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Other than the three Harvard wins it was Yale's meet all the way. Don Schol- lander, swimming in the last dual meet of his college career, was the least of Harvard's worries as he won the 500 freestyle with a relatively slow 4:50.6. Harvard's Bill Shrout was able to keep the pace for about 14 laps of the 20-lap race but in the end Schollander pulled away with easy grace, scarcely rippling the water...
...Shrout drew Schollander in the 500-free and sophomore John Nelson in the 1000-free. Nelson cut three seconds off Schollander's record in the 100 and won it with...
...Shrout, along with Pete Adams, team captain Pete Alter and backstroker Al Birch, will be swimming in his last dual meet for Harvard. Shrout was at his best in his freshman year. His fastest times in the 50, 100, and 200-yard freestyle events and in the 200-yard Individual Medley were all set then...
Normally considered a long distance swimmer, Adams is also competent in the shorter distances. Last week against Cornell he won the 200 and 100-yard freestyle, while Shrout took the 500 and 1000 yard events. There is a chance that Adams will be the one who draws Schollander for competition today...
...season was lack of depth. Rarely were the superstars upset, Murphy against Princeton and everybody against Dartmouth. Only a gradual wearing down of the reserves left Harvard defeated. Shrout, Adams, and John Bragg all swam in two events in addition to the crucial final relay. Shrout would swim the gruelling 500-yard freestyle and one event later the relay. The effort was always too much, and in the Princeton and Army meets the larger, better balanced team won. But not by much. Today, unfortunately, it will probably be much...