BOWLING Kegglers capture first in Ale, rank second in national effort Continuing its winning tradition, the 1968 Harding College Bowling team captured the AIC crown. Under new coach Ed Burt, the team took the lead from State College of Arkansas in the fourth round of competition and won by Z95 pins. Gary Parsons paced the Bisons and led the AIC with 4,671 pins. Having won the conference, the Bisons represented the AIC in Little Rock at the NAIA District 17 playoffs. In the sixth game at the Plaza Lanes, the Harding kegglers won with 5,671 pins. This total was also top in area four which includes New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas. The win entitled the team to go to Kansas City and participate in the National Tournament. In the NAIA National Tourney held in April, Harding finished second behind La Crosse State of Wisconsin. Harding's Johnny Beck ranked fourth nationally and Gary Martin was tenth. Beck had a high game of Z5 7, rolling thirteen straight strikes in one series. The 1969 season brought the return of eight lettermen, composing the strongest keggler lineup to date. 250 BOWLING TEAM. FIRST ROW: Mark Poleal, Larry Porter, Charles Webb, Dennie Reeve, Kerbe lee. SECOND ROW: Gary Parsons, Roy Smalling, Jim Brown, Charles Burt, Gary Martin, Coach Ed Burt. RELEASING the ball, Charles Burt practices to develop his de· livery as he and fellow teammates try for the championship.
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