SWIMMING

Dartmouth 42—Amherst 26

Three records for the Spaulding Pool were broken in the Dartmouth-Amherst swimming meet, Feb. 18, when Coach Sid Hazelton's team administered to the Massachusetts' collegians a ducking that registered a 42 to 26 victory.

Damon of Amherst covered the 100-yard dash in 59 seconds and swam through the 50-yard event in 25 4-5 seconds. Amherst set another record in the relay race in which the swimmers negotiated the 200 yard distance in 46 1-5 seconds.

For Dartmouth, Captain Bird, Taylor, Rogers and Eiche were the heaviest point winners, Bird plunging the 75-yard distance in 50 seconds. Summary:

Plunge—Won by Bird (D) ; Adams (D), second; Sewell (A), third. Distance—75 ft. Time—so sec.

Dive—Won by Weed (D) ; Little (D), second; Lemal (A), third.

50-yard dash—Won by Damon (A) ; Taylor (D) second; Meyers (A) third. Time—25 4-5 sec. Pool record.

100-yard dash—Won by Damon (A) ; Taylor (D) second; Ellis (A) third. Time—59 sec. Pool record.

50-yard back stroke—Won by Eiche (D); Warner (A), second; King (D), third. Time —35 2-5 sec.

100-yard breast stroke—Won by Rogers (D) ; Wilson (A), second; Scott (A), third. Time— 1 min. 22 sec.

220-yard relay—Won by Amherst (Myers, Leite, Barker, Damon). Time—46 1-5 sec. Pool record.

Brown 38—Dartmouth 30

Not until the miracle merman, Captain Davy Jones, of Brown, had distanced the anchor man of the Dartmouth relay team was the swimming meet between Brown and Dartmouth which took place in Spaulding Pool, Feb. 25, brought to a decision. The Providence team had a three point lead of 33 to 30 at the start of the final event but a Dartmouth victory would have sufficed to return the Green team victorious by a margin of two points.

Captain Jones of Brown was a big factor in the meet, his times of 2 minutes 26 4-5 seconds in the 220-yard swim, and 35 seconds in the 50-yard back stroke event, setting up new records for the Hanover pool. In both events he was hard pressed by Eiche of Dartmouth.

The Dartmouth team took first places in the diving, the plunge, the 50-yard dash and the 100-yard breast stroke event. Summary:

Plunge—Won by Bird (D) ; H. Metzger (B), second; Forren (B), third. Distance— 75 feet.

"Dive—Won by Weed (D) ; Adams (B), second; Little (D), third.

50-yard dash—Won by Taylor (D) Smith (B), second; Adams (B), third. Time—26 sec. ;

100-yard dash—Won by Smith (B) ; Taylor (D), second; S. Metzger (B), third. Time— 60 2-5 sec.

220-yard swim—Won by Jones (B) ; Eiche (D), second; S. Metzger (B), third. Time— 2 min. 264-5 sec.

50-yard back stroke—Won by Jones (B) , Eiche (D), second; Goddard (B), third. Time 35 sec.

100-yard breast stroke—Won by Rogers (D); Rennels (B), second; Cowing (B), third. Time—1 min. 25 sec.

220-yard relay—Won by Brown (Smith, Allby, Adams, Jones).

Dartmouth 42—Brookline 11

The Dartmouth swimming team had little difficulty in winning from the Brookline Swimming Club in Spaulding Pool, March 11, by a score of 42 to 11, Coach Hazelton's mermen winning all first places and capturing the relay race. The feature of the meet was the contest between Captain Roger Bird of Dartmouth and his brother, Courtney, who recently won the national junior championship in the plunging event. Summary:

50-yard dash—Won by Taylor (D) ; Marsh (8.5.C.), second; Bolles (D), third. Time-26 3-5 sec.

100-yard dash—Won by Taylor (D) ; Eiche (D), second; Marsh (B.S.C.), third. Time— 594-5 sec. (New record).

220-yard swim—Won by Eiche (D) : Greene (B.S.C.), second; Hudson (D), third. Time 2 min. 38 2-5 sec.

Plunge—Won by R. Bird (D) ; C. F. Bird (B.S.C.), second; Stone (D), third. Distance _

Dive—Won by Weed (D) ; Little (D), second; Berger (8.5.C.); third.

Relay—Won by Dartmouth (Bolles, Ellis, Dempsey, Taylor). Time—1 min. 47 3-5 sec.