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...Pond Run Farm" near New Richmond, Ohio, roly-poly John William Haussermann packed his bags. He put in some of his favorite blue suits, a clutch of flashy ties and plenty of cigars. Then he kissed his wife goodbye, took a last look at the Ohio River, where he swam as a boy, and drove into town to take the train. Last week, at 80, the gold king of the Philippines was on his way back to the islands to rebuild his war-shattered empire...
...three weeks, they swam, hiked and fished, but mostly they explored. They took a trip in a covered wagon; they were shown, as well as told, what early pioneers had to put up with. They cooked their own meals, and put arithmetic to practical use by dividing pounds of hamburger by the number of mouths to feed. The sight, sound, and smell of trees and flowers freshened their vocabularies; watching lumbering and farming widened them...
...Norris, national long-distance champ, and Jerry Gorman, his erstwhile running mate, went separate ways last night and thereby managed to increase their effectiveness. Norris, as expected, won the 220- and 440- yard freestyle events, while Gorman copped the 100 free and swam the anchor leg in the 300-yard medley relay...
Swimming is the last sport which could conceivably produce a Harvard Olympic representative, but on the basis of times last year it will not. In 1936, however, a Harvard swimmer did go to Germany. Charles G. Hutter, Jr. swam every heat in the 800 meters free style but the final one in which Robert Kiphuth, the Olympic coach for 1936 and Yale's mentor, substituted Yale's John Macionis...
...next winter in New Haven Hutter and Macionis swam against each other in the Harvard-Yale meet and Hutter reared to a length and a half victory, thereby leading the Crimson team to its first victory over a Yale swimming team in 13 years. "That was one of the greatest thrills I've ever had in sports." William Bingham says...