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Frank Coleman, swimming the 440, leafed for 14 laps, then stopped and asked, "Is Berizzi swimming an honest race?" Upon being told yes, Coleman sprinted madly, barely nosing out "Two-lap" Barker for second place.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tankmen Finish Season Gaily With Semi-Freak Meet, Dinner | 4/21/1938 | See Source »

Ninety-eight per cent of the tunes published by Tin Pan Alley (Manhattan's sheet-music publishing industry) are in 2/4 or 4/4 time. But when, once in a blue moon, a waltz (3/4 time) catches on, it usually leaves the best selling of its rivals trailing by laps...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Best Seller | 4/18/1938 | See Source »

Although the International Swimming Federation will not accept medley tank records, the Tiger trio nevertheless swam the fastest mixed 12 laps in the history of water sports, making Intercollegiate and National A.A.U. marks. Van de Weghe, doing his 100 in 59 flat, established an early lead over Crimson backstroker Cummin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tiger Medley Trio Flashes Thru World's Fastest 300 | 3/19/1938 | See Source »

Van de Wehe's pool, Princeton, and intercollegiate record of 1:34.5 in the 150 backstroke showed that he wasn't fooling. Pressed hard by Graham Cummin, the Tiger sophomore dug hard for six laps to finish about half a lap ahead of the field.

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson's Top Swimmers Wash Stripes Off Tiger Men in Sensational Victory | 3/7/1938 | See Source »

There is a good chance that the 200-yard breastroke will turn out to be close with Navy's Green competing against Fritz Berizzi. Green according to authoritative observers, has the power to break 2:30 for the eight laps. Berizzi, if he has a good day, can swim as...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Swimmers Expected to Coast to Easy Win Over Navy | 3/4/1938 | See Source »

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