A mere three losses in 12 matches has kept the Yardling squash team out of the undefeated circle now shared by four freshman teams. But no one at Hemenway is bothered about it, least of all Coach Corey Wynn. He has a club with "nothing but potential" and now at the top of the local "Class C" league.

Led by three former Middlesex squash stars and an experienced graduate from the Choate squash team, '56 looked loaded at the season's start. And they're still loaded, but only these four had ever handled a squash racquet before.

The freshmen go into tomorrow's Williams match definite favorites. "We ought to take this one without any trouble," say Wynn. With such a quick summary of their chances, Corey's again referring to his top four players, two of whom, Thomas and Milton, are good enough to rate a one-two seeding in the state "Class C" championship beginning this afternoon.

Where most squash teams play, not as a team, but as individuals, the Yardlings are the exception. If they don't play together, they loss. And when they're together, It's a well-rounded club, each man adding his own particular touch or specialty to the team.

Lanny Thomas was sick during their first defeat, and only one of the first five played in the second. "Besides, our opponents were way out of our class," explains Corey.

Thomas is the exception which proves the rule that the top man on a squash ladder is usually the best all-around player. He stands alone, unchallenged, with only one loss. But he isn't a smooth, poised player like Captain Pete Milton or third place Martin Hockshire. He lacks the finesse of Milton's stroke and the sharp court tactics of Hockshire. Corey explains the dilemma with "he's a fighter, with terrific power, the kind of guy who never lots go."

Where Thomas is fast, Milton smooth, and Hockshire sharp, fourth place Lee Rosenberg serves the finest game on the club. "Lee's experienced, has the touch, but it's that serve which wins matches," says Corey.

That's the experience story. But it's not the entire picture, for the top five round out with Corey's surprise of the season, Ham Graven. Ham hasn't played squash before, he was sidelined with a bum foot most of the early season, but with a "surprising come back" is undefeated in five starts. Bob Cook alternates between fifth and sixth only because "he misses that power or accuracy of top player," says Corey.

Down the ladder, tennis player turned squash, and there's the "D" team. Both Brooks Harris and Roger Cortesi starred at schoolboy tennis, along with Art Ellison and Carl Brandt, who rated an enthusiastic "very fine" from Wynn. Lee Folger rounds out the seconds; he's new to squash, but "coming fast," according to the coach.