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...year. Another was Jonathan W. Daniels, novelist and editor-son of an editor-father. This man of letters was "director of program planning." For "operations director" the OCD named a New York social worker named Hugh Jackson, and as survey director, Mary Dublin, formerly with the Tolan Committee...
...Crimson tankers carried off eight out of nine possible firsts against the Quakers, whose only consolation was Levick Tolan's 1:43 victory in the 150-yard backstroke over Harvard's highly favored Art Bosworth. It was simply a case of Bosworth holding back his sprint too long and permitting Tolan to sneak off with first-place honors in a time which the Crimson dorsal ace could better on almost any occasion he desired. Dick Harris came through with a third...
There is also a fine squad of holdovers from 1939, including Captain Sam Tator, George Jack. Bob Chapman and Lester Halpern in the free style events; George Embrick and Levick Tolan in the back stroke; Lafe Weeks in the breast stroke and Bob Logan and John Rogers in the dive...
...world indoor record (on boards) for 60 yards has stood at 6.2 seconds for 15 years. Famed sprinters like Jesse Owens, Eddie Tolan, Ralph Metcalfe have tried but failed to break it. But last week astonished spectators saw Benjamin Washington Johnson of Columbia, a little Negro who is long on medals but short on publicity, register three lightning flashes: the first heat in 6.2 sec., the semi-final in 6.1, the final in 6 seconds flat. To little Ben Johnson went the Rodman Wanamaker Trophy for the outstanding performance of the meet (Millrose Games) and round-the-world acclaim...
Sophomore George Tolan has shown the most advanced from thus far in the backstroke, completing the 150-yard event in pool-record time against Lehigh last week. Another Sophomore, Lafe Weeks has bolstered the sagging breast stroke division and is a sure-fire point winner in league competition...