The Academy faces th e co min~ trac k season w ith high hopes and a feeling of op t imi sm . Wildcat cinder-men are looki ng forward Lo th e cha nce to run on the new college track. Harding's high h opes res t on seve ra l return ees from last year·s squ ad a nd some new additi ons up from lower class ifica ti on a nd from oth e r sc hools. Timmy Rhodes, versat il e a thle te. will pa rti c ipate in the hurdl es, 440·ya rd dash , b road jump a nd rcl ays. Tommy Bryan t and Chris Dea n wi ll add the ir ta len t to the hurdl es. Miler Roger La cy, who seems to h ave th e determi · nation to excel in hi s even l. should be a strong contender in any meel. La nn y Casey, af ter a br illiant junior high season l ast year, w ill r ece ive a id in the dashes from Johnny Jones. Jimm ie Lawson and Jimmy Thompson w ill s t rcn ~th en H a rd ing i n th e middle di stance ru ns. Jack Evan s, ta ll t ra nsfer from Li ttle Rock, will hi gh jump. Certain ly th e bi g meets of the yea r Jar th e Wildcats arc th e County a nd Distri ct m eets. The Ca ts a re almost sure to bring bac k several troph ies from those contests. With a lillIe bit of luck a nd som e dry weather, they sh ould go fa r. The junior team en joyed a very good season while registering eleven win s aga inst eight losses. Three of these defea ts came a t the hands of Newa rk, who later won the Class B State Tourn a ment by wi nni ng over West Point, McRae, a nd Rose Bud . They were beaten by Kensett . Philip Rh odes a nd Di cki e Dean were selected Jar the All -County team . After whippi ng Bradford in the first round of th e di stri ct, th ey again came up aga inst a nd were defea ted by Newark. H a rd ing 47 21 6 45 21 33 39 33 24 31 31 +42 +45 +31 +22 38 47 ++ 53 ++ 31 RESULTS Opponents Beebe 11 Newark 39 McCrory 9 Quitman 14 H eber Springs 28 Kensett 44 Pangburn 17 Pangburn 14 McCrory 15 Newa rk 30 Bald Knob 30 W es t Point 18 McRae 14 Rose Bud 2 7 Ken sett 47 M emphis Academ y 20 Vilonia 24 Bradford 24 Newark 72 +County Tournament " District Tournament JUNIOR BASKETBALL TEAM. FIRST ROW, James Street, Lorry lowson, Ha rry Risinger, Bobbie Thompson, Dennis Mortin. SECOND ROW, Morvin Robertson, Marty Rhodes, Richard Hall, Jerry Woodward, Ken Mills. THIRD ROW, Marsh Goodson, coach, Edward Hays, Dickie Dean, Wayman Moore, Philip Rhodes, Millond lomakemo. 219
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