Vic Niederhoffer, captain of the 1964 Harvard squash team, won the USSRA Championship in New York yesterday, defeating former champ Sam Howe in the finals, 11-15, 15-12, 15-13,15-13.
Niederhoffer had earlier downed Ralphe Howe, Sam Howe's younger brother and another former champ, in semi-finals, 3-2. In the past three years, Niederhoffer has reached the semi-finals twice and the finals once, he had never won the title.
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