Word: ulen
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Tomorrow's Harvard-Yale swimming extravaganza takes on added importance because of the impending retirement of two giants from the coaching scene. Both Crimson varsity mentor Hal Ulen and the Elis' Bob Kiphuth will coach the final dual meets of their careers when the two teams vie for the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League championship...
...this point, there had been considerable doubt that Ulen would be physically present at the I.A.B. Because of four operations performed on his arm and shoulder since last April, Ulen has been unable to take any active part in coaching duties this year, yielding them to his long-time assistant and Freshmen coach Bill Brooks. Ulen himself voiced last-minute strains of optimism, last night, saying "I'll try to get there if I can." He emphasized that his presence depends almost entirely on his condition Saturday morning. Surely he, the team, and the sell-out crowd would like nothing...
Though the varsity outcome is not in doubt (Yale is expected to take their 182nd straight dual meet), Ulen echoed a prevailing thought that ex-Crimson star Dave Hawkins will have his freshman unit in the winning column over the highly touted Yalies. Perhaps this points up Ulen's hopeful prediction made last night--"No one will break Yale's record ...until Harvard next year...
...could quite easily say that Yale has been the bane of Crimson swimming during Ulen's 30 years heading the varsity. Since 1929, Ulen's teams have won 226 meets, losing 44. Of these setbacks, 23 have been to Yale. His best years were with the 1936-37 squad, which snapped Yale's 175 meet winning streak, and the 1937-38 team, which repeated the feat of the previous season by defeating the Bulldogs to hold a 24-meet winning string for the Crimson...
...special note also, is an engraved scroll to be presented to retiring varsity coach Hal Ulen by Columbia University. Citing "the generations of Columbia swimmers who have been privileged to compete against your well-coached teams," the scroll is signed by Grayson Kirk, President of the University, the athletic director, two Lion swimming coaches, and the Chairman of the Alumni Swimming Committee...