Updated with new material and published for the first time in paperback, this seminal book for squash fans and players is the definitive history of one of America's greatest sports, masterfully told by journalist James Zug.
Updated with new material and published for the first time in paperback, this seminal book for squash fans and players is the definitive history of one of America's greatest sports, masterfully told by journalist James Zug.
CONTENTS Foreword by George Plimpton Prologue 1. The Joints Trembled on the Spit The origins of racquets sports with real tennis and racquets; the invention of squash at Harrow School in England 2. Heaven's Heaviest Artillery The birth of squash in America at St. Paul's School in 1884; infancy in Philadelphia; the strange and sad history of the game of squash tennis; the saga of standardization and why North American squash developed the narrow court and harder ball. 3. Don't Keep Late Hour Harvard's squash dynasty, 1922-1937; Harry Cowles, genius coach of seven national champions. 4. Hollow-Eyed and Squeaky The start of women's squash; Yale and intercollegiate squash; squash on the Titanic; a tour of squash cities and tournaments in the 1920s and '30s. 5. Send for the Drama Critic The Merion Cricket Club juggernaut; the Diehl Mateer/Henri Salaun rivalry of the 1950s; the start of the U.S.Open and the arrival of the Khans. 6. A Clam in Mud at Low Tide Victor Niederhoffer; the game expands across the nation; women, juniors and colleges in the 1950s and '60s; Harvard dynasty redux under Jack Barnaby. 7. Sex, Scandal and Celebrities Public squash in the 1970s -- the great explosion. 8. Box of Rain The North American professional tour of the 1980s. 9. 18-16 in the Fifth Mark Talbott versus Jahangir Khan, November 1984. 10. Bait and Switch The tortuous change from North American to international standards. 11. The Infinitely Greater Game A short history of squash doubles. 12. This Mollycoddled Age Squash in the twenty-first century; rebirth and expansion; dreams of Olympic gold and a new generation of players. Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes Appendix: Record of Champions Index
CONTENTS Foreword by George Plimpton Prologue 1. The Joints Trembled on the Spit The origins of racquets sports with real tennis and racquets; the invention of squash at Harrow School in England 2. Heaven's Heaviest Artillery The birth of squash in America at St. Paul's School in 1884; infancy in Philadelphia; the strange and sad history of the game of squash tennis; the saga of standardization and why North American squash developed the narrow court and harder ball. 3. Don't Keep Late Hour Harvard's squash dynasty, 1922-1937; Harry Cowles, genius coach of seven national champions. 4. Hollow-Eyed and Squeaky The start of women's squash; Yale and intercollegiate squash; squash on the Titanic; a tour of squash cities and tournaments in the 1920s and '30s. 5. Send for the Drama Critic The Merion Cricket Club juggernaut; the Diehl Mateer/Henri Salaun rivalry of the 1950s; the start of the U.S.Open and the arrival of the Khans. 6. A Clam in Mud at Low Tide Victor Niederhoffer; the game expands across the nation; women, juniors and colleges in the 1950s and '60s; Harvard dynasty redux under Jack Barnaby. 7. Sex, Scandal and Celebrities Public squash in the 1970s -- the great explosion. 8. Box of Rain The North American professional tour of the 1980s. 9. 18-16 in the Fifth Mark Talbott versus Jahangir Khan, November 1984. 10. Bait and Switch The tortuous change from North American to international standards. 11. The Infinitely Greater Game A short history of squash doubles. 12. This Mollycoddled Age Squash in the twenty-first century; rebirth and expansion; dreams of Olympic gold and a new generation of players. Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes Appendix: Record of Champions Index
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