MERMEN FACE LION TONIGHT

With one Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League victory over Penn under its tights, the Crimson swimming team travels to New York tonight to face Columbia. Continuing on its weekend jaunt, it pulls into Annapolis tomorrow for a meet with the Naval Academy.

Coach Hal Ulen has been hampered by the loss of Captain Bill Drucker and breast-stroker Bus Curwen, who graduated, and Freshman Frank Padgett, now in the Air Corps. Ulen's son Don, will be advanced to the post of first man on the breast stroke, replacing Curwen while Freshman Johnny Loos has been promoted to the Varsity from the Jayvees.

The mainstays of the squad are Captain Johnny Eusden, swimming the 50 and 100 yard free style, and Don Barnes and George Christman, who swim the 220 and 440 yard free style.

Although it has lost one meet and won none, Columbia will be no cinch. Navy will be tougher although it has suffered two setbacks and failed to crack the win column. Besides its victory over Penn, the Crimson can boast of vanquishing Brown and M. I. T. Neither of these conquests carry any weight in the Eastern League however.