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Coach Eddie Farrell yesterday made the selection of the two relay teams which he will run in the meet. In the 400-meter sprint relay are entered Bob Brookings, Eddie Calvin, Downer, and Arthur Duffey. For the 1600-meter relay he has chosen Carl Abell, Johnny Dorman, Dubie Brookings, and O'Connor. Since these teams have had no practice together so far, little aid in the way of points is expected from them...
...this the Vagabond observes minutely, glorying in his Zeus-like superiority to the moiling creatures below. He yawns luxuriously and considers his plans for the day. It is 9.15, and a grinning slave of Morpheus has just begun to sprint furiously, for he and his fellows have Divisionals this morning. For the Vagabond, Readin Period begins...
Personally we recommend a sprint night. For on sprint nights there are floor shows, and there's something about a W-M floor show which makes a man realize he still has good red blood in his veins. Also on these occasions the contestants are dressed up and present not so disheartening an appearance...
...show is over "Chinatown Night" next week--the gentleman whose sole purpose in life is to eliminate those hardworking contestants is ushered to the microphone to the hisses and catcalls of the audience. Unless the booing is up to snuff he refuses to take over his duties. Then the "sprint" begins. There are only sixteen couples remaining from the sixty who began, and the gentleman brags that he is getting them out on an average of two a week. May the powers above bless him and have mercy on his soul in his noble endeavor...
Swimmers. Jack Medica has been recognized as the ablest middle-distance free-style swimmer in the U. S. since Johnny Weissmuller became a cinemactor. Peter Fick, last week's free-style sprint winner, 20 years old, 185 lb., broke Weissmuller 's 100-metre record last year. Third of last week's main Olympic hopes, unknown nationally until this winter, Adolph Kiefer is a 16-year-old Chicagoan, trained by his father, onetime swimming instructor in the German Army...