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Tuesday, November 26,1985TThe Battalion/Page 9 3^ vest ACTION', Him mm SKI COLORADO Jan. 11-18 1986 by MSC Travel c people whoplavti I position)form, inst 'l odd Hollow i point guard ml L AB), he’s a [ Imi the needs to([ does well form" will counter wilt tines only iwopanl mi last year's squad I liave a lot of star® art almost alljunioti I licit means thep] i awhile," Thwtl lomt guard (Da«! t ad coach’s son) ini re's lightening midi > man (6-9 Davil| cal.” seemed to take ml iity in stride. , to have a goodimj c alf said. “We ,ve should have do*: lent, hut we're goiot Donnie Marburvatt UT-Arlington dumps football to balance athletic budget Associated Press ARLINGTON — The University of Texas-Arlington has dropped its intercollegiate football program to shore up the school’s deficit-riddled athletic budget, the school’s presi dent said Monday. “A level of deficit financing has been reached which cannot be con- 11 tinned,” UTA President W.H. Ned- derman said cou d play for aru ; ■,.. r , , i ij Ihus, wehave r had down here Ms® . ’ . . i , „„„u. no choice but for a most anv MK -* ollow up tonigl no to immediately d i s c o n t i n u e bur most costly ig Stephen F.Atil|iB. poil loolbalj day each sold a thousffll ui there are seats,»l| end up with tliel»S ■ ve had in the pi tephen F. Austin,* a few of the peopl* i sit before theygonj as) lootball game. land thus re- Iduce our athletic budget by over million a year.’’ Nedderman said UTA would con tinue to have a basketball program and that head football Coach Chuck Curtis’ contract, which runs through December 198(i, would be honored. UTA joined the Southland Con ference in 1964 and was 4-6-1 this season. The Mavericks started playing ju nior college football in 1919 and be came a senior college in 1959. Three years ago, UTA dropped from NCAA Division I-A to I-AA. During the 1985 season, UTA av eraged less than 5,600 spectators per f ame, with the biggest crowd —- ,205 fans — recorded on opening night. “For the past 10 to 15 years, our financial condition in athletics has gradually worsened,” said Nedder man. “Despite our best efforts, costs have continued to escalate faster than income.” The school faced a large deficit, despite several sources of income, Nedderman said. “This year, with funding of over $800,000 from student service fees, in addition to income from ticket sales guarantees and the Maverick Club, we face a deficit of approxi mately $950,000,” he said. Curtis said he wasn’t sure what he was going to do. “I’m shocked,” Curtis said. “We re all in a state of shock around here. I had no hint anything was coming. Athletic Director Bill Reeves told me he wanted me to go to lunch with him and I thought the way he looked there might have been a death in the family. It turned out to be the death of our football program .” Curtis said the players could transfer to any other NCAA school without penalty or their scholarships would be honored at UTA. “As for myself. I’ll land some where else,” he said. “I’m a coach and the good Lord designated my talent in that direction. “1 just wish chat had given us an other year because I could see so many good things going on and now we won’t be able to fulfill our dreams.” UTA freshman running back Tony Brown of Denison summed up the feelings of the players. “I’m shocked,” Brown said. “This is very much a surprise and I just don’t know what I’m going to do, but I’m a football player and I’ll proba bly move on.” to za! ‘Bonfire ing about) emaining) -5:30 store! M*1 HEY AGS APPLICATIONS FOR FISHCAMP CHAIRMENmCE-CHAIRMEN WILL BE AVAILABLE IN 208 PAV. 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