fOOl~ALL Review or tile Sec1son The past grid season marks a high spot of the college year. At no time has Harding produced a football team of which she has morc right to be proud than the '(Bisons" of 1930. Thirty-six men reported to Coach "Buck" Arnold for practice. With but seven of the past season's men back, Arnold , as he did the yea r before, faced the task of rebuilding a team; this he effectively did. Harding returned to the State Athletic Asso::iation and was represented by a team which upset the dope in nearly every game, mostly by sheer grit and h"d uphill fight. The schedul e consisted of nine hard batrles. The Bisons won four games and lost five. OctOber 3, Harding opened the season with the College of the Ozarks. The Moun. taineers found the Bisons a tough proposition but slipped across a touchdown via thc air route in the last minutes of play to win 6 to O. Harding's marvelous defensive power shone Out and continued to shine throughout the season . In the second contest, Harding was again defeated, this time at the hands of H endri x College. Harding scored first, and held the lead through the third quarter 7 to 6, but gave way in the final period when Hendri x pushed across another touchdown to take a hard fought battle 12 to 7. The third game was lost to Ouachita 25 to 6. Sheer weight and experience proved too much for our boys; a last minute spurt gave Harding a touchdown on successive passes. The Bisons brokc into the win column when they trounced the Jonesboro College Braves 13 to O. The Harding team proved its super iority in every phase of the game. The first home game marked another victory for Harding. EI Dorado Junior College was decisively whipped 33 to O. Reserves played the last quarter. Harding again won, this time at Little Rock when but two first downs were yiel ded to Little Rock Junior College while the Bisons were making eighteen, and five touchdowns to win easily 32 to O. Up against the toughest opposition of the season, the Bisons proved their fight by holding Magnolia A. and M. to three touchdowns. The Bisons withheld the onslaught of a much heavier cleven throughout the first hal f which ended 0 to O. Weight and experience again proved to be superior and Harding lost 19 to O. The boys played their beSt game of the season. In a return game with Ouachita, Harding proved to be a much improved team. Breaks of the gamC! gave this one to Ouachita, but this time by on ly one touchdown. First downs were equal, but the Tigers completed a long pass to win 7 to O. The season was closed at Hot Springs on November 25 with an easy victory over the Army and Navy Hospital eleven 26 to O. Twenty.three Bisons saw service in the game. This game closed the gridiron careers of tWO seniors, Wade Ruby and Gary McKee.
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