RAYMOND VAUGHN Forward Captain t> IT J E JOE LEWIS LESLIE Guard N JOSEPH E. PRYOR (enter Alternate-Captain HARDING, 44; McRAE INDEPENDENTS, 13 Opening their p re -season ploy on foreign t erri tory, the Bisons eosily romped ove r the McRae Independents by a 44 to 13 score. With on a ttock that cen tered around Captain Raymond Vaughn and Elwin Roe, the Bisons jumped to on early lead a nd were leading 24 to 4 a t the c lose of the first holf. The SCOring was led by Elwin Roe with 17 points, while Vaughn was a close second with 16 t ollies. HARDING, 34; McRAE INDEPENDENTS, 28 In a return engagement on January 2, the Blsons were forced to come from behind In the los t few mi nutes of the game to win 34 to 28. After troiling for more t hon three-fourths of the can test, th e He rd suddenly come to Ide and, led by Vann and Elwin Roe, presented on air· t igh t defense and sparkling offense to over· power their opponen t s. The Bisons were trading 14 to 8 at the half. The stella r work of ElWin Roe who took individual scoring honors With 12 points was one of the high lights of the contest . HARDING, 37; ARKANSAS TECH, 40 The collegiate season was opened January 8 when the Bisons los t a closely con tested game to Ar kansas Tech of Russellville 40 to 37. A de te rmined rally by Tech in t he las t twa minu tes of the game gave t hem the victory. The score at the hal f s tood at 28·20 In favor of the locals. The Herd slowed up preceptibly dUring the second counte r . The playing of Cap tain Vaughn was the ou t s tanding feature of the game, his 18 poin t s topping the individual score rs. HARD ING, 25; ARKANSAS COLLEGE, 42 Another lost minute rally paved the way for the second collegiate de feat of th e Bisons whe n they were downed 42 to 25 by Arkonsos College at Batesville Janua ry 12. The first half was a sordid affai r with both tcams playing slcwly and the lead changed seve ral t imes, s ta ndi ng deadloc ked 10·10 a t the holf. Th e second period wen t much the same way until Taylor, Pan ther guard, s t a rted scor ing from all points on th e cou rt to tak e individua l honors With 18 t allies. Elwin Roe led th e He rd with 15. HARDING, 50; BEEBE JUNIOR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, 27 Coach Vann's cha rges broke back Into the Winning co lumn by taking a 50 to 27 decision from the Beebe Junior Agricultural College Quintet January 20. Although the first half was close, t he He rd led 20 to 16. Vaughn was the star of t he game and h igh scorer With 19 poin t s. Pryor showed up well, scoring 10 poin t s. 7
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