Word: bobbed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Bruins are depending on Bob Schaper, captain of last year's Freshman squad, in the sprints, Matt Soltysiak, the greatest all-around swimmer in Brown's history, in the breastroke or free-style, and Bud Wilcox, New England record-holder in the 150 yard backstroke, in the dorsal events...
Sports commentators have ranked the Brown tankmen on a par with the Ulenmen and point to the Bruins' two speed kings, Matt Soltysiak and Bob schaper as convincing reasons why Harvard may not extend its consecutive victories to 29. Soltysiak defeated Dario Berizzi '38 last year in the 200 breastroke in 2.31, a time which Max Kraus, present breastroker, cannot hope to equal. The Providence swimmer is also good for under 2:20 in the 220, and is sure to place in any other freestyle event...
...north-country adventurer of Bob Service days, help when he needed it came at dogsled pace if at all. Nowadays there is new hope in the north. Recently, scudding high over the bleak Canadian wastes near White Horse, Pilot Sheldon Loucke's eye was caught by an unusual tangle of tracks in the snow near an isolated cabin. Circling down, he saw that they spelled out HELP. Pilot Loucke picked a spot, brought his ski-shod airplane down near the cabin. The anxious wife of a trapper laid low by blood poisoning had tramped out the words...
Aside from entering Rawstrom in the furlong and quarter-mile, the Gymnast coach, Charlie Silvia, won't have much to offer the Crimson mermen. Frank Powers ought to keep Rawstrom busy in the 220, while Captain Rusty Greenhood is a sure winner over Bob Monerly and Carlton Condon in the dive...
...Ulen's other choices for the hotly contested positions are Jack Waldron for the No. 2 breastroke post and Lonnie Stowell for the 50-yard sprint. Max Kraus will swim the butterfly medley and 200 events while Art Bosworth will take care of the medley and 150 backstroke. Bob White may replace Ed Hewitt as No. 2 440 man. From all indications the meet will be the twenty-seventh straight for the Crimson