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Rick Sterne, Harvard's number two racquetman, played some impressive squash over intersession to reach the finals of the John Jacobs Invitational Tournament at the Harvard Club of New York. The Crimson southpaw advanced through a strong field and beat McGill's Peter Martin in the semi-finals. Martin, it will be remembered, is Canada's intercollegiate champ and gave Harvard's top man, Anil Nayar, a five-game battle in their last meeting. An hour and a half after beating Martin, Sterne had to play the finals, which he lost to Andy Mulver...
Nayar was paced by the hard-hitting southpaw from McGill, Peter Martin, in a match that was decided 3-2. The Crimson's first man lost his first game to Martin, 15-17, as both players tensed notably before the packed galaries in Hemenway...
Second man Rick Sterne dropped the second game to Barry Conway's crosscourt volleying. But the Crimson southpaw used the corners...
...Cassius admitted, made a few adjustments in his boxing style to counteract Mildenberger's lefthanded attack (he had twice lost to lefthanders as an amateur). "The way I figure it," said Clay, "it will take me about three rounds to figure out Mildenberger's southpaw style, and two or three more to finish him." As it turned out, it took Clay twelve rounds to finish the stubborn German...
Opposing Kehas will be Jim McCandlish, who has emerged as the ace of the Crimson pitching staff. The junior southpaw has had a week's rest and with a good day and a little luck should shackle the Bulldog hitters...