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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Although certain to be pushed by some of the nation's fast swimmers, Yale is a favorite for first in every event, with the possible exceptions of the 50 and 100 yard free styles and the back-stroke. Even if the Elis fail to take their quota of first places, however, their squad has the depth to pile up enough seconds and thirds in order to take the team title...

Author: By Burton VAN Vort, | Title: HARVARD PLAYS HOST TO TOPFLIGHT COLLEGE MERMEN IN NATIONAL MEET TODAY, TOMORROW | 3/27/1942 | See Source »

...yard freestyle will be a feature event of the meet, with Yale's Captain Howie Johnson, being pushed by Mass. State's "Bud" Hall, and several other...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Elis, Wolverines Arrive for Meet | 3/26/1942 | See Source »

...Major event of the whole yacht racing season in intercollegiate circles is the annual regatta for the Morss Trophy. This year, the event will take place again on the Charles River Basin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: YACHT RACING GROUP PLANS HEAVY SCHEDULE THIS SEASON | 3/26/1942 | See Source »

...lull in fighting may have meant that porcine General Tomoyuki Yamashita was readying what he hopes will be the final offensive against Bataan's defenders. In any event, the front MacArthur left was quieter than the one he went...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: World Battlefronts, THE PHILIPPINES: Hour Ahead | 3/23/1942 | See Source »

...Madison Square Garden's Knights of Columbus meet last week, Blozis tucked his event away with a so-so put. A photographer pleaded for just one more, for a picture. Blozis obliged. That shot lit 57 ft. 9½ in. away-the greatest put ever made; didn't count...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Right Put; Wrong Time | 3/23/1942 | See Source »

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