Word: meetings
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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ITHACA, Jan. 12--Cornell's varsity swimming team went through its final workout in the Old Armory pool here this afternoon, it preparation for its first meet of the season against a League Champion Harvard squad in Cambridge Saturday afternoon...
Coach Gordon "Scotty" Little was considerably pessimistic about his team's chances against a Harvard squad which stands undefeated in two years of dual meet competition. The Cornell squad, moreover, will be handicapped by the loss of Co-Captain Bill Luke, who is suffering from sinus. Luke, veteran in the sprints and free style, was expected to be a sparkplug for the Red. Mel Blessing, backstroker, will also be missing because of illness...
Cornell's second meet will be against Princeton, at Princeton, a week from tomorrow...
...rest of the meet was decidedly one-sided. Crimson swimmers swept the firsts and seconds in four other events and won both relays decisively. Max Kraus and Jack Waldron finished one-two in the 220 breastroke but Max was disqualified for an illegal turn--touching the wall with one hand only, so Waldron was declared the actual winner. Kraus's unofficial time was 2:40, while Waldron was three secords slower...
Coach Ulen concentrated on swimming his best men in the early events to clinch the meet, later giving opportunities to his reserves to gain meet experience. Ned Goldwasser, plucky Junior, swam his best 100's when he won the 100 free-style in 57.6 and anchored the 400 relay...