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sports Battalion/Page 15 August 18, 1982 herrill | (continued from page 14) : interests of both viewers and dvertisers. “When you try to sell one of lese things,“Jones said, “it’s lugh. What we’re trying to do ■ere is to put such a good show In that when those advertisers To their studies next year, they’ll te that our audience ratings are finch higher than all the others. Then they’ll actually want to buy . our show rather than us having to go around begging people to buy. “Our show has sold very well this year. You can see with all the different vehicles (to promote Texas A&M) going out here now that maybe it wasn’t such a bad idea to hire Jackie Sherrill.” Jones said Sherrill’s main con cern is advocating Texas A&M and its academic and athletic programs. “Coach Sherrill is very con cerned in promoting the Uni versity as well as the Athletic De partment,” Jones said. “In every venture we’ve ever taken out on, one of the things he’s made very apparent is that he wants to in clude a feature on the Universi ty. I think that’s good. It shows that the Athletic Department is part of the University. “The greatest benefit will be national exposure for Texas A&M,” he said. And, Jones added: “We have an opportunity, if all four of these ventures go well, to make for the Athletic Department 10 times more money than we made last year on the coach’s show — which was a fairly nice profit.” Jones said other the Athletic Department is working on other broadcast projects which may become reality as soon as next spring. “I do have a feeling that in one year-plus, we’re going to have not only all of the football games delayed on TV, but most of the basketball games probably on live television ... as well as events like softball, baseball, track, golf, tennis — any sport we have. We’re that close to it. “It’s not just a possibility- a probability.” -it’s uhn steadfast as owners to decide fate Ind by Milton Richman y UPI Sports Editor SAN DIEGO — Bowie Kuhn i keeping his head up. He believes his heart is pure his hands are clean. He has jqommitted no crime, certainly ■one for which he should be Banged, yet, to all intents and purposes, he’s a condemned ban nervously watching the to find out whther he’s loing to get a reprieve or not. He should know sometime bday after the major-league [wners finish their joint meet- jig, whether he has been ashiered. But with all their in- lecision. the 26 owners could ote to table any action until jieir winter meetings in Hawaii December. That’s what Kuhn’s strongest Importers — like Peter O’Mal- of the Los Angeles Dodgers, idward Bennett Williams of the laltimore Orioles, Allan “Bud” jofthe Milwaukee Brewers, oy Eisenhardt of the Oakland l’s and Bob Lurie of the San Irancisco Giants — are trying to now. They’re lobbying hard , his behalf. They’re aware Kuhn could lose his job in the next 24 hours. Four votes against him in the National League automatically would do it and they know of three already, possibly five and maybe as many as six. The three National Leaguers who want another commissioner are Nelson Doubleday of the New York Mets, John McMullen of the Houston Astros and Lou Susman, club attorney for the St. Louis Cardinals and spokesman for their owner, Gussie Busch. Without showing his hand en tirely, Susman is saying he knows of six National Leaguers who are ready to vote against Kuhn and if he’s right, it’s bye, bye Bowie. Two others known not to be in the forefront supporting Kuhn are Bill Williams, one of the Cincinnati Reds’ owners, and Ted Turner, the unpredict able boss of the Atlanta Braves, who’s not telling anyone how he’s going to vote. Ironically, the American League, from where most of Kuhn’s opposition has come in past years and where it would now take five votes to fire him, is almost solidly behind him. “These guys trying to get rid of him now are crazy,” Calvin Griffith of the Minnesota Twins said. “They don’t have a single can didate in mind to replace him, not a one, and with all the other problems we have now with TV revenue, the players and every thing else, why would you look to add to that by creating another problem?” Griffith is absolutely right. There’s no one candidate so far in the forefront he could be considered the “leading” one to replace Kuhn. COME GROW WITH US , , " ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH “The Church With A Heart-Warming Touch" TEMPORARILY MEETING AT A&M CONSOLIDATED MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM JERSEY ST. AT HOLIK ST., COLLEGE STATION SUNDAY SERVICES: SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP 8:30 A.M., 11:00 A.M. CHURCH OFFICE 2114 SOUTHWOOD 696-1376 EVENING WORSHIP 6:30 P.M. 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