AMONG THE MINORS

When you see Coach Harold Ulen's swimmers in action against Boston University in the Indoor Athletic Building Pool on Wednesday night you will be witnessing an addition to a record that any college coach point to with justifiable pride. For in this baby of Harvard sports, the Crimson has won 26 of its 31 meets and B. U. according to all predictions is bound to be victim No.27. Of the five defeats, four went to the credit of Yale, which annually reached the ultimate in piscatorial perfection. The lone legitimate trouncing was at the hands of West Point.

Each year with the exception of the time that the Cadets scored their triumph, the Harvard team comes to the Yale meet with its record unblemished. It's discouraging to contemplate the regularity with which the Elis have destroyed a perfect season. But those in the know seem to think that Yale's domination is waning and point to the closer H-Y scores as an Indication that the Crimson will yet be the ruin of the Blue.

A year age you heard little else round the swimming pool but stories of the exploits of Edward E. (Esty) Stowell '34, who consistently broke his own record and came within a hair of breaking the world's mark for the back-stroke. When Coach Ulen wasn't talking about Stowell, he was marvelling at George C. Scott '34, who came up from a House team to astonish tire coach as a sprint star. In his Junior year, Scott was just another swimmer for Lowell House. In his Senior year he took both short distance events at the Eastern Intercollegiates at Rutgers.

Howell is Man of the Hour

This year the man of the hour is W. Egbert Howell '36, whose rise to fame reads like a repetition of Scott's story. Last year he was swimming for Levertt House. A month ago he was timed in 5 minutes and 58 seconds for the 440. Just before the Christmas recess, in the Alumni meet, he had clipped his time to 5:33 2-5. Just like the new star "Nova Herculis," Howell has risen from the 15th magnitude to the first magnitude in a month.

Captain Roy S. Wallace '35 leads the list of veterans on whom Coach Union will depend regular for points. Starting slow in his Freshman year, Wallace has clipped his time for the 50 from 25 2-5 seconds to about 24. A big fellow with plenty of strength, he likes to be made to work for his position on the team since he is not a natural swimmer. He is fast off the mark and with his stamina makes opposing swimmers wish that they could play basketball in the winter.

M. Victor Levintritt '35, one of the best breaststrokes in the country is an other swimmer who has developed fast under the watchful eye of Coach Ulen. Coming to Harvard from the Riverside School in New York City, which, like the Swiss navy, had a swimming team but no pool, Vie was a member of the 1935 Freshman team but was ineligible his Sophomore year. He his been beaten but twice in dual competition.

The two divers, Honry K. Fitts '36 and Bernard F. Merriam, II '36 just can't seem to make up their minds on the question of who is the better man. They have been alternating as the winner of meets and the first-string diver through their two years of competition. Fitis at present has the edge in points scored, but Morriam is confident that this is to be his year and hopes to taste the sweetness of revenge. All of which adds to the pleasure of Coach Ulen's life, for no coach could ask for better conditions than good-natured and whole-hearted rivalry.