Crimson Swimmers Defeat Tigers; 55-40 Win Snaps Princeton Streak

Crimson swimmers turned the steam on Princeton Saturday and defeated the Tigers 55 to 40 in their own waters. A grounded flight, two bus breakdowns, and a ten-hour trip did not seem to upset the varsity, who methodically snapped Princeton's four-meet streak in the Eastern Collegiate Swimming League.

The Tigers fought hard to stay in the contest, and the Crimson only won the meet in the next-to-last event, the 200 breaststroke. The two-three finish of John Pringle and captain Bill Schellstede behind Princeton's Gardiner Green gave the Crimson a clinching eight-point margin.

The big Harvard stars of the evening were double winners Bob Kaufmann and Bill Zentgraf.

Pressed by Tiger ace Tom Welsh, Kaufmann turned in a spectacular 2:06.5 winning time in the 200 back-stroke, toppling the University, varsity, and Princeton pool records. He shaved 3.7 seconds off the old University record of 2:10.2. Kaufmann took an easy first in the individual medley, finishing ahead of teammate Pringle at 2:13.6.

Zentgraf, swimming his first 220 freestyle of the season, sprinted past favored George Brakeley of Princeton to a 2:07.6 victory, the best time by any Harvard performer. In the 100 freestyle, Zentgraf first paced Olympian Bruce Hunter, then pushed ahead of him at the last second to win in 50.4 seconds. Hunter may have been slowed up by his open turns in the race.

Another Princeton pool record was shattered in the 200 butterfly, as Pringle turned in his best effort this season--a winning 2:07.4. Brakeley, Princeton's top distance man, edged out the Crimson's George Mulligan by inches in the 440 freestyle, and set a new Tiger varsity record at 4:44.1.

Medley Record Set

In the diving and the opening 400 medley relay, the Tigers outclassed the Crimson. Princeton's Tim Walker, the national junior diving champion, was sensational on the difficult dives and defeated Jeff Lewy of the varsity for first place.

In the medley relay, the Princeton team of Welsh, Green, Griffith, and Williams trounced Hayden, Schellstede, Coffman, and McAnulty of the Crimson, setting a Princeton pool and university record of 3:45.6. The time was nearly two seconds better than the present Harvard record.

The most exciting event, the 400 relay, occurred after the meet had been won. Varsity anchorman Alan Engleberg sprinted to close a three-length Princeton lead and salvage the event for the Crimson in 3:32.0.

The freshmen also mastered their Princeton counterparts, 51 to 44. Complete victories in the 220 breaststroke, 400 relay, and in the 50, 220, and 440 freestyle events offset the magnificent performances of Princeton's Dave Kennedy and Jed Graef. Kennedy established a new Princeton freshman, university, and pool record of 2:11.5 in the individual medley; Graef broke Kaufmann's Princeton pool record in the 200 backstroke, establishing a national freshman, Princeton freshman and university record of 2:04.6