272 · Intramurals Striving to have an intramural sports program that would best serve the greatest number of men at Harding, Cecil Beck, director of the program for 29 years, prepared. printed, and made available to each young man a manual that clearly presented the purposes and objectives of the program and pr.esented each facet of the extensive program. He worked hard during the summer to have the playing fields in the best condition possible when the fall semester opened. "The entire program is dedicated to the ideal that one who participates should be a better Christian for having done so," Beck stated. "When we fail in this. we have failed in accomplishing a major objective of the program. The essence of wholesome .recreation is found in the wholesomeness of one's relationship to teammates, opponents, officials, and spectators. It is good to develop skill and stamina for an activity; it is better to develop social attributes in· herent in the activity." Although intercollegiate athletes were encouraged to participate in the broad program of activities to encourage as wide participation as possible, a student was not permitted intramural participation in the particular sport in which he participated at the intercollegiate level. Good sportsmanship was given very Manual Introduces Intramurals To Men high priority. Beck relied heavily upon student assistants in directing the program and he used students to officiate games. The officiating experience was very valuable to prospective coaches. A chapter of Sigma Delta Psi, national honorary athletic fraternity, was maintained to encourage students to meet the rigorous standards of this SOciety for versatility and skill in a wide range of sports. Steven Ulrich won the 1981 Intramural Athlete of the Year award. Darrel Webb was Intramural Point Winner and. also, the Sports Skills Champion. Mark Copeland received the Spirit Award. In addition to Webb, Ulrich, and Copeland, the following men earned the 2,000 or more points required to receive an in· tramural jacket: Rodney Betts, David Alexander, Darrel Anderson, Scott Giles, Dan Baxter. Mike Sims, Kevin Conolty. Bill Gammill, Jay Justice, Chris Kelley, Steve Hendricks, Greg East, Barry Kelley, Bill Nichols, Dave Smith, Chester Thompson, Bobby Vawter, and James Jennings. The point system involved breadth of participation. individual and team performance, and officiating. Competition between the men's social clubs generated the greatest interest. To facilitate club participation, some clubs fielded "A," "B," "C," "D," "E," and "F" teams. Large crowds of spectators assembled for many of the club contests with sister clubs supporting faithfully their respective brother clubs. For 1980·81, the following clubs won all'sports trophies: big clubs: Titans"A" and "C," Alpha Tau in "B," Kappa Sigs in "D" and "F," and Sub·T in "E"; small clubs: Theta Tau in "A," King's Men in "B" and "E," and Knights in "C" and ··D." In club softball last spring, Alpha Tau won big club "A," Sub·T won "B," and Titans won "C" and "0"; King's Men won "A" and "B," for small clubs with Knights winning "C." Titans won the big club "A" "potluck" softball and Alpha Tau won "B." cont 'd _ CMslopht:f Thompson
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