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Women's Sports Still a Newcomer
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baseball teams during
the war.
Other intercollegiate
sports developed
through the years.
These included golf,
fencing in 1925 and
swimming in 1930.
Boxing was first a club
sport but, due to
popularity of the time,
became a major sport.
The participation of.
women in in - .
tercollegiate sports at
USC has a much
shorter history.
In the first years
after women were
permitted to attend the
university, they formed
sports clubs, such
as tennis, for
recreation. Gym was
made mandatory and
the classes participated
in many
activities, including
hockey, gulf, track and
dancing. It was not
until 1966 that women
had a chance to participate
in events other
than in class or intramurals.
But that
was only on sports
days when the students
were permitted to play
other colleges on a
single-day basis. Nonsupported
volleyball
and basketball clubs
were formed to
compete the following
year.
An important event
in January 1974 was
when the coed sports
club program was
placed under the
department of
athletics and Helen
Timmermans became
the first athletic
director for women.
This move partially was
a result of the new
Health, Education and
Welfare regulations
prohibiting sex
discrimination in
federally funded
educationally programs.
One of the most
frequent reasons given
for the unsuccessful
teams produced early
in USC's intercollegiate
competition
was a lack of
spirit shown by the
students.
FOR THE 1924-25
season, three
cheerleaders organized
a squad to lead the
students. In September
1929, a cheering club
the "Cheerio" sectionwas
organized with
more than 300 members.
They sat together
and gave enthusiastic
support with their
cheers and songs.
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A band was first
organized at the school
in 1921. It numbered
1 A ~ ~ 1 1
aDoui zu memoers, ana
within a few years was
playing at athletic
events.
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