Septernber 26, '1974 ;;/;;;,., :44; • -An unavoidable meeting of oppositions in Behrend's game against Slippery Rock. SpOrts SpOcttym In an age of intense competition between sexes, the question has risen as to whether men and women can compete on an even level in sports. At one time there were no women pilots, nor male hairdressers. Women hadn't progressed any farther than election committees in politics. Now there are many females considered as • possible Presidential candidates. This revolution or shall I say evolution has caused me to step back and take a long, hard look at the possible snorts that women can compete with men in on an even basis. The first, as well as most physically demanding sport to consider, was football. I've tried to view the situation openly, but somehow I can't imagine a petite. 110 pound blonde surviving one of Bubba Smith's bone crunching tackles. I think that we can safely rule out football without hurting anyone's feelings. Then 1 switched to basketball for consideration. Now, granted, there are a few tall girls around, but this group is a minority, in deed. .L believe that. given the .proper training women can be lust as good as men in basketball. However. they are limited by a proven biological factor: women stand an average of 4 to 5 inches shorter than men. This limits their rebounding. which is a large West Germany Invades PSU The Eastern Regional United States Women's volleyball team, which will face West Germany's national team in Penn State's Recreation Building next month, is the product of an innovative training program. The Eastern Regional team will face the West Germans in Recreation Building Thursday. October 3, at 8 p.m. The Wed German team will be touring Eastern United States en route to the World Cup competition in Mexico City and has planned matches at St. John's University in New York on October 2. Penn State, and Baltimore on October Tickets for the volleyball match are available at the Hetzel Union Building main desk and 270 Recreation Building on campus and Mac's Haberdashery in State College. Tickets which are $1 for students (college age and under) and $2 for other persons, may be purchased at Recreation Building before the match begins. The inception of a national training program has allowed top volleyball players to practice and compete on regional levels and should not restrict persons from competing on .the national team because of geographical limitations. The Eastern Regional women's team practiced this summer in tiamemmultrimtittinitmeassmitimitlitinitmateisiaimmilitstmotais- ATTENTION. FLAG FOOTBALL PLAYERS! Flag football E. = was originally introduced as a safe, enjoyable sport. When the factor of safety is forgotten, the drawbacks far outweigh the E • benefits. If the players forget their sportsmanlike conduct, flag : football will undoubtedly become jeopardized on the Behrend• =, • campus. If you want to continue to enjoy this sport, please take ri: safety into consideration. part of any basketball game. In this sport, then, women must be ruled out strictly from a practical point of view. Now that we've covered two very popular American sports. let's take a look at baseball. This game asks quite a bit from an athlete. It requires stamina. coolness of character, a. strong arm, a sharp eye, and above all, an unrelenting desire to win. I can honestly say that I see no reason to rule out women's participation in baseball. In tennis past performances speak for themselves. Time and again, females have demon- Cheerleading Squad pictured above: Front row, left to right. Sue Chuzie. Chris Pallone (captain). Marty Black, Cindy Scaringi. Chris Koch. Back row, left to right. Jan Hinch, Sue Rodgers. Kathy Evanoff, Mary Beth Finke, Christine Ritchie. Port Jervis, N.Y., under Socrates Mose, a member of the national team's coaching staff. The idea behind the regional programs is to develop. teams trained in the national team's style and technique. This allows players from all over the country to adapt - to one style and be able to fit into the national team. It is hoped that Teams competing in the intramural flag football league recently finished their second round of play which found only two squads left undefeated. Both the Behrend Degraders and the Rangers have 2-0 slates. The Degraders _topped High and Mighty as well as Space Cadets to grab their share of first place, while the Rangers decisioned The Greeks and 2nd Floor. Niagara. Clubs with 1-1 charts in clude 2nd Floor Niagara, Space Cadets. High and Mighty and Marauders. Still in search of their initial win are The Greeks.- who were also defeated by High and Mighty • and The Untouchables, who were done in by the Space Cadets and the Marauders. Behrend Collegian Cubs Clobber Malone by Jay Schonthaler Sports Editor If their opening pair of games is any indication. it appears as though the Behrend soccer team is going to be about as un predictable as the weather around here. Behrend came away with a split in theif opening pair of contests. dropping a 3-0 decision to Slippery Rock and then earning their first victory of the year by overwhelming Malone College. 5- 0. Playing on their home turf last Wednesday the Cubs ran up against a Slippery 'Rock team strated their ability in this game. The match between two stars of the opposing sexes served to show that women can be victors and not just competitors. I'm speaking of Billy Jean King and Bobby Riggs, of course. King's indisputable win over Riggs speaks for itself. I think you will be able to agree with me that the only reason women can not compete with men lies in the size limitation factor. There are, nonetheless quite a few sports which both men and women can safely compete in together. Let's concede to this fact and live within our limitations and compete on a safe level. the program .will develop top players from all over the country and not just the Los Angeles area, where most of the national team's players live. The Match at Penn State is sponsored by the ' Penn State Volleyball Club. Members of both teams,will live in homes of State College area / families during their stay at Penn State. Pehrend Tends Team pictured above: Back row, left to right. Mrs. Janet Wilson (coach),.Chris Lewis, Karen Smogoriewski, Judy Reed, Sue DeLuca, Marcia Hubert, Caroline Waiters; Mary Beth Zabel. Front row, left to right. Eileen Yard, Donna Gugie, which, apparently. was saving their best for last. The two squads battled to a scoreless first half tie with Behrend taking the defen sive a good deal of that time, turning back twelve shots while managing only one attempt at the Rocket's goal. In the second half, however, the dam burst •as Slippery Rock flooded the nets for three goals. The visitors also let loose with an additional twenty-nine shots and despite the fourteen saves on the part of Mickey Brosius, the Rock's persistent attack even tually made its mark on the Cub defense. But if Brosius was feeling a little weary after that game. his teammates more than com pensated for it in their next outing. On Saturday the team traveled to Canton. Ohio to face Malone College. Normally, road games don't usually produce good results for Behrend. In fact, its been two years since their last out-of-town victory. But they put a stop to that losing streak and did it in a decisive manner, too. In a complete reversal from their previous game, a swarming Cub Defense completely frustrated Malone. allowing the opposition only one shot at the net, an almost unheard of feat. In the offensive department Behrend exhibited an unceasing attack,. filling the air with a total of forty-five shots in registering the five goals. Steve Motycka got the team on the scoreboard for the first time this year with a first half goal. After that, the big gun was Paul Peet. "the man with the nervous feet." Evidently, he couldn't get them to stop moving and before the day was over they had kicked in 4 goals to tie a school record. Also sharing the offensive burden • Don't Forget to = Vote in SGA Elections Soccer Schedule Saturday, September 28 Roberts Wesleyan 2:00p.m. H Wednesday, October 2 Gannon 3:00p.m. Saturday, October 5 Indiana 1:00p.m. A Wednesday, October 9 Alliance 3:00p.m. A Saturday, October 12 Youngstown State 1:30 p.m. A Wednesday, October 16 - Geneva 4:00 p.m. A Wednesday, October 23 Edinboro 3:00p.m. H . Saturday, October 26 Houghton 1:00 pan. H Wednesday, October 30 Grove City 2:00 p.m. A were Mark Rudoph with 2 scoring assists and John Moore and Kevin Yendall with one apiece. By blanking Malone it should also be noted that this was the first shutout registered by the team since their 5-0 win over Duquesne in September of 1972. In the upcoming week the games to be played include to home games—Roberts Wesleyan on September 28 at 2 p.m. and Gannon on October 2. 3 p.m. Cheaper by the Note A symphony concert for less than a dollar? That's a bargain made possible to Erie area students by the Erie Philharmonic this season. Season tickets for the six regular series concert to be given in the downtown Warner Theater range from $5 to $l5 for a reserved seat. Concerts . are to be held at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday evenings on October 8. November 12, January 28, February 18. March 18 and April 15. Soloists joining the orchestra conducted by Harold Bauer in clude duo-pianists Phillips and Renzulli, guitarist Ernesto Bitetti. pianist Susan Starr. guest conductor lon Baciu of Rumania. Kathryn Asman, mezzo-soprano. Lorna Haywood. soprano, Vahan Khanzadian, tenor, Frank Pullano, baritone. Judith Highes. mezzo-soprano, plus the Erie Philharmonic Chorus. Music ranges from the classical to the contemporary. The Philharmonic also offers a Pops series on Saturday nights. October 26. February 8, April 5. May 3 at Memorial Auditorium. Student reserved seats are $8.50, general admisSion $7. Purchasing a season ticket to the regular series actually breaks down to a free concert— six for the price of five. Students interested in tickets should contact the Philharmonic office. 720 Baldwin Building. Erie, Pa. 16501. phone 455-1375. Page Throe
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