"Don't let it be forgot

That once there was a spot

For one brief shining moment

That was known as Camelot..." King Arthur in "Camelot"

Members of Winthrop House may soon be singing their own rendition of Arthur's song, for the glory days of Harvard's "Camelot" House appear to be numbered.

Winthrop, a perennial power in intramural athletics, has easily captured the Straus Cup, indicative of the intramural championship, four years in a row. But members of the house may soon be clinging to memories; entering the spring season and the final stage of the Cup competition, Kirkland House appears to be in an excellent position to dethrone its reigning neighbor and seize The Winthrop House Excalibur, the Straus Cup.

As a Rock

Kirkland finished the fall season with a solid 50-point lead over Winthrop and, although final points for the winter season won't be tabulated for another two weeks, senior Bill H. Cook, Kirkland House athletic secretary, is confident his house will maintain its lead.

Pungency

"I detect that our people are getting more excited as it comes down to the wire," Cook said, adding, "As the season progresses a lot of Kirkland people will begin to smell the Straus Cup."

Participation in intramurals has increased over last year, when Kirkland finished second in the overall standings, Cook said.

"I know it sounds kind of corny, but it's a team effort, the whole house is making it happen. If we can keep up the kind of participation we've been having, we'll be all right," he added.

This could be the first year since 1964 that Kirkland has won sole rights to the Straus Cup. The House shared the crown with Winthrop in 1970, junior Peter Beileuson, who also serves with Cook and senior Ann Pawlowki as Kirkland athletic secretaries, said.

No Windsor

But Winthrop House is not yet ready to abdicate its throne. Doug Richards, house athletic secretary says that Winthrop may have even caught up with Kirkland during the winter season.