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fOOTBAll TEAM. FIRST ROW: Campbell . McGee, Connolly, Skinner, lycardi , Fowler, Crider, Street, Paul, Moss, Ponder, Smith, Higginbotham (Manager). SECOND ROW: Pearcy (Student Coach~', Ke-othley. Bourda , Shaver, N ix, Cherry, Plummer, Henry , McAfee, Mann, Didrikson, Ely. THIRD ROW: Coach lloyd, M cBride. Culbreath, Whitby, Broderhausen, Glass, Algee, Jeter. Somanie, Outlaw, Dean, J. Davis. FOURTH ROW: D. CO)(, Chandler, Richie, Howard, Stevens, Schlotzhauer, Peacock, Prince, Pittman, Gowen, Maddo)(, Coach Prock. FIFTH ROW: Cooch Alfman, Ragsdale, Mote, B. Cox, R. Davis, Coburn, Killen, Manuel, New, Griffin, Janel, Sears.

FOOTBALL

Determination and team effort highlight season

Since only six seniors and seven juniors re­ported for football practice, Coach John Prock and hi s assistants_ Ted Lloyd, Ted Altman and IIugh Groover,faced a formidable rebuilding job. The finest group of freshmen since H arding re­sumed intercollegiate football gave the Bisons bright hopes for future years. Although the tea m lacked the overall strength that had characteriz­ed the " black-and-gold" in r ecent years, it pos­sessed gr ea ter speed and an enthusiastic spirit.

The season opened at horne against the power­ful Un iversity of Tennessee Martin Branch. Al­though the Bisons played a valiant game, they were unable to mount an offense and y ielded the game 28-0. Morgan Outlaw played an out­standing defensive game. The following week the Bisons traveled to Lawton, Okla., to play the veteran Fort Sill service team. They played gallantly though suffering a 33-0 loss.

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CHECKING to see that the helmets are in good shope for practice, head coach John Prock makes plans with Ted Lloyd and Ted Altman

PUSHING on Arkansas Tech halfback away from the Bison goal in a fme team effort, Harding holds th e line.

CAUGHT in 0 trop, loverd Peacock is hit hard by two Connoneers.

MORGAN Outlaw tokes aim on 0 A & M tackler during 0 drive up the middle in order to free Halfback John Skinner for a good go in for Harding.

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FOOTBALL

Season evolves into

The first AlC game was at Magnolia with Southern Sta te College. The Muleriders, the conference dark horse, downed the Bisons 20-7. Don Samanie and Roger Maddox were defensive standouts. The following week the Bisons met Ouachita Baptist College in a tightly-contested game in Arkadelphia. An intercepted pass and a recovered fumble set up the two Tiger touch ­downs in their 13-0 victory. Maddox again played an outstanding defensive game.

The perenially-strong ASTC Bears ground out a 14-0 victory over the Bisons in Harding'S Homecoming game. Porter Ragsdale was the defensive player of the game. The following week the veteran team of Arkansas A & M down­ed the Bisons 27-13. Outlaw was outstanding on defense and Jim Howard displayed great offen­SlVe povver.

The Bisons' first victory of the year was a 7-0 defeat of Millsaps College. Returning to con­ference competition, the Bisons downed College of the Ozarks 28-0. Gail Mote was the out­standing defensive player and Howard used his passing and running ahility effectively.

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SHOWING both the mentol and physical strain of ploying quarterback for the Bisans, Bernie Cox welcomes a chance 10 regroup his thoughts and strategy.

CO. CAPTAIN Morgon Outlaw demonstrates his outstanding defensive ability with a fine tackle on ForI Sill 's quarterback in Bison's second game.

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DETERMINED defensive ploy by Robin Algee holts a potential gain.

HOLDING a short conference with head coach John Prock, Hard ing linebacker Morgan Outlaw discusses the team's defensive strategy.

CHARGING into the line, Gail Mote hils for good yardage off tackle,

DEFENSIVE end Don Samanie really puts the rush on the Ouachita quarterback in an all -out effort to keep.the pass from being completed,

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HARDING defensemen, Jim Howord ond Robin Algee, have the situotion well under control in educating 0 Fort Sill runner to the Bison treatment.

BEHIND a protective screen of blockers, Richard Davis heods for a good gain.

REACHING over his shoulder in order to catch the football, fullbaGk Steve McAfee keeps the Bison offense in good position to sustain their scoring drive.

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FOOTBALL

Bison gridders rely on spirit, speed, and desire

lI cndcrson State stopped the Bison 's winning streak by a 20-6 score. Mike Plummer played outstandingly on defense. Loverd Peacock scored the Bisons only touchdown on a 63-yard run . Arkansas Tech, 1964 AlC football champions, defeated the Bisons 27-6 in the final gam e of the scason. Maddox, Ou tl aw and Ragsdale were outstanding 0 11 defe nse. Jerome Prince scored the only Bison touchtown. Outlaw, Ragsdale, Peacock. Ray Richie, Hoy McGee and Hugh Campbell endcd their collegiate footba ll career s.

Johnny Jeter and Ga il Mote received h onor­able mention for the 1964 All-AlC football tea m . I [olYard ranked second ill the Al C in both punt returns and kick-off returns. Plummer ranked hi!(h in pass interceptions.

The outstanding perfo rmance of several fresh -111 ('11 and sophomores, I-Iovvard , Plummer, Jeter, :\laddo, • .li m Dav is, Pete H enry, Jerry Cher ry, James Strcct. Ronnie Kill en, Donnie Cox_ John Brodcrhau scn and Phi l New gave encourage­ment [or the futu re. Jun iors Mote, Prince, Saman ic. Berni e Cox, Robin Algee and Dickie Dean will be key m CIl on the 1965 Bison eleven .

OUTLAW, Aigee , and Ragsdale stop a Fort Sil l ba ck for a short gain .

RA GSDAL E and Maddox stop ForI Sill ballcarrier Irying for extra yardage.

POISED for a running poss, Quarterback Bernie Cox rolls aul w ith the boll held high for either a long throw downfield or a short toss 10 Howard

FOOTBALL

Difficult schedule fails to dampen Bison spirit

CRIDER, Aigee, and Skinner converge on ballcarrier to stop his advance.

POWER-PACKED fullback Steve McAfee shoots his way through the Ouachita line and picks up enough yardage for an importont first down.

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RESULTS

Harding Opponents

0 University of Tennessee 28 Martin Branch

0 Fort Sill 33

7 Southern State 20

0 Ouachita Baptist 13

0 Arkansas State Teachers 14

13 Arkansas A & M 27

7 Millsaps 0

28 College of the Ozarks 0

6 Henderson State Teachers 20

6 Arkansas Tech 27

DEFENSIVE standout Gai l Mole, has Ihe situation well in hand in Harding's Homecoming game as he brings to a holt an ASTC bock.

FIUCE determination by blocker or.d result in on

Hardi ng pass rushers Richie and Algee overwhelm the A & M inaccurate al"d hurried pass by the harassed enemy quarferback.

GUARD Morgan Outlaw leads the way in an effort to get that most important key block 05 halfback Richa rd Dovis struggles desperately to free himself from two Fort Sill linemen .

SHOWI NG why he led the conference in pass interceptions, Mike Plummer picks off another one

BASKETBAll TEAM . FRON T ROW: Alexander, Baaz , Beck, Bates, Brow n, W illa rd, Va lentine. SE COND ROW: Green, Morr ison, Goss, M edley , W hita ker, Crow,

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BASKETBALL

Roundballers utilize fast break, full-court press

AROUSED by some action thai is taking place on the gym floor. Coach Hugh Groover anx iously awaits the decis ion by the officials on the call.

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Playing an excltmg ga m e fea turing a fast­break offense and a full-court-press defense, the Bison basketball tea m kept fan s on their toes throughout the season . The 11 -17 season record, 7-11 in conference play, docs not reveal the fact that eight games w~re lost by one or two points or in overtime play . Ned Boaz, 5'8" guard, and Gary Goss 6'3" forwa rd, co-captains and the two seniors on the squad, ra nked among the top five in conference scoring and showed AIl-AlC form throughout the season. Boaz was the top Bison rebounder and consistently ranked among the conference leaders in this department. The da zzling floor game, spectacular shooting and amazing rebounding ability of Boaz coupled with the consistent inside shooting and stellar defensi ve play of Goss led the Bisons to several new team and individual records. Juniors Don M edley, Dwight Robb and Glen '~Thitaker each turned in some excellent games. Harold Alex­ander, a r egular starter, and Ronnie Brown dis­played great ability for freshmen. The junior varsity team achieved a 7-3 record for the season. The Bisons fini shed among the top six teams in the conference.

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REACHING beyond the basket , Bison Glen Whitaker assisted by Ronnie Brown, attempts 10 lip errant shot into the basket.

VAINLY stretching for a rebound Thot caroms inches away from his fingers, Glen Whitaker tries hard to gain contra/ of the ball.

BOUNDLESS effort put out by senior Gory Goss provided for many openings 10 drive inside for a shot l ike this nip.

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BASKETBALL

Tumultuous action draws fans to Bison basketball

SEEMINGLY wolking on air forward Glen Whitaker attempts 10 de­fend the Harding goal by blocking the shot. then taking the rebound.

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RESULTS Harding Opponents

83 Christi an Brothers College 90 86 Arkansas College 99 72 H endrix 67 93 College of the Ozarks 75 62 AST C 78 72 H enderson Sta te 73 89 Arkansas T ech 86 43 Arkansas Coll ege 45 74 Ouachita 89 71 AST C 72 67 Henderson Sta te 53 70 UT M B 71 64 Arkansas A&M 70 66 H endrix 64 85 Christi an Brothers College 77 89 Southern State 74 84 Oza rks 77 67 AST C 85 72 H enderson Sta te 76

110 Little Rock U ni versity 106 113 Arkansas T ech 85 57 Arkansas College 59 76 Ouachita 81 80 Arkansas A & M 65 84 H endri x 85 69 Sou thern Sta te 79 69 Little Rock U ni versity 70

'77 John Brown U ni ve rsity 89

FAST MOVING guard Ronnie Brown dri .... es through the middle of the key against LRU 10 set up his lay up an~ a possible two points.

AFTER successful ly dribbling around his man and up the baseline to the basket, q uick guard Harold Alexander cli maxes his ploy with a short shot from under the net and two more points.

SUSPENDED in mid-ai r, Ned Boaz fires in another of his unsto poble jump shots. A senior guard, Baaz constantly amazed the Harding fans with his uncanny speed and jumping ability_

HIGH above his defender, Don Medley pushes the boll toward the goal in a sharp offensive man­uveur that finds him alone enough to shoal.

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CROSS-COUNTRY

• Cross-Country team WinS

H a rdin g Coll ege ha rriers captured the AlC crown with Cliff Cla rk of H a rdin g and Bobby Richm'dson of AST C fini shing in a dead h eat for th e co-indi vidual championship . Cla rk was ATC ch ampion last year, also.

\tVinnin p; four of six m eets, th e Searcy team fini shed twelfth in th e National Association of Int ercolleg ia te Athleti cs championship m ee t at Omaha. Ne braska . Out of th e 35 team s r epre­sented. H oward Pay ne College took the ch am ­pionship honors. The outstandin g tea m s com ­peti ng- w (,re from small colleges and universiti es ac ross the na tion . As w inn ers o f District 17 o f the NATA. the Bison team earned the right to enter compe titi on at Omaha.

Determ ination. practice. and ha rd work paid off as the tea m was able to look back on a suc­cess ful season - H arding's third .

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TENSION mounts 0' A. I.e. runners prepare fa, anoth er grueling race.

LEADING all the others, Cliff Clark sprints for record finish .

PHILIP MERRELL, struggling to main­tain a grueling pace, strides for a fi nish.

CROSSING the finish line, Cliff Clark climaxes a competitive race .

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EXHIBITING a smooth stride. Bobby Smith runs his 3 1/1 mile route.

Cl OSS COUNTRY TEAM . FRONT ROW: Rheinboh, Merrell, Smith, R. Clark. SECOND ROW: C. (Iork, Ellingwood, Boker, Brown

EFFORT marks the face of Jerry Baker os he Cfosses the finish line.

THE STRESS of a tong run is shown on the face of Ken Ellingwood

HES LTS

Wichita State Invitational Oklahoma City U niversity Hays State Emporia State Wichita State Harding Pittsburg State Southwestern

Harding Invitational Harding ASTC Ouachita John Brown U niversity Arkansas Tech Little Hock University

Dual Meet Harding Miss issippi College

Dual Meet Harding ASTC

AIC Meet Harding ASTC Southern Slale Ouachita Henderson State Teachers Arkansas A & JVT

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101 110 169 250

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TRACK ~TEAM. FRONT ROW: Brock, Jones, C. Clark, Merrel l, Ha rr ison, G. Cla rk, Casey, Coston, McDani el . SECOND ROW : Rheinbolt, Paullin, Batemon, Woodward, TouchTon, Hockett, law son, Peacock, Cox, EoH, Rabb.

TRACK

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out ef fort typi fy tracksters Two first placcs, tlu'ce seconds, and two thirds

put Harding thinclads in third place in 1964 Al C track competition. Bob Camp, never beaten in AlC contests, took first in the shot put, while Harding's milc medley relay team composed of Loverd Peacock, Berkeley Hackett, Dwight Robb, and Gerald Clark took the crown. Jerry Baker, Tommy Batcman, and R. T. Clark took second places in thc mile run, high jump, and 880-yard run, rcspectively. Wendell Harrison won third in thc 880-yard run, while Donnie Cox t ied with Voss of ASTC for third in the pole vault. ASTC took the all -conference mect with a total scorc of 48 points. A & M had 32 and Harding had 22 1;2 .

The Bisons also ti ed for fifth place with Hen­drix in the ninc-tcam Harding Invitational. Oklahoma City University fini shed first.

Gaining some ncedcd dcpth the Harding tracksters made an impressivc showing over the '63 season under the gu idancc of Coach R. T. Clark, Jr.

Assistant football coach, Ted Lloyd took over as assistant coach in the '64 season. He was Academy head coach until September of the 1964 school year.

WI NNER becomes loser as Bison miler Cliff Clark breaks the tope only to be disqua lified after foil end ing record breaking race.

WITH head up. Robert Clark storts the second half of his 880 yard run. VICTORY is within reach as Bison Gerold Clark clears lost hurdle.

SPRINTING out of the blocks in on explosive stan in the 880 yard run, Wendell Harr ison determines to beat the opposition by giving his best.

DEMONSTRATING perfect form as he clears 'he crossbar, Tom Bateman establishes a new Hard ing record of 6 feet 7 If, inches high jump ing.

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EXECUTION of a well-practiced exchange between Gero ld Clark and lanny Cosey pays off in the 880 yard relay as the 8isons (ome on to win.

PREPARING for a mighty heave, Ale champion ShoT-puller Bob Camp gets off another of his winn ing throws. He was never beaten in Ale competition.

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RESULTS

Place of Meet Teams Scores

Conway (Hendrix ) Harding 77 Hendrix 77 John Brown University 33

Conway (ASTC) ASTC 87

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Harding 62 Arkansas Tech 18 I-larding Hendrix Henderson IIard inp; Tech Ozarks Arkansas A & M Harding HendrLx Arkansas Tech Arkansas A & M Harding Henderson Hardinp; Tech Ozarks Missi ss ippi College Arkansas State Tulane Harding Union College

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SWIMMING

First swimming team looms as pleasant surprise

'IOPELLING himself into the water in a long. low, powerful rocing dive, Jim Horner launches out into the pool to begin a practice series of lops.

SWIMMING TEAM. Hamilton, Pearce , Horner (Student Coach). Boles , Robertson

National interest in swimming as a com­petitive sport was p:reatly enhanced by the suc­cess of the youthful United States swimming team in tJ1C 1964 Olympic games in Tokyo. Swimming "vas added last year as the ninth sport in AIC competition. Participation in all "minor" sports on the part of collcg-csin the conference was greatly stimulated last year when tlle AIC b~gan giving an All -Sports Trophy. Swimming has played an important role in the intramural progratn at ITardinp; since Harding has an indoor.. h ea ted pool; however, it will take time to build an intercollegiate swim­ming team. In the first AlC swimming meet last year. Hendrix won most of tlw events be­cause of the avid int erest of the-ir coach in SWlm ­mingo Dr. Harry Olree and Coach John Prock shared the responsibility thi s year of coaching I-larding's first swimming lcatn. At the time that the yearbook was p:oing to press, the team was preparing for the ATC meet to be held at Hendrix.

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ACTION abounds from f irst bose a s Don Samanie sprints across bog.

STEPP ING into the pitch , Dove Taylor slo.ms one into the outfield.

BISON cotcher Steve McAfee goes inlO oclion a s the boll is pitched.

IASEIALL TEAM. FRONT ROW: Cox, Barber, Fouss, J. Miller, Paul. SECOND ROW, Bailey, E. Miller, Henry, Simpson, Plummer, McAfee. THIRD ROW, J. Berryhi ll, (Asst. Cooch), Stalom, (Mgr.). Green, Jeter, Samanie, Elkins, Harris, Cooch Altman.

BASEBALL

Hardballers pit determination against opposition

A HIT, pilcher Richard Green swings for one of his many hits of the year.

In his first year at Harding College Coach Ted Allman found himself faced with the task of rebuilding a baseball team largely from fresh­man and sophomore aspirants who reported for practice in February. Gone from the 1963 team were such outstanding hard bailers as Steve Smith, twice All-AIC catcher, pitchers Joe Spaul­ding, Jim Watson and Kim Pate, infielders Hommy Carter and Billy Ray Barden, 'and out­fielders Jerry Mote, Ken Spillman, Joe Burleson and Ten-y Burton.

The 1964 team was built around four return­ing lettermen: pitcher Richard Green, short-stop Eddie Miller, first baseman Bernie Cox and in­fielder Don Samanie. Freshman Mike Plummer rapidly developed into the Bison's most effective pitcher and freshman Steve McAfee's catching ability reminded fans of All-AIC Steve Smith. Other newcomers to the team showing real pro­mise for future years were Pete Henry, Johnny Jeter, Gary Simpson, Jimmy Miller, Rob Barber and Dave Fouss. What the team lacked in pose and finesse was compensated for by enthusiasm and hustle.

Lacking power at the plate, the 1964 Bison nine relied heavily on welcomed walks, daring base running, and dangerous squeeze plays to push runs across. In conference games the team split double headers with Henderson State, Arkansas A & M and Ouachita and lost double headers to ASTC, Tech and Southern State.

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STRETCHING high, first baseman Samanie catches throw to retire runner.

BATTERY. Bailey. Jeter, McAfee, Green, Plummer

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RESULTS

Harding Opponent

7 ASTC 11 0 ASTC 1 1 Arkansas Tech 7 1 Arkansas Tech 9 0 Henderson 14 9 Henderson 3 Z LRU 3 0 LRU 4 0 Arkansas A & M 8 Z AI"kansas A & M 1 8 LRU 9 0 Southcl'l1 State 5 2 Southcrn State 7 ,

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SOPHOMORE second boseman, Jimmy Miller, taking a short lead off third base has the anticipation of scoring with the next pitched boll.

BOWLING TEAM . FRONT ROW: Yurcho, Trickey, Smith. SECOND ROW: Boyd, Er skine, Simpson, Borber, Dovis , Dockery , Burt .

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Bison bowlers strive for N A I A tournament spot In their second year of AIC bowling, the Bison

keglers ranked third in the conference. Larry Yurcho and Dennis Organ ranked among the top ten bowlers in the AIC. Competition is held on a "mail-o-graphic" basis until the conference "roll-off" is held in April. The top two teams go to Kansas City for the NAIA Tournament. The 1965 team shows promise of being much stronger than the two previous teams. In a "mail­a-graphic" match with David Lipscomb College, the Ranting team won with a 2704 series which set a new school record. Ten men compri se the team, but only the top five scores each Monday count in competition. Coach M. E. Berryhill ably directs the activities of H arding's keglers.

BASI C to any good bowler is his opproach to the go me. Here Rob Barber demonstrates his opprooch, os he prepares to launch the boll .

INTENT on the progress of his fellow bowlers, lorry Yurcho waits for his turn ond also keeps the score sheets tobulated for his teammates.

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TENNIS TEAM. FRONT ROW: Webb, Smith Gambrell. SECOND ROW: Williams, Johnson, Stepler

TENNIS

posts • • mark Harding's first tennis team winning

PREPARING to slam home his serve, Terry Smith puIs his boll inlo orbit.

STRAINING 10 maintain a volley, Tony Webb strelches 10 make the return.

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Coach Hugh Groover and his tennis squad entered the 1964 season without any intercol­legiate experience and came out fourth in the conference. Ouachita, Hendrix, and Henderson held the first three berths, respectively.

Harding's first-yea r netmen included Tony Webb, Terry Smith, Jim Ed Williams, Roger Johnson, Louis Stepter, and Mel Gambrell. Five of the original six returned for the 1965 season.

GOLF

Beginning links season has Bisons as dark horse

Eight of the ten colleges in the ATC entered four man teams in the 36-hole contest in 1964. Harding placed eill;hth and picked up three points in the AIC All-Sports contest. Dr. Bob J. Gilliam, Director of Testing and Counselling, who had participated in intercollegiate Il;olf, ac­cepted the assignment of coaching the 1965 Il;olf team. Early in February he bell;an work with ten men who reported. Instructing the men in the fine points of driving and putting, " Dr. Bob" pointed hjs golfers toward the AlC meet to be held in Magnolia May 10-11 witJ, Southern State College as host. Lacking an outstanding I(olfer, the team had to rely on team balance to Nrn as high a position as possible in conference standinl(s.

OVERCOMING the golfer's nightmare , pulling, Mickey Jones storts The ball on its way while Winston Chandler holds the pin.

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GOLF TEAM . Gilliam (coochl. Jones, (handler, Tucker, lowe, Brock.

POWER in the initial drive off the lee by sophomore George lowe is ob­served by fellow golfers and teammates, William Tucker and Gary Brock.

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MEN'S INTRAMURALS

Year long pa rticipation

STEVE M cAFE E tries in voin for first bose in a sudden burst of speed in a determined effort to beat the hard, fost throw from the infield for a hit .

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TAKING a healthy cut at the ball, Bill Dye, sends one flying into the outfield in a effort to bring his team from behind in a contest in intramural softball.

ANCHOR man Roy McGee drives sharply into the tape at the successful finish of the 440 yard reloy during the dosing moments of a doy of activity.

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Earning awards is not the only reason or even th e most profi table reason for participating in the intramural sports program at Harding College. The values one receives stretch from increasing skills in games and sports on e already knows to learning totally new and different athletic abili· ties in a variety of contests and organized sports.

The variety of sports extends throughout the seasons of the entire year to include softball and football in the fall, volleyball and basketball during the winter, and baseball along with track and field events in the spring of the year.

Concurrent with the regular activities of sea· sonal sports are the various individual sports skills contests. In this area of participation, the individual person is rated on his aptitude in personal events such as the rope climb and base· ball throw.

Wh ilc all of the areas are open to all of the students, the valuable assets acquired in the all· inclusive program arc self-control, timing, co­ordination. discipline and plann ing. These areas of development help not only whi le the student is on the court or track or diamond, but also in the other endeavors of academic life as well as in the post college days.

VAULTING high into the oir, William Tucker, clears the bar for first place in the annual frock and field day activities.

LEADING the field, Ned Boaz, strides effortlessly toward the finish line of the 880 yard run. Booz also won the 440-yard run, mile run, and the high jump for his club.

HOPES, desires, and aspirations for victory are more often thon not disrupted with unforeseen disappointments during track and field day's interclub competition and rivalry.

ENGAGED in the very strenuous and demanding sport of shOI pUNing, Cliff Ganus tries with olt of his might to win the annual track ond field day event for his club.

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AMID the stores of fellow players and opponents, guard Goi l Mole CONCENTRATION appears etched on the face of Dr. Gonus as he prepares to collects and conlrols the loose boll in on intromural basketbo l game. defend for the faculty in a vigorous student-faculty volleyball game

MEN'S INTRAMURALS

Sportsmanship • IS emphasized by spirited clubs

Providing spice to the intramural program throughout the entire sports year, the renewing of rugged club rivalri es continuously brings out the best in spirit and competition in all the clu bs - both large and small.

In many ways the club program is the icing on the intramural cake. For when an ancient and tough rivalry is renewed, no matter what the sport, large crowds composed of club mem­bers as well as just interested students come and crowd the sidelines or stand s. This boom in spectators canies over to the teams and produces some of the best efforts and games ever seen by the fans.

The club program begins early in the year with softball starting even before new pledges are inducted into the various clubs. Closely fol­lowing softball, football brings the program on to the winter in-door program. Volleyball and basketball move intramurals into spring. From there the ou tdoors takes over in the form of a gigantic all-school, <)ll-club track and field day. On this annual Thursday in the spring, school is suspended for the day and everyone partici­pates in the events which last from early morn­ing to latc evening.

EXTENOING their bodies in a leap for Ihe rebound, Waller Cunningham and James Penrod compete fiercely for Ihe righ t fa control Ihe basketball.

ClUI football championships are won on such ploys as this, as halfback Bob Pearcy circl es end behind his brother's blocking for a touchdown,

INITIAL contact by defender Bill Womac, which ja rred the football loose from the intended receiver, res ulted in o n interference pena lty.

THE Harding intramural program is widely varied; among the vorious competitive sports, bowling has become an increasingly popular sport.

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WOMEN'S INTRAMURALS

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EYES CLOSED, body erect for impac t, moulh agape; Ann Haynes fl ie~ through the air with The grea test of ease in the girls' intramural broad jump.

CAUGHT in the middle, the volJeybaH doe~n'l hove much coonce but to

do the bidding of Barbara Williams and Mary Rogers and go over the net.

FIRING up a shot from in close, Barbara Thompson closes the scoring gap

for her team during a fast struggle between two women 's bosketball learns .

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to women's intramurals The Harding women's program, which cen·

ters around the three major activities of volley· ball, basketball and track, is directed by Marge Ryan. She cheerfully organizes the play for the interested girls and even participates in many of the contests in order to sharpen the competition.

Competition, which is the key to any good in· tramural program, was intense as members of the women 's social clubs vied for annual sports awards. Marie Laird was selected as the Intra· mural Athlete of the Year. H er selection was a real honor, as the women's intranlural program had many good choices for the annual award.

Individual contests vary from tennis matches to basketball free throws. The women who amass the grea test amount of points for the contests are awarded jackets and trophies at the climax of the sporting year in a chapel program.

Continuous expansion of the range of activities that the women can participate in, always as· sures the program of a yea rly grow th in con· testants. The spirit and activity of the program, which cannot be found or surpassed anywhere else, is a prjrnc reason for th e success of women's intramurals.

GlOU, participation and enthusiasm stimulate tension·filled contests, wh ich highlighted the intramural program provided for women 's recreotion ,

DISCU S instead of a dish in her hands, NaiTo Jean Berryhill gets set to see how for she can throw this unfamiliar obiect of masculinity ,

AHEAD of the field by a large margin in Ihe 100 yard dash, Sharon Wisener sets a school record for the event in women's club aclion .

BAREFOOTED and showing unusual form, Jill Graddy manages to clear the high jump bar, wh ich qualifies her to remain in the competition.

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VARSITY CLUB. FRONT ROW: Eoff . Ro bb, West, Smi Th, Fouss, Webb, Green, Aigee, Coston, Clark. SECOND ROW: Cox, Brock, Borber, Plummer, Jeter, Hen ry, Harris, Moss, McGee. TH IRD ROW: Boo z, Peacock, Me rrell, Bailey, Miller, Yurcho, Ho bby, Samonie, Dean.

VARSITY CLUB

Honorary lettermen's society promotes athletics

EYEING The leneqockets for which they w ifl be measured, freshman Jerry Cherry holds on old jacke t for John Broderhousen and Phil New

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The Varsity Club a t H arding, an honorary organization, is composed of the Bison athletes who have letter ed in one of the n ine intercol­legiate sports in which the college participates. The club's purpose is to encourage high stan­dards for the le ttermen and to promote athletics.

HONORED gues t 01 The first foo tball pep rolly, Benny, Hardings new Bison moscol, looks on with obvious pleasure at the rOOlers

CHEERLEADERS

Cheerleading squad sparks school's enthusiasm Excellence in r epresenting the school and

leading the students in cheering for each of the Bison teams was the m ain ch aracteristi c of the 1964-65 cheerleaders.

However, excellence in any th ing is not easily found and cheerleading is no exception . The measure of precision and timing achieved by this year's cheerleaders was the result of m any long hours of practice with session s each after ­noon.

Memphian Vick ie Mitchell led this yea r's squad with charm and dedica tion in getting the most out of the other w illing cheerleaders. The often demanding schedule left the ch eerleaders breathless and behind in studies, bu t they wer e always at the Bison games stimula ting spirit with cheers for a v ictory.

Tragedy almost stiuck once during the yea r for the squad and sponsor Dr. Pryor in the form of a highway accident en route to an out-of-town han ga me. Fortunately no one was injured in Ih0 mishap.

SC HOOL SPIRIT rollies around the various members of Ihe cheerleaders as sports come inlo their season, like Ihis fOOTball roily in early September.

LEADING Ihe crowds in Iheir cheers for the CHEERLEAD ERS. Koren Hardy, Sherry Balthrop, Vickie Mitchell, Shoron Burris, Koren Warren, Kathy

Blsons, Vickie M itchell leaps 10 climax a yell Balthrop

SYMMETRICAllY 01 fanged in per­

fect precision, Ihe exuberant Bison. cheerleaders bring Ihe crowd 10 life wilh on eKhiloroting cheer.

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