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Rutgers has a strong team this year, having started off the season with a 44-9 victory over C. C. N. Y. In this meet they broke two Rutgers records, in the 220-yard swim, and in the relay. Other victories by the New Brunswick swimmers have been over Lehigh University, whom they defeated 46-22; Syracuse, against whom they scored 49 points to their opponents' 18; and Springfield Y. M. C. A., 34 to 19. The last-named college was defeated by the University team in its first meet of the season by a 31-22 score. Captain Luckens...
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Feb. 26.--The University swimming team lost to Brown tonight at Providence by a score of 17-36. A. H. Brackett '22 did the best work for the University by winning the 50 and 100-yard dashes, and was the spectacular swimmer of the meet. W. W. Douglass '22 and A. M. Stoddard '21 took second and third places respectively in the 220-yard swim, while A. Levy '21 placed third in the dive. The relay team lost to Brown by a close margin. The University team was composed of Brackett, G. S. Worcester...
Saturday, March 13, has been decided upon as the date for the New England Individual Intercollegiate Swimming Championship meet, which will be held in the Boston Y. M. C. A. pool. The events of the meet will include the following: 50-yard dash, 100-yard dash. 220-yard swim, plunge, and fancy dive. Trials for the finals will be run off in heats during the afternoon, beginning at 3 o'clock, and the finals themselves will take place at 8 o'clock in the evening. Medals will be awarded the place winners, and will be about the same in design...
...yard dash Yale has a star in Edward Binney, who last year hung up a mark of 25 seconds flat for that distance. C. D. Pratt and H. Hopkins are doing well in the 220-yard swim, as are a very creditable string of divers in the fancy dive. In P. H. Meagher the Blue has another record-breaker, for as a plunger he has broken the intercollegiate record floating 75 feet--the entire length of the Carnegie Pool. N. T. Guernsey, the other entry in that event, has already covered 70 feet in practice this season...
More than 150 candidates reported for swimming at M.I.T. this year, and prospects are bright for a successful season there. A star quartet has been practicing regularly for the relay event, the men picked for this being Biddell, Coston, Young and McGrath. Biddell is a fine all-round swimmer, and besides representing M.I.T. in the relay he has also been picked to start in the 50 and 100-yard dashes. Coston will swim with him in the former event, and O. T. Trowbridge in the latter. Captain C. D. Greene and Webber are expected to compete in the long distance...