THE MICHIGAN DAILY SATURDA, FE ners Top Spartans Wood and Mike Wood had broken who predicted, "We'll get 'em yet. for second, however, despite miss- the listed collegiate record in that We're just starting to sprint." ing a back dive badly. event with a 3:15.8 against In- Better Strategy? Mike Wood had one of his best diana. Last night Spartan Coach Stager pointed out after the nights, swimming away early from Charles McCaffree pulled a switch, meet that he was counting on Darnton in the 220 and doubling hoping to avert a slam in the sweeps in the backstroke and 440 in the 100 later on. Wood went out backstroke. He put Bill Wood, who but still conceded, "They should in :50.5 for the first 100 of his had already won the 200-yard in- have put Rowe in the 440. That earlier race and had enough left dividual medley, into the back- might have kept them in the over to finish in 2:01.9. He won stroke along with Dan Jamieson meet." the 100 in :49.0, with Darnton . and then stuck Jim White into Michigan started it out with a coming in fourth. . Wood's slot on the relay team. close win in the 400-yard medley Butterflyer Jeff Moore swam his As it turned out, Wood came in relay in 3:44.5. Wolf, Nelson and best 200-yard race all year, finish- - a poor fourth in the backstroke Bob Shaefer gave a half-yard lead ing fast in 2:04.1 for second be- i an dthe Michigan State freestylers to Berry, who held off Dick Bla- hind the Spartans' Carl Shaar. i got a bad scare in their favorite jewski. Although Wolf didn't win a race, * event: Kerr proved his surprise victory Stager called the senior's assign- Surprise Party over Minnesota's Steve Jackman ment the toughest of the night, They still broke the Michigan last week was no fluke by winning leading off the medley relay and pool record with a 3:18.7, but the handily in the 50-yard freestyle placing second in the backstroke Wolverine foursome was the sur- last night, beating Mattson in and third in the individual medley. prise of the meet, setting a new :22.3. varsity record of 3:19.1. Kerr, Jaco Tops Field Spartans Swamped r Darnton and Thrasher gave Berry Ron Jaco was in top form in the 400 - YD. MEDLEY RELAY: 1. a half-yard lead, but he lost the diving, hitting nearly all his dives M gan (Wolf, Nelson, Shaefer, touchout despite an unofficial split for sixes and sevens and winning 3:44.5. of :49.3. easily with 312.3 points. Michigan 220-YD. FREESTYLE: 1. M. Wood I It was an elated Gus Stager State's Van Lowe edged Pete Cox (MSU), 2. Darnton B(), 3. 'Rowe record of 2:02.9 by Bill Darnton, [956: Michigan, 1961). 50-YD. FREESTYLE: 1. Kerr (M), 2. Mattson (MSU), 3. Floden (M). Li 200-YD. INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: 1. T . E nJ B. Wood (MSU), 2. Thrasher (M), 3. Wolf (M). Time--2:06.4 (Brewks pool record of 2:06.6 by Fred Wolf, Michgan,1960). 3METERn DIVING: 1. Jaco (M),. fo r 2. Lowe (MSU), 3. Cox (M). Points tory Over Denver 2..e