Tuesday, November 7, 1978
University Dally Kansan
Beebe working on own to subsidize field hockey
By NANCY DRESSLER
Associate Sports Edito
Diana Beebe is not a typical college coach.
She directs KU's field hockey team through practices and games and she hates to lose, just like most others in her profession.
But that's where similarities with her fellow coaches end.
in her third season at KU, Beebe is coaching field hockey on her own time, without pay. This alone would seem to indicate her love for the sport.
But in addition, she recently took out a loan of $2,000 in her own name to cover the team's expenses. Field hockey was cut from its traditional program because it has been on its financially this season.
"IT WILL BE paid back through our moneymaking projects and donations," she says. "Before finals week in May, we'll have it naid off."
Beebe is optimistic that with the loan and donations, the team will make it through this year and that the loan will be repaid on time.
Even with the loan, concessions and sacrifices have been made. Originally Beebe wanted to be able to provide meals and organized transportation for the team. But a lack of money has forced the team to rely on their own supplies and meals are paid for by team members.
"I believe the sport is worth keeping here," she says. "It evidently has potential somewhere or it wouldn't have been added to the 1980 Olympics."
Even going without these little things
bothers Beebe.
But it hasn't been easy for the sport to develop, especially in the Midwest. Bee says, where administrators and a slow grow of awareness of women's athletics has occurred.
"THE PEOPLE at the top haven't presented athletics as something women can compete in like men, she says." We should not be compared with them. We shouldn't be compared with them."
At KU, field hockey has had a rough life. It was the subject of funding disputes for at
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Sports
least three seasons, until it was axed from the women's athletic department in May
Despite the rough times, Beebe has remained as coach. And her once strong ties with the women's department have also been severed.
"Here I don't care how human you are bad feelings have occurred." Beeeb says.
She was told of the budget cut affecting, field hockey in May. At the time, she was also assistant softball coach and the softball team was preparing for its regional tournament. Compared to her previous team to fight the cut or look for a playing coaching job elsewhere.
At the time, Beebe was also serving the women's athletic department as academic coordinator, a job she held from the spring semester to fall. When she was eliminated from the women's budget.
But Beeber wasn't told of the change in her coordinator job until after she returned from the softball tournament, in May.
"As far as I knew, I was still academic coordinator and assistant football coach," she says. "I came back assuming those were both still there."
Once she heard of the cut, Beeble began looking for other work. Her search led her to her present job, as a maintenance employee with Facilities Operations and specifically with Office departments.
EVEN THOUGH she would rather be teaching, she doesn't mind the work.
"That's great. I'm still associated with men's athletics in a way and women's athletics in another way."
"I enjoy working with the people I
have on game days. They've cooperated
with me on game days."
Coaching the field hoop team has mean less working time for FOY and a smaller number of players.
--raise its own operating funds. Beebe has an active role in fundraising by taking out a personal loan of $2,000 to be used by
It it were, she probably would be coaching at a private high school in Texas that offered her a field hockey coaching job this summer with salary of about $20,000. She turned it down.
One reason was a preference for coaching on the college level, even without pay or recruiting.
"AT THIS STAGE, I believe it is important enough to make a sacrifice for me."
But Beebe does not want to play the role of a martyr.
Instead, she just wants to coach.
"We're not out there to say, 'look here, administration, we're going to be out to prove to you that we're here to play,'" she says.
That type of all-out enthusiasm is something Beebe admires and thinks KU's
"I have no regrets that I didn't take the Texas job. If I went back to public schools, I'd go to the elementary level where the kids have a lot of enthusiasm and want to play."
"THAT'S HERE. At the first meeting when I handed out sticks and they started to bite me."
XXXXXXXXXX
Try our Prime Rib, Country Fried Steak or Southern Fried Chicken dinners.
H. B. Quirk's offers you more than superb crêpes.
We also feature a variety of soups, quiche, salads and sandwiches.
And don't forget our famous crêpe desserts and cheesechee.
That was enough to convince her that the decision to continue the sport in any way she liked would be a good one.
She still has about $1,000 of the loan to repay. Her paychecks for work are less than what they could be if she didn't have to miss work for unpaid practices and games.
But her efforts don't go totaly well. She qualified last night for this week's regionals, but is back in St. Louis by virtue of a pair of victories over conference rival Emporia State University.
"The first squeester hasn't been peaches and cream, she says. 'It's been one battle that I never saw'."
"But the kids want to play and I think they should have the opportunity to play.
"If I have to provide that opportunity, I
must."
Hockey tip
Dianna KEU, KU field hockey coach, gives advice to team member Carla Hanson during practice last week. KEU is in her home state of Michigan.
Staff photo by BRUCE BANDLE
Ediger's fifth season ends early
Rv RILL RUZBEE
Sports Writer
Fullback Max Ediger and backup linebacker John Calovich will be for the rest of the season, head coach Bud Moore said yesterday.
Edger reinjured his hamstring muscle and Calovich suffered ligament damage in his left knee during the Nebraska game. Calovich was operated on yesterday.
Defensive tackle J.J. Jackson also
injured his hip and is not expected to
be rested for the game.
"Edger might recover quickly enough for the K-state game," Moore said, but I doubt
Ediger, a 1974 walk-on, ends his KU rushing career with 639 runs in 127 carries.
rade 91 yards on 29 carries this season. His longest run was for nine yards, and he had an average of 3.1-yards a carry. He played in the last two years, but none this season.
--requirements
Spirit Squad Auditions!
Several new positions for men and women are available on the KU spirit squad for the basketball season
Clinics held In Allen Field House
- 2.0 GPA
6:30 pm-8:30 pm
- DESIRE
- Mon. Nov 6
- Tues. Nov 7
- WEIGHT & HEIGHT in proportion
- Wed. Nov 8
(minorities encouraged to try out)
Auditions Mon. Nov. 13
--one Jayhawks lag far behind in rushing defense, K-State, the seventh-placed squad, has allowed 264 yards a game; Kansas follows with 320 vards surrendered.
MONDAY · TUESDAY · WEDNESDAY
Vistaburger...Texasburger...Toburger. Fish or Pork Fritter-team up your
tobie with all the 'his in the 'isin'. In Basket Menu and save 25!?
THE 22-YEAR-OLD son had been both battered and hurt during injury, injury him to-mill four games.
Several other players missed practice yesterday because of minor injuries, but he did not lose any practice.
Calvich, a 6-1, 190 lb. sophomore, made 15 unassisted tackles and had six assists this season, playing behind veteran linebackers Seclairy Young and Monty Carbonell.
"We have a normal Monday injuries list we've grown accustomed to having," Moore said. "I expect most of them back Tuesday or Wednesday."
MOORE SAID yesterday's practice was a normal Monday practice, but added that he planned on emphasizing contact today in preparation for the Missouri game.
"This is Missouri week," he said. "It is the university for anyone associated with the University."
Missouri, S4-4 overall and 2-3 in conference play, is tied with Colorado for fourth place in the national title.
Kansas is 1-8 overall, and in last place in the Big Eight with an 0-5 record.
Oklahoma's Billy Sims collected his third consecutive 200-yard rushing game Saturday against Colorado, raising his average to 155 yards a game, the best in the
Sims, Sooners lead pack
Sims, who had 221 yards, scored a touchdown and was listed fifth in the nation in scoring with an average of 9.3 points a game.
Kansas' Mike Hibueb boosted his punting average by 0.1 yard to 41.9 yards a kick and kept his standing as the best punter in the Bie Eiicht. He is 19th nationally.
With Oklahoma leading and Nebraska second nationally in rushing, total offense and scoring, Kansas State is 14th in passing with 198 vards a game.
Nebraska, after holding Kansas to 70 yards rushing, moved up to No. 8 in rushing defense with a 114 yards a game average. The Cornhuskers also are 22nd in total yards gained. Nebraska defeated Kansas 322 total yards. Kansas, against NTU, gamed 292 yards passing.
The Jayhawks, who gave the Huskers 283 yards through the air, tumbled from their 14th place status in passing defense. The team won the game, a game. KU now averages 120 yards.
Overall, Kansas is last in the Big Eight in rushing offense, 113 yards, llsr to llsr, with 25 points. It is last in with
11. 6 points a game. The Jayhawks are four in nassive offense with 115 vards.
Kansas is also last in total defense, allowing 440 yards a game, and is seventh in rushing.
Jimmy Little is third in pinnback putts with 8.6 yards a shot. Hubach is fifth in field goal range.
Oklahoma, Penn St. keep clean records
Team Points
1. Alaska State (34) 9-0 574
2. Penn State (6) 9-0 574
3. Alabama 8-1 693
4. Nebraska 8-1 693
5. Southern Cal 8-1 429
6. Texas 8-1 429
7. Michigan 8-1 332
8. Houston 8-1 332
9. UCLA 7-1 268
10. Georgia 7-1 268
11. LSU 6-1 183
12. Purdue 6-1 183
13. Notre Dame 6-2 177
14. Maryland 6-2 110
15. Delaware 6-2 110
16. Arkansas 5-2 47
17. Washington 5-2 47
18. Navy 7-1 12
19. Google Tech 7-1 12
20. Pittsburgh 6-2 6
Oklahoma, Penn St.
Travel Plans?
make them with us.
Maupintour travel service
Apire Air Fares/Youth Fares/Eurail and Student Passes/Auto Rental/Hotel and Amtrak Reserva
ATTENTION: Pre-Dental Students
FORUM — PURSUIT OF A DENTAL CAREER
DR. BERNARD BUTTERWORTH—Chairman, Admission Committee, UMKC School of Dentistry
DR. RICHARD E. LAND—Outstanding Dentist in Lawrence.
DEAN ROBERT ADAMS—Assoc. Dean, LA&S, Pre-Med/Pre-
Dent Advisor—KU
Thursday, November 9, 7:30 p.m.
Council Room-Kansas Union
This organization partially funded by Student Activity Fee