Word: salaun
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Anyone who was in the gallery at Annapolis knew what Barnaby meant. Once, when Niederhoffer had taken the first game and the second was tied at 14-14, referee Jack Tatten took a point away from the Crimson captain on a "let point" for interfering with Salaun's shot...
...didn't Vic Niederhoffer win the national squash championship this weekend? One reason, of course, was Henri Salaun, who had won three national titles before Niederhoffer ever picked up a squash racquet; Salaun squeaked past Vic in five thrilling games in the tournament's semifinal round...
...second reason, just as important, was Vic Niederhoffer. "Vic was the best squash player in the U.S. last weekend," coach Jack Barnaby explained. "He controlled the play against Salaun. I wasn't surprised that Salaun lost the next day, because Vic squeezed him dry like a sponge...
...squash was sciatillating but the real show came in the legal battles over let calls. Niederhoffer's vociferous insistence that Salaun had interfered with him drew boos from the audience and infuriated remarks from Salaun; the veteran, too, called quite a few peculiar lets. Reforce Jack Tattin interrupted play once to tell the players "Cut it out and play squash--this game is disgraceful...
...Salaun lost a four-game match in the finals to Ralph Howe, Yale's star of last year...