Word: stroke
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Gosling, a diver, left college to go to war with the British Army. But the Quakers have come up with several good sophomores to take their places, notably Daniel Freeman, a New York boy who is as fast now in the 50 as Williams was; Joe Tyson, a back stroke; and John Houck, who will compete in the distance events...
...lettermen returning from the squad which finished fourth in the Eastern Intercollegiate League standings include Maurice Poitras, Kent and Steve Stavers, all distance men, and Berndt Lindgren, a sprinter. Outstanding Sophomore is Jack Brown, equally well at home in any free-style event, at the back, and the breast stroke. Other promising second-year men are Gunner Ohberg and Aiden Wood, sprinters, and Joe McKinley, a diver...
...With a stroke of his pen Philadelphia's gaunt Federal Judge George A. Welsh approved P. R. T.'s reorganization plan (under 77-B), merged it with its 15 subsidiaries and 49 underliers into a single $85,000,000 corporation: Philadelphia Transportation...
Charley Hutter, Bill Kendall, and Jim Curwen of Harvard were all honored by being placed on the list last year. Hutter and Kendall of course have now concluded their competitive careers. Dick Hough of Princeton, breast-stroke artist, and Yale's Freshman free-style star, Howie Johnson, were both awarded places on this year's first All-America team...
...real possibilities of this material were brought to light in a measure not so long ago when Hank Drinker, erstwhile cub stroke, came through in the heavy sculling singles to win an all college event. Drinker's sculling experience was limited but natural ability seemed to carry him through. However, Drinker is not the only hopeful that remains out of the limelight at Nassau...