Word: racquet
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...success of the Harvard undergraduates in the squash racquet courts is one more bit of distressing news to their elders that youth will be served in sports. There was a belief a few years ago, when men with hair a little sparse were setting the pace, that the game offered an exception to the rule that youth and vigor usually triumph in vigorous competitive pastimes. The argument ran that a boy of twenty was not canny enough to excell, that many years of ripening experience were essential. When Hewitt Morgan became state and almost national champion a while...
...Harvard Club, which stands in third place with a record of seven victories out of 15 matches played, is not expected to provide formidable opposition. However, Callanan, the Harvard Club leader, and Dr. Kellogg, former state champion, will probably set up fairly stiff battles against the Crimson racquet men. H. R. Hardwick '15, the former football star, is another graduate on the Harvard Club line-up. There has been one change in the University team. G. D. Debevoise '26, by defeating H. N. Rawlins '27, replaced the latter as number...
Team B will meet the Tennis and Racquet Club at three o'clock in Boston. As the Tennis and Racquet Club stands in last place, the University racquet-wielders are expected considerably to increase their lead in the tournament. A. P. Rose '25, who has hitherto played at number four, will be unable to play on account of a sprained ankle, which will probably keep him out of the matches for several weeks. P. R. Pease '26 is taking his place, while L. A. Weisman '26 will play at number five. P. M. Lenhart '27, L. S. Haskins...
Team B will meet the Tennis and Racquet Club tomorrow afternoon in Boston in a match which is not expected to provide formidable opposition, as the Tennis and Racquet Club is at the bottom of the league...
...third place with a record of 7 victories out of 15 matches played, will probably not provide formidable opposition. However, Callahan, the Harvard Club number one man, and Dr. Kellogg, who once ranked among the first five in the State, are expected to provide stiff competition for the University racquet...