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Losing only two singles matches and making a clean sweep of the doubles the Varsity tennis team disposed of the Amherst netmen to the tune of 7 to 2 yesterday afternoon. The visitor's two victories were obtained at the expense of Jim Thackera, who has had tough going at the number 1 post, and Bob Bentley, who recently displaced Robertson at number...
...Thackera Has Hands Full...
Coach Cowles' veteran aggregation should not experience difficulty with Amherst in spite of C. L. Winston, the crack number 1 man of the visitors. The latter, however, may prove too powerful for Jim Thackera, who also has a hard match coming with Paul Guibord of Dartmouth. The Big Green will invade the Crimson's courts on Saturday...
...Thackera, who was ineligible for the past two years, and Germaine Glidden, undefeated at number 3 last year, will fight it out for the number 1 post. At present, Thackera, a master stroker, seems to have the edge over the squash star...
...Alvah W. Sulloway '38 lost to J. G. Cornish. Both Richard M. Dorson '37 and John L. Clark '36 won their matches, the former downing A. M. Somnabend, and Clark defeating H. S. Howes, Jr. In the last match, upon which the outcome of the meet depended, James J. Thackera '36 pushed A. L. Devens up to the very last point, but finally lost...