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...team loses, the primary cause will be the U.S. team itself. McKinley is a reliable player, but after him the team is as inconsistent as a racquet with broken strings. If they play well, the Aussies may not win a match, and if they play poorly, not even Bob Kelleher's intuition can save the Americans It's even possible, though most unlikely, that they could lose the match with England. With this team, not even the certain is certain...

Author: By Donald E. Graham, | Title: U.S. Team Takes Lead in Davis Cup | 9/27/1963 | See Source »

...finals against Canada Saturday afternoon, Harvard took a 2-1 lead; and if Robinson was losing at number five, it didn't matter--because Walter was beating Canada's Rick Gaunt 2-1 in games. But in his fourth match, Walter was struck on the chin by Gaunt's racquet...

Author: By Richard B. Ruge, | Title: Squash Team Seizes National Championship | 2/25/1963 | See Source »

...Montego Bay area has also other kinds of sport: fishing off the White House, golf at Tryall, a clublike community like Round Hill; tennis at the Racquet Club, and eating at Sunset Lodge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Carib Song | 2/1/1963 | See Source »

Probably because of the quality of their opposition, the Crimson racquet men did not play up to their par. It's fortunate for Tech that they did not, since even as it was only three of the hapless Engineers were able to win one game in the three-out-of-five game sets...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Squash Team Shuts Out M.I.T., 9-0; Engineers Take Only Three Games | 12/13/1962 | See Source »

...squash team's 6-3 victory over McGill was fairly easy; the 3-1 win over Army was a snap, and today's match with M.I.T. will be a joke. The strongest Crimson racquet squad is years anticipates a 9-0 romp over the flimsy Tech team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Squash Team Favored In Match With Engineers Today | 12/12/1962 | See Source »

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