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No Pool, No Polo for College, Annex Teams

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Both Radcliffe and Harvard water polo teams, all set for their titanic clash last night, found themselves without a pool in which to hold the contest. All attempts to find a tank proved fruitless and plans for the meet had to be temporarily abandoned.

Denied the Blockhouse pool two weeks ago, the swimmers were successively turned down by Radcliffe, Boston University, and two local YMCA's. Since the six members of Harvard's swimming team who had promised to take on the Annex squad will be busy practicing for varsity meets, they will have no time in the near future for a water polo game.

"We'd still like to play them, or any other University group," the girls agreed. "It's a shame that the authorities maintain a medieval attitude in regard to two sexes using the same pool at the same time," one of the girls added dejectedly.

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