Karl Michaels, Dartmouth swimming coach, in a recent quote to sports writers, stated pointblank that his team could new beat Army and would stop the Crimson at 8:45 p.m. tonight in the Blockhouse. His statement is posted at the pool now and will probably remain there until about 10:30 p.m. this evening.

Michaels has two good reasons for making his claim--Jack McIntyre, Hanover record-holder in the 100-yard freestyle, and Frank Bruch, the Green's champion in the 200-yard breast stroke. This pair is the reason why Dartmouth is slightly favored to win tonight.

But Hal Ulen's men are determined to upset Michael's prediction. Joe Fox, Bill MacVicar, and Mort Hull will be out to stop McIntyre in the 100, and Chuck Hoelzer and Larry Ward will face Bruch in the breast stroke. The meet may ride on their shoulders.

Harvard 'Domination'

Tradition favors the Crimson, for in recent years Harvard has consistently downed the Indians. But according to Michaels, Dartmouth "intends to stop Harvard's domination of recent swimming meets between the two schools."

Dartmouth holds a comparative scores advantage since its edge over Navy was almost ten points more than Harvard's. But the Crimson's all-over Eastern Intercollegiate League record of 4 and 1 tops Dartmouth's 3 and 2 mark.

In other events tonight Ulen has named Bob Berke and Ted Norris to enter the 220-yard freestyle; Chuck Hoelzer, Tom Woods, and Captain Jerry German in the medley relay; John Steinhardt and Tom Woods in the 150-yard backstroke; Norris and Paul Tibias, in the quarter-mile; and Win Briggs and Gordon Weir in the dive.

Freshmen Also Meet Green

Before the varsity match, at 7:30 p.m., the freshmen meet the Dartmouth yearlings. The Indians will be favored, since they have nipped both Exeter and Andover, the only teams that have beaten Bill Brooks' squad all season.

The Yardlings will probably win the sprints and the dive, but Dartmouth will have a big advantage in the breast stroke and 100-yard freestyle.