Briggs, Atwood Seek Foster Cup

The Foster Cup is annually presented to the winner of an intra-University squash tournament. Traditionally, the trophy has been won by the varsity's top player.

But today, Harvard's number one, Peter Briggs, should be strongly challenged by Crimson captain Ed Atwood in the final round of the Foster tournament at 2 p.m. on the Hemenway courts.

Briggs must be favored today for as a sophomore, he advanced through the varsity team to number one for this year. At the top position, he lost only to Palmer Page during the season.

Atwood, however, has a history of surprising favorites. His mild personality on the court often puts him in the shadow of his opponent during pre-game warm-ups. But Atwood has one of the finest repertoire of shots in collegiate squash. In two intercollegiate tournaments, Atwood has upset the number one seed.

The Crimson senior also has a habit of winning crucial matches. He beat Penn's Jeff Condon in the decisive ninth match for the intercollegiate team title last year, and he defeated Condon again last weekend for the intercollegiate "B" division title.

Furthermore, Atwood, with his quiet style, usually wins the support of the crowd, even on the opponent's court. In his championship match against Condon last weekend, Condon stopped the game at one point to get a towel, and Ed said, "Could I please have the ball to practice a little."

"Geez, we're watching the nicest guy in the world," one spectator said to a friend.