THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Football Income Is Overestimated, Says Forrest Allen
Expenses of Coaching Staf and Equipment Deduct Heavily From Receipts
"We believe that the earnings from athletic events should go into the promotion of student activities," said Dr. F. C. Allen, director of athletics, in response to a question as to how football receipts are used. "They may go into the construction of tennis courts, a bathing beach on campus, and a gymnasium where courses of boxing and wrestling; but they should be used only for the furtherance of activities which will benefit the student body."
"People often inquire where all this money goes. In the first place a common mistake made in estimating the receipts of a game is to multiply the total attendance by the admission price of $2.00, failing to take into account that the student enterprise tickets, which have a value of twenty cents each.
Football Expense Is Great
"Each game is attended by considerable expense for ushers and guards, the building of bleachers, and platform, all of which must be taken care of by the receipts. At the Kansas-Missouri game this year, we had to take care of the crowd, the athletic association just breaking even on the expense, their erection being merely a matter of accommodation. Our prices here are lower than at many places in the valley. At the last two Thanksgiving games held at Columbia, Md., the admission has been high. If we wished more make money we would charge more here.
"The cost of football is enormous. In this connection there must be taken into consideration the hiring of a large squad of men and the fact that athletic equipment comes very high. Athletic goods are made of the best quality of hides and wood for equipment. The costs are ways desirous of seeing it dressed in proper uniforms. Transportation costs are large. The trip to Nebraska this year cost $8,000, thus the players' share from $8,000 to "$10,000."
All Athletic Receipts Are Fooled
Funds of the athletic association
have been used in and around the
Memorial stadium in the last two
years. In all instances, field
tips have been brought to the
field, sodding finished, and the track
constructed. The athletic association
promotes and encourages every type of activity and receives no appropriation from the state. There is a strict requirement by the association, the use of which costs the student nothing.
"Another fact often overlooked," said Doctor Allen, "is that football must keep up all minor sports. The receipts from football games must be spread over the entire athletic season to take care of deficiencies incurred in other activities which do not benefit the athlete. The deficiency during the track season last year was $7,500 and as a rule averages better than $5,500 each year. Cross-country is always a losing proposition. The Kansas Relays have only been made possible by underwriting a loss. High school basketball has no money to the University. All receipts are turned back to the visiting high schools, being proated on a basis of mileage."
Miss Rena Lazelle, former instructor in voice of the University of Kansas, will be in room 304 West Adj. Hall to participate in an 10.0 to see friends and former pupils.
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Kappa Alpha Theta entertained with a dinner Thursday, Dec. 6, at their home in Birmingham football head coach Residenz Hosted the dinner of twenty-two those invited Dr. and Mrs. Allen, Coach and Mrs. K.A. Schlademan, Coach and Mrs. George Lovett
The four course dinner was served from two long tables and in the center of each table were miniature footballs filled with cheese for the men were small footballs filled with candies. Other decorations were carried out with the University colors. Music was furnished by Chaucer's cellist and his three-piece orchestra.
K. U. Swimming Club Plans Aquatic Meet in University Tank
Leon Seelig Elected President Varsity Swimming Squad Discussed
At a meeting of the K. U, Swimming Club in Doctor Naismith's office yesterday afternoon, it was decided to hold an aquatic exhibition in the University tank some night of the week preceding Christmas. The exhibition will be open to all students of the University, and we want to make it a fun golf game, and other stunts. Leon Seelig was elected president of the club.
Members are: James G. Lrier, Griver
Vin-Graham, Cornell Buggily, C. J.
Posey, Lionel Hirschhorn, C. J. Finch,
Ralph Calvert, J. L. Jacobson, D. R.
King, Eugene Mellitre, Anyone wish
to become a member should give his name to J. N. Frazey, in the physical education office.
If possible, a varsity swimming
squail will be formed later in the year. Swimming is gradually becoming popular in the valley, there are many squabs at Nebraska. Ames and Washington.
An all-University meet will be held at Washington sometime in February, and according to J. B. Patrick, instructor of physical education, there is some chance that Kansas will send a team.
lelay Managers Selected
Explains Qualifications of Applicants
The managers of the Kansas Rails, from the senior, junior and sophomore classes, have been chosen by Coach Carl Schlademan. The six freshman managers will not be picked until the first semester grades have been received, but applications can be sent to the athletic office at one.
Dean Boggs and Jack Helfing are the associate senior managers and will have charge of separate divisions. The other managers, who will work on the program, are Byron Shifflet, Orwin Yakeley and Leland Browne. The sophomore managers are Malcom Welter, Walton Norman Miller and Palmer Stevens.
Freshmen applications should contain the name of the applicant, previous business experience, high school activities, and the courses which he is taking on the hill, according to the coach. Coach Schlademan also added the course "Communication" as a student to be selected as a manager. All athletes are barred.
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Sig Alphs Lead in Meet
880-Yard Run Won by Lewis in Good Time
Several surprises occurred Thursday afternoon at the beginning of the inter-organization track meet. "I was agreeably surprised at the meeting," he said, for the meet and at the ability of the men who were out," said Coach Karl A. Schlademan this morning. "I said before the meet that anyone who would run the 880 in 21:10 was running one of the heats that was run in 2:08."
Three of the events were run off yesterday and three will be run off every afternoon until the meet is finished. Organizations still desiring to enter the meet may do so until Monday, but after that time it will be inconvenient to run the events. Friday afternoon, these events will
The standing of the organizations at present is as follows: Sigma Alpha Epsilon, 1771 points; Phi Kappa Psi, 1652 1-2 points; Kappa Psi, 1581 1-2 points; Alpha Kappa Lambda, 1652 1-2 points; Alpha Kappa Psi, 1906 points; Phi Kappa, 663 points. The Phi Kappa only entered in the 880 yard run.
run: fifty yard low hurdles, two mile run, broad jump, and the javelin throw. The events start a 4.
The events: 50 yard dash, first heat won by Kearney; second heat won by Graham; third heat won by Wong Weng; time: 5.9 seconds tie. 120 yard high hardles, won by Graham, Kearney second; time: 18.8 seconds tied; time: 18.8 seconds unattached; Austin, Kappa Sigma, second; and Shannon, Acecia, third; time: first 2.08; second 2.12, third 2.13.
Leonard Davis, A. B. '20, visited at the Pi Kappa Alpha house yesterday.
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