Southside High School - Southerner Yearbook (Fort Smith, AR)

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Practice makes perfect as Kelley Kirkpatrick, golf team hopeful, works on his bunker shot during a golf team tryout session at the Fort Chaffee course. . ll. 'k . Golf team initiates parent ,M D , .wily JN, ' 3' 7?-f, -ki' ,H P' 1 ,,. ,, . ., 4 Y K . , , , 4 L-,M 'IQ 29, A rl, inf tfflzf V 1 ...ztathlnr ii Lf teve Christian, ohn hronister and Gor- on McOuain ractice their putt- g during golf team tryout. club Highlighted by the addition of the Parent Club and new Coach John Williams, the South- side golf team began its season lVlarch 16 and concluded llllay 18. The Parent Club was formed to give moral and financial support to the golf team. lVlem- bers raised money by selling club memberships at a cost of 351 or whatever the member wanted to donate. The money went for meals and transportation to the out of town meets. The officers were Nlrs. Fred Sullivan, president, IVlrs. Hoyt Kirkpatrick, vice-president: and lVlrs. Jim lVleadows, secretary- treasurer. The golf team competed in the AAA Western Conference and played matches with Siloam Springs, Northside, Little Rock, Fayetteville, Van Buren, Clarkes- ville, Springdale, and others. On April 2, Southside took part in the Fort Smith Invitational Tournament. Chipping the ball under the watch- ful eyes of Coach John l!Wlliams and other prospective play- - V ers, John Williams takes his turn during one of several tryouts. Golf Team 79

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Showing the form that earned the one and two spots in the state c.c. tourney, seniors Brent Jones and Daniel Beckham practice between meets. State honors go to cross country squad First and second place honors in the state cross country tournament this year topped off a successful season for the Rebel cross-country team. Traveling to Fayetteville to open the season October 3, seniors Brent Jones and Daniel Beckham took first and second places respectively. The Arkansas University Invitational was next as Jones took first place in the high school division. Finishing third as a team, the cross country team took first and second places individually, Jones and Beckham respectively, at the state tourney. Sponsored by the Arkansas Athletic Association, the Arkansas Tech one-hour run was won by Jones with Beckham placing third. Victory came to the Rebels twice more as Jones took first place in the Arkansas AAU Road Race January 9 at Green Forrest, Arkansas and the AAU Marathon at Petit Jean Mountain. With six first-place finishes in six meets in individual com- petition, the Rebs completed their season with such team honors as third place in the state cross country meet establishing themselves as one of the better squads in the state. 78 Cross Country Southern Scoreboard MEET RUNNER PLACE Fayetteville Jones 1 Beckham 2 Hartoon 8 Roberson 13 Jaber 14 Arkansas Jones T' Invitational Beckham 3 State Meet Jones 1 Beckham 2 Hartoon 16 Roberson 23 Jaber 24 4 '?fnEv K 14 MN ,QM f '34 3, l-Yi. i3'5T? l'. 'r M he , . -fix, EZTI1 Arkansas Tech JONES 1 Beckham 3 Greenbriar AAU Jones 1 AAU Marathon Jones 1 Beckham 3 'T - '. i?ffl-fifff555l5ff?? - f fifffff a , i ' ,,, - 3- ' 2' ',. 1 '-'i' it x I tgp, Mft,-sgisii, V t r- , filly, A ,. ,il , , ii ',a, V i n H V f ,yyy ,V ,ttf 5 . . Q tr g ' :M 1 'S V 'i , A' 4 : lv, N' i i X . TTT, A . I ' Lf . ' , ffgggvrj, , s' : 1 W all .lwffi . . A . ' M , t er, iilmwwi ta,. , t , ,, .,.'q Cross Country Team : Jaber, Jones, Beckham, Hartoon, and Robertson. Everyday practice is essential as cross- country member Daniel Beckham jogs to keep in shape.

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ef? Concentration and a knowledge of the game are essentials as Darrell Jones and Pat Boulden display their abilities in a game of chess. 80 lntramurals Swinging away, Dick Longley slams the softball for a home run while practicing for an intramural softball game on the Southside practice field. N All Ready to serve, Lucy Randall starts a fast and energetic game of in tra- mural tennis which was played during the first three weeks of October on the courts of Creekmore Park. 6 :