Cecil Beck - intramural sports director Softball was not overshadowed by football in the fall sports program since a large number of boys chose to play softball and there was keen interest in activities on the diamond. The powerful Rebels came from behind near the close of the campaign to capture the league crown, but they fell before the all-stars in the annual post-season tussle. The pitchSoftball Champs, The Rebels - ROW ONE: Dewayne Davenport, Dwight Smith, Bill Belue, Wayne Knight, Bob Speer. ROW TWO: Tony Pippen, Dale Staar, Glen Moore, Dale Allison, Tom Eaves, Bill Cloud, Jerry Wainwright. Successful Intramural Sports System Where would America be without the competitive spirit? It has been said that competition makes the man. This has been proved at Harding where emphasis is placed on the student's physical wellbeing as well as his mental and spiritual status. In recent years, under 'the capable leadership of Cecil Beck, Harding has developed an intramural program that rates second to none in our nation. In the fall of 1955 Beck instituted eight man tackle football, and Harding became one of the few schools in the nation to include this highly competitive sport in its intramural athletic program. The most outstanding feature of this complex recreational system is that ninety percent of the students participate. Softball-Volleyball Open ing and field generalship of Tommy Eaves and the lusty hitting of Bill Belue and Wayne Knight were the main factors in the team's success story. Dick McIntyre, who tossed the only no-hitter of the season, shared the pitching spotlight with Eaves. Long base hits added many thrills to the games and the hitters were led by Healy, Johnson and Massey. Softball All-Stars - ROW ONE: Edsel Hughes, Byron Futrell, Phil Futrell, Dick Johnson, Raymond Healy, Bill Belue, Wayne Knight. ROW TWO: Jerry Mitchell, Stan Schwartz, Tom Eaves, Vernon Massey, Fred Massey, Dick McIntyre. 152
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