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...Tiger, and only sure winner for the invaders, is Captain Bob Brawner who holds the world record of 2:91.1 in the 200-yard breaststroke and is both Eastern Intercollegiate and N.C.A.A. champion in the 100. Princeton's best sprinter is John Stone, who tied his college record of 23.5 in the 50-yard free-style a week ago. But both Dave Hedberg and John McNamara of the Crimson have been under that time...
Chalmers would give his right water-wing for a first class sprinter, but it just isn't there. A good man in the short distances would make Army a considerably stronger threat in the East. The Cadets also have no divers in the class of Pete Dillingham...
Watmough lost freestylers Duncan Gray and Bob Barlow through graduation last spring, but gained a fine sophomore sprinter in Ralph Brisco. Brisco has already broken the Brown records in the 50 and 100, with times of 23.4 and 52.4, respectively. Harvard's Dave Hedberg, however, has been under Brisco's time in the 50 several times this season...
...freshmen will be without the services of sprinter Herb Collins who was declared ineligible due to a transfer...
Dave Hedberg continues as the Crimson's top sprinter, but has been switched several times this year to strengthen the 220. For the 50 Ulen has been substituting footballer John McNamara for Hedberg. In competition so far this year McNamara's specialty seems to be making one or two false starts, looking extremely sheepish and apologetic when called back, and then reeling off fine times to win the short race. Alternate sprinters are Captain Bob Stroud, Ron Husbach, and Phil Pratt, who team with either Hedberg or McNamara to form a strong relay quartet...