6,1947
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE. KANSAS
PAGE SEVEN
JANUARY 6.1947
The Ideal Stadium, Falkenstien Says Has All Seats On 50-Yard Line
At the K.U.-Nebraska football game a number of persons took a look at the 33,000 fans in Memorial stadium and began to figure how much the athletic department was going to make.
According to Earl Falkenstien, the athletic business manager, the majority multiply 33,000 by $2.50 to get $ the answer.
"Most of them forget that we have to deduct a 41-cent federal tax, a 4-cent state tax, and give half of the receipts to the visiting school," he said. "We get only $1.23 from general admission tickets and then we have to pay all the expenses, including salaries, training table meals, uniforms, and payments on the stadium debt."
Mr. Falkenstien, who has been financial secretary of the athletic association since 1932, takes care of such problems and a lot more.
The athletic department is enjoying its greatest financial year in history, and in this respect, the business manager runs into one of his biggest problems.
"It's difficult trying to give everyone a seat on the 50-yard line or center section, front row basketball seats," Mr. Fakkenstein said. "Everyone generally asks for the best location, but they really don't expect to get it. We've had a lot of cooperation from the fans this year."
Some of the basketball enthusiasts got "plenty mad" last spring, however, over ticket sales for the K.U.-Oklahoma Aggie championship game played in Kansas City. Mo., he added.
"After the Oklahoma coach agreed to play the game in Kansas City, we started taking ticket orders immediately and printed," Mr. Falkenstein related.
The trouble began when the athlete office received its allotment of seats.
"They gave us half of the auditorium," the business manager said, "but we had more orders than tickets. The same thing happened in
Kansas City. The secretary there said that he could have sold 25,000 for that game instead of limiting the sale to a capacity 9,500. The fans got plenty mad."
Mr. Falkenstien, a World War I veteran, has been in Lawrence since 1920, coming here from Onaga. He was first employed in the old Watkins National bank which is now the city hall. From there he went to the Lawrence National bank before coming to Mount Oread.
"Many persons think we are brothers, Mr. Falkenstein said. "It's appropriate for someone to come up to me and tell me the heard my brother over the radio."
According to the diminutive business manager, his work is "very enjoyable" because there's something doing all the time, and he gets a kick out of showing enthusiasm along with the student body.
He has one son, Max, a College junior and WREN sports announcer.
After having so many lean years around the athletic office, Mr. Falkenstein said it's a good feeling to be able to see everything doing so well.
"We've had a very encouraging year so far, and the future looks bright," he said. "There's no question in my mind that we'll fill the stadium for the Missouri game next year. Everything looks rosy."
"I almost lost that enthusiasm," he said jokingly, "when I was in my office from 8 a.m. until 11 p.m. selling tickets."
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