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Freshman tennis will commence on Thursday, weather permitting, when the 1936 racquet wielders face M.I.T. on the Divinity School courts. The present squad of 12 men, A. C. Helmhols, R. W. Gilder, G. G. Glidden, J. A. Roberts, G. S. Franklin, J. F. Donvoan, G. F. Robertson, A. C. Reggio, L. S. Shaw, Dixon Smith, J. J. Thackara, and H. S. Howe will be increased to about 20 men at the completion of the Freshman tournament now in progress...
...Clarence C. Pell: the national racquets championship for the third time in a row, the 12th time since 1915; 15-8, 18-14, 6-15, 15-6, against young Huntingdon D. ("Ting") Sheldon in the final; with Stanley G. Mortimer, four times champion and perennial runner-up, refereeing the match; on the only court in Manhattan, at the Racquet & Tennis Club...
...Yale match is going to be a test that will definitely determine the caliber of the Crimson racquet-men. Last week a few of the squad got together an informal team, drove down to Princeton, and were defeated 4 to 1. Yale has previously downed the Tiger aggregation, and now the question is, can they repeat their success in Cambridge. It is not an easy question to answer, but I feel that Cowles' outfit will come out on top. The loss to Princeton does not prove a great deal, and the team, in its regular line-up, will have several...
When British women dress for squash racquets they do not wear shorts, like Americans, but pleated skirts or, rarely, trousers. There are other differences. British squash racquets courts are 2½ ft. wider; the ball is more lively; games are to 9 points instead of 15; only the hander-out (server) scores points. Because squash racquets (not squash tennis, which is a U. S. invention and played nowhere else except in Cuba) is a family game in England, British women have played more, now play better than Americans. Practicing against men has taught them that the most effective shots...
...team picked from the varsity squad in the National Championships, to be held at Baltimore on February 11, 12, 13. Last year's team scored a clean swoop in the Nationals for the first time since '1925, with Beekman Pool '32 winning the National Singles Championship. The Harvard racquet men also won the Intercollegiates last year...