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Died. P. (for Philip) Hal Sims, 62, hulking (6 ft. 4 in., 300 Ibs.) contract bridge expert; after a heart attack; in Havana. Sims took up the game in the '20s, after thrice winning the National Amateur three-cushion billiards championship, matched an uncanny card sense with a ruthless application of psychology and technical skill to become one of the world's outstanding players. A longtime rival of Culbertson, Sims was a born sportsman and amateur gambler (whist, golf, poker, tennis, horses), once played 59 straight hours of bridge...
Jack McIntyre, Dartmouth record-holder in the 100-yard freestyle, edged Joe Fox in the last lap of the 400-yard freestyle relay to give the Green a 43 to 32 victory over Hal Ulen's varsity swimmers at the Blockhouse Saturday night...
...Hal Ulen's men are determined to upset Michael's prediction. Joe Fox, Bill MacVicar, and Mort Hull will be out to stop McIntyre in the 100, and Chuck Hoelzer and Larry Ward will face Bruch in the breast stroke. The meet may ride on their shoulders...
...second time in a week, Hal Ulen's varsity swimmers couldn't tell victory from defeat until the last seconds. m Against Army a week ago, the 400-yard relay spelled disaster. Saturday night it meant thrilling victory over Princeton and second place in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League...
...Neither Hal Ulen nor Tiger coach Howie Stepp will pay much about the contest. Both need a win tonight, as upper-bracket standing in the Eastern Intercollegiate League is at stake. Princeton will have the benefit of being at home in its spanking new Dillon pool--the most ultra-modern dixiecup in the east. The Crimson, on the other hand, has a somewhat better record this season and possibly the edge in material...