FRIDAY,' NOVEMBER 13, 1953
TV or not TV
Sam’s Song
By SAM PROCOPIO
Collegian Sports Editor
Several, years ago the football enthusiasts conducted many polls
to show what caused the big drop in attendance throughout the
country. Some claim it could be economic or it could be a general
drop-off of interest in college football. Some are blaming television.
Whatever it is, it’s serious and worthy of study on a nationwide
scale, these-persons are inclined to believe.
We could agree with these experts that it , is serious, simply
because a poor financial standing in football creates a problem for
a college to maintain its,intra
mural program and other var
sity sports.'But why study the
problem on a national basis.
We believe it lies only in the
backyard of that particular
school.
Certainly, a- winning team will
always increase its gate receipts.
A winning team with an out
standing schedule would undoubt
edly jam the stadium with fans.
Even an average team with a
potential schedule would bring
the crowds—not as much as a
winning combination, however:
Speaking of attendance, Penn
State's home figures show that
the Nittany Lions havei aver
aged more this year than last
season. Penn State had a' more
impressive football record at
this lime last year, however.
Average attendance at Penn
State’s four home games this year
surpassed the record figure set
last year despite the.snow ava
lanche. which hit State College
last weekend.
Figures released yesterday sbiow
an average of 22,875 fans saw
each Nittany Lion four home con
tests. In 1952, the single game
average was 20,611.
The record-braking 1952 total
of -103,751 could have been
broken had if not snowed.-One
interesting sidelight is the fact
that Penn State compiled the
latter figure in five games,
while it almost rewrote the
books in four home tilts. Syra
cuse, Texas Christian, V/ es t
Virginia, and Fordham attracted
91,500 fans this year.
Single game high for 1953 was
the capacity Homecoming ~ crowd
of 30,000 for the TCU game. Ne
braska turned out 28,511 spec
tators at last year’s Homecoming.
The question now is why did
the Nittany Lions attract 91,500
fans—almost breaking a record
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THE DAILY COLLEGIAN, STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA
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set in five home games in; 1952?
Is it the one-platoon system?
What it adds up to simply, is -
that ' Coach Rip - Engle's squad
is playing better football, pro
viding' the fans with thrills '
and close battles. These are pre
requisites for any college to put
its attendance on the upgrade.
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Arnelle Holds Records
Jesse Arnelle scored more
points—-900—in his first two sea
sons than any player in previous
Penn State basketball history.
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Strong competition proved to be
the factor that decided the low
scoring and close final results in
Wednesday night’s , independent
IM cage tilts at Rec Hall. In seven
of the nine games played the win
ning margins were five points or
less.
The Tanks defeated the NROTC
five, 19-14. Jack Fry led the at
tack, for the Tanks with seven
tallies and Dick Wright took the
game’s- high-scoring honors with
nine points for the Middies. Ed
Houck sank 11 markers to aid the
Snipers’ cause in trouncing the
Toad Hoppers, 28-17. Irvin Hall
downed the Iso Gang in a tight
battle, 19-15. - Tom Seeman and
Fred Spott each hit the basket
three times for the victors.
In one of the closest tilts of
the evening the Meteors edged
the Plungers, 17-12. Paul Wolfe
boosted . the .Meteors score with
eight tallies. The Wildcats bowled
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over the Irvineers in a one-sided
contest, 33-13. Ray Walker scored
10 points for the victors.
With the half-time score read
ing 16-9 against them, E.M.R. ral
lied to defeat the Schmoes, 29-25.
Ervin Baker tallied nine markers
for E.M.R. The Bombers and the
Mibs locked horns and the final
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Bob Gourley racked . up six
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tumbled the Forty-Niners, 13-11;
In the final battle of the evening
the Sabres’ Connie Lentz swished
the net four times to help defeat
Ford City, 19-14.
The Lions earned the right to
meet the Penguins next Thursday
night for the independent intra
mural swimming title when they
nosed out the Sharks, 21-18, last
night at Glennland Pool. The
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Sharks were out in front 17-13 as
the two teams entered the final
event; diving. Gene Frick and
James Harper, however, saved
the day for the Lions when they
finished one-two respectively.
Alpha Tau Omega lost to Pi
Kappa Alpha 29-12, and Theta Xi
outswam Beta Sigma Bho, 27-14,
in the other two meets.
Attendance Up
Penn State last year played its
ten football. games before more
than 300,000'persons to set a new
Lion record in this department.
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