BASKETBALL rEAM . Coach H. Groover, S. Brown, B. Thompson. E. Dilbeck, G. (oberley, L Brakefield, V. Rogers, F. Atchison, T. Wotson, P. Touchton, D. Simpson , S Smith , R. Johnson, B. Bradsher, D. Glaze, Coach H. Olree. KNEELING: Manager S. Speers. BASKETBALL Failure to maintain strength hurts Bison record DISPLAYING blindmg speed, larry Brakefield sweeps by on Arkansas Col· lege defender en - route to another basket as the Bisons humble The SCOTS. IR6 H ardin g's baske tball er s start ed the season on a promising note w ith victori es in tJ,e first two games of th e season . Startin g w ith a w in over LillIe Rock Uni ve r sity be fore some 2000 Lectureship vVeek visitors and a strong victory over Bethel Coll ege from McKen zie_ T en nessee, hopes wer e ridin g hi gh . The team took a roa d trip to T enn essee and l os t three games, which seemed to set the pa ttern for th e r es t of the season . Returni ng to th e campus, Coach Groover's ch a rges took on strong Ouachi ta Baptist College in i ts first Arkansas In te rcollegiate Confer ence game. A close game all th e way. the H erd los t by two points, 68-66. The team pl ayed good ball in spots throu gh ou t th e season, bu t l os t sever al games by s imilar scores. vVith the abili ty to fl oo r the talles t team since r e-entering inte rcollegia te baske tball in 1957, the Bi sons r ebound ed well and di splayed some fine individual performances but could not come up wi th the combina ti on whi ch could jell into a w inning club .
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