Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-29
.Sororities and Frats
.Co-Star as Lafayette
Is Beaten on Grid
By Lewis F. Atchison

counted Cnelr annual nOmecOm-
ing big success today in the
wake of the Colonials' 14-7 victory
over Lafayette last night at Grit
fifth Stadium.
The Weatherman did his best tc
ruin a gala occasion. but Coach
Bo RoWland's mudders came
through in grand style with Al
Du Golf splashing 80 yards, free
style. for the winning touchdown
in the final period.
Not to be outdone by the grid
men, George Washington sorori-
ties and fraternities staged their
half-time parade as scheduled
with a snazzy float designed and
literally carried out by the Sigma
M boys taking first prize. 1t de-
picted leopard trapped in the
jungle by an intrepid band OF
hunters.
Second place went to the unique
Freeze 'em Out" entry of Zeta
Tau Alpha Sorority. The leopard
in this case was frozen in a cake
of "ice."
Third prize went to an attrac-
tive group of Pi Beta Phi girls,
clad in leopard skins and handy
ing footballs back and forth.
Puts on Good Show.
The demonstration was one of
the most attractive and best
planned the downtown school ever
has offered at a football game
and the participants deserved
medals for defying pneumonia as
well as for the entertainment they
provided.
The following sororities and
fraternities also competed: Delta
Gamma. Delta Tau Delta, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon. zeta Tau Alpha,
Delta Zeta, Alpha Delta Pi, Sigma
Chi, Kappa Delta. Kappa Alpha
and Independent Students Asso-
citation.
Another scheduled half time
feature was rained in-kept in
the grandstand-when the no.
piece Lafayette Band had to
abandon plans for parading. The
musical leopards made up for it
during the game.
The heralded line-plunging
duel between Du Golf and Lafay-
cites Gordon Fleming failed to
materialize. Instead, the rivals
staged a punting contest between
IG. WIS Johnny Shullenbarger
and the visitors Winston Williams.
They kicked IS times. Williams
booting "a, for what might have
been a stadium record. Shullen-
barger had an official 3-yard edge
in averages, but it seemed much
better from the press box.
Clipper Smith. Lafayette coach,
singled out Shullenbarger's kick
| ing and Andy Davis handling Of
Williams punts as two important
factors in the Leopards' defeat.
Davis handled a couple of punts
recklessly when a tumble might
have changed the games entire
complexion, but he didn't muff
any.
The Colonials went into the air
in the first period, with Davis act
ing as triggerman. He lofted one
pitch to Charley Jones for 20
yards. throwing behind Joe Dia-
mond. Right Halfback Jay Bar
clay of Lafayette traded positions
with Diamond and Davis promptly
changed his tactics, pitching to
the opposite side of the field
over Diamond again-to Bill
Szanyi for % yards and a touch
down. Frank Cavallo added what
appeared to be mighty big sew
enth point.
The Colonials. who completed 6
Of 10 passes for 81 yards, should
have had two more scores. One
pass was dropped in the end zone
by a mud-spattered receiver. and
another, Davis to Jone%good for
IS yards and touchdoWn-was
nullified by an offside penalty
against the Colonials.
Du Golf Romps 80 Yards.
Du Golf, leading scorer of the
Southern Conference. went 80
yards to score Immediately after
Dick Durstein of Lafayette missed
a 20-yard field goal attempt,
which gave the Colonials the ball
on their own 20-yard line. End
Frank Close threw the key block,
taking out two rivals that sprang
Du Golf into the clear on the
enemy 40-yard line.
Fleming didn't disappoint La
fayette fans completely. for he
piled up most of the 165 yards his
team gained from scrimmage. The
Leopards drove 73 yards for their
touchdown, with a pass from
Frank Downing to Fleming &C
counting for 80 yards. A clipping
penalty against the Colonials on
the pass play, putting the ball
back on the Colonials' 1-yard
stripe, set up the score.
The victory, which gave G.. w.
a 500 average for six games, was
costly as Charley Gunner, Colo
NAL guard, was carried off the
field in the final period with a
probably fractured leg. It was to