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Show Athletic Director Says Radio Lowers Receipts Piadio broadcasting of football games cuts down gate receipts, M. F. Ahearn, director of athletics at the Kansas State Agricultural college, believes. Abeam said it was his opinion that broadcasting was largely responsible I for small crowds at home games in j which the Kansas Aggies' football team played bust year. Cniy 21,217 people paid admission to see the four home games. The Nebraska game drew the largest crowd, 8,140. "I believe that broadcasting ot games has hurt attendance generally," Mr. Abeam said. "When there was a threat of rain and the possibility of muddy roads, people stayed at home, saved their money and heard the .-. game reports over, the radio. If radio ' reports coultl be shut off within a radius rad-ius of 100 miles anil then broadcast beyond be-yond that, I don't think attendance ; would be harmed, but, of course, that ' is impossible. j "We believe that broadcasting Is ' one of the services of our institution, 1 however, and plan to continue with the air reports." |