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...Wakefield Jr. of Lybrand, Ross Bros., and Montgomery will give a lecture this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock in Harvard 3 on the income tax. The lecture will be open to the public...
Although starting the match with erratic and sloppy playing, Channing Wakefield 2L, came from behind yesterday afternoon in the squash tournament finals and defeated W. P. Dixon '25 3-2 for the championship. The match was almost an exact repetition of the finals which the two men played in the interclub tournament held earlier in the season...
Dixon took the first game easily with the score 15-8 and forced Wakefield to the utmost in the second before losing it 13-16, after the score had been tied 13-13. In the third game of the match however Dixon came back strong and easily won 15-11. With the games 2-1 in his favor he stood a fair chance of capturing the title then, but Wakefield tied the match by defeating him with a good margin, 15-12. The deciding game opened exactly as did that in the interclub match, with the score seven all after...
Dixon lost the championship mainly because he failed to keep the ball on Wakefield's backhand. He did this the first three games and won two of them. On the other hand Wakefield started very poorly and did not come up to his usual form until the last two games. He will receive a silver cigaratte box an championship while Dixon will get a gold medal as runner...
These two men, the best players of the University, represent the most contrasting types of play. Wakefield relies on hard hitting and terrific drop shots, with a strong forehand, while Dixon's strength lies in his steadiness, his strong backhand, and his ability to keep the center of the court...