THE BATTALION
Page 8 College Station ,Texas Thursday, May 19, 1966
NFL Flattered
By Presentations
For Franchise
WASHINGTON (A 5 ) — Seven
cities flattered the National Foot
ball League Wednesday with at
tractive bids for a 16th franchise
in 1967 as assorted governors,
senators, congressmen, mayors
and businessmen paraded into the
league meeting.
When it was all over, Commis
sioner Pete Rozelle refused to
single out any leader among
Houston, New Orleans, Cincinnati,
Seattle, Boston, Phoenix and
Portland, Ore.
He would not say when a deci
sion will be made.
“The most significant thing
was the amazing enthusiasm, the
caliber of the people and the pol
ish of the presentations,” said
Rozelle. “We were most flattered.
“Our next move will be to be
gin to evaluate all the develop
ments. We probably will coordi
nate the material at the league
office and send a summary to the
owners for a subsequent meeting,
or meetings.
“It is possible we may call back
various groups or visit the cities.”
The presentations ranged from
a proposed $97.5-million sports
complex in Boston to a $2.5-mil
lion stadium in Phoenix.
Houston, of course, already has
its Astrodome whose owner,
Judge Roy Hofheinz, appeared at
the meeting as a potential land
lord. The Astrodome has a 52,-
000 seating capacity for football
with an additional 12,000 standing
room.
Gov. James Rhodes of Ohio of
fered a unnique proposal on be
half of Cincinnati. He said the
new franchise owner would agree
to pay the visiting team on the
basis of a sellout of a 55,000-seat
stadium to be ready in August
1968, while playing in an interim
park with capacity of less than
35,000.
Until the park is ready, Cin
cinnati would play at the Univer
sity of Cincinnati’s Nippert Stadi
um or at Crosley Field. Sen.
Frank Lausche, D-Ohio, also
made a pitch for Cincinnati.
Seattle, represented by Sens.
Henry Jackson, D-Wash., and
Warren Magnuson, D-Wash.,
among its four-man group, said
it had planned to build a 55,000-
seat domed stadium at a cost of
$38 million pending a vote on a
bond issue Sept. 20.
While a stadium is being built,
the club could play at the Uni
versity of Washington stadium,
which has 55,000 seats.
Gov. John McKeithen of Louisi
ana spoke for the huge New
Orleans delegation. He pointed
out that New Orleans had the use
of Tulane Stadium, home of the
Sugar Bowl, with its 82,000 seats,
until the proposed $25-million
domed stadium could be built.
Boston was the first group to
make a pitch, in alphabetical or
der. Mayor John Collins said the
city planned a $97.5 million sports
complex, including a 55,000-seat
stadium with a dome, and could
play in Fenway Park, home of the
baseball Red Sox, until the Sta
dium is finished.
Strength Festival Set
A Strength Festival is set for 4:30 p.m. Saturday in Hensel
Park. The event is free to the public.
The festival will include a novice power lift meet and a weight
lifting exhibition which will start after the power lift meet.
The novice meet is open to A&M students and others who have
not placed higher than third in an open meet. There will be four
classes in the meet and each class will have three winners. An
overall winner will receive an 18-inch trophy.
The weightlifting exhibition will feature some of the out
standing lifters in Texas, including A&M’s Sid Robin who last week
won second place at the Texas Open meet in Waco. He lifted 1090
pounds in three lifts.
Entry fee for the event is $2 per contestant.
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