Word: wright
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...three on the University court squad will be the first Crimson racquet wielder to test the competition in the Massachusetts State Squash Championships, being held under the auspices of the Union Boat Club, when he plays in the opening round today. Captain G. D. Debevoise '26 and R. S. Wright '26, first two players on the championship University quintet have been ranked along with M. P. Baker '22, present holder of the state crown and Ralph Powers, Canadian champion, as seeded players. They will both swing into action later in the week...
...draw has made it possible for the Crimson racquet swingers to fill both of the final berths, as they are all in the upper bracket. Baring upsets, Rawlins and Debevoise should meet in the round before the semi-final with the winner playing Wright providing also that the number one man on the University team makes his way through the first five rounds without mishap...
...draw for the state individual championship tournament which will start this week under the auspices of the Union Boat Club, was made Saturday and R. S. Wright '26, and Captain G. D. Debevoise '26, numbers one and two on the Championship University squad, were placed among the four seeded players M. P. Baker '22, present state titlist, and Ralph Powers, Canadian champion, are the other two favored performers. The fourth round of the tournament must be played by February...
...second surprise of the competition when he came from behind to take a five game match from P.M. Lenhart '27 for a place in the finals. The winner is the last man on the University team while Lenhart ranks above him in fourth position. In the upper bracket R.S. Wright '26 and R.N. Rawlins '27 will clash some time next week for the right to meet Haskins for the University crown...
Haskins in his last three matches of the tournament has displayed an uncanny comeback power which turned apparent defeat into victory on several occasions. The Wright Rawlin's match promises to be the competition contest of the competition with neither player conceded a material advantage. Wright, number one on the University squad, has fully recovered from his recent illness and is playing in top form again. His opponent has been displaying brilliant squash in the last two weeks, one of his accomplishments being the defeat of W.P. Dixon '26, national title holder, in four straight games in practice...