April 9, 1975
Athletes don’t want co-ed football at DHS
During the last three
weeks the PIA A has changed
the ruling concerning girls
playing boys sports. To
familiarize myself with the
ruling, I talked to Donegal’s
head Basketball Coach, Mr.
Emil V. Swift. He told me
that the new ruling allows
girls to try out for boys
sports, however, boys may
not try out for girls sports.
Another source who did
not want to be identified,
explained to me that the
part of the ruling which
states that boys may not go
out for girls sports is dis-
crimination against boys.
The source said “If a boy
takes his case to court, he
most probably will win it.”
On the basis of this in-
formation, I interviewed
seven girls and five boys on
their views of the new rul-
ing. I also asked some of
them how they felt about
boys playing girls sports.
Sharon Grissinger
SHARON GRISSINGER
Sharon is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bernerd Griss-
inger, Mount Joy. Enroll-
ed in the academic program,
she has participated in hoc-
key and tennis. [I asked
Sharon about boys playing
girls’ tennis and vice versa.
Sharon feels that girls
shouldn’t play on boys’
teams because ‘‘guys will
always be physically super-
ior to girls.” She says that
the best guy will always
beat out the best girl. “I
personally would not try
out for a boys’ team. If I
had to play a tennis match
against-a guy on the high-
school level, I would try
just as hard.” Sharon said
that she doesn’t think such
participation would affect
her mentally. *‘I would not
go into a tennis match and
think that I would lose just
because I was playing aguy.”
ANDREA McCUE
Andi is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George McCue,
Mount Joy. She has been
playing hockey since 8th
grade and has two varsity
letters. She said, “the phy-
sical capabilities | of girls
limit them from playing full
contact sports. Most girls
are too small to even con-
too small to even consider
playing football.” She also
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said, “If would make a girl
unfeminine if she went out
for guys’ sports.” Andi
thinks that schools should
create girls’ football, soccer
and baseball teams, etc., if
there is a demand for them.
ANN HOUSEAL
Ann is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Hou-
seal, Mount Joy and is a sen-
ior in the academic course.
During her four years in
high school, she has quite an
athletic record. Four years
in hockey, three years in
tennis and one year in gym-
nastics. She said she would
not personally go out for
guys’ sports and doesn’t
feel other girls should go
out either. I think a sport
like tennis or rifle might be
okay where most everything
is equal, but even in tennis
the guy will dominate.”
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Ann Houseal
JANET SAUDER
Janet is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sauder,
Maytown. ‘I don’t think it
is right. The only thing that
will be accomplished is the
phasing out of girls’ sports.”
Janet said nothing will hap-
pen at first, but later the
Janet Sauder
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impact will hit, and the guys
will dominate. “When girls
are younger, they are not
as interested in sports when
most young boys are out
playing in the fields, a game
of football or basketball.
Guys start their conditioning
when they are younger, girls
don’t.” Personally, she said
she would not go out for
guys’ sports, however, |
would admire a girl who
would. She would have to
be physically superior to
most girls.
“John Weidm an
JOHN WEIDMAN
John is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Weidman,
Mount Joy. A senior in the
academic course, he has
participated in soccer, bas-
ketball and tennis during
his four years at Donegal.
John feels that he would
play against other girls on
opposite teams but not try
so hard as before. He said,
however, he would not want
a girl to score any points
against him because he
would be the laughing stock
of the school. John said
he would not go out for
girls’ sports if he could not
make the boys’ teams. “I
really think co-educational
sports will hurt the girls’
sports program. | know at
first the idea will draw more
spectators, but later on the
fad will wear off. Really,
I don’t think the games
would be so rough as before.
The boys will want to pro-
tect the girls. I hope the
PIAA changes its mind.”
Phil Houseal
PHIL HOUSEAL
Phil is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Norman Houseal, May-
town. Phil has participated
in varsity basketball and
baseball. Currently he is
one of the pitchers for the
Donegal Indians’ baseball
team. | talked with him
about how he would feel
if girls were playing base-
ball. Phil said, “If 1 were
on the mound pitching, and
a girl would come up to bat,
I wouldn’t throw so hard;
but if she hit a home run
from me, I think [I would
walk off the field. On the
other hand, I think if girls
are good enough to beat
out some of the guys for
the team, then they should
be able to play. I don’t be-
lieve, however, that there
are too many girls around
that are going to be pitching
varsity baseball. Their arms
just aren’t strong enough to
last a full game. Unless
they are great, the girls
won’t draw more people
but only detract from the
game. I think co-education-
al games will hurt not only
baseball but both girls’ and
guys’ sports on the whole.”
Bob Barto
BOB BARTO
Bob is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. William Barto, Mount
Joy. He is a junior in the
business course and is more
at home on the basketball
court than anywhere else.
When I asked him how he
felt about the new PIAA
ruling, he said, “At the pre-
sent, the new ruling might
not make an impact on
girls’ sports, but in the next
five years it will probably
wipe them out.” He said
guys will have a chance tc
learn the rules and funda-
mentals of girls’ sports and
become good enough to
make the teams- Bob
doesn’t think too many guys
will go out for girls’ sports,
because “guys feel superior
to girls in sports.”
DAVID MARTIN
Dave is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. David W. Martin,
Mount Joy. He is a senior
and has participated in track
for four years. Dave dis-
likes the new ruling. “They
made a wrong move, girls
sports were just becoming
better and more competi-
tive.”” He said, however,
“There are some girls who
could make a guys’ high
school track team and not
be beat.” He said that not
all girls could make it, but
some could. “They may not
come in first a lot but some
David Martin
of them could place in our
events.” Dave feels they
should change the rule and
continue to upgrade the girls
sports program.
Kerry Coover
KERRY COOVER
Kerry is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Coover,
Mount Joy. A junior in the
business course, she has par-
ticipated in hockey for three
years. ‘“‘A girl would have
to have a lot of nerve to
go out for a guy’s sport -
she would have to take a lot
of teasing.” She said that
there probably won’t be a
lot of girls going out for
guys’ sports. “If there are a
lot of girls going out for
guys’ sports, then girls’ foot-
ball, baseball and soccer
teams should be formed.”
Kerry said she would like to
see the PIAA change the
rules before next hockey
season.
KEVIN MILLER
Kevin is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Miller, Mount
Joy. A junior, he has play-
ed football two years, bas
ketball three years and ran
in track for two years. He
doesn’t like the new ruling
but feels if a girl wants tc
come out for a guy’s sport
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she should. He said, “al
though it would have to be
an excellent girl to make it.”
Kevin said that if she were
good enough he would look
up to her, but not because
she was a girl. “1 wonld
not think the same of a gir.
playing football or any othe:
guys’ sport as of a girl play:
ing her own sport.” Fur
thermore, he said, “If guys’
sports are to stay as rough
as they are, girls will have
to be treated as guys.”
Kathy Beach
KATHY BEACH
Kathy is the daughter of
Mrs. Jane Beach, Mount Joy
and is a junior in the aca-
demic course. She has play-
ed three years of hockey
and one year of tennis.
“Guys are naturally more
agressive than girls. They
should not have the oppor-
tunity to go out for girls’
sports,” she said. More
over, she said that guys
have been playing sports all
their lives - girls haven’t.
When | asked her about
girls going out for guys’
teams she said, “If a girl is
good enough to try out for
a guys’ team, she would be
an asset to a girls’ team.
It would be stupid for her
to do that.”
Pat Brown
PAT BROWN
Pat is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Brown,
Mount Joy. During her four
years in High School, she
has participated in hockey
and track. She said that if
guys would come out for
girls’ sports, they would
eventually win. “1 think,
in most cases, girls will lose
respect if they go out for
guys’ sports. There is really
no sense to it at all; guys
are physically superior to
girls in most sports.” She
hopes they change the rule
back to the original word-
ing.