Swimmers Drown Brown, 76-37, in IAB

There were no surprises last night as Harvard frolicked to a 76-37 victory over Brown in the IAB pool. A crowd of 43 looked on.

"I figure we did about what we were expected to do," a Brown swimmer philosophized to the attendant in the IAB lobby. "That's not saying much, but what can you do?"

Abnormal

Harvard coach Bill Brooks, whose team is now 3-1, shuffled his lineup so that most men swam events they don't normally compete in. "We tried to have this as an even meet." Brooks explained after the crowd had left.

There were two double winners last night-one from each team. The Crimson's Greg Huff, who decided to go out at a more even pace tonight, won both the 1000-free (11:11.6) and the 500-free (5.35.3). Lance Keigwin, Brown's top sophomore, took first in the 200-free (1:52.4) and the 100-free (50.6).

The chances of a Brown upset last night faded quickly. Harvard took the opening relay and then swept the 1000 for a 15-1 lead. The Bruins occasionally narrowed the advantage during the evening, but never enough to make any difference.

Despite the mediocrity of most performances, there were a few bright spots. Dave Silver was the winner in the optional one-meter diving with 236.20 points on five dives. His nearest competitor was Brown's Rick Wiley with 145.15. Brown has no three-meter board on which to practice, so there can be no competition from the high board in its meets.

The Crimson's other winners were Bob Lawton in the medley (2:10.5), Dick Eisenberg in the required one-meter dive (153.20), John Burris in the backstroke (2:13.0), and Dave Strauss in the breaststroke (2:26.6). The freestyle relay team also won.

Poor Amplification

It was the sort of night Harvard manager Glenn Koocher dreams about, though the microphone didn't perform up to expectations. "I just hope my campaign for school committee goes as well," mused Koocher, a Cambridge resident. He plans to run next year.

Members of the team will be in Ft. Lauderdale, San Diego, and Cambridge during Christmas vacation, trying to get into top condition for the more important meets scheduled for the second part of the season.