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As a result of a number of problems the UNL worm's
field hockey team is scheduled to compete in its final
season this fall.
- "There were a combined number of reasons for drop
ping the program," Women's Athletic Director Alaen
SwotTord said. "The biggest problem is that there is no
feeder system ia the state as far as Held hockey is concern
ed. There is no program on the high school or junior high
level that prepares these giili to come here and compete
on an intercollegiate basis."
Marian IZgi School in Omaha is the only hh school
in Nebraska with a field hockey program.
Swofford also cited the financial pinch involving all
UNL sports as a reason.
Field hockey costs feJk'
"There is a hih cost involved in running this program
and it doesn't have a large spectator Mowing," she said.
It's still a major sport as far as cost is concerned but
there is little income that comes back from the fans."
There currently are only 15 women out for field
hockey at UNL, but Swofford said she hoped more inter
est will surface at an athletes meeting tonight at 7 pjn. in
the South Stadium office building.
Despite the planned demise of the program, a new
coach recentry was hired to guide the team through it's
Cnalseason.
1Iarriet Gould was hired with the understanding that
the program would only last one more year" Swoflbrd
saM. Te also wanted to make it fair to the women on
scholarship in field hockey. We didn't know the program
would be dropped until the end of the 75-76 academe
year. We couldn't very well call the athletes in June and
tell them their scholarships would not be renewed in
August
Newccach experienced
Gould is a Pennsylvania native who played field hockey
at Ursinus College, a perennial power in the sport. She
also coached lacrosse, swimming and diving at Ursinus.
Swofford said she was hopeful that there would not be
many more cutbacks in women's sports.
"AH the major universities in the VS. are trying for
equal opportunity under Title DC," she said, so we're
trying to expand programs instead of cutting back."
SwofTcrd said an assistant trainer for women's sports
recentry was hired and that she hopes that position can
soon become a full-time job.
Swofford also said she was hopeful that field hockey
couH become a dub sport at UNL after this year.
Club sports receive no funds from the athletic depart
ment but can apply for student fee funding.
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By Rob Barney
If you don't have a ticket to the UNL
Oklahoma State University (OSU) football
game in Lincoln Nov. 6, don't worry, the
game will be televised, but you can only
see it if you're in Stillwater, Okla.
OSU Athletic Director Floyd Gass said
arrangements have been completed and
approval from the Dig 8 Conference office
has been received for live, dosed-encuit
telecasts of the Cowboys road games with
UNL, the University of Arkansas and the
University of Oklahoma (OU)l
There will definitely be no in-state
television coverage of the OSU-OU game
because of litigation pending with cable
telsvMon" Gass said.
- WmI card cesst? v
"Of course, there is the outside chance
ADC-TV might select that game as a wild
card contest," he said, "but it's not very
likely because OU is on nationally with
. Texas and Nebraska."
The games will be shown in OSU's
Gallagher Hall on a 15 by 20 foot screen.
TicketswiIIcost$5.
"Tickets and seats are on a first come,
first serve basis," Gass said, "and I'm con
fident well have a great response to these
games." '
Husker Athletic Director Cob Devaney
said UNL has considered plans for closed
circuit telecasts in the future.
"We've thought about it," he said. Te
tried it in the '60s but made very little
money. The last time we lost some
money."
URL tried before
UNL's attempts at closed-circuit tele
casts began in 1963 with the OU game in
Lincoln.
Screens were set up at both the Coli
seum in Lincoln and at the Civic Auditor
ium in Omaha. The result was a net profit
of $2,060 for UNL
The OU game from Norman ia 1964
was UNL's next closed-circuit telecast.
With screens in Omaha and Lincoln, UNL
profited $2,568.
"Our first two telecasts were pretty
successful, but after that we made nothing
to speak of," Devaney said.
The Huskers game with the University
of Mcsouri in Columbia, in 1965 shown
only in Lincoln, made just $505 for UNL.
The first three telecasts were promoted
by Castleman and DJ). Chesley Produc
tions. The fourth and final effort, the 1971
University of Kansas (KU) game in Lin
coln, was promoted by NETV. UNL lost
$l,834oniL
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"I think Oklahoma State will drop it
after a trial," Devaney said. "I'm not say
ing it won't work, but our experience has
bean sry bad. -
Tenn State . and . Gther schools have
tried it bnt they abandoned it," he said. "It
just doesn't hare the electricity as actually
being at the game yourself." "
UNL Sports Information Director Don
Bryant cited a number of drawbacks with
the telecasts. "Our biggest problems were
lining up police help, finding parking facili
ties and making our own people work over
time," Bryan said. "A lot cf people would
just drop off their kids for the afternoon.
It was like nmning a baby sitting service."
Last year, only six NCAA games were
telecast on closed-circuit television accord
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While some UNL students spent the summer
working as carpenters and cashiers, others accompanied
UNL Recreation Coordinator Mark Ebel over hill and
dab.
Ebel, with other UNL guides, directed rock
climbing, backpacking and canoeing excursions this
past summer.
Ebel and seven UNL students spent f-Iay 14 through
28 technical rock climbing in South Dakota, Wyoming,
and Colorado. In June, Ebel took 13 students canoeing
33 miles down the Calamus River near BurweH for two
days. Early in July, Ebel travebd 50 miles on the
rugged Ksrnal River with six UNL students.
Last week, 11 hikers returned from the summer's
roughest journey, according to Ebel. They faced sleet,
rain, hail, and lightning storms throughout their nine
day backpacking hike in southwest Colorado.
But, Ebel said, climbing to 13XX) feet wilh 45 to
55 Ess. backpacks rnt rival the weather conditions
fox testing the hikers' endssrance. Ila said three girls
in the group did well, despite the weight cf the back
packs they ware required to carry.
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outdoor amateurs, ha sail, but tly parfoisad
admirably. Eatisg cannad meat, rs3caa,in2:a and
rice prompted rno& poup mambars to hsad for the
naarast staakhns feotT3 tha trips, Ebd tddsd. '
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