Big Splash Comes Out

In this, my official and only debut, I, Big Splash, will take stock of the Varsity natators. It will be with light hearts that the Crimson mermen will leave Cambridge this afternoon, confident that they will easily prevail over Columbia in the dual meet to be held in the pool of the New York institution tomorrow afternoon.

After yesterday's comparatively light workout, the last practice to be held in Cambridge before the contest, Coach H. S. Ulen smilingly remarked that there wouldn't be "much difficulty."

Captain R. D. Fallon '33, will be entered in the 50-yard free-style, with either H. M. Howe '34, or E. P. Parker '34, as his running-mate. They will face Jennings, a veteran mainstay of the Lions. Jenning's best time is 34 3-5 seconds, which mark all three Harvard contestants have equalled at one time or another during the season. The 50-yard dash is expected to be perhaps the closest race of the day.

In the 220-yard free style, E. C. Devereux '34, and J. L. Ward '34 will face Bain of Columbia, who placed second in the recent Penn State-Columbia meet, with a time of considerably over 2, minutes, 27 seconds. Inasmuch as both Ward and Devereux have made faster time, this event is rated as one of the possible clean sweeps for the Crimson swimmers.

Sophomores Prominent

Although her representatives are both comparatively inexperienced. Harvard can expect both first and second places in the dive. H. S. Bowen '35, and Charles Runyon '35, will oppose Bertelsen of Columbia. Although both Crimson entries have improved remarkably since the beginning of the year. Bowen is expected to edge out Runyon for first place.

Other Sophomores will also play important parts in this meet. C. L. Jack '35, and Fisher Howe, 111 '35, will represent Harvard in the quarter-mile swim, in a battle with Wright and Olsen of Columbia. Jack has been consistently lowering his time during the season and probably will place first with Howe and Wright fighting it out for second. A fifth Sophomore. R. W. McCoy '35, will wear the Crimson colors in the backstroke. Although E. E. Stowell '34, last year's intercollegiate backstroke champion, is expected to win this event easily, McCoy will have a hard time edging Jennings for second place.

Harvard Sprinters

In the century, Ulen has nominated three fast men. B. S. Wood '33, captain of last year's team, E. P. Parker '34, and S. M. Wyman '35, will be ready to go to the starting block for this event. Parker and Wood were sprint men on last year's squad, while Wyman swam the 100-yard free style event for the Freshmen. Since last year's meet with the Yale yearlings, Wyman has worked to lower his time and he now covers the four laps in 55 3-5 seconds. If Jennings drops the backstroke to enter this event, the Harvard men may expect a stiff battle, but otherwise it is probable that they will make a clean sweep.

Fallon, Wyman, George Wightman '34, and Wood will make up the relay combination which is easily favored to down the Columbia quartet. Earlier this year, in the Tech meet, the 200-yard relay, composed of the same men with the exception of Parker, who swam second in the place of Wyman, made a new Harvard record, finishing in the time of 1 minute, 37 4-5 seconds. The race tomorrow will be run over a 400-yard course. Over this distance the relay can be counted on to cut down the time to well below 3 minutes, 43 seconds.

Wilhelm of the Lions is counted on for a certain victory in the 200-yard breaststroke. G. C. Larcom '33, and A. C. Dearing, Jr. '34, have done nothing lower than 2 minutes. 45 seconds this year, while the Columbia star has consistently turned in times considerably below this mark.

Big Splash Predicts

Now Big Splash will step out of his role as a depester and will occupy the position formerly held by his venerable and revered colleague. Hu Flung Buey oeC. the wily and occult Oriental and forecast a 45-26 victory for the Crimson team. Just wait and sec, and View tiredly agree with me.