. . . BISON,.sean:y, . . --- ~t,:earrl':" -woild Bison kegler{;~Beck ~ade- champiorf. The United . S~tes' national · title qualified Beck, the-· jump· fz;om small college- entry finished' in second place in along with the NCAA champion, bowlmg ~ to earil himself a the world standings behind for the United States_.world team . niche as- a world class bowler in · Finland in five-man competition. tryouts last summer. tbe ·• Ei~btll Federation.- In· ·~ Beck's success was a fitting Competing against former ternationale. de Quilleus~s climax as be Overcame near professional bawlers with years ·World Bowling_Cbampionsbips at astronomical odds to even of experiel}ce, Beck astounded the Olarrington Bowl in London; qualify for the world cham- · the bowling world by earning the England ·~ · · · .. · · pionships · · • • ninth and final spot on the U.S. ;• 'Ihe·tits AiA -- · ' · ~ After ffnismng second behind FIQ team, the first time ever by ~ ·- · Brad Davis in the AIC and NAIA an NAIA bowler and only the 17 finals last spring, Beck led the second time a collegiate bowler '" BiSOns tO the natio.nal NAIA team bas ever qualified to bowl for the for- the. title as he captured the national , U.S. abroad. Beck recorded :seconcl ·ohlY.~. tQ 8PJgles title and ··te.,a!J}ed with another first when be got to tea:lDIII8tE!_B~idStoutwho"was the Zearl Watson to take top honors London as be became the first 1-e ..in doubles The. bowler for the U.S. to come from Tri Sigma---Rick Work Theta Psi---Dale McCoy Shantih-----Jimmy Harden OEGE--------Howard Morris OEGE--------Brad Dell Ju Go Ju----Jimmy Cone ·the ninth spot· to qualify for the fiv~man team. .ti.s. CoachEddieJackson, who also directed the lWl FIQ team said, "Gary did a . tremendous job. He is the only man-as far as I - know to <;<>rpe out of the ninth spot on the teamandmake the top five and bowl in the five-man competition." . "Gary was the only collegian there," Jackson went on to say. "He was putting· just four years of experience against 10 and 15year veterans. More than that, tliis is just not your everyday bowling match. It's like going to a football game, with tbe horns, bells, and noisemakers. It really bteaks your concentration if-you · don't have your head on straight." . Beck, who was voted the outstanding senior athlete last spring, (the first such honor for a bOwler at Harding) was not entirely satisfied witb his effort, but felt' he had a lot of room to improve. Summing up his perfor,mance, Beck stated, "I think maybe I bowled better than anyone ~xpected me to, but I don't feel I did ~well a.S l could have. I think I could have done better. I'm pleased, but not satisfied, ' . Beck will have to wait for fotir ye·ar.; to get another cra~k ~at the worldmeet which is held at four– year intervals, not unlike the Olynipics. He has four years to add to his "greed~' career, which brightened eons-:t.terably the past few months. "He's a Jine bowler " Jackson comniimted. "Gary's got a good future in front of him arid most of all, he s got a lot of pride in his game. He averages 240 in my book." Beek graduated last spring from Harding and bis heroics at -~~.• London has earnedhim a position in lr'ISorr sports history un– precedented by any other and will be remembered _for a long tiine to -
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