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...finals of the National Intercollegiates at Hethenway yesterday, Ralph Howe defeated Bob Hetherington 3-2 in an awesome display of sheer ability by both players. Earlier in the day, Hetherington had upset second-seeded (behind Howe) Jim Zug of Princeton 3-2, and Howe had downed third-seeded Don Mills of Trinity in straight games...
Howe started off the first game with characteristic coolness and effortlessness--and Hetherington stole it from him, 15-8. In the second and third games. Howe turned it on from the wrist, unleashing devastating smashes that gave him eight straight ponnts and a 2-1 lead...
Rarely on volleys did the ball strike more than a few inches above the tin. Hetherington patented a shot that his opponent couldn't recover--a low frontwall drive that hugs the floor on its return--and he took the fourth game...
...four for the Crimson, surprised the Williams star with low smashes that outpositioned him repeatedly. The final score was 15-3, 7-15, 15-12, 15-6. Walter meets and probably beats Jim Cohen of Cornell this morning; he faces the big test in the afternoon against Bulldog Bob Hetherington, seeded fourth in the tourney and thirteenth in the nation. Hetherington has to beat Bob Pope of Trinity this morning...
...tournament rolls are stacked with top players--not just the best in college, but some of the best in national rankings. Ralph Howe of Yale, the first seed, is rated fourth in the nation, and right behind him are Jim Zug (Princeton), Don Mills (Trinity), and Bob Hetherington (Yale). All three are ranked in the nation's top fifteen. Harvard's Vic Niederhoffer is seeded fifth...