Word: events
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...falls provided the margin of victory. Crimson Captain Bill Sax pinned his opponent with a half-nelson and arm lock in 4:35 to win the 175 event, as Twitchell of Governor Dummer was pinned in 1:20, giving the Jayvees the 155-pound...
Still feeling the loss of Bill Drucker and Bus Curwen, the Ulenmen fell behind in the first event, the 300 yard medley relay, and dropped back still further when the Cadets' Bill Glynn outswam Dave Barnes and George Christman in the 220 yard free style. It was the first Crimson home meet of the year in which Barnes and Christman failed to finish one-two in this event...
...Peepshow. Rather touchingly old-fashioned in its style, it is marred by such phrases as "the simple faith of sailormen" and "these unalterable British!" It suffers, inevitably, from being told at secondhand. But it is an honorable and exciting account of an exceedingly honorable, exciting-and true-event...
...Prier was outstanding for the victors, winning the 50 yard free-style and copping a second in the 100 yard freestyle. Highlighting the meet was a near-perfect performance by Norman Sper, Jr., of Andover, nationally known diving star, who amassed a total of 94.1 points to take his event with ease...
...rather than because of lack of speed. Leading going in to the 400 yard relay, the Crimson seemed to be sewing up the meet when anchor man Captain Johnny Eusden breezed home in front by a wide margin. The judges, however, ruling that Eusden had started early, gave the event and contest to Columbia...