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...Harvard squash team waded through several feet of snow to get to Montreal and play McGill Saturday. The elements didn't affect Harvard though; the Crimson walloped the Canadians, 7-2, for their 31st straight win in a streak dating back three seasons...
Colin Adair, a graduate student who is eligible under Canada's unusual eligibility rules, was the only McGill player to win convincingly. He beat Romer Holleran in the number one match in three games. Adair is one of Canada's top amateurs...
Starting with the McGill match today, Harvard is going to have a much rougher road. Matches that were won last year by 9-0 are going to be won only by 6-3 and 7-2. The matches with Princeton, Penn, and Army are going to be as close as can be; in fact if there's a favorite now for the Ivy title, it's Princeton, not Harvard...
There isn't much experience in that bottom foursome, and McGill should give them a tough test this year. Last year the Crimson trampled them 9-0, but two years ago it was a much closer 6-3 match. To dampen any faint hopes of a runaway, Morris will be playing in a tournament in New York this weekend instead of going to Montreal...
Under Canadian rules, graduate students as well as undergraduates are eligible; everyone on the McGill team has experience. If the bottom four crumple and the match is close, it will be an indication that Harvard is in for a rare rough year. If they break even, they can be expected to improve and the season can be expected to be good. If the match turns out to be a runaway after all, Princeton can look...