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Cutler will be expected to score at least eight points during the meet. He is slated to swim the 220 and the 440, and ought to press Yale's topnotch free-styler, Howie Johnson, to the limit in the furlong, while in the quarter-mile he should encounter no serious opposition from Rene Chouteau. Tonight's contest is Rick's last dual meet for Harvard...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Ulenmen Will Attempt to Push Eli Powerhouse to Limit Today | 3/12/1940 | See Source »

Although the line-up cannot be definitely known until just before each event, Cutler is expected to swim the furlong against Parke. Both men have done better than 2:15, but the Crimson leader is favored to slip under the finish-rope first. If vande Weghe competes in the 50 against Jim Curwen the result can hardly be predictable, though Princeton should collect at least a second and a third here...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Mermen Conceded Microscopic Edge Over Princeton; Underdog Puckmen Meet Strong Yale Sextet Tonight | 3/2/1940 | See Source »

...Jack Medica, world record-holding distance ace who is now assisting Ed Kennedy with the Columbia coaching, has asserted that 225-pound Captain John Vergeichik will defeat Eric Cutler in the 220. Whether this is a device to fool Coach Ulen into thinking that Vergeichik will definitely swim the furlong, or whether it represents what Columbians are really thinking...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Columbia Optimistic Before Its Battle With Unbeaten Mermen Here Tonight | 2/10/1940 | See Source »

...took every first and second place in the next four events, finally assuring a Harvard victory with Bosworth's win in the 150-yard dorsal race in 1:40.7, his best time. The overwhelming display of power was featured by Captain Rick Cutler's 2:17.8 first in the furlong, Davey (Club) Stearns' triumph in the 50, George Dana's upset victory in the dive with 103.53 points, and Jim Curwen's a 55.6 100 free style...

Author: By Charles F. Pollak, | Title: Crimson Tankmen Scuttle Big Green Aquatic Forces | 1/15/1940 | See Source »

...Bosworth may add to his jack-of-all-trades reputation by competing in the furlong. He has swum in five events while at Harvard: 50, the 100, and 150 backstroke, and the 50 and 100 free-style. Ulen, who is timing practically everyone in a variety of events because of the advent Saturday or the critical Dartmouth meet (away), will observe Bossio's performance carefully as well as those of the men he enters in the sprint races...

Author: By Charles N. Pollak ii, | Title: Tankmen to Face Greenwood Tonight in First Outside Meet | 1/10/1940 | See Source »

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