Harry Cowles, Harvard's tennis and squash coach for the last 13 years, has been given a leave of absence due to a nervous breakdown, it was revealed last night by William J. Bingham '16, Director of Athletics. The leave is for the first half year anyway and may last for the entire year.

Acting head coach of the two sports will be Jack Barnaby, Cowles' assistant. Helping Barnaby will be Dick Dorson, intercollegiate squash champion and number one Crimson tennis player two years ago. Dorson is now attending graduate school. Barnaby and Dorson will take charge of the fall University and Freshman tennis tournaments as the first duty of the racquet season.

His Record Notable

Coming here in 1925, Cowles has compiled one of the outstanding college coaching records. His tennis teams have been defeated by Yale only once in this period, that was last spring, while his squash teams likewise have succumbed only once to the Elis.

A year ago last spring Cowles was forced to give up his tennis work due to nervous disorders, and, with his health poor this summer, Bingham decided to give him an absence leave.

This year's tennis team will be built around two Juniors, Captain Langdon Gilkey '40 and David S. Burt '40, who played number 1 most of last year.