WOMEN IN SPORTS

REFEREES FAIR GAME FOR WOMEN

I want to see more women sports officials for women's sports. I am tired of fat old men on the women's sports scene. I am tired of disinterested men on the courts and fields of women's athletics. I am tired of their "this is silly" attitude.

Soon the basketball season will be upon us. Women's basketball officials are paid $12 for

each game they referee, and they are not committed to work any amount of hours, but can ref three or four games in one evening if they wish.

A test, consisting of a written section on game rules, and an on-court test of practical implementation, is all that is required for state certification. Pre-season clinics are held at area recreation centers to help prepare for these exams.

This is a great way for students to make a little extra money, and a great way for women to get a cut of recreation money. I urge women to take advantage of this two-fold opportunity -money and involvement in another area of women's concern.

For applications and rulebooks contact your local recreation center or call Sandy at 631-7055.

HEIGHTS

COACHES

Eleven Cleveland Heights junior and senior

high school women coaches are filing suit against the Heights Board of Education and the American Federation of Teachers, their bargaining unit.

The suit will focus on equal pay for equal work, but will also demand equity in personnel. Women's Law Fund is formulating the suit and will probably file under the equal pay for equal work law.

In a grievance to AFT President Glen Alschold the coaches pinpointed three.major dissatisfactions. They pointed out that women coaches get only $600 for six sports, while men coaches get $15,100 for six sports. The men have an athletic director who handles the problems of eligibility, recruiting officials and other paperwork. The women do this work themselves. The men have assistant coaches, the women have none.

In his answer to the women's grievance, Alschold stated, "It is a beautiful enigma, but it's not much of a grievance." He called the grievance "unfounded griping" and said that the contract had been approved by a majority and did not recognize individual problems. He further stated that "You should direct your anger toward your employer. Directing it toward your union is unprofessional. It is childish."

He advised the women to withdraw their grievance immediately and submit it instead to management. When they complied with that he would be willing to meet with a spokesperson. He said, "I will not deal with eleven people."

The grievance was submitted to Alschold in April, shortly after the contract was ratified, after several attempts by the women during negotiations to make him cognizant of their problems. During one of the meetings with the women, Alschold declared, "It is not the style for women to be paid equally to men." When the women pointed out that his was a very sexist attitude he replied, "It's just a matter of morals. If you're brought up to believe everybody is equal, then you're not racist or sexist."

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SPORTS

BULLETINS

Cleveland's Donnettes women's softball team placed fourth in the national championship tournament Labor Day weekend. The irony is that the Donnettes almost didn't go to the finals due to a hassle at city hall. Raney Tire was the choice team to go and placed tenth.

TITLE IX

Comments on Title IX Regulations and testimony on sexism in schools should be sent to:

1. Casper Weinberger

HEW-Washington D.C. 20201

2. Dr. Martin Essex, supt. of schools State Departments Bldg. Columbus, Ohio

3. John Martin

Ohio School Board

State Departments Bldg. Columbus, Ohio

By October 15. Do it now!

Volleyball play begins Thursday, September

19, 7 to 10 p.m. at Cudell Recreation, Detroit and West Boulevard, and will continue for a about eight weeks. All women are invited to participate. Should be fun.

Dayton, Ohio, is hostessing the 1974 National AAU Girls' Cross Country Track and Field Championships November 30. More on this next issue.

Basketball tearns for the Cleveland Women's A and B leagues must be filed with the Recrea tion Department by November 5. Last year only five A teams and nine 3 troms entered, this year we'd like to see men y more tear Efforts are bei q made to get greater press coverage of women's sportsour efforts be more effective if we have a larger partir pating body of women behind us. We nee you to speak forl

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