Varsity Mermen Tip Navy As Fencers Down C.C.N.Y.

Led by sophomore Steve Krause's triple win and clutch diving by sophomore Dick Eisenberg, the varsity swimming team squeaked by Navy, 57-56, in the Indoor Athletic Building on Saturday, evening its record at 1-1 in the Eastern Inter-Collegiate Swimming League.

Krause, who has scored thirty-five points for Harvard in three dual meets so far this season, won the 500-yard freestyle and the 200-yard butterfly, and took a first in the 200-yard individual medley with a 2:02.9 clocking.

Krause, who holds the Harvard 1000-yard freestyle record, does not ordinarily swim the 200-yard butterfly; but coach William J. Brooks decided to use him in that spot along with John Munk and to have Munk swim the 1000-yard freestyle. The strategy paid off halfway as Krause and Munk swept the butterfly, although Munk finished second in the freestyle.

Other Wins

Other Harvard wins were scored by Bill Murphy in the three-meter and one-meter diving, by Mike Cahalan in the 50-yard freestyle, and by Dave Powlison in the 200-yard freestyle.

Toby Gerhart swam a good 200-yard freestyle behind Powlinson's winning effort to gain an all-important second-place tie.

With only the three-meter dive and the 400-yard freestyle relay left in the match, the Crimson held a precarious 49-48 lead over the Midshipmen. Navy was a slight favorite to win the relay, so a Harvard sweep of the three-meter dive was crucial to their chances. Murphy, a two-time all-E.I.S.L. selection, won as expected; but it was sophomore Dick Eisenberg's fine diving for a second place, after having finished third in the one-meter diving, that clinched Harvard's victory.

Tomorrow night the tankers hope to boost their record to 3-1, as they take on Brown's aquamen in a non-league contest in the Indoor Athletic Building at 8 p.m.