Friday, J.me 15, 1951
THE TAR HEEL
Page Seven
Statistics Prove Television
Won't Hurt Sport Attendance
By Ken Barlon
In a 100 page booklet of figures
and diagrams the Radio-Television
Manufacturers Association
arrived at some long range con
clusions concerning sports attendance.
The Association felt that over
all long range effect of television
would not harm attendance. The
theory is based on the idea of the
length of time a person owns a
set. After one or two years of
ownership the TV owner's atten
dance rate is higher than the
non owners .according to RTMA.
Also sport fans were the first to
buy television sets.
The Association also stated that
different sports are affected dif
ferently. Football for instance
with its short season is hurt more
than baseball, Other examples
are high school and small colleges
which are not hurt as much as
the big colleges. Minor league
baseball is hurt whenever it is
near a major league club area.
Finally in summariizng their
conclusion the Association stated,
"Among factors affecting atten
dance at sports events Economic
Conditions, Management. Per
formance, and Publicity are all
much more powerful than Tele
vision. Although these figures are a
year old having been released
last May they are quite interest
ing at this time with the develop
ments in Philadelphia and New
York. Last night, without tele
vision or radio Lee S avoid and
Joe Louis fought in the Polo
Grounds.
At the same time the Univer
sity of Pennsylvania continued
worrying the NCAA concerning
their fall football schedule. The
NCAA voted earlier not to tele
vise football this fall and Penn
has decided to appeal such a de
cision and continue to televise
in the Philadelphia area. Al
ready California, Cornell, Dart
mouth, Columbia and Princeton
have gone on record to cancel
their games with Penn if such
action occurs.
Both these examples are typi
cal of the situation today. If this
survey done by Jerry N. Jordan,
University of Penn. graduate stu
dent is true the long range view
will result in greater attendance
as television will create interest
among the population thus far
disinterested.
However, the problem itself as
an immediate one must be solved.
Television on one hand can't af
ford to lose its sources or the
sports world, on the other hand.
lose its attendance. Some sort of
a compromise will be necessary
Karicer. uravitr, Kidenhour
Register For Summer School
The first signs of new life in
regards to the coming fall grid-
ron season that opens September
22, were unveil; d at registration
on Monday when Larry Parker,
Jonnie Gravelt, and Sonny Ri-
ienhour placed their names on
:ae University rolls.
Parker, the outstanding back
n Carolina Scholastic circles, be
came the first to matriculate.
Parker hails from Central High
in cnanotte wnere he was a
triple threat back.
Also registered are Connie Gra
vctt of Roxboro and Sonny Ri-
denhour of Winston-Salem. Both
Gravett and Ridenhour were out
standing players in the State and i
lead their respective high schools
last fall as triple threat backs.
Well known high school line
men who nave enrolled include:
Ralph Beavers, tackle, Asheville;
Will Alexander, guard, Winston
Saiem; Harry Anderson, end,
Asheboro; Fred Hutchins, tackle,
Winston-Salem; Roy Keathlet,
guard, Memphis, Tenn., and Bill
Prothero, tackle, Johnstown, Pa.
Shooting, Bait Casting
The Department of Physical
Education has arranged a shoot
ing and bait casting class, open
ing Monday in Woollen Gymna
sium for all students. Ted Hazel-
wood and Walter Rabb will be
in charge. Hazelwood will instruct
shooting while Rabb will teach
bait casting.
Assure Yourself
of g Neat and
Welf-Groomed
Summer!
to tide both television and sport j
promoters through this period
when television as a novelty
threatens the well established
sports arena.
UNC
Coed
In Golf Play
At Ohio State
Carolina coed Dorothy Lowen
stein, 19-year-old sophomore, shot
an 83 to qualify for the seventh
annual National Collegiate Golf
Tournament at Ohio University,
earlier this 'week.
Miss Lowenstein was paired
against defending champion Betty
Rowland of Rollins College in the
first round. Miss Rowland sat on
the sidelines, qualifying automat
ically, while Grace DeMoss of
Oregon State paced the Qualifiers
with a neat 38-3876, even par.
Miss DeMoss was paired against
Jane Thomas of Catawba College,
who qualified with an 84.
Mi s DeMoss was followed in
the qualifying round bv Marilvn
Herpsl of Washington University,
and Kathy McKinnon of Florida
Soutiern, each with 73.
Miss DeMoss is expected to
meet Miss Rowland in the 18-hole,
6,465 -yard finals Saturday, mak
ing it a deep South vs far West
affair.
Ohio State won the doubles
championship Tuesday, with a
171 total, only one stroke ahead
of North Carolina. Stetson and
Illinois tied for third with 73.
Denison followed with a high
208. Then came Texas, 229; Bowl
ing Green, 254; and Purdue with
277.
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Fetzer in Seattle
Coach Bob Fetzer, Carolina's
athletic director, left for Seattle,
Wednesday to attend a meeting
of the NCAA track and field com
mittee, Fetzer also plans to attend the
NCAA track meet in addition to
the conference. Carolina has no
entries in the meet.
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