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Both Dan Mayers and Maynard Canfield had to play one extra-game set before winning their fourth and fifth position matches, but neither were pushed to their best tennis to win. Ham Gravem, Brooks Harris, Ben Heckscher, and Karl Purwell coasted to victories in the other top singles matches while losing a combined total of only 22 games...

Author: By Lewis M. Steel, | Title: Tennis Team Drops Indians, 12-4; Undefeated '58 Squad Wins Easily | 5/12/1955 | See Source »

...sophomore Bill Cullen, playing first, who gave North Carolina's star Herb Brown a tough battle before bowing 13-11, 6-3, displayed a powerful serve and sharp net game in downing the Crimson's Ham Gravem...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Net Team Bows to Ephs; Yardlings Take Fourth Match, 7-2 | 5/11/1955 | See Source »

Williams results: Singles--1) Bill Cullon (W) defeated Ham Gravem 6-2, 6-1; 2) Wally Jensen (W) defeated Alex Haegler, 6-4, 6-4; 3) George Kesel (W) defeated Conrad Flacher, 6-1, 6-3; 4) Brooks Harris (H), defeated Tom Bortnick, 9-7, 6-8, 6-2; 5) Howie Patterson (W) defeated Dan Mayers, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3; 6) Maynard Canfield (H) defeated Mac Fiske, 6-4, 6-3. Doubles--1) Haegler and Harris (H) defeated Cullen and Jensen, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2; 2) Bob Oxnard and Kesel defeated Gravem and Ben Heckscher...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Varsity Net Team Bows to Ephs; Yardlings Take Fourth Match, 7-2 | 5/11/1955 | See Source »

...great fear was art that did not honestly jibe with its model, life. "Noah had three sons, Shem, Ham and, I think, Japheth. The only thing Ham noted was that his father was a drunkard; he completely lost sight of the fact that Noah was a genius, that he built an ark and saved the world. Writing people ought not imitate Ham...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Power of Negative Thinking | 5/9/1955 | See Source »

John Houk (B) defeated Ham Gravem, 6-2, 6-3; Alex Haegler (H) defeated George Kirkpatrick, 3-6, 10-8, 8-6; Conrad Fischer (H) defeated Nat Greene, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5; Brooks Harris (H) defeated Webb Ray, 7-5, 7-5; Dan Mayers (H) defeated Larry Waterman, 6-2, 8-6; Maynard Canfield (H) defeated Ian Sinclair...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Net Team Tops Brown, Drops Princeton Match | 5/9/1955 | See Source »

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