Colgate University 1939 Yearbook (Hamilton, NY) - Full Access

Local Stars Get Their Chance Jntramurals at Colgate occupy an important place in the activities of every student. Equall as hard-fought as the intercollegiate contests that the varsity team engage in, their oukome is often ju t as vital to the campus. The past year was no exception in this respect. Starting with the annual Touch Football competition, the main feature of the fall season, the campus was treated to some thrilling games right up to the final whistle. As usual, two leagues, one strictly for freshmen and another for fraternities, were set up and the sea on got under way on October 5th. The Betas started ofT the year with a bang by setting an unprecedented scoring record in swamping the University Club, 3-l-7. Other noteworthy triumphs were scored by the D. U.'s over the l... ambcla his, 30-25 and the Phi Gams in eking out a win over the Commons Club 20-14. Other leaders in the tight com– petition were the Sigma Nus and the Dekes" ho eventually tied, giving the former the league leadership and the right to fight it out with D. U.'s for the fraternity championship. These two teams met on November 9th and never was a harder fought battle waged between in– tramural teams. The Sigma Nus came out on top by virtue of the superior play of "Bud" Ferguson, who scored the winning touchdown. Both teams had proved their mettle along the way for the D. U.'s broke the scoring record chalked up by the Beta earlier in theyear, when they beat the Betas 37-7. The occer competition was more bitter than usual this past year. As in football, there were three sections in the soccer league. Lambda Chi and D. U . emer·ged victorious in their sections ' hile the other division resulted in a three way tie with the K. D . R.'s igma Nus and Phi Gams sharing the lead . The Sigma Nus erased the Phi Gams, 2-0 but uccumbed to the K. D. R.'s later on. In the subsequent round robin staged between the victors in each of these leagues, the Lambda Chis chalked up two conse utive victories over the D. U.'s and the K. D. R.'s to carry off the crown. 223