Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-07
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Interfrat Games
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Waterville, Me-, Dec. 6.--Interfra-
ternity basketball will occupy the
Colby athletic stage from now until
the Christmas holidays begin on Fri
day. Nearly every fraternity in the
college has held it's first practice and
the interest shown thus early indi-
Gates a real battle for the champion
ship shield. During the past few
years this sport has been one of the
most important at the college during
the winter The opportunity given
through interfraternity games for a
large number of the students to COM
pete has had inestimable value in
keeping the student athletic spirit at
Its height during the time when there
is little doing in the varsity sport di-
vision. Relay practices have furnish
ed some Of the men q chance to get
into competition during the winter and
hockey during the past three years
has also aided. But the number OF
men who get into competition through
the medium OF these two sports is
necessarily limited because there are
seldom more than four men who COM
pete in relay during the winter and
but few more than that number who
are able to see hockey competition.
This leaves the majority of the stu
dent body dependent upon basketball
for what sporting competition they
receive. Due to this, interfraternity
basketball will include the greatest
number of competitors and furnish the
student body with some very interest
ing contests.
During the past few years the title
/ has been in dispute until the final
game was played and much of the
time the probable holder Of the title
was problematical. Last year was
good example of the fine competition
which the teams exhibited. The Phi
Delta Theta team and the Alpha Tau
Omega quintet won every game until
the final battle when the two teams
met and the Phi Debts were victors by
small margin. This year these two
teams look best of any any. but there
are several others which may take the
title. The Delta Epsilon five has done
some very good work during the past
two years and is leading contender
for the title. While these three teams
are the leaders in pre-battle dope, the
others may send up team which win
run away with the trophy. The title
Is by no means safe and the race
looks as IL it would be better than it
has been for several seasons
The Phil Delt team has Fielder. Nc
Croary. Bowerhan, Mari, Burnhardt
and several others from last year
squad and should make any other
team in the league travel for first
honors. McCroary is without doubt
one of the best players in college and
should be the star of his team.
The Alpha Tau team, under the
leadership of Tom O'Donneu. the cap
tain-elect of varsity football should
be at least as strong as was last
years aggreg CATION. ODonnell. John
son. Nickerson. Trainor. MacLean
Callaghan and Flaherty are all left
from last seasons squad and from
this group a very strong quintet
should be built. O'Donnell. Trainor,
Callaghan and Nickerson were first
string men last season and should
make the nucleus of a hard team to
beat
The Delta U five will start with
Keith. Macdonald. Emery. Potter and
Saucier from last year and may come
through for the sun berth with these
men. Macdonald. Potter and Saucier
are all very smooth workers and will
be valuable to, the team.
The other teams are problematical.
The Delta Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Psi,
lambda Chi Alpha, Alpha, Lancer and
Non-Fraternity aggregations all have
some good players left from last year
and each lost one of it's best men. Due
to the necessary change in these line
ups it is impossible to estimate the
strength of any of them. but assured
ly they will furnish the favorites
some very worthy competition.
Nearly all of the teams have had
several practices in the gymna stun
and expect to be organized before the
close of school on Friday.