Word: matchings
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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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...
Hamm's victory was followed rapidly by wins at fourth, sixth and eighth singles, and it is quite possible that the critical factor in the match was the decision to play the even matches first. This move capitalized on the favored Elis' inevitable overconfidence, and the resulting 4-0 Crimson lead put Yale in a nearly impossible position...
With the Poletti match completed, the afternoon's excitement appeared to be over, but it soon became apparent that the best match of the day was just starting. In the number one position, the Crimson's Gerry Emmet turned in the most courageous match in many years on the Hemenway courts. His opponent Sam Howe--second only to Princeton's Steve Vehslage in U.S. Intercollegiate ratings--entered the match heavily favored over Emmet, who has not played his best squash for most of the season...