Word: squash
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...University squash tournament has reached the round before the semi-finals with the exception of one match, which will probably be played today. The four seeded players have come through with little difficulty. The nearest approach to an upset occurred when F. I. Carpenter '24 defeated H. N. Rawlins '27 in straight games yesterday. Rawlins, the Freshman captain, had not previously been defeated in tournament or match play...
Team A will be given a rest today when the other two Squash teams will line-up for matches with out-of-town clubs...
...Harvard Sophomores were imprisoned underground yesterday for five and a half hours in the West morley squash court...
...four o'clock in the afternoon, W.I. Nichols '26 and H.W. Keves '26 entered the court for a game of squash and closed the door behind them. On finishing their match they found that there was no way of opening the door from the inside. Repeated efforts failed to find the "Open Sesame" though a turn of the catch on the outside of the door would have done the trick...
...make the best of things the two prisoners continued their squash game, stopping every few moments to shout. They could hear people passing but no amount of yelling or pounding on the door, walls, and ceiling could attract any attention...