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Vanderbilt College of Yale proved too strong for the Eliot House mermen Saturday afternoon when they won a 34-28 decision. A one-two victory in the 100-yard free-style decided the meet despite Eliot's brilliant win in the final relay...
...captain Dick Hough, however, who provided the feature performance of the evening when he annexed the 200-yard breastroke in 2:22.2, a new world's record. Many of the Yale times were sparkling--Johnny Good's 2:15.2 in the furlong and 53.5 century should give the Crimson mermen something to shoot at. Eric Perryman and Russ Duncan provided one of the big upsets of the evening when they both finished ahead of Hank Van Oss in a 23.6 50, another mark which Hal Ulen's boys have not touched yet this season...
Pool Hinders Mermen...
Coach Hal Ulen has developed a good crop of mermen this year, but as they approach the important part of their schedule, they find that their place in the sun is endangered by some League brethren who have grown prodigiously big. Lacking the services of swimmer Curwen, the Crimson were rebuffed by overgrown Brown, but Saturday night they really take on a full-fledged big fellow in Princeton...
...strictly masculine part of the program are Eric Cutler, Frank Powers, and Ed Hewitt, who will enter the New England A. A. A. U. 500-yard free-style championship race. Bob White and Jim Curwen, who had hoped to swim, may have to scratch because of colds. The mermen will find stiff competition from Bill Carson of the Providence Boys' Club, who defeated Cutler in the New England Championship 220-yard free-style race last month...