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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With a brilliant and consistent display of racquet wielding and footwork, which kept his opponent baffled, R. S. Wright '26, yesterday afternoon captured the College Squash title by defeating Captain G. D. Debevoise '26 15--9, 15--18, 15--7, and 18--17. Yesterday's contest brought out the best squash run on the University courts this year...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WRIGHT DEFEATS SQUASH CAPTAIN TO TAKE CROWN | 12/9/1925 | See Source »

Captain Debevoise tried desperately to break the steadiness of his opponent's play by changing his style of game several times, without much success. Wright was going at top speed from the start and his supposed weakness against a soft...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WRIGHT DEFEATS SQUASH CAPTAIN TO TAKE CROWN | 12/9/1925 | See Source »

Both men played a fast, clean cut game with very little interference throughout the match. The loser speeded up his play after dropping the first game, and forced the second to deuce, which he won at 18--15. Wright took the third game easily and captured the fourth and the match in another deuce game, 18--17, game failed to show...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WRIGHT DEFEATS SQUASH CAPTAIN TO TAKE CROWN | 12/9/1925 | See Source »

...victory yesterday, which also counted as a test match to determine the ranking of the team for the match next Saturday with the Harvard Club quintet, Wright advanced to first man and Cap- tain Debevoise dropped to second place. H. N. Rawlins '27, P. M. Lenhart '27, and L. S. Haskins '26 will occupy the last three places on the team respectively. In gaining a place in the finals Debevoise won from Lenhart 3--1, and Wright defeated Manager G. H. Perkins...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: WRIGHT DEFEATS SQUASH CAPTAIN TO TAKE CROWN | 12/9/1925 | See Source »

...Coach Cowles. The Crimson line-up will probably be the same as in the match last Saturday although trial matches will be played. P. M. Lenhart '27, H. N. Rawlins '27, and L. S. Haskins '26 were second, fourth and fifth men respectively, along with Captain Debevoise and Wright...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: DEBEVOISE MEETS WRIGHT FOR SQUASH TITLE THIS AFTERNOON | 12/8/1925 | See Source »

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