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...University Handicap Swimming Championships were held yesterday afternoon in the Indoor Athletic Building pool. Other winners were: 100 breast, Phil Walker; 100 free, Ed Prince; 100 back, Jay Ach; 220 free, Fred Whoriskey, and 150 individual medley, Max Kraus. Tom Godfrey proved to be an iron man as he swam in the backstroke 220 and 440 in succession, taking a third and two seconds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HANDICAP SWIM MEET HELD | 3/23/1940 | See Source »

Thereupon Captain Vaughn jumped in, swam ashore with the young woman and with difficulty persuaded a constable to take charge of her. Seven months later, the police handed Captain Vaughn a bill for her maintenance. She was his responsibility, said they. He paid the bills for a while, but finally decided the line was responsible and directed that they be sent to P.A.A. headquarters. From P.A.A. auditors to Captain Vaughn in Miami, nevertheless, went the latest bill for $3.18, Mexican...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Mar. 18, 1940 | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

...school as well as the school paper. After two years on the New York Sun, Adler went to Columbia, finished the four-year course in three as top man in his class. At that time a graduate of Columbia had to be able to swim. Adler neither swam nor learned to swim. He got no degree until he had taught at Columbia for six years, finally taking a Ph.D. in Psychology...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Brilliance on Darkness | 3/18/1940 | See Source »

...without a breath--in other words, a sprint turn. The two dug water like 50-men for the last half-lap, and their leading arms came over for the final stroke together. But Choutean's hand slid under the line first, ending a superb contest in which both competitions swam their all-time fastest quarter-mile...

Author: By Charles N. Pollack ii, | Title: Cutler Exhibits Spectacular Swimming In His Last Meet, but Elis Rob Victory | 3/14/1940 | See Source »

Coach Bob Kiphuth can point to four 100-yard sprinters who together broke the world's record for the 400 relay, to a pair of 50 men better than our best, to two backstrokers as good as and better than Art Bosworth. Still, on Saturday Rick Cutler swam his best 220, Bosworth his best dorsal 150, and George Dana chalked up his best total this year. And Jim Curwen showed that he is back to his Sophomore year All-American team form, in spite of one unlucky turn...

Author: By Charles F. Pollak, | Title: SPORTS of the CRIMSON | 3/5/1940 | See Source »

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