Word: salaun
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Meanwhile, Niederhoffer reached the semifinals of the singles competition before bowing to veteran Henri Salaun, 2-15, 17-15, 15-7, 7-15, 15-12, in an incredible match that saw the referee bawl out both players, and Salaun apologize to the crowd for his behavior and Niederhoffer...
...started out looking as if he was going to blitz Salaun the same way. He ran to a 9-1 lead and then ran out the first game easily at 15-0. In the second he pulled away to a 14-12 lead, but whacked two shots into the tin and lost a three-of-Eve ofter played for the game. The players spilt the next two games, but Salaun won crucial prints at 12-15 and 22-12 to takes the east accorded...
Hecksher is back again this year, but the pre-tourney favorite has to be Henri Salaun, the four-time champ who has whipped every top amateur in the country this year...
...Salaun is the only amateur to beat Vic Niederhoffer at any time this season. Neiderhoffer spilled Hecksher in a Massachusetts "A" League match; he has beaten former amateur champ Harry Conion, the tournament's fourth seed, twice. But he lost to Salaun in the Middlesex Bowl Tournament over Christmas vacation, and again in the Cowles Invitational in New York just after exams...
...both Niederhoffer and Salaun win their first three matches they'll meet in the semifinals. But the road to the semis is not free of obstacles for either man. The Crimson captain meets former Amherst star Bill Smith in the first round, then probably faces Bill Tully, a highly regarded New Yorker, in the second...