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University Daily Kansan
Monday. Feb. 18. 1957
By GEORGE ANTHAN (Assistant Sports Editor of The Daily Kansan)
What's this Jay Watchers idea we've been kearing about lately? Most people know that this group, which was incorporated in the office of the secretary of state in Topeka Friday, is trying to raise funds to telewise one of KU's remaining out-of-town games and two games at the NCAA Tournament in Dallas, Texas.
No Knowledge of Cost
No Knowledge or Cost
Most money will be needed much
money will be needed. Even Jay
Watcher-officials do not know how
much money will be needed.
Jay Barrington of WDAF, one of the stations which presumably would do the televising, says it would cost from $10,000 to $15,000 to televue the Kansas-Kansas State basketball game.
We feel the price is outlandish. We don't think KU students would or should put that kind of money into a television broadcast. However, according to Bryce Cook, one of the men who helped hatch the Jay Watchers idea, that much money may not be needed. In fact, the K-State game probably will not be televised—the KU-Colorado game at Boulder probably will.
We were getting confused too but Cooke told us that the cost of wires between Topeka and Manhattan would be about $8,800--after the one broadcast which the Jay Watchers would help pay for, these wires would be left to our dear friends at Kansas State for use by them whenever they pleased, compliments of Kansas University basketball fans. Sorry, we don't go for that.
Costs Less for Colorado
But the picture changes. Cooke says the cost of televising the Colorado game would be less than the cost of the K-State game because wires are already available between Boulder and Topeka.
But where is the money coming from anyway? Certainly no more donations from KU students. They have given enough (about $900) in proportion to the potential audience which they represent.
Advertisers—that's the answer. But advertisers hesitate to put up that much money just to present
their product to a rather limited audience only once.
Jay Barrington of WDAF says, "I don't know, the Jay Watchers will need a combination of both advertising and donations but there probably will not be enough of either one at the right price."
Only Voluntary Contributions
According to Eugene Morgan, Kansas City Alumni Association president, the Jay Watchers are trying to raise money entirely by voluntary contribution to supplement possible advertisers."
Kansas City, Kansas, Chamber of Commerce officials say they received a letter from the Jay Watchers but George Marstall, Chamber official says, "I think it's silly. We are always in need of funds for our own civic projects and for KCK interests."
Ben Craig, an official in charge of membership at the Kansas City, Kansas, Chamber, says the literature he received from the Jay Watchers stated that "They were trying to raise some fantastic figure like $60,000."
According to Morgan, the alumni official, "the way to raise the money would be for about 200 KU students to make a concentrated effort in the Kansas City area."
Sorry, we can't see 200 of our fellow students getting so enthused that they migrate to Kansas City for a day of fund raising.
Alumni Can't Act
Roy Edwards, Kansas City, Kansas, member of the board of the KU Alumni Assn. says, "Too many conflicts. I doubt if the alumni will be able to do anything. They have their hands full trying to carry out other projects such as the Greater University fund drive that was just completed. Every day must count and so far all we've heard is what we have read."
Dr. John Billingsley, another Kansas City, Kansas, alumni who is active in the group says, "T'd rather go to a game myself, otherwise, not interested."
The student body has donated enough. So far even that has probably hurt the chances of other worthwhile drives.
As far as our dime or maybe even dollar goes, we think we'd just rather apply it toward finding a cure
Three Records Broken By Kansas Track Squad
KU's track and field team continued its unbeaten record in dual meets this year by gaining a surprisingly easy 67-37 victory over Oklahoma A&M in Allen Field House Saturday night. The Jayhawkers swept four events and shattered three field house records in recording their fourth victory of the year.
Jerry McNeal continued to display ability which could make him one of KU's all-time greats as a distance runner, winning the two-mile in 9:07.7 and breaking his own mark of 9:10.3. Lowell Janzen of Kansas broke the 880-yard run mark by a full second in 1:54.6. Kansas' mile relay team of Larry Stroup, Mike Cummins, Bob Franklin and Ray Wyatt beat the existing field house record by two-tenths of a second, finishing in 3:24.3.
Ken Covert of the Aggies set the only new record for the visitors when he won the 440-yard dash in :50.1 to beat the old record by one tenth of a second. Eddie Ray Roberts, A&M hurdler, tied the 60-yard high hurdle mark of :07.5.
Mile Run—1. Howell, (KU); 2.
Gay, (KU); 3. Schroeder, (KU).
4:19.0.
The summary:
Pole Vault--Tams, (KU); 2&3;
Lewis and Potts, (KU). 13-10.
60-yard Dash—1. Hazley, (A&M);
2. Covert, (A&M); 3. Kingslover,
(A&M); .06.3.
440-yard Dash—1. Covert, (A&M);
2. Wyatt, (KU); 3. Larry Stroup,
(KU). .50.1. (New record. Old record held by Chuck Folsum, Okla,
.50.2. 1956.)
High Jump—1. Looper, (A&M);
2. Floerke, (KU); 3. Frisbie, (KU);
6-2 5-8.
60-yard High Hurdles—1. Roberts
60-yard High Hurdles—1. Roberts for the cancer that is slowly killing the 23-year old wife of a University of Kentucky basketball player or maybe the polio that killed a 12-year old girl we used to know last summer. Advertising money is what this idea needs. If it gets that it is fine but if not . . . well good luck anyway.
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(A&M); 2. Tillman, (KU); 3 Freeman, (KU). :07.5. (Tes record held by Frazier, Okla., 1957.)
880-yard Bum—1, Janzen, (KU);
2. Long (KU); 3. Gay, (KU), 1:54.6.
(New Record. Old record held by Pete Gray, Mich. State, 1:55.6.)
Two-Mile Run--1. McNeal, (KU);
2. Schmidt, (KU); 3. Crawford,
9:07.7. (New record. Old record held
bv McNeal. KeU: 9:10.3. 1957.)
60-yard Low Hurdles-1. Roberts (A&M); 2. Freeman, (KU); 3. Tillman, (KU). :07.0.
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Mile Relay — 1. KU, (Larry Stroup,
Cummins, Franklin, Wyatt.) 3:24.3.
(New record. Old record held by
Oklahoma. 1956. 3:24.5.)
Broad Jump—1. Ellis, (A&M); 2. Floerke, (KU); 3. Mastin, (KU). 22-7½.
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Swiss Capture Bobsled Title
ST. MORITZ, Switzerland—(UP) —Switzerland's world champion crew, with Hans Zoller at the control, captured the four-seater title in the Swiss bobsled championships Sunday with an aggregate time of 2:34.91 for two runs.
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