Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-04-08 | Page 15 | Medica Best Bet of U. S. in Olympic Wim Events

Fastest Styler Free By By Pap i. i J f ck ck i I rok tte me UNIVERSITY I i OF WASH N Ny 1 y YOUTH uTH IS I ou OUE OEST 1 BET IN OLYMPIC iii j FReESTYLE 1 5 1 1 L. L 1 j I 4 1 r Itt I n RA I Ir 00 l S Si 7 i rl 3 r ACK WAS 5 3 J E STAR OF T E. E f NATIONAL J 1 1 COLLEGIATe AA 1 1 CHAMPIONSHIP PS J THE flIE 1500 r A TITLES c 1 METEr cri F HE H. MAPS V VS 1932 OLYMPIC T AM A'S AS S t tAN AN ALTERNATE AL I J BUT 71 7 MOT PET COA T by T Medica Best Bet of U. U S. S In Olympic Swim Events By Associated Press Western and midwestern swimmers may have appreciated the hospitality of Yale in staging the National Collegiate A. A A. A championships championships championships cham cham- in the New Haven pool but carrying of off the major honors honors honors hon hon- ors of the competition was a mighty poor way of showing that they did Only one representative of ot an eastern college managed to win a title and even cven he was not a member of ot Bob Kiphuth's vaunted squad of oC That honor went to Charlie Hutter Harvard's sensational sensational sensational sensa sensa- sophomore who scored in the yard style free-style event to give the Crimson its first national title Jack Medics Medica of the tho University of Washington again proved tireless tireless tire tire- less as he collected three championships cham chain the tho tho the tho and the meter 1500 free It was Medica's third consecutive slam slain and served to emphasize the fact that the husky Seattle youth appears to be Uncle Sams Sam's best bet betto betto betto to stave off the determined bid the Japanese will make in Berlin to re repeat repeat repeat re- re peat the Olympic victory they scored in such sensational fashion four years ears ago at Los Angeles Jack sat on the tho sidelines In Los LosAn An Angeles n. n as an alternate member I of the tho rela relay team and did not see active service He set the 1936 Olympic games 8 as his goal and has worked steadily with that objective ob ob- ob- ob j In mind Above all else he wants to win the Olympic 40 and nd the chances are that he will be successful His principal rival is likely to be the captain of ot the Japanese squad Medica holds two de decisions decisions de- de over both scored in Japan The youngster Charlie Hutter who saved the east from utter rout will bear a bit of watching Hes He's a fighter and coming along mighty fast He is perhaps the most Improved improved improved im im- Im- Im proved swimmer in the country in inthe inthe inthe the past year A year ago he was just another swimmer on Coach Hal Ulen's freshman squad There was nothing nothing nothing noth noth- ing about him to mark him as an outstanding prospect Except that he heo liked to swim possibly and was wasa a most willing and eager worker I