Word: bingham
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When tragedy struck Purdue Monday night, speculations turned naturally to the seating facilities in the Indoor Athletic Building. "Our stands are 10 years old," said Bill Bingham yesterday. "That's the age of the building, and we've never had any hint of trouble...
This sombre note led Bingham to talk about seating problems generally. "We have accomodations for 2,400 spectators in the gymnasium," he said, "but ever since the Cocoanut Grove fire we've been limited to admitting only 1,600 because of the size and number of the exits. This year, only half the stands have been set up for each game...
...answer to all this, William J. Bingham '16, director of athletics, has made a carefully worded reply which, if not remedial, is at least explanatory. Before the war, the University used the Boston Skating Club rink at $35.00 an hour. During the war, with University support largely lacking, the Skating Club was forced to rely entirely on the public, and apparently it did very well. The rate is now $85.00 an hour, a sum which Mr. Bingham deems prohibitive, to say the least...
...issue seems to resolve itself into the construction of a University-owned indoor rink. Even though some charitable alumnus were kindly disposed toward the financing of such a project, however, Bingham asserts that the problem would be far from solved. The Hobey Baker Memorial Rink at Princeton costs $8-9000 annually in maintenance over and above the revenue taken in from renting the ice to the public and to nearby schools such as Lawrenceville. Furthermore, the H.A.A. would have to follow a policy on any rink of its own similar to its policy with regard to the Stadium, which...
...Bingham asserted that his experts are considering the matter from every angle, but that no ice seems now available until next year. Meanwhile, polls in three of the eight Houses have shown unprecedented interest in hockey, and not infrequent contingents of 20 or more skaters have been going down to the Skating Club to play at their own expense at 6 o'clock in the morning, when reduced rates are in effect...