With the House swimming title for 1937 at stake, the Elephants shed their trunks and sped to a decisive 43-18 victory over Winthrop last Tuesday.
In the first event, the 50-yard free style, Richard W. Tregaskis '33 of Winthrop swam away from the Eliot sprinters to make a new House record. Gilbert J. Bettmann '39 of the Elephants countered in the 50-yard breast stroke by creating another House record and setting his team on the road to success.
Adams Natators
Led by Paul W. Sears '37 and Dana W. Hayward '37, the Gold Coasters conquered a weak Leverett squad, 36-25, in a slow meet the same afternoon.
Lowell Postpones Decisive Game
The struggle for the Basketball League lead scheduled for Tuesday between Adams and Lowell was postponed until Friday by the Bellboys. The other games were played on time: Kirkland rode over Dunster, 18-8; Winthrop nosed out Eliot, 12-9; and Leverett broke into the win column with a 10-7 victory over Dudley.
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