Bad Shoulder May Keep Cavanagh From Varsity Tennis Competition

Harvard's All-American Joe Cavanagh has rejected an opportunity to fly to Bern, Switzerland and compete with the United States amateur team in the 1971 world ice hockey championships. "I've got too much unfinished school business hanging over my head." Cavanagh said yesterday.

But more seriously, Cavanagh may also have to give up varsity tennis this spring because of a shoulder injury sustained in the Brown hockey game this season. "I injured the arm last year and then reinsured it this winter." he said. "It doesn't affect my hockey play but it would really bother my service and arm movement in tennis."

Cavanagh will not make a definite decision on tennis until next week. "I'm really tired. so I'm planning on waiting and trying my arm on Monday." he said. If he decides not to play. Cavanagh will have surgery done on the arm.

The senior's absence on the tennis team would greatly affect the team's line-up. As a junior, Cavanagh was undefeated at number four. Teaming with Dave Fish. Cavanagh lost only one match at number two doubles.

This fall Cavanagh was placed fifth in the New England Lawn Tennis Association's pre-season rankings. With Fish, the Crimson doubles team had been ranked seventh.

Although the idea of playing hockey in international competition was tempting Cavanagh- who was named an All-American this year for the third time- passed up the opportunity because of overdue work and the fact that he plans to join the national team next winter.

" Murray Williamson. the team's coach, asked me to come for the final two weeks. If I wasn't going to play next year. I would have taken the offer." he said.