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...Bruins are depending on Bob Schaper, captain of last year's Freshman squad, in the sprints, Matt Soltysiak, the greatest all-around swimmer in Brown's history, in the breastroke or free-style, and Bud Wilcox, New England record-holder in the 150 yard backstroke, in the dorsal events...
Sports commentators have ranked the Brown tankmen on a par with the Ulenmen and point to the Bruins' two speed kings, Matt Soltysiak and Bob schaper as convincing reasons why Harvard may not extend its consecutive victories to 29. Soltysiak defeated Dario Berizzi '38 last year in the 200 breastroke in 2.31, a time which Max Kraus, present breastroker, cannot hope to equal. The Providence swimmer is also good for under 2:20 in the 220, and is sure to place in any other freestyle event...
With Greenhood, Endweiss, Danforth, Cranston, and Gibson in the dive, the spring-board event will offer the stiffest competition of the entire meet. Next closest will probably be the 220 breast-stroke, with Berizzl, Callahan, Hough, White, and Soltysiak all within five seconds on their best times...
...Class B battle is expected to be close this year. Providence Central High School was the winner a year ago but the school has only entered two men this year, M. Soltysiak and E. Wilde, whereas a year ago Mat Chrostowski and Johnny Higgins also swam for that school...