And the First Shall Be Last.

The Swimming Club met in solemn conclave last Monday week and with due consideration picked its tournament representatives. To say the least their choice has resulted in an injustice to Andrews. The circumstances are as follows: Andrews was invited to swim in the tournament trials. He came a bad last in the 100 yards, but won the 220 yards fairly comfortably. There was no 440 yards trial. These trials are practically all that can be taken cognisance of when picking the team, yet the committee with this meagre information met and picked the team.

There seems to be no doubt that, if satisfactory trials had been held. Andrews would have proved to have been the best distance swimmer by several yards in the 220 and by a bigger margin in the 440. The four events that the free-style swimmers compete in at the Tournament are the relay (66 2/3 yds.), 100 yards, 220 yards, and 440 yards. Mason emerged as the best sprint swimmer—Andrews as the best distance swimmer—yet Andrews was left out of the team.

The Swimming Club can have no possible defence for its action—there is none. Andrews cannot be turned down on the ground of non-participation in club events when Meek has been placed in the team. Again, it cannot be said that sprint races are more important than distance races—V.U.C. chances in these events are equally negligible. The non-inclusion of Andrews will not have weakened the team when judging its points-earning capacity, but what the action entails is that one person has been unjustly deprived of the honour of representing his College.

"Smad 'will welcome any explanation on the part of the Swimming Club, in fact, we consider the situation demands one.