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Neville Hayes and Bob Corris predictabl furnished the only real bright spot of the afternoon for Crimson coach Bill Brooks. Hayes eked out one the most satisfying victories of his Harvard career over Yale's healthy Olympian Bill Mettler in the 200-yard butterfly. Hayes set the pace for the first 50 yards relinquished the lead to Mettler for the next 100 and flailed his way back into the lead over the last 50, winning in his fastest time of the season 1:53.5 a half second ahead of Mettler...
...Yale is simply too much. The Bull-dogs have fantastic depth and talent in every event but the dive. In addition, they have several stars, notably Olympians Don Schollander and Bill Mettler, who are almost certain winners in any event they choose to swim. True, the Blue lost at West Point 48-47, but that was before Schollander and Mettler became eligible for varsity competition...
...yard butterfly will match Mettler, who set a Yale record of 1:59.1 against Princeton, against Hayes, who hasn't bettered 2:00.5 this year, but set a Harvard mark of 1:57.4 last season. The Bulldogs will also throw in Rick Schneider, their old record holder at 2:00.5. Mettler is a faster sprinter than Hayes and probably will set the pace, but Neville hasn't lost in a long time and might be able to wear Mettler down in the last 50 and win, with both men under the meet and respective college records...
...Corris enters the individual medley, he should beat Yale's Jackie Kiefer, whose best time is nearly a second behind Corris's. Of course, Moriarty could use Schollander, Mettler, or Bill Wemple, all of whom can better 2:03, faster than Corris can hope for this season...
...Yalies had enough depth to win, 72-23, without swimming anyone in more than one individual event. Only in the butterfly and the dive will the Crimson varsity be favored; and freshman Bill Shrout will have to put on the performance of his life to beat Schollander and Mettler in the freestlye events...