Word: squash
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Before a packed gallery yesterday at the University Squash Racquets Building, W. P. Dixon '25 won the College Squash Racquets Tournament by defeating E. M. Hinkle '23 in the finals in three straight games, 15-11, 15-13, 15-17. Dixon yesterday displayed a brand of squash that makes him rank among the ten foremost squash racquets players of the country. He was at the height of his form, returning the most difficult shots and making many spectacular-kills. Hinkle played very good squash, but was outclassed by the excellent playing of Dixon...
...finals of the College squash racquets tournament between W. P. Dixon '25 and E. M. Hinkle '23 will be played this afternoon at 3 o'clock in Court 14 at the University Squash Racquets Building. This match will mark the end of one of the largest tournaments ever held at the University...
...hour and 50 minutes C. C. Peabody, defending squash racquets champion, and Channing Wakefield 2L. fought to advance in the State tournament yesterday afternoon. Five harrowing games were necessary to prove Peabody superior; all were set except the third, and the final scores were...
...Department of Physical Education has announced that the Hemenway Gymnasium, the University Squash Courts Building, the Big Tree Swimming Pool, and the Freshman Athletic Building will be open at the regular hours during the mid-year examination period It was also announced that the prescribed exercise for Freshman will be discontinued during the mid-year period, but that the squash tournaments for the Law, Engineering, Business, and Graduate Schools will be continued...
...fourth game produced the best squash of the afternoon. Dixon was hitting the ball harder and placing better but Carpenter was placing his shots with a remarkable degree of accuracy and winning 15-11. With the score two all, it looked as if Carpenter would continue his fine playing and win. For the first five points of the last game they were both even. then, Carpenter's backhand which Dixon had been playing all evening seemed to fail him and he fell behind, Dixon running out the game and match...