
Kaman Sports Writer
According to preliminary figures, the water-logged 49th running of the Kansas Relays lost about $5,000 dollars. Clyde Walker, University of Kansas athletic team
Walter said that final finance figures on the reeds were not available because of a failure to pay them.
A preliminary estimate, according to Walker, indicated that the relays had about $22,000 in expenses. Income was only about $12,000.
High winds, hail and one-fourth inch of rain held attendance and income down at the 1974 relays, the annual highlight of serene sports activity at KU.
Major expenses included payment for triplines, officials' fees, labor, guards, security, gate keepers and travel expenses for some of the leading competitors.
Ticket sales were the only significant source of income, Walker said. Other sources included program sales and small entry fees for contestants and concessions.
Walker said that attendance, held down by the poor weather, was the cause of the drop.
Walker said that expenses might have mounted to $50,000 or $60,000 if it weren't that 'an awful lot of people donated their time and effort.'
ever, though poor weather has plaged the relays and caused them to lose money in each of the last two years, no consideration is being given to discontinuing the relays, be
"I take you a ten-year history, the relays not have just money," Walker said.
Bob Timmons, lead track coach, said that the financial success of the relays could be a key factor.
"No one is in this to make big sums of
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money," he said. "But then no one wants to lose money on the relays. That's not what were in this for. There will be years when we take it on the chin because of the weather and there will be other years when we want it is good and everything works out great."
Walker agreed that the key to the success of the relays would always be the weather. If it's rainy, there's no relay. If it's sunny, there's a relay.
Walker called the reef, but it wouldn't have a chance to make up the last until next year.
Walker said that the loss wouldn't affect the athletic department budget for next year. The loss will be absorbed within the athletic department.
"One idea is that in those years when we make money, we put it into a fund to offset the loss of our assets. Currently any money made from the relays is placed in the general operating budget."
Walker said that the financial success of the relays couldn't be assured by advance pricing.
"With an arena of our size, people can wait to see how the weather is and then come down and buy tickets on the day of the relays," he said.
Timmons said that KU would be able to move some of the events inside to Allen Field House if the poor weather repeated itself next year. Renovations, which are continuing in Allen Field House, prevented any of the events being moved inside.
"if it is an absolute necessity we can move all the jumping events inside the field."
Timmons said that the rain made many of the jumping events dangerous, especially when he was carrying a bag.
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