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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dapper Walter Hagen used to stride out to the first tee, often late for his match, run a comb through his Brilliantined hair and drawl: "Well, who's going to be second?" "The Haig's" psychological warfare continued through the match. He made the hard shots look easy, the easy ones look stupendous. Early in a match he would concede putts to his opponent, later rattle him by insisting that even the short ones be played out. No matter how poorly Walter seemed to be shooting, nobody relaxed until he was in. But where Hagen deliberately played...
Jack Barnaby's league-leading varsity "B" squash team of the metropolitan league bowed yesterday, 3 to 2, to the Harvard Graduates in a match at Hemenway...
...strong University Club squash team squeezed by the varsity yesterday 3 to 2 in a Metropolitan League match at Hemenway Gymnasium...
Although the University Club has one-time stars of Brown, Dartmouth, Holy Cross, and MIT in its ranks, it, like the current Crimson varsity, is somewhat obscured by such teams as the Harvard Club and Union Boat Club. As a result, Coach Barnaby expects a "close and interesting" match...
Jack Barnaby's varsity squash players get one of their rare workouts of the reading and exam periods at 5:30 p.m. this afternoon when they meet the University Club at Hemenway Gym in a metropolitan squash league match...