University of Missouri - Savitar Yearbook (Columbia, MO)

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Q' Iliff QS Mizzou's version of the Indianapolis races came to Columbia last May 2 with the tenth annual Delta Upsilon Campus Town Races. Before a cheering crowd of over 2,000 fans, Stewart House and Zeta Tau Alpha sped down Rollins to victory in 139.6 and 144.3. ZTA again copped honors by winning the most novel car contest in the women's division while Phi Kappa Theta took honors for the men's division. DU race chairman Dave Hall handled the 38 entries last year of 13 sororities, 20 fra- houses. temities and five independent Indianapolis has nothing on Missouri ex- aren't com- cept motors but sorority girls plaining, and neither are their goodlooking runners. BROWN HOUSE driver reveals racing hazards to the pit crew. PHI DELTS execute a smooth hand-off, in the crucial home stretch. 25

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A FAST start may spell victory or defeat as this runner pushes off the starting post. SIG ALPH'S grit their teeth as they start into the first turn around Brewer Fieldhouse. STEWART, ZETA'S WIN CAMPUS TOWN RACES Campus Town Races has been a campus institution now for 10 years . . . a decade of close finish lines, panting r u n n e r s cmd cheering crowds up and down Rollins. Plau- dits and congratulations must be ex- tended to the Delta Upsilon house for founding this event-and more important, for perpetuating it into an exciting an d thrilling part of a Missouri spring. STEWART HOUSE runner kicks his cur home for the winning time in the heat.

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ffi f FIRST DERBY DAY--A SMASH- SIG CHI'S SPONSOR EVENT Coeds raced frantically towards the finish line on stilts, strained their muscles sawing a log in half, contorted their feminine torsos in a who's the most apt hula hooper contest- all at the first annual Sigma Chi Derby Day. This new addition to Greek Week, produced and directed by the brothers of Sigma Chi on April 31 last year, wrapped up the week with a bang, not a whimper. tforgive us, Mr. Eliotb. The Kappas and DG's tied for first place trophies. The contest, held on the Agriculture Field, was open to any sorority with nerve, guts and brawn at their disposal. Events for Derby Day included: a balloon stomp, wet clothes race, stilt walking, hula hoop races, egg throwing and log sawing. The climax of the contests, a team tug-of-war, was held between the two houses having the most points. Credit must be given to all participating houses and cer- tainly to the Sigma Chi's for adding a new and spirited event to the campus calendar. WHAT'S THE SCORE-if you can fake your eyes off of the con- testants for a minute. BOTTOMS UP-searching for a key in u tub of flour is worse than - -- - nv' ,ff awww 'lr N,