Word: howe
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...great exhibition of gamesmanship as well as squash. Niederhoffer, who mixes drops, smashes, and three-corner shots beautifully, is a master of strategy, deception, and anticipation. Howe, an extremely poised player, is perhaps a little faster...
They split the first four games and things were getting hot as the final game began. The temperamental Niederhoffer, who will not tolerate the slightest interference with his stroke, has always been a gallery villain because of his frequent let calls. The indignant Howe, just as relentless on lets, tends to give less than sufficient room for his opponent to manipulate as a match tightens...
...result of this combination was a tense 35-minute fifth game, with Howe taking a 10-minute break to massage a cramped leg at 14-12 for Niederhoffer. Howe resumed play, only to be aced on a hard serve which nicked off the back wall...
Niederhoffer won the finals over Sam Howe (Ralph's older brother) 11-15, 15-12, 15-13, 15-13, in a match of equal calibre, though dramatically a bit of an anti-climax. Sam Howe is probably the slowest of the top players, but he possesses the most accurate placements in the amateur game...
...final two games at 13-all as in the 1963 tournament, Sam Howe called for no set rather than nine points, Niederhoffer came through this year...