Word: squash
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Four members of the championship second University squash team and the leader of the Freshman Court squad advanced through the early rounds of the Massachusetts State Individual tournament in the class B division, last week without mishap. G. H. Perkins '26, manager of the University squad and number three player on the second team was the first of the Crimson entrees to meet defeat. J. L. Pool '28, number one man on the second Crimson racquet team met with no serious opposition, and H. B. Jackson '27, P. R. Pease '26, and E. D. Pratt '27 experienced no difficulty...
...which went down to defeat yesterday in the final match, was composed of, Harrity, Clark, Coffin, Bland, and Keofe. The University squad played in its regular order except in the last match when Jansen replaced Haskins at number five, R.S. wright '26, the Crimson number one player, played consistant squash in defeating the four strongest men on the teams which faced the University squad. P.M. Leuhart '27 in the fourth position also won all his matches in decisive fashion...
...Baker '22, former University star, will reign supreme for another year as Massachusetts state squash champion, following his victory over R. S. Wright '26, tanking Crimson player, on the Union Boat Club courts yesterday afternoon. Wright forced the defending champion in every game but the superb court game of the title holder coupled with his greater experience were enough to carry the winner through in four games...
...final match of the State tournament, with the two hardest hitting players in the tournament opposing each other, brought out the best squash of the competition. The champion, who reached the top of his game last week after a slow start, matched power and speed with his younger opponent. In the last game with the veteran leading by a 10-2 margin, Wright made a desperate attempt to pull the match out of the fire by discarding his hard driving game and attacking Baker's weakness on high, slow lobs to the back hand. The Crimson number one man pulled...
...first three players on the championship University squash team advanced through the early rounds of the Massachusetts State tournament last week with decisive wins and will enter the third and fourth rounds next week. Captain G. D. Debevoise '26, who drew a bye in the first round, defeated W. S. Howe Jr. of the Union Boat Club yesterday afternoon, three games to one on the courts of the loser...