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This team is appreciated far too little. "Squash," you scoff, "Big deal, hitting a little ball around a square room with a glorified badminton racquet...

Author: By Benjamin R. Reder, | Title: Racquetmen Aim for Second National Title, Must Overcome Princeton, Toronto Squads | 3/3/1984 | See Source »

...squash isn't as easy as you think. Try hitting for a while. The ball doesn't bounce, and the angles of the game are hard to master. Your racquet will take a beating as you smash it against the walls, trying to dig the ball out of the corners...

Author: By Benjamin R. Reder, | Title: Racquetmen Aim for Second National Title, Must Overcome Princeton, Toronto Squads | 3/3/1984 | See Source »

...goes as planned, the racquetmen should return to Cambridge Sunday night as Intercollegiate Squash Racquet Association national champions--again...

Author: By Benjamin R. Reder, | Title: Racquetmen Aim for Second National Title, Must Overcome Princeton, Toronto Squads | 3/3/1984 | See Source »

...Crimson walloped a stunned Tiger squad, 8-1, to take the Intercollegiate Squash Racquet Association Nine-Man Championship, which goes to the college team with the best season record...

Author: By Benjamin R. Reder, | Title: Racquetmen Roll Over Princeton, 8-1 | 2/27/1984 | See Source »

Sheley chose Atlanta for his prototype restaurant because the city contains a heavy concentration of his prime customers: 30-to-40-year-old junior executives who play sports like racquet ball and who earn more than $25,000. Says Sheley: "If we had come out of California, the entire nation would have thought of us as a nuts-and-berries company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lite Bite | 10/24/1983 | See Source »

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