Results of Grid Poll May Decide Question Of 1952 Telecastings

Whether to televise football games next year is the biggest problem facing college athletic departments. Attendance slumped off approximately two percent this year according to the replies from 89 colleges in an Associated Press football poll.

Television of games this year was controlled by the NCAA. The important question now is whether or not the televising of football games really did affect attendance. Writers and radiomen's opinions on this question vary greatly; about half believe that the controlled plan helped while the other half thought that it didn't.

All the polls agreed, however, that something must be done about it.