Word: techs
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Winning every swimming event but the 100-yard free style, the Crimson did not ascend to great heights, but was strong and consistent enough to have literally no difficulty defeating the usually weak Engineers. Tech's Dave Cahlander, however, managed to break the existing M.I.T. three-meter board record, winning the diving with a total of 74.55 points...
...what was undoubtedly the sloppiest contest of this season, the varsity won largely on its ability to do two things that M.I.T. couldn't: play defense and score. Coach Floyd Wilson's reserves played almost an entire half, and were able both to contain the ineffectual Tech offense and to score at will...
During the second half, the status quo was maintained, as the varsity continued to have the upper hand. Neither team set up effective plays, and when Tech's high scorer, Bob Polutchko, fouled out with 15 minutes to play, there was no question whatsoever as to the eventual outcome...
...only amusing incident to alleviate the general dullness of the contest occurred late in the first half when Tech's LeRoy Cooper fouled John Foker under the Harvard basket. The officials were all set to have Cooper shoot the free throw, but the crowd yelled so vehemently that the officials realized their near mistake...
...Bowditch led the Crimson scorers with 13 points, the same number as M.I.T.'s Polutchko. Also hitting double figures were the varsity's Mike Donohue, who netted 11, and Tech's Phil Robinson and Hugh Morrow, with 12 and 11 respectively...