COACHING STAFF

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DR. HARRY OLREE Director of Athletics

The intercollegiate athletic program at Harding CollelSe is an integral part of the college prolSram under the direct control of a faculty athletic com­mittee. Dr. Harry D. Olree, Chairman of the De­partment of Phys ical Education and H ealth_ serves as Athleti c Director. Harding College is a member of the Arkansas Intercollegiate Athleti c Conference and the Nationa l Association of Intercollegiate Athleti cs. Teams are fi elded in all nine sports sponsored by the AIC and for the 1964-65 season Harding College ranked fourth in the All-Sports contest while winning the conference champion­ship in cross-coun try_ bO\ding_ and track.

Coaching responsibilities are shared by eight men all of whom are regular faculty members. John Prock is head football coach and he is as­sisted by Ted Altman_ backfield coach, and Ted Lloyd, line coach . HUISh Groover serves as head basketball coach and tennis coach, assisted by Ted Altman in basketball. Dr. R. T. Clark is . cross­country coach and track coach, assisted by Ted Lloyd in track. Ted Altman also serves as baseball coach, Dr. Bob J . Gilliam coaches golf, M. E. Berryhill coach es bowling, and John Berryhill coaches swimming. The coaching staff is assisted by students who serve as managers and train ers.

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JOHN PROCK Football

HUGH GROOVER Basketball

TED llOYD Fcotbal l and Track

DR. B08 GILLIAM Golf

DR. 'R. T. CLARK Cross-Country and Trock

TED ALTMAN Baseball, Basketball, and Football

M . E. BERRYHILL

Bowling

JOHN BERRYHilL Swimming

fOOTBAll TEAM . FIRST ROW, Coborn, lemons, Plummer, D. Cox, New, Edgar, Kelley, Fl ippen, Howard, Gloss, Ivy. SECOND ROW: Higginbotham Manager), B, Cox, Mote , Algee, Dixon, Wofford, Henry, Howell, Rud ·

dick, SmiTh, Broderhousen, Dyer, Coach Lloyd. TH IRD ROW, Woodruff, Stephens, Killen , James, Gowen, Moss, Kirkland, Stovall, Crider, Gear,

FOOTBALL

~oaz, Cootch Allmon. FOURTH ROW, Garner (Manager), lisle, Henry, Hodnett, Street, Terrell, Carlson, Whitaker, Pennington, Sinquefie ld , Rubio, Copeland, Coach Prock. FIFTH ROW: McGee (Student Coach), Williams, Jernigan, Somanie, Dean, Jeter, McAllister, Maddox, Sharpe, Manuel, Holcomb.

Bisons thrill fans with outstanding team effort

Jimmy Howard, Halfback Gail Mole , Fullback

Donnie Cox, Halfbock Pete Henry, Center

Clouds of gloom hovered over the heads of Coach John Prock and his staff as football practice began on September 1. Reminiscent of the 2-8 season in 1964-65 was the fact that again only six seniors and seven juniors were on the squad of 65 reporting. Gone were several 1964 defensive stal­warts who had ena bled the Bisons to keep the opposition from scoring too frequently and to fill their shoes were lanky, inex perienced youngsters.

Going into almost every game as the under­dog, the team earned a respectable 5-3-1 record and a tic for fourth place in the AlC. Going into the final game of the season, the Bisons could have gained a first-place tie in the conference if they had won their final game and the two con­ference leaders had each lost their final game. The terrific running of Howard, who was second in rushing in the AlC with 949 yards for the season, aided by the effective blocking of Mote and the offensive line and the running of Mote and Glass gave Harding the ability to move the ball. The defensive unit made up in desire and determination what they lacked in size and experience and al­lowed only 20 points to be scoren against them 111

t he last five games.

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FOOTBALL

Spirit and alertness whips lack of experience

RESU LTS Harding Opponent

16 Northwestern State College 13 (Oklahoma )

19 Southern State College 26

13 Ouachita Baptist Un iversity 13

8 Arkansas State T each ers College 33

14 Arkansas A&M 10

14 Millsaps College 0

38 College of the Ozarks 0

7 r fcndersoll State T eachers 6

7 Arkansas T ech 10

After foking a good hand-off to fullback Gail Mote, senior quarterback Bernie Cox keeps the ball and rolls around end for a substantial gain.

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All-Ale hal fback Jimmy Howard slorls on another one of his ground gaining dri\l~S behind the skilled blocking of Dixon , Mote, and Deon.

Fullback Goil Mole crashes through a hole opened by Don Samanie showing a form thot won him honorable mention on the All-Ale team.

lonnie Killen and Dennis Manuel, defensive linemen for the Bisons , stop .... boll carrier el the line of scrimmage to thwart a runn ing ottack .

Traveling to Lawton, Okla., for the opening game against Northwestern State College on Sept­ember 18, the Bisons jumped ahead 16-0 in the first half and held on in the last half for a 16-13 victory. Fired up over this victory and th£ enthusi­as ti c backing of the student body, the team looked forwa rd to the first conference game aga inst Southern State. Lac k of ex perience of freshman players r esulted in mistakes that permitted Southern State to jump ahead 19-0, but in the second half the Bisons came back strong to ga in a dec ided advantage in the game statisti cs though losing 19-26.

The following weekend the Bisons met the Ouachita Tigers who jumped to a 13-0 lead at the half, but the young Bisons thrilled th e h ome crowd in the second half as they tied the score 13-13 and were pushing for another touchdown when the time ran out. A large grou p of fans fol­lowed the Bisons to Conway the following Sa turday with hopes of the first football victor y over ASTC, but the Bears turned in their best games of the season and gave the Biso ns a 33-8 defeat.

Defensive captain and middle linebacker Roger Maddox comes 10 the sideline to talk 10 Coach Prock about defens ive tact ics to be used.

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Seeing h is inTended receivers down field, freshman quarterback Don Dixon decides To pass before The defensive player breaks up the ploy.

Sophomore wingback Kenny Gloss ~urprises fans and players by stay­ing on his feet and finding on opening to gain yards for a f irst down.

Using his size to the Bison·s advanToge, right end Melvin Jernigon reaches high over the defensive halfback·s heod to catch The football.

Defensive standouT Robin Aigee comes from his cornerback posiTion to stop a Millsaps halfback in his Tracks behind the line of scrimmage.

nebacker David Wofford ploys off the offensive l ineman un til he can charoe Through to sTop the M illsaps wingback before he can Tu rn upfield .

Bisons upset the league power • Ale football

guard Wayne Hodnell shows why he STorts aT This position con'llng from a lineman's spot to couse The quarterback to fumble .

The Bisons next met conference leader Arkansas A&M at Pine Bluff and played superb foo tball, winning 14-10. Determ ined defensive play held A&M 14 times inside the 10-yard line.

The H omecoming crowd was thrill ed with the 14-0 victory over Millsaps College. Thi~ was fol­lowed by a 38-0 victory over the College of the Ozarks. The last home g-a me of the season was a defensive battle against H enderson State with H ar­ding eking out a 7-6 victory on the accurate ki cking of Donnie Cox.

With the possibility of a ti e for the conference championship at stake, the Bisons went to Russell­ville for the final game of the season . The Bisons stopped Tech's openi ng drive but a field goal gave Tech a 3-0 lead. On the last play of the fi rs t quarter H oward broke away on a 71-yard touch ­down run giving H arding a 7-3 lead that held until the closing minutes of the game when Tech pushed across a touchdown for a 10-7 victory.

Elected to the coaches All-Al C offensive team were Jimmy Howard, halfback, and Pete Henry, center, and to the All-AlC defensive team was Donnie Cox, halfback. Ga il Mote received honor­able mention for fullback. Senior s completing their eligibility were Mote, Berni e Cox, Randy Crider, Dan Samanie, Robin Algee and Dickie Dean .

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BASKETBALL TEAM. TOP ROW: Brown, Robb , Alexander, Volentine, Hughes, Crow, Wh itaker, Medley, Bell . BOTTOM ROW: Goss, McKeel, lomb, McKenzie, Price, Holt , Kerby , Fraz ier, Cone .

BASKETBALL

Bisons show spirit and desire • rugged play

Although an outstanding group of freshmen prospects had been recruited by Coach Hugh Groover, he faced the formidable task of replacing two 1965 All-Conference seniors - Ned Boaz and Gary Goss - who had r anked among the top five in con ference scoring the previous year and had provided superb leadership. H arold Alexander. so phomore guard, became the team "quarterback." Ronnie Brown, sophomore forward, provided a con­sistent scoring threat by leading the conference in scori ng most of the season and setting a new sch ool scoring r ecord of 47 points in the horne ga me aga inst Arkansas T ech . Don M edley, senior center, and John Valentine, junior guard, were errati c in some games but they were outstanding on both offense and defense in other gam es. Glen Whitaker. senior forward, gave ex tra effort in blocking op­ponent's shots and in getting r ebounds. Although the Bisons were unable to usc the fast-break offense of the past two seasons, they demonstrated fine ball-handling ability and improved outside shoot­ing. Lack of offensive rebounding strength, how­ever, weakened the scoring threat a t crucial times.

The brilli ant play of several freshmen players gave bright hopes for the next three yea rs. Mike Lamb and Bobby McKeel thrilled spectators with their shoo ting ability - Lamb with a soft jump shot from the corner s and McKeel with a long out­side set shot. The junior varsity team demonstra ted grea t scoring strength and lost only one ga me dur­ing the season .

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Encircled by key tea m members Alexander, Kerby, Medley , and Brown, Coach Hugh Groover n!veols offens ive game tacfics fa be used.

The tension and stress of the game IS seen as Ronnie Brown and Glen Whitaker team up 10 reTrieve Ihe bosketball for the Bison squad.

Freshman forward Mike lamb, a frequent starter on the Bison squad, shows perfect form as he shoots with ease the first of his two shots.

Medley and Whitaker attempt to follow-up a crip shot for the rebound, helping the Bisons to earn a decisive defeat over Christian Brothers .

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Driving around hIs defender in an effort to shoot a lay-up is junior Lewis Bell . 0 key member of the 1965-66 squad.

In a great defensive effort. center Glen Whitaker springs from The froor to block the shot of his opponent from CBC.

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High-searing guard Ronnie Brown Jed the conference in scoring most of the season.

STruggling to wrest The boll away from the ASTC Bears is freshman cente r Mike Kerby.

RESULTS Harding Opponents

64 Southwest Baptist College 73 63 Little Rock University 60 70 Hendrix College 59 63 Henderson State Teachers 87 83 Louisiana Tech 89 50 Southern State College 54 91 Arkansas A&M 83 68 Arkansas State Teachers 87 97 Arkansas Tech 93 75 Arkansas AM&N 98 40 Arkansas College 60

'102 Christian Brothers College 81 ' 69 Southern State College 90 ' 67 Ouachita Baptist University 84

70 Ouachita Baptist University 68 69 Hendrix College 60 85 Christian Brothers College 65 74 College of the Ozarks 69 73 Henderson State Teachers 84 47 Southern State College 71 80 Arkansas A&M 88 67 Arkansas State Teachers 87 94 Arkansas Tech 109 73 Christian Brothers College 82 61 Arkansas College 67 68 Ouachita Baptist University 88 79 Hendrix College 67 92 College of the Ozarks 75

" 61 Hendrix College 65 'A IC Christmas Tournament " AIC Tournament

Ronnie Brown, Harding 's record se"ing sophomore guord, slops in the midst of three Scots and prepares 10 make two more for the Bisons.

In a long stretch, junior guard Lewis Bell shows a tremendous effort as he trys 10 gain on advantage for the Bisons by giving them the boll.

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CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM. FRONT ROW: Thompson, Headley, Brown, Dr .. Cla rk, Griff in , Shenfield . SECOND ROW: Crawford , Clark, Merre ll, F. McClish, B. McCl ish , Ell ingwood, Moon, Huey, Dr. Hedrick.

CROSS-COUNTRY

National title gives Harding harriers new status During the summer of 1965, Dr. R. T. Clark,

H arding's dynamic cross-country coach and physi­cal fitness authority, had 15 boys sca tter ed across the nation following a rigorous training schedule in prepar a tion for the 1965 cross-country season duri ng the first h alf of the fa ll semester. Enthusi­asti cally following the rigorous training schedule outlined by Coach Clark, the Bison harriers demon­strated their prowess by placing second to power­fu l Abilene Christian College in the Harding in­vita tional meet. Cliff Clark, a senior, and Jim Crawford, a freshman, placed second and third.

In the AlC m eet h osted by H arding a t the country club golf course, the Bison harriers achiev­ed the ultima te in cross-country by posing a per­fect score of 15 against seven conference teams. The first six men and the eighth man to fini sh the four-mile course wore the black and gold colors .

Cliff Clark concluded a brilliant collegiate cross­country career by placing twelfth in the NAlA meet at Omaha, Neb. The Bisons placed seventh nationally though slowed by snow and sub­freezing wea ther in contrast to the balmy wea ther to which they were accustomed. Since Clark, Baker and Merrell are the only seniors, prospects are bri ght for the coming season .

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Dr. Olree , di rector of othletics, slands at the finish line as top Bison horrier Cl iff Clork comes in first to assure Harding a decisive victory.

11'1\ Crawford, freshman cron-country runner from New Jersey, seems comparatively refreshed oher running a three and one-half milee race.

""'$eason workouts in the hills near Harding help to get Dr. Cla rk 's chompionship cron·country team ready for the year's grueling meets,

Place of Meet Searcy

RESULTS T eams

Abilene Christian Harding Southeast Missouri Murray State Arkansas State Teachers Arkansas Tech

Searcy Harding Christian Brothers

Clinton. Miss. Harding Miss iss ippi College

Springfield. Mo. Kansas State (Pittsburg) Harding Southeast Missouri Sta te Northeast Missouri State Arkansas State Southwest Missouri Lincoln University Central Missouri State Oklahoma Christian Universi ty of Mo. (Rolla ) vVestminister College Arkansas A. M and N

Searcy Harding Arkansas A. M and N

Memphis. Tenn. Harding Christian Brothers

Jackson. Tenn. Harding

Searcy (AIC Meet)

Monroe. La.

Scarcy

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Middle Tennessee State David Lipscomb Austin Peay Southwestern Union University Mississippi College Lam bu th College Christian Brothers Harding Southern State Henderson Arkansas State Teachers Arkansas Tech Hendrix Arkansas A&M Ouachita Baptist Harding Northwestern State Northeastern Louisiana McNeese Harding Oklahoma Baptist Univ. Harding ( 7th )

Score 30 43 65

102 146 159

15 40 15 45 56 67 91

102 130 1,64 190 202 224 262 326 326

15 45 15 50 18 73 95

107 134 137 175 202 249

15 61 96

109 148 177 180 186

31 44 71 81 20 43

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TRACK TEAM. FRONT ROW, B. Dye, G. Parrish, J. Brown, P. Merre ll, l. EoH, G. McDaniel, J. Higginbotham. SECOND ROW, Coach Lloyd. M . Curry, B. West, K. Smith , l. Culbreath, J. Street, P. New. TH IRD ROW,

TRACK

C. Hargrove, J. Kee , T. Bateman, J. Baker, K. Ellingwood, C. Clark, D. Johnson.

Mile relay team takes first place with big effort Climaxing the most successful track season in

H arding's history, the Bison cindermen won the 1965 AIC m eet with 43 points, 10 points above Southern State College, the chief contender. Cliff Clark, veteran distance man, set two conference r ecords with a 4: 15.Z mile run and a 9 :43.4 two­mile run . The mile r elay team composed of Mike Curry, Phil New, Jerry Baker, and Kent Smith set a new conference r ecord of 3: 19.Z in a thrilling race. Other first-place winners for Harding were Jerry Baker with a 1 :54.5 in the 880-yard run, Kent Smith with a 48.6 in the 440-yard run and Tommy Bateman with a jump of 6'6'4" in the high jump.

After his 1965 confer ence champion cross­country team had returned from the NAIA m eet in Omaha, Neb., Dr. R. T. Clark assisted by Coach Ted Lloyd began conditioning all track aspirants for their respective spring track events. On Feb­ruary Z7, Tom Bateman placed fifth in high jump at the Mason-Dixon Gam es, Louisville, Ky., while some of h is teammates were earning sixth place in the M emphis Indoor M eet. On M arch 6, in the Fort W orth Outdoor Meet, Batem an placed third in high jump and Cliff Clark placed third in the mile run . On M arch Z6, the Bisons placed seventh in the Memphis Outdoor Meet. In the NAIA m eet in Sioux City, S. D ., on June 4-5, Bateman placed fifth in high jump.

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AIC mile reloy chomps Curry, Boker, New, Smith, and Brown stort the doily workout that prepared them 10 earn ,h is top.notch position.

Smith, anchor ma n for the championship mile relay team , take s boton ond beg ins the finol a nd the most pressing lap of the event.

Jim Crawford sprints across the line wel l in advance of the second place ma n to break the tope a nd set the record fo r the hol f-mile run .

Beginn ing the first port of the two· mile run in wh ich he is entered, Cliff Clark shows the poise and determ inat ion thot o re necessory to w in.

Place of Meet Conway

Sea rcy

Crossett

1965 RESULTS T eams H a rding Southern State H endrix H arding ASTC Harding Southern Sta te Arkansas A&M

Scores 75 59Yz 37Yz 83 54 69 69 35

Sea rcy (ITardin g Invitational ) Okla. City Uni ver sity 79 H arding 48 Southwest M o. State 46 H endrix 10

COil way Louisiana Tech 62

Clin ton. Miss.

A rkadel phia

Ca pe Giradeau. Mo.

Magnoli a ( AlC Meet)

H arding 53 Arkansas Tech 42 Yz AST C 36 M ississippi College Tulane U niversity H arding Millsaps H arding Arkansas A&M Ouachita Baptist H enderson H arding Sou theast Mo. State H arding Sou thern State Arkansas Tech Arkansas A&M ASTC H enderson Ouachita Baptist H endrix

63Yz 63 61Yz

4 84 59 20 20 75 69 43 33 31 19 19 1'6 15 11

W inn ing Ihe hign- iump evenr in the Ale M eet . Tommy Bateman's ex ­perience proves valuable as he rolls gracefully over the bar 01 practice .

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--With unbroken stride, Kent Smith cleors the high hurdles wi th ease.

Although losing Ihe race by a molter of only a few inches, tremen· dous f inal effort is shown by Jerry 6ake~ in this spectacula r fi ni sh.

·965 TENNIS TEAM . Joel White, Jerry Reoves, Mel Gombrell, Terry SmIth Ned Bool, Tony Webb

fourth Ale ranks tennis team named In •

through on a relurn boll is two-yeor lettermon Terry Smith.

Webb sloms 0 serve to the opposi te cou rt during doily proctice.

The 1965 tennis t eam was built a round ve terall n etmen Ned Boaz, M el Ga mb rell, T er ry Smith, and T ony W ebb, wh o reported to Coach Hugh Groover early in March . Playing 12 contests be­fore the conference tourna ment May 10-11 , th e Bison netm en won nine of the twelve contests. frequently winning all fi ve singles ma tch es and both doubles m atches. T eams defea ted were Littl e Rock U niversity, Arkansas T ech, Arkansas State T each ers College, Arkansas State CoVege, and Southern State College. H a rdi ng lost tw ice to H endrix College and to Ou achita Ba ptist U niver­sity once. In the AIC tourn am ent th e Biso ns placed fourth beh ind Ouach ita, H endri x, and AST C.

BASEBALL TEAM. FRONT ROW; Paul, Winter, White, Fauss, Plummer. SECOND ROW , Miller, 8rawn, Jeter, Green , Maddox, Willard. THIRD

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ROW: Simpson, Henry, Hollingsworth, Morfin, Harris, McClelion. FOURTH ROW, Cox, Hopper, 8ailey, Jernigon, Coach Altmon .

Baseball nine Improve season, look to next year For tile second consecutive year Coach Ted

Altman faced the formidable task of building the 1965 baseball team largely from freshman and sophomore aspirants. Since the nucleus of the team consisted of football and basketball players, con­centrated practice could not begin until tile con­clusion of the basketball season and spring football practice on February 28. Lacking in consistent hitting power and limited in effective pitching strength, the Bisons had to rely upon tight fielding, daring base running, and heads-up baseball at all tinlcs.

In conference play the Bisons won 4 and lost 8 games to tie with Arkansas A&M and Southern State for fifth place in AIC standings. In non­conference games with Southern Baptist College and LillIe Rock University the Bisons fared much beller. winning 6 and losing only one game to give them a 10-9 season.

Mike Plummer, sophomore pitching ace, was chosen to the 1965 All-AIC baseball team as a pitcher. Plummer was credited with the double­header win over Arkansas A&M, relieving the final four innings of the first game and going the route in the finale . Gary Simpson, sophomore center fielder who was runner-up for team batting honors, received honorable mention for the All-AIC team.

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Mike Plummer, AII·Ale choice for the pitcher's position, shows the style that won him this pos ition by striking out a prospective hitter.

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A neat error forces sophomore first baseman Johnny Jeter to scramble back to the bag to ret ire the runner befare he reaches the base safely.

lYing 10 increase the Bison advantage, junior hardballer Bernie Cox tabs a sw ing and connects for a base hit giving his team new hope.

RESULTS Harding Opponent

5 Southern Baptist 6 8 Southern Ba pt ist Z Z Henderson Sta te T eachers 5 1 Henderson Sta te T each ers 9 3 Arkansas Sta te T each ers 5 Z Arkansas State T eachers 3 7 Arkansas A&M 6 4 Arkansas A&M 3 6 Little Rock U ni ve rsity 4 5 Little Rock U ni versity Z 4 Southern Sta te 9 7 Sou th ern S ta te 4 9 Little Rock U ni versity 4 1 Arkansas T ech 4 Z Arkansas T ech 0

10 Southern Baptist Z 8 Southern Baptist 5 1 Ouachita Baptist 4 0 Ouachita Baptist 1

Secand baseman Dove Fauss stretches for the bog with his fool aher retrieving a w ild throw that allows the runner 10 slide unde, him safely.

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Mel Jernigan makes a decisive defensive effort and togs on A&M runner out at home plate to thwart the opposit ion ' s lost major scoring drive.

Taking 0 breather between innings is sophomore outfielder lorry Harris.

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Stealing home on on outfield error is two·yeor letterman Richard Green.

Racing around the three bogs for a home run is speedy Jim M i ller.

Harding keglers bowl to an Ale championship

Borber , Barker,

:lIdoov<''''. 10 improve tneir scores in competition bowling matches, learn members larry Yurcho and Rob Ba rber engage in practice .

T en intercollegiate bowlers for the spring " mail­o-graphic" conference competition arc selected by Coach M . E. Berryhill from the consistently high scorers in the intramural bowling contest conducted during the fall semester . For eight consecutive weeks, the scores achieved by the top fi ve per ­formers each week are m ailed to the confer ence executive secretary . The 1965 Bison keglers won the AIC bowling championship w ith a tota l of 22,631 pins, 517 pins above Arkansas Sta te T eachers College in second place. In individual scoring Harding placed fi ve m en among the top ten in the conference: Larry Yu rcho, second ; David J. Smith, Ulird ; Dennis Burt, fourth ; Bill Trickey, seventh ; and Rob Barber, e ighth . Yurcho bowled 4,555 pins for a 190 pins-per-game average. In Ule "r oll-off" in Little Rock to determine the District 17 r epresentative to the NAIA tournam ent in Kansas City, the Bisons los t to Arkan sas State T each er s College, rever sing the outcom e of the 1963 season , the first season for bowling in the AIC.

Coach of the 1965 Ale championship bowling team, M. E. Berryhill de­monstrates a better way to g rasp the boll 10 two student bowlers.

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Constant condiTioning IS required in order to maintain a good state of phys ical f itne ss so that at the proper time , the energy thot is needed is su pplied .

SWIMMING

Second-year water buffaloes take fourth in Ale Swimming is the ninth intercollegiate sport

which Harding added to its athletic program. In the spring of 1965, the call was issued for boys who were interested in intercollegiate swimming, but only a few inexperienced swimmers reported to the pool. Although the Bisons entered the 1965 AIC Swimming Meet at Hendrix College, they did not win a single point. Early in the fall semester of the 1965-66 school year, John Berryhill accepted the assignment of swimming coach and he began a rigorous training program for the swimming team which was greatly enlarged over the previous season. In the first dual meet of the year with Arkansas A&M, the 1965 AIC swimming cham­pion, the Bison swimmers splashed their way to a 56-28 victory. David Cole and Brian Martin, both freshmen, took first and second place in the 160-yard individual medley involving 40 yards each of the butterfly, the backstroke, the breaststroke, and the freestyle. Harding's 440-yard freestyle relay team composed of Marvin Robertson, Brian Mar­tin, David Pearce, and David Cole turned in a time of 4:18.3. Since freshmen and sophomores dominate the swimming team, the Bison's hopes for the future are bright.

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SWIMMING TEAM. FIRST ROW : Roper, Boyd, Wol lace, Bales. SECOND ROW: Pea rce, Brown, M cClellon , Robertson, Cole. THIRD ROW, Key, Mar­tin , Bryan, Hamlin, Dovis .

toU TEAM . Dickie Berryh ill , William Tucker, John Kerby , Mickey Jones,

Coach Bob Gilliam.

Early in February, 1965, Dr. Bob J . Gilliam, Director of Testing and Counseling, accepted the assignment of coaching golf. Soon thereafter Mickey Jones established himself as the number one player followed by George Lowe, John Kerby, and William Tucker to round out the intercollegiate team. After participating in a limited number of dual matches with other AlC colleges, the team competed in the conference meet on May 10-11, placing eighth. Early in the fall semester of the current year, Dr. Gilliam began working with the golf aspirants in preparation for the 1966 AlC meet. Dickie Berry­hilL a freshman, took over the number one spot followed by Jones, Kerby, and Tucker, all veterans of the previous season. Making a serious effort to ga in a higher position in conference ratings, the team worked hard to lengthen their drives and to improve their putts. The Searcy Country Club golf course was the rendezvous spot for the quintet.

Difficult schedule challenges Harding's golfers

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Senior M ickey Jones prepores 10 drive the boll for down the fOirwoy.

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Boll and bot are blurred as batter Reggie Berry tokes on even cut and canneclS for a hit into center field .

Jim Howard tokes the baton from Don 5omonie and starts on the exciting gun lap of the mile relay race.

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Interested spectators look on as Harry Risinger leaves the jump board with a good spring and attempts to better his opponents' jump in order to gain points for his club.

Batter Randy Robinette tokes his stance and gets ready to take a full swing at the boll as catcher Berkley Hockett rises from his position to be able to make the catch .

MEN'S INTRAMURALS

Keen competition highlights intramural sports

Showing the good form he hos acquired since gaining experience as an inirornlJral bowler. Ron Barnes endeavors to raise his leom's score

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Concurrent with team sports arc a number of in­dividual sports skill contests. Participants are en­couraged to qualify for membership in Sigma Delta Psi, a national honorary athletic society. The intramural program stresses the development of good sportsmanship and performance ability.

Each year late ill May intramural awards are given at a chapel program. For the 1964-65 school year. "Spider" Perkins received the athlete of the year' award~ Dave Fouss was recognized as the sports ski ll champion. and ,.yilt Martin received the good sportsmanship award.

Club loyalty involves worthwhile and bene­ficia l athletic competition bymany boys who would not othcn,yise engage in intramural sports. The enthusiasm generated frequently carries over into academic pursuits and other campus activities. enabling intramurals to make a real contr ibution to t he college program.

The onnual trock and field doy, held eoch spring, provided Ihe opportunity for individual social clubs as well as independent competitors fa vie for honor by exerting a combination of learned skill and unified endeavor.

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Hands and eyes ore cenTered on the boll as several pa rticipants in on intramural basketball contest try hord to gain possession of the boll.

MEN'S INTRAMURALS

There is much aClion 01 hand as two intramural rogtog football teams get ready 10 open or close the hole that might help their leam w in.

Varied sports program provides interest for all

Supplementing a well-balanced intercollegiate a thletic program at Harding College is one of the best men's intramural athletic programs to be found in any college. Cecil Beck is the director of the in tra mural program and his vision, planning, and guidance of the program are key factors that have buill and maintained for years an outstanding intramural program in which at least 90 per cent of the m en students participate. H e is ably assisted in directin g the program by Johnn y Berryhill and "Spider" Perkins.

From the class softball contest at the ver y open­ing of the fall semester until the annual track and field day shortly before the beginning of final examinati ons in the spring, a va ried and ch alleng­ing array of individual and team events are com ­pleted . Competition is sch eduled according to classes, men 's social clubs, and assigned intramural teams. Major team sports include softball and " rag­tag" football in the fall , volleyball and basketball in the winter. and baseball and track in the spring.

Unable 10 assist, Wayne Shoppley watches as johnny Vaughan stroins 10 conlrol the volleyball and 10 successfully return it across the net.

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A cheer to stir up the enthusiasm of the members and a minute to talk over the toctics of the game ore the reasons for pregame huddles.

Making on all-out effort to get the oppon­ent"s rag is defensive hol fback Robley Sarber.

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In order 10 make the point and to win the game, intramural volleyball teams learn to set-up to the netmen.

looking for 0 teommote in the open, Chris Co rpenter wails an)(iously fo poss the ball.

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In oddition to winning points for the team, int ramurol basketball action provides keen competi­tion and choracter izes the spirit and enthusiosm in the women's intromural sports progrom.

As the game gets underway, The referee watches closely to see that the f irsT tip.off is a fair one .

Making a franTic dash toward the finish line. each entrant tries to be there fi rst to break The tope .

WOMEN'S INTRAMURALS

competition sparks women's intramurals

altlr'19 advantage of a few spore moments to practice for her intramural bowl ng Team , Martha Pitner attempts 10 improve her del ivery technique .

Through th e continuing ded icated efforts of Mrs. John Ryan - affectionately called " Marge" by "her girls''! - a dynmnic women's intramural athletic program has been developed in which a pproximately 60 per cent of th e college girls par­tic ipa te. During th e current year Mrs. Rya n has been assisted in directing the program by Mrs. Jerome Barnes a nd Miss Mary Shannon. Participa ­tion is open to every college g irl and contests a re sc hed ul ed according to dorm itories, soc ial clubs and assigned intramural teams in an effor t to pro­vide maximum opportunities for parti c ipation.

Major team sports are volleyball, basketball, so ftball , and track: individual sports are tenni s, badminton, and bowling; and spo rl s sk ill ac ti viti es include basketball freethrow accuracy, so ftball base run, and softball di stance throw.

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VARSITY CLUB. FIRST ROW: New, Braderhausen, Gloss, Jones, W inter, Kee, Fauss, McMacki n, Reaves , Dye. SECOND ROW: Kitten , Bailey, W est, Davi s, Crider, Barber, Alexander, Yurcha , Gambrell . THIRD ROW:

VARSITY CLUB

Jernigan, Street, Manuel, W hitaker, Somanie. Dean, Braw n, Parrish.

Dockery , Hargrave , Merrell.

Honorary lettermen's society promotes athletics

Long hours of practice are r equired in order to develop the skills necessary to becom e a m ember of the lellermen 's club . The club is an organiza tion which is com posed entirely of Bison a thle tes who have lettered in one or m ore of the nine intercol­legia te sports activities in which the college par­ticipates. Promotion of high standards am ong the members of the a thletic teams is the purpose of the orga ni zation and the coach es have high praise for the club .

Symbolic of many lang hours of hard wark and practice, the letter jacket is saugh t after by players because it represents earned recog nition .

Named "' Be nny the Bisan " in a student body election , the foatbal l team 's mascat is looked upon by the admiring fan s at every home game.

CHEERLEADERS

Cheerleading squad sparks school's enthusiasm

Excellence in representing the college and lead­ing the student body in ch eers urging vic tory in the a thletic contests was the m ain characteri sti c of the 1965-1966 ch eerleaders.

H owever, excellence in any fi eld is not easily obtainable and leading ch eers is no exception . Pre­cision and timing are important factors that are required in order to achieve good results. Many long hours of practice were spen t in lea rning new cheers, improving the old ones, and perfectin g over­all appearances.

The cheerleaders represent the college in the m a ny intercollegia te a thletic events occuring throughout the year. The often demanding sch edule left the cheerleaders brea thless and beh ind in studies, but they always provided the zest needed to boost school spirit.

One of the highlights of the yeor came during regular football season when the cheerleaders led the student body in cheers urging victory .

Ru shing onto the gridiron in advance of the leam, the cheerleaders were responsible fo r providing the impetus for a better school spirit.

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