Intramurals
Prophecies on the likely winners of the playoff berths in the fraternity hockey games seem to have been well founded. Sigma Chi, Phi Gamma Delta, Phi Sigma Kappa, Beta Theta Pi, and Sigma Phi Epsilon ran true to form in becoming the individual league winners. In the first two playoff games, Sigma Chi won easily from Sigma Phi Epsilon, while Phi Gamma Delta had a harder time with Psi Upsilon, leaving four teams still in the championship play. Sigma Chi, skating virtually the same combination which won the championship last year, should be favored to win as far as paper statistics go. An unblemished record of two years' standing, two fast lines, and a wealth of defense material, bolster their chances.
The performance of other teams to date makes paper statistics more than uncertain—actual play leaves the Betas and Phi Gams with a fine chance to upset the applecart. In beating the Psi Upsilons and the Dekes, the Phi Gams won two of the best of the preliminary and quarter-final games. Now, thanks to the continued cooperation of Coach Gill, the games will go inside to be played on the Davis rink. In addition, the playoffs in the dormitory leagues are about to get under way with Topliff, Lord, Middle Fayer, Middle Mass and Woodward the likely finalists. Middle Fayer bids fair to annex the dormitory title for the second consecutive year, al- though Middle Mass has come along with a mighty fast club and should give trouble.
Examinations and Carnival have held up the basketball season rather badly because of the use of the floor as dormitory space for visiting teams. But in the fraternity leagues, Psi Upsilon and Sigma Alpha Epsilon look to be the most promising teams, with the Zetes and the Pi Lams showing up almost as well in the preliminary games. In two of the leagues, competition has been so stiff that triple ties for league championships have occurred and delayed the determination of the finalists. The S. A. E. club has been running up some impressive scores in the early games, which would seem to favor it for the championship.
Despite weather conditions, the Department is hopefully starting plans for the fraternity winter sports events, including slalom, cross-country, jumping and skating races. And the fraternity and dormitory squash tournaments are also about to get under way. Negotiations for the faculty-fraternity hockey game are still going on, with no definite announcement as yet as to the personnel of either team. As a bit of an innovation in the intramural world, the Department has also announced its intention of selecting an all-fraternity hockey team at the end of the hockey season. A committee composed of Coach Tommy Keane, Manager Dick Brierley, Referees Hallett and Ossen will do the final selecting.
