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DIXON WINS TWICE IN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS

UNIVERSITY CONTESTS PROGRESS AS SEEDED PLAYERS FALL

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Despite a recent illness which caused him to default in the University Squash tournament, W. P. Dixon '25 won two matches yesterday in the individual championships of the U. S. National Squash Racquets Association at the B. A. A. courts. At the same time the University courts saw the progress of the University championships and the defeat of Buffalo by Philadelphia in the National Team championships.

In the morning, Dixon, representing Boston in the National Individual championships, defeated D. McK, Key '22 representing Washington three games to one, with scores of 15-13, 13-15, 15-11, and 15-13. In the afternoon he won his second match defeating the representative of Detroit, R. L. Moxon, three to one, by scores of 17-14, 15-9, 14-17, 15-9.

Seeded Men Drop Unexpectedly

In the University Squash tournament J. D. Debevoise '26 was the only seeded player to survive the first round. He worked his, way to the semi-finals by defeating, 12-15, 15-7, 15-12, 15-6, D. P. Kingsley of Lincoln's Inn, who had unexpectedly defeated J. J. Glessner '25. Channing Wakefield 3L and Carroll Harrington '24, two other seeded players, lost to J. H. Douglas, Lincoln's Inn 3-1 and Lawrence Foster also Lincoln's Inn 3-0 respectively.

The national team championships hold great interest for Harvard due the participation D. A. Newhall '06 and S. P. Clark '14 for Philadelphia and Channing Wakefield 3L for Boston. The former two won their matches from two members of the defeated Buffalo team at the University Squash courts yesterday morning.

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