Word: salaun
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Defending champion Vic Niederhoffer lost his Cowles Invitation Squash Tournament championship to veteran Henri Salaun yesterday...
...Salaun, five-time former U.S. Amateur squash champion, whipped Niedorhoffer 15-1, 15-12, 15-8 in a semifinal match, and went on to trip current amateur champ Ben Hecksher in the finals...
Niederhoffer has never beaten Salaun in tournament play, and the veteran has been the only amateur to beat Niederhoffer this year. Salaun also topped Vic in the Middlesex Bowl Squash Tournament during Christmas vacation...
...Harvard captain had hoped that the 1964 squash ball, lighter than the one which has been in use previously, would give him an edge against Salaun, who wasn't supposed to have the necessary strength to keep the light ball deep in the court. It didn't work out that...
Heckscher went on to win the national singles title in an all-Harvard contest, defeating Charles Ufford '53, 3-1. Ufford had played tremendous squash in the quarter and semi-finals, shutting out Henri Salaun and Ralph Howe...