· --- -- Participation stressed in men's intrainurals 144 (continued from page 143) and Randy Betts and Charles Trotter won the horseshoe doubles championship. Steve Carter was the intramural handball singles champion and Gary Woody and Greg Cannon were the handball doubles champions. David Enlow, Homer Jackson and Don Thurman won the intramural three-man basketball championship. Bruce Piller was the intramural cross country champion . Benjie Nail won the 1979 intramural athlete of the year award, Ellis Augsburger won the intramural sports skills championship, and Chipper Parks won the intramural spirit award. Darryl Jinkerson earned the highest number of points for the 1978-79 season. In addition to Jinkerson, the following men earned intramural jackets: David McDonald, Ellis Augsburger, Benjie NaIl, Mike Oliver, Lester Wilkinson, Tee Carr, Brent Miller, Steve King and Kevin Conolty. In addition to participating in at least 30 different activities, each jacket winner had to earn a minimum of 2,200 points. Approximately 90 per cent of the men participated in some phase of the program. . V\ rrflil 1. PLAYERS wait for the rebound foll owing Frank Turner 's layup in an intramural game in the old gym . 2. SPRING finds James Simmons and Joe O 'eonar participating in the grueling pursuit race held annually on the old intramural softball field. 3. HOPING to score a /JOillt , Mike Isenberg sets the ballll/J fo r a s/Jike . - '----- Men's Intramurals Rookie Rocky's try the ring liB rutal," said some. "Inspiring," said others. Most students agreed, however, that boxing is not a sport for the weak or the faint of heart. Yet, for those at Harding or from the Searcy area who, freshly inspired by "Rocky II," wished to try their luck at the sport, there were free coaching and facilities available from the White County Boxing Club. Begun in 1976 with the sponsorship of the Searcy Optimist Club, the boxing dub first used the old Searcy community center for workouts. After moving to an abandoned ice house for a year, the dub finally moved to its present site, a more suitable building HARDING student Dan Alessio throws a powerful blow in the local boxing program. , built and donated by Searcy Steel Company, with the backing of Powell Truck Lines. "Boxing builds character and is a good sport for anyone," said club coach and former Golden Glover Weldon Wilson. "Unlike any other sport, boxing does not discriminate against the athlete because of physical disadvan- I tages. The amateur boxer is matched with someone of his own age, weight and a_bility level. " For character or not. Harding students have been involved with the club since its beginning. One former standout was 1979 graduate Linvel Baker. During his career as a White County boxer, he was once a state Amateur Athletic Union runner-up. Another boxer from Harding with limited experience was freshman Chuck Hawkins. From
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