University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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ntramurals Intramural sports are a highlight on almost any campus. Their popularity stems from the fact that many students participated in sports in high school, but for one reason or another, chose not to in college. For some time, the program has been coordinated by Bill Groce, a member of the Health and Physical Education Department. Coach Groce not only organizes and brackets the events, but spends a lot of time as a referee and an arbitrater of the many disputes that arise in what is usually heated competition. RIGHT: Bill Groce, with student aid, has for years maintained the often thankless job of intramurals’ organization. BELOW: The final event of the year, softball is crucial to the contenders. OPPOSITE: Walter Moon, a BSU team mem- ber, simplifies the fingertip catch. 42 Intramurals

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Between act entertainment was provided by Joyce Tanner, Camille McFalls, Larry McClarnon traditional format by allowing two acts from the audience to come onstage. Gibb King, one of the daring duo from the audience, took the stage with a joke and Jim Freeland imitated bacon frying. In a fit of inspiration, Freeland lay prone upon the stage floor and ‘sizzled’ for a few moments. That sort of interlude is typical of Talent Shows of the past. The audience has always appreciated efforts made in fun as well as the serious and often quite successful endeavors in entertainment made by a talented group of students. OPPOSITE TOP LEFT: Penny Fitzhugh won first place for her tap dance routine in individual competition. Penny receives her trophy from show hostess Roxie Bynum. OPPOSITE TOP RIGHT: Pete McManus, spon- sored by the Knights, offered a change of pace with a twirling routine. OPPOSITE BELOW: Co-hostesses Roxie Bynum and Karen Kuethe had to kill time between acts, and that requires something of a talent. LEFT: This duo should audition for the Law- rence Welk Show. Talent Show 41

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The intramural season was literally ‘kicked off’ in the fall with football. Held at spirit field, seven men’s teams | and four women’s teams were fielded | with a total of 330 participants. | Bankston Hall took the first-place points in the men’s division, Alpha Sig winning for the women. Volleyball came next. Held in the | Steelman Fieldhouse, this sport drew more participation than any other, but basketball. There were 15 men’s teams and 10 women’s teams, and a total of 375 participants. Phi Lambda Chi took top honors for the men, and Royer Hall pulled a surprise victory in the women’s division. After Christmas break, students returned for a crack at ping-pong, softball, basketball, and track championships. The ping-pong tournament was a double-elimination affair allowing both organizations and independents to pick up points. Held in the Fieldhouse, contestants entered in both singles and doubles categories. Some of the year’s most heated competition came in basketball. The most popular sport, there were 420 participants, 21 men’s teams and 7 women’s teams. The ‘Sig Suds’ Intramurals 43