New-York tribune., 1922-02-26
Yale Swimmers
Almost Certain
To Annex Title
Only Six Members of shc
Championship Team Lost
to Blue by Graduation
IRON u gpocta1 coyycspond,n,

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 25.-~Thc
halfway mark in the intercollegiate
swimming season is near and Yale, in
Keeping with the standard Eli mermen
have set for the last nine years, is al
most certain Of anncxing the title
again this season. 1t will be remem-
bercd that last year Yale went through
the season without n single defeat in
the lntercollcg race, besides break
ing several Intercollegiate and worlds
records, and in the summer made trip
TO honolulu, meeting the best teams
IN the country en- route
Only six members OF that team were
lost to the Blue by graduation, and
the team this season is cverv BIT az
strong, IF not stronger, than last year.
aggregation Coach "Bob" Kiphuth
seems to havc had unparalleled suc-
cess since coming to Yale five years
ago, III of his teams being of cham
pionship proportions. SO NAM aouatic
records have fallen under the Kiphuth
regime at Yale that swimming and
lphuth haVc become s.ronomous in
blue water sports. There is no deny
ing tho fact that Kiphuth has worked
wonders with Yale swimmers. Never
world beatcr himself. Kiphuth. never
th'lcss, IS without a peer as coach.
nc enjoys the happy faculty Of work.
ing with tho boys in manner that
gets every bit there is in them out at
the proper time.
kiphnuth possesses rare judgment in
the selection Of his team members and
n % A
"make' the Yale team must deliver
the goods. No better example of this
policy can be shown than in the ca 20
OF Bryson Wood, one Of the best
p'ungers in Intercollegiate swimming
circles to-day. In 1920 Wood won cvorv
event he was entered in, also taking
the intercollegiate plunge with ease
Last year, however, he seemed of
form, not being able to accomplish
What he had the previous year.
promptly klphuth s& to work with
Dick Mcagher. who subseq quontly be
came the first string plunger and who
kept the Ellis out in front through the
remainder of tho season with his Won
derful work in the plunge events. This
season Wood is back again, doing bet
ter than ever. He is being ably as
sisted in the plungos by "Tuhbv'
Guernsey, but Wood is by far the bet
ter man. Thus IT can be seon how
kiphuth works and to hin, must 90 the
credit for developing tho wonderful
swimmers who have represented Yale
in the past few years.
he stars of last years record break.
ing team who are back in college this
season arc Jellifc, Pratt, Gauss and
Solley. All of these arc doittg cxcep-
tional work again this season and they
form the nucleus Of The team that
seems almost certain to again win the
title.
"Leem" Jcllifo is the outstanding
star of this quartet Of briliants, per-
forming crcditably in the 5o-yard
dash and being an important cog in the
relay team. The work of Captain
"Dud' Pratt this year stamps him as
one of the most reliable swimmers in
intercollegiate circles this season and
he has played most important part in
the success of the Blue team this sea-
son. Gauss and Sollcy are both ex-
cellent swimmers, as performances will
indicate.
The schedule for the remainder of
the season is as follows:
March 3. g. c. \ y: 4. Princeton a.
Princeton; 10, Brown: II, Princeton; II.
Colunbia IS, Rutgers, rs, Intcrcoilegiates
ot Philad lrha.