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Tuesday, May 14, 1957 University Daily Kansan
Athletic Director A. C. Lonborg isn't too worried about KU football season ticket sales dropping off because the varsity lost to the alumni. It is contended that fans buy fewer season tickets if the varsity loses to the alumni in the spring.
According to Lonborg, about six or seven thousand season tickets are sold before the start of the season every year. He added that an average of 25,000 persons attend games in Memorial Stadium which can hold about 36,000. Most people, however, hesitate to pay to sit in the bowl section even if the varsity did beat the alumni in the spring. It takes a big game before fans will sit in the bowl section.
As far as football receipts go, Lonborg said, KU is about third in the Big Seven behind Oklahoma and Nebraska.
By GEORGE ANTHAN (Assistant Sports Editor of The Daily Kansan)
"We have always been tops in basketball," he said.
So the local worriers need not fret. Come next fall, even though the varsity did lose to the alumni, there will probably be the usual scramble for choice seats and it is doubtful, even if worse comes to worse and we lose to Oklahoma, that the athletic office will declare bankruptcy.
"We are breaking even on our overall athletic program," said Lonborg. He said that football and basketball, as is the case in most school, carries the rest of the sports financially.
Jayhawker Tennis Squad Will Take 8-Match Streak Into League Meet
Kansas' tennis team, victorious in its last eight outings, will take this streak into the Big Seven tournament Friday and Saturday.
KU's strongest competition for team honors is expected to come from the Oklahoma Sooners and Colorado Buffaloes. The Sooners defeated the Kansans in their first match of the season, but since then the young Jayhawker team has added much experience and should be much stronger.
Leading the KU attack will be Bob Riley, No.1 player who won the Big Seven as a sophomore two years ago. Last year Riley lost to Barry Walraven of the champion Sooner team in the finals.
Peterson In No. 2 Spot
Bob Peterson, junior, will be plaving in the No.2 position for the Kansans.
Lynn Sieverling will take one of the steadiest games on the Jayhawker team into the conference meet. Sieverling started the season in the No. 5 position, but continued
To Examine Score Again
CLEVELAND, Ohio — (UP) — The question of whether Cleveland Pitcher Herb Score will resume his baseball career may be answered today if physicians "get a good look" at the retina in his injured right eye.
Doctors, headed by Cleveland Specialists Dr. Charles Thomas. continued to issue optimistic medical reports Monday.
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improvement has moved him into the No. 3 spot.
Ron Bevers, sophomore, and Bob Mettlin, junior, will play in the No. 4 and 5 spots for the Jayhawkers. Both have improved steadily as the season progressed and could be valuable point winners for Kansas as it seeks to win the conference crown.
Coach Charlie Crawford feels that the boys have done a great job. He
is pleased with the improvement this young team has made during the season as it has established one of the longest winning streaks a Jayhawk team has had in several years.
Must Keep Playing Steady
"If we can keep playing ne steady brand of tennis that we have been, we're going to be real tough this weekend at Lincoln," Crawford said.
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