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

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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 :

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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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Intramurals - Sparking her team on to victory by gaining a total of 75 points, Kathy Skaggs, senior, dribbles around an opposing player during the Girls Intramural Championship game. Teamwork is the name of the game when Tommy Farrow, David Borum, Donny Hufrj and Buzz Lawson play ping pong doubles which started February 9. new successful program From an action-packed game of basketball to the silent con- centration of a chess battle, stu- dents were offered a complete program of competitive sports for the first time this year. A new experimental program of intramurals got off to a fast start in September with softball competition. ln the months which followed contests in bowling, volleyball, paddle tennis, checkers, tennis, track, chess and pool involved hundreds of students competing for in- dividual andlor team honors. There was a need for stu- dents to be offered a chance to participate in competitive sports, lVlr. Larry Loux, intramural director, explained. And Southerners responded to this need in large numbers throughout the year. Funds to finance this pro- gram were provided by the thirty-five cents admittance to the basketball final, February 16, and equipment was either borrowed from the Physical Ed- ucation Department or supplied by IVlr. Loux. Basketball was the mid- winter highlight of the intramural program with hundreds of stu- dents participating in the event for their homerooms. During the tournament, teams began competing at 7:30 each morning in the Southside gym. The finals were played February 16 when the Stockton and Byers squads met for the championship. Stockton's team took the lead early in the first quarter and led all the way to capture a 44-36 victory over the Byers squad. Stockton's players went undefeated throughout the double elimination tourney. On April 7, trophies were given to the winners of the intra- mural contests previous to this date during a special assembly. Even though there were many forfeits, mistakes and re- scheduling, lVlr. Loux and the program pulled through with a successful record for the new sports program. ln tramurals 81