Racquetmen Prepare to Defend Titles

When varsity squash coach Jack Barnaby '32 retires at the end of next season, the era of Harvard squash dominance in both the Ivy league and the national arena may be in jeopardy. It is largely on Barnaby's coaching talents that the Crimson racqetmen have won 12 national championships in the past 13 seasons.

The personable Barnaby is now in his 35th year as head squash coach and his teams have compiled an amazing 338-94 won-loss slate.

Preparedness

"I always figure that every great team must have 11 strong men," Barnaby said yesterday. "There's always going to be one guy hurt and another is always due for the bug," the coach added.

"We've always been famous for our depth," Barnaby said, "but this year we're hurtin' because we haven't been getting the top junior players to come to Harvard."

Barnaby explains the reason to be that "We don't aggressively recruit squash players." He added, "I don't believe that I should decide who comes to Harvard. I should only make the most of what we have here."

Molds for Hours

So Barnaby spends many hours in Hemenway Gymnasium molding average players into national champions. "No one is second rate here," Barnaby said. "They're all potential varsity players."

"I encourage all my players and make sure they know that I care about them," Barnaby said. "We have tremendous team spirit."