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Early in December, at Mr. Whitford’s call for swimmers, the follow­
ing veterans reported: Captain Waughtel, Wilson, Sanderson, Scott,
Sprague, and Swent. Such new members as Strong, Conlon, Walker, and
Pierce augmented the strength of the team.
The season opened rather inauspiciously with a defeat at the hands of
Pawtucket High, but we had the satisfaction of establishing two of the six
new pool records made in this meet. Strong set a new record in the fifty-
yard free-style, and our relay nosed out the Pawtucket quartet to set
another. The other four records were broken by Pawtucket men. Con­
sidering, however, the great strength of Pawtucket's well-balanced team,
our swimmers performed admirably.
The second consecutive set-back came in the meet with the Olneyville
Boys' Club team. Chrostowski of Olneyville clipped three whole seconds
off the former record in the one hundred-yard free-style, and Olneyville’s
relay team broke another record. The high point scorer of the meet was
Strong, who took first places in the fifty-yard free-style and the breast
stroke. Captain Waughtel took second in the back-stroke, and swam for
the first time in the free-style relay.
At the third meet the team struck its stride and administered a defeat
to Tech. Our mermen took every first place except the diving, and fol­
lowed up several first places with seconds. Strong was again high scorer,
with Conlon close at his heels. Captain Waughtel and Scott also performed well. Wilson was a
little off form and took only third in his event, the diving. The final score was 45-15.
Evidently one victory was what the team needed to start it off. After defeating Tech, our swim­
mers traveled to St. George’s and won 38-27. Two pool records were established by our swimmers.
Again Strong won his specialties and set one new record. In the two hundred-yard free-style Sander­
son finished two or three yards before his St. George’s opponents. Sanderson, Strong, and Waughtel,
composing our medley relay team, set the other new record. The performances of Sanderson and
Strong in this meet added much to the interest of the spectators.
At the Colgate-Hoyt pool the Moses Brown swimmers defeated the Brown Freshmen 36-31. In
the two hundred-yard free-style Sanderson was barely nosed out by Delaney of the Cubs, and Everall
edged Strong out of second place in the breast-stroke. Sanderson's swimming in the medley relay
won that event for us. In this meet Wilson essayed the back-stroke, taking third place in that event,
as well as winning the diving. The large score which we piled up in the first events was too great
for the Freshmen to overcome in spite of their first places in the last four events.
The next meet was with Brookline High at Brookline. We were edged out 33-32. As the
deciding event was the one hundred-yard free-style, the meet was very interesting. Conlon and Scott
took the lead in the decisive race at the start, but Murray and Wien of Brookline passed them near
the finish to take the first two places. Once more our free-style relay team won. This meet was by
far the closest during the season, as each team took four first places, and
the outcome of the meet hinged on the last event.
In the Brown Interscholastics, Tug Strong was our only individual
placer, taking fourth in the breast-stroke and tying for fourth in the fifty-
yard free-style. Our relay team did well by taking second place. Only one
new record was made. Huntington’s four-man team won the meet, with
twenty-eight points.
The final meet of the season was the R. I. Interscholastics. For the
past two years we have won this meet, but this year our swimmers bowed
to unusually strong competition and took third place with twenty-two
points. Pawtucket and Central finished before us with twenty-six and
twenty-five points respectively. The breaking of five records added to the
interest. Again our relay team showed its strength by tying with Central
for first place. The outcome of the meet hinged on the last event, the relay.
Under the leadership of Captain Waughtel the team had a very suc­
cessful season. Every Moses Brown swimming record fell before the
schedule was completed.
Next year Mr. Whitford will have as a foundation for the team
Sanderson, Wilson, Biddle, Pierce, Conlon, Cooper, and a number of
others who showed up particularly well in a school handicap meet which
was run off at the end of the season.
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