Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-17
Delta u. Team Wins
From Phi Delts,
Dekes Shadow Alphas

Especial to the kenneDec journal
Waterville, Jan. 16.-The Delta
Epsilon sprung the greatest surprise
in three years this afternoon when
they tumbled the fast Phi Delta
Theta five from their position at the
top of the interfraternity league at
Colby college, winning the game by
the scant margin of one point. The
game was the most thrilling that
has been seen On the Colby courts
and the Delta Z team deserved their
break into the win column. The n
nal score of the contest was DIS
in their favor. In the first game OF
the afternoon the Delta Kappa Ep-
silon team had an easy time with
the Alpha aggregation and swamped
them to the tune OF 42-l1.
From the first whistle. it was ap-
parent that the Dekes had the bet
ter team and they piled up the
score, although the plucky Alpha
crew held them to a 10 to 5 score
at the end of the first period. For
the winners. Macomber was easily
the star, shooting some pretty shots
and managing to ring more baskets
during the game than any other
player has in the league. thus far
with 10 to his credit. Hartman also
played a good game for the Dekes.
b. Nickerson and Wright played best
for the losers.
The summary:
d. X. +. ALPHA
Roach. II .............. III, wright
hartman ........... Z, aug
Wilson, RIB ........... RIB. Rncades
Johnson Uh III Garabedi
Score. Delta Kappa Epsilon A.:
Alpha il. Goals from floor. Macon
Der 10, Hartman 4. Wilson =, john
son ., 3. Nickerson >. Roach,
Wright, Waugh. Garabedian. Goals
from fouls, johnson ., Hartman.
Garabedian. Substitutions. Delta
Kappa Epsilon. Johnson for Harri-
man, Hartman for Roach. Sackett
for johnson, Roach for Sackett, Wy
man for Sackett: Alpha, Smith for
Waugh, Eaton for Garabedian, Ga
rabedian for Rhoades. Waugh for
Smith, Rhoades for Eaton. Referee.
Schmiedel, Alpha Tau Omega. Scor-
err Edwards, faculty. Timer, Put
nam. Alpha Tau Omega. Time, g.
minute periods.
The second game of the afternoon
had been looked forward to by all
of the court game enthusiasts II. col
lege since the opening of the league
as yearly the Delta u team has made
the going rough for the Phi Delta
Theta five In their claim for the
championship. Neither team had
lost a game in the first round of the
meet and it was thought that the
Phi Debts would clean up their OPP
ponents but the way in which the
Delta US played, took the former
league leaders from their feet and
swept them down to defeat. AT the
end of the first period the Phi Delts
had the slight. margin of 3 to a
score but the Delta Z team came
back onto the floor filled with fight
and at the end of the half, led Is to
s. The Delta US maintained their
lead at the end OF the third quarter
but the Phi Delts staged a great
comeback and with two minutes to
play had the better of the score, %
to %. Beatty dropped in a pretty
| ringer and with seven seconds to
play. Larrabee got his hands on the
ball and dropped it in for the win.
Saucier and Hebert led the offense
for their team with Beatty doing fine
work on. the defense. Holcomb and
Burke were the best bets of the Phi
Debts with Dunnack also playing a
fine game.
The summary:
-. U. P. D. T.
Hebert. IF ............. IF, Burke
Saucier. II ........... If. Holcomb
Weymouth, ........ c. Shoemaker
Beatty, rb ......... rb. Shanahan
Potter. lb ........... lb. Dunnack
Score, Delta Epsilon %: Phi Del
Ia Theta %. Goals from floor, Hol-