Word: hamm
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...finest performances seen at Harvard in recent years, the Crimson squash team defeated Yale's National Champions, 6 to 3, Saturday afternon in Hemenway Gymnasium. Led by a decisive opening victory by captain Charlie Hamm, the Crimson controlled the match from the very beginning, as the varsity regained the Ivy crown...
...Hamm, playing the last intercollegiate team match of his three-year career soundly trounced Yale captain Charlie Kingsley, 15-9, 15-10, 15-9 to reverse the lopsided beating he absorbed from Kings ley at New Haven last season...
Combining power and control in excellent balance, Hamm dominated the match from the outset, and Kingsley became discouraged by his opponent's consistency. The outcome seemed inevitable after the beginning of the second game, and what might have been the roughest match of the day turned out to be one of the quickest...
Playing in the top six positions for the varsity will be Gerry Emmet, captain Charlie Hamm, Tim Gallwey, Fred Vinton, Pete Lund, and John Davis, and clearly the burden of the Crimson attack will fall to them. If the Crimson splits these six matches--and this will not be an easy task--the varsity should win the match...
Hohen's excellently placed drives controlled the match and for the most part he was content either to let Hamm make the errors or draw him out of position for easy put-away shots...