When anyone asks Coach Corry Wynn about his freshman squash team, Wynn's face brightens up like a picture window after a can of Glass Wax. The reason is quite clear.
His team's record shows nine out of ten wins for the first squad and a complete sweep by the second.
When Wynn's first five players came to Harvard they brought along unusual prep school squash experience. They knew court fundamentals so well that Wynn could spend his time with less experienced players. Pretty soon he was bragging about the depth and ability of his whole squad.
Adaptable
As the season went on the freshmen showed their adaptability. Wynn claims, they can spot their opponents weaknesses from the first serve and take quick advantage of them. And if they run into difficulty they never go to pieces.
The records prove Wynn's point. The freshmen have won all their scholastic and collegiate matches.
Wynn's number one player is Jim Bacon, the man with most match experience. A former Middlesex School player with considerable variety, Bacon's specialty is corner and cross-court shots.
Muggy Mugasoth, who learned to play squash in Bombay, India is number two. Wynn particularly likes his good placement and drop shots. Next on the ladder stands Austin Flagg, an accurate placer who usually manages to hold the center court position.
Quick on relexes and deceptive play, Wister Wood, from Penn Charter School, ranks as fourth. Captain Sam Hear, who wins with hard serves and powerful drives, completes the squad.
The Crimson's second squad has the impressive record of having shut all but one of the teams it met.