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.
PASTOR: TERRY TEYKL
A so-called “restructuring
committee” was created at last
winter’s meetings in Hollywood,
Fla., to recommend changes in
the administrative areas of the
game. One of those changes
would deal with the way the
commissioner’s office would be
organized and function in the
" V" . T
future.
One of the recommendations
has been that some outsider
from the business world, one
who is highly experienced and
respected, be brought in to over
see all the financial aspects of the
game and that he be accountable
only to the executive council.
Your Danskin
Headquarters
Manor East Mall 779-6718
TS-O
Prescriptions Filled
Glasses Repaired
BRYAN
216 N. Main 799-2786
Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Sat. 8-1
COLLEGE STATION
8008 Post Oak Mall.. 764-0010
Mon.-Sat. 10-9 p.m.
Texas State
m Optical qe
Since 1935.
Ken’s Automotive
421 S. Main — Bryan
822-2823
“A Complete Automotive
Service Center”
Tune-Ups • Brakes
Clutches • McPherson
Struts
Front End Parts Replacement
Air Conditioning Service
All American Cars
Datsun-Honda
Toyota
(Master Card & VISA Accepted)
“different spokes for
different folks”
403 University (Northgate)
Open 10-7 Mon.-Fri. 10-5 Sat.
846-BIKE
Dillard’s
UGUST * HO
E »£» SALE
back-to-school special!
SpringmaicT sheets and Martex' towels
Springmaid sheets for student-size beds
extra long twin
fitted, reg. $14
8.99
Polyester/cotton percale sheets made to fit those extra long twin beds
available in primrose, navy, camel or white. Coordinating comforters and
bed ruffles are also available.
Twin, flat or fitted, reg. $10 . .
Full, flat or fitted, reg. $14 ... .
Queen, regularly $19
King, regularly $23
Standard cases, pair, reg. $11
King cases, pair, reg. $12 ....
5.99
8.99
12.99
15.99
6.99
7.99
Twin comforters, reg. $40 .... 29.99
Full/queen, reg. $60 49.99
King, reg. $80 69.99
Standard shams, reg. $12 each . 9.99
Coordinating bed ruffles, regularly
$25-40 19.99-34.99
, Dillard’s monday thru Saturday 10-9; post oak mall, college station
save 33 % to 36 % !
Martex' towels
Bath, reg. 7.50. "Volante";
“Renee"; “Country Chalet"
or “Syncopation" in home
warming colors.
Hand, reg. 4.50
Wash, reg. 2.50
Dillard's welcomes the
American Express Card