Word: speeding
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Glidden, three times National Champion, combines incredible speed of foot with a superb soft game. The Pools, Larry and Beckman, won their way to the top with two radically different types of play. Beekman has become almost a legond an the hardest hitting titlist in the history of the game, while Larry's claim to fame lies in amazing accuracy and endurance. Dixon and Rawlins are flawless stylists; the former was one of the earliest of Crimson squash luminaries produced by Harry Cowics...
Columbia University's 1940 basketball team will have speed but not much height. Columbia's swimming team will have strong individual performers in some events, but the squad as a whole lacks the balance necessary to place it among the League leaders. These are the opinions of Lion coaches as they look forward to their respective athletic campaigns beginning next month...
...boys wave their arms at the bottom of the bath. A typical session might consist of the following: to being with, a little kicking with the board to limber up the calf and thigh muscles; then, Coach Ulen will inform you to "swim ten laps at three-quarter speed." That usually means 250 yards about us fast as you can go, because five other follows who also want to make the varsity will be swimming with...
...short rest, and you may be advised to "take 20, easy," which means over a quarter-mile at blotter than hair-speed. Then, gracious Mr. Ulen, in his most condescending manner, will "permit" you to swim ton laps with your feet strapped-- to build up the arms. The first two always feel grand. Sprint drill may follow, which means several full speed 25's or 50's, and after that Half sometimes advises ten more "easy" to loosen you up again. The practice is concluded by some of the boys kicking a few laps and others just jumping...
...will to work which is about 90% of being a good swimmer (5% is natural ability; 5% guts). Dave Stearns, leader of the '42 team, typifies the Sophomores: he has spirit--works hard and once tried unsuccessfully to throw a newspaperman into the pool: he has a measure of speed, and he enjoys pulling his rotund body through the water. So do his classmates. With these things in mind, Mr. Ulen, who hasn't had a n natural swimmer since Art Bosworth, can almost let a smile cruse his stormy countenance...