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Murphy, Eastern champ in the three-meter dive two years ago, has just perfected a double-twist dive for use in the one-meter competition. "Bill looks really loose and his timing is great," assistant coach Benn Merritt said last night. "With this new dive, I expect him to win the one-meter as well as the three-meter," Merritt said...
Cahalan, who holds the Harvard record of 21.8 in the 50-free, is better at 50 yards than at 100. "Pete Heesch of Army will probably be the man to beat," Cahalan said. Merritt agreed, but said, "Mike's ready to move; he should be right up there...
...years, only in the last eight years has a team trophy been awarded. Harvard's last great team, the undefeated 1962 squad, finished third, but the Crimson has not come in higher than sixth since then. "Since they've been scoring on a team basis, we have been degenerating," Merritt said last night...
...attacked him with a hammer. He was surrounded by an angry mob of Negroes and stomped, hacked and shot to death. Sentenced to life in prison were Gail Madden, 22, a 250-pounder, whom witnesses identified as the woman in a bright orange dress who stomped Gleason, and George Merritt, 24, who attacked the officer with a meat cleaver. Five of those who were freed had been identified by a witness whose poor eyesight made his testimony worthless. During the trial, some witnesses recanted their testimonv, allegedly because of threats...
Other winners for Harvard were Paul Horvitz in the 50-yard free, Dan Kobick in the 200-yard backstroke, and Andy Huff in the 500-yard free. Coach Benn Merritt said he was pleased with the team's performance...