Page 10 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1975
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With mixed emotions
World Football League
embarks on second year
The overhauled World Football
League began its second full season
this past weekend with a full
schedule of games and mixed emo
tions.
The WFL estimates that each
team must average 17,000 per game
to break even. Teams with a higher
payroll such as Memphis would
have to attract more.
Average attendance at the five
opening games was just more than
16,000 per game. The high was an
estimated 29,000 at Birmingham
with the low being 2,732 at
Philadelphia.
“We are encouraged,” said
league spokesman Joe Marshall.
“I’m not saying that we don t have
room for improvement. There are
many long uphill battles left but we
feel that we have good base sup-
Inspiration for Frog
football team of 1975
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One of the main thoughts that the
TCU Football Teams clings to is the
fact that the Baylor Bears did not
win a Southwest Conference game
in 1973.
And we are forever being re
minded by Green and Gold grads
what their Bears did last fall with a
little help from texas university.
The Froggies posted a 1-10 mark
last year and were disappointments
to their fans as well as themselves.
But 1975 looms as another year
and a chance to make up for their
misgivings. TCU faces this year
with some quality athletes at sev
eral key positions. Lee Cook and
Jimmy Dan Elzner return to the
quarterback slot with a year of ex
perience behind them. The Frogs
also have an evasive runner in Ron
nie Littleton. Littleton was the sec
ond leading ground gainer last fall
with 221 yards on 52 carries.
Also back for another go is
halfback Dennis McGehee. He ac
counted for 157 steps on 52 tries in
1974.
In the offensive trench, the Horn
Frogs sport sophomores guards, Jim
Black welder and Mark Kruz; tackle,
Mark McLeod and wide receiver
Mike Renfro. Renfro split playing
time with letterman Gary Patter
son. Renfro seems to have a step or
two in speed on Patterson, but Pat
terson seems to have the better set
of hands.
TCU has one of the finest tight
ends in the conference with Ronald
Parker. Parker has learned to block
and has had the ability to catch the
ball in a crowd. So he could be a
good one for the Purple and White.
Defensively, the Frogs return
Marshall Harris, a tackle, defensive
end Keith Judy, tackle J. G.
Crouch, halfback Allen Hooker and
safety Tim Pulliam.
Last year rookie coach Jim
Shofner had ten Saturdays that he’d
just as soon forget — but if his
charges can adopt the attitude of
Frog halfback Kent Waldrep —
then the Toads will harass, scratch
and claw-up a few opponents.
Waldrep was the back who was
injured against Alabama last Oc
tober. Technically, he is still aquad-
raplegic, because his legs remain
paralyzed and some paralysis re
mains in his fingers. Some believe
that he will remain partly paralyzed.
But Waldrep aims to walk again. He
has regained feeling in his arms,
wrists and neck. He has ac
complished this feat by exercises
and hard work.
Suddenly, seven or eight South
west Conference victories doesn’t
look so impossible after all!
port.”
Most WFL players are NFL re
fugees. Such super stars as Larry
Csonka, Calvin Hill and John Gil
liam have large contracts but do not
have a set salary. They are to be paid
about one per cent of the team’s
income, which includes broadcast
rights, ticket sales, or a minimum of
$9,000.
Philadelphia and Hawaii both
were money losers on the first
weekend. Other WFL points re
ported paid attendance enough to
come out in the black. 25,166 in
Memphis, 13,257 in Anaheim and
10,411 in San Antonio. No one lost
money there but no one made it rich
either.
Things don’t look good either.
The league runs into a conflict with a
full schedule of NFL pre-season
games this weekend. Another bad
fact for the WFL’s to live with is that
they have no TV contract to fall back
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1974 Record
TU Arlington
Arizona St.
Minnesota
Arkansas
SMU
Texas Afic.M
Alabama
Baylor
Texas Tech
Texas
Rice
Won 1, Lost 10
1975 Schedule
TU-Arlington at Ft. Worth
Arizona St. at Ft. Worth
Nebraska at Lincoln
Arkansas at Little Rock
SMU at Dallas
Texas A&M at Ft Worth
Alabama at Birmingham
Baylor at Waco
Texas Tech at Ft. Worth
Texas at Austin
Rice at Ft. Worth
1975season _
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Over-the-counter ticket sales
began August 1 for Texas A&M
football games.
Lines were long most of the first
day as Aggie fans are quickly buying
tickets to what is being billed by
everyone as the “can t miss” season
for the Aggies.
Season and mail order ticket sales
at A&M this year are up more than
40 per cent over last year’s record
setting pace. This year’s over-the-
counter sales are also expected to
break the records set last year.
A&M has five home games this
year and tickets are going fast for all
of them. The Aggies play Missis
sippi at Kyle Field on Sept. 13,
Illinois Sept. 27, Baylor Oct. 25,
SMU Nov. 8, and Texas either on
Nov. 27 and 28.
Baylor and Texas are close to
being sold out with SMU and Il
linois close behind.
Tickets remain for all A&M
games except LSU and can be
purchased at the ticket office in G.
Rollie White Colesium, Monday
thru Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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