Squash Team Routs M. I. T. With Hobbs Out of Action

Harvard made M. I. T. its fifth squash victim last night by trouncing the Engineers, 8-1 at Hemenway Gymnasium.

Fritz Hobbs, who played despite a slight illness Saturday, could not compete last night because of a sore throat and high temperature, and as a result each Harvard man moved up one place. Hobbs's appearance against Navy may turn out to be his last at Harvard since his eligibility ends after this term.

Fernando Gonzalez, who compiled a 20-2 match record during his first two varsity seasons,. suffered the most from Hobbs's absence. He moved up to number two and lost, 3-0, to M. I. T. captain Bob McKinley. Gonzalez had difficulty keeping the ball out of the middle, and though he never fell far behind, he could not come up with the crucial points toward the end of the games.

"I was behind most of the time, and was forced to play his game," Gonzalez explained afterwards. He has now lost his last three matches, a streak he will have a chance to break against Dartmouth's Justin Stanley, his probable opponent Wednesday. Earlier this season, Stanley edged M. I. T.'s McKinley, 3-2, in an extremely close contest. took the match to remain undefeated after 15 varsity contests.

The rest of the matches failed to arouse much excitement as all five of Harvard's men early won, 3-0. At number five, Dave Fish allowed Irvin Asher a total of 24 points, and Jaime Gonzalez also terminated his match in short time.

Paul Brown, Peter Abrams, and Alan Quasha completed the rout for the undefeated Crimson, who were coached by Rocky Jarvis '69, one of Harvard's best tennis ?layers in recent years.

Harvard schedules had the match listed for 2 p. m., but the Engineers failed to arrive. The contract actually called for a 7 p. m. encounter as listed on M. I. T. schedules.

Temperature of 102

Drop chots and corner shots carried captain Larry Terrell to another 3-0 win at number one, and John Ince, after falling behind, 1-0, rallied to win, 3-1, behind Gonzalez.

In the fourth slot, junior Eddie Atwood was easing toward a 3-0 decision until his 11-4 lead in the third game turned into an 11-11 tie and eventually a loss. The fourth game was more one-sided, and Atwood