Wood can be used for a variety of purposes. It can be molded cut or attached into myriad fonts, many of which are interrelated. Harvard sophomore Disk Cashin has combined two unlikely products of wood, the raquet and the oar, and he is working out on both the squash and crew teams this winter.

Caslon practices at Hemenway Gym six days a week while classes meet either coach Jack Barnaby He works out at Newell Boathouse three days a week, and during the early winter rows daily.

"Dick must really organize his time well to be on both teams at once." Barnaby said a few weeks ago.

"He has a constructive attitude, and is willing to work to improve." Barnaby added.

Cashin holds down the number nine spot on the varsity squash squad. He played while he was at Andover Academy, and was now number four on last year's freshmen team. Barnaby termed Cashin a "very powerful, strong player," and the Crimson workhorse is undefeated in squash this year.

His ability is not limited to one sport though. "Dick is a very good power, and there is not question that he will have a place on one of our top heavy weight hosts in the spring," crew coach Harry Parker said last seek. Cashin was in the top freshmen boat last year in his first season of competitive rowing.

Cashin thinks the combination of two sports helps him.

"Crew gets you in excellent shape for squash and squash provides the good coordination that helps in crew" he added.

Barnaby said, "Sometimes rowers enough, and squash has helped Dick develop clever hands."

Other athletes have competed in both sports before but it is a rarity Fritz Hobbs the last player to compete in both sports earned a place on the Olympic Crew team.

"It's tough for me do both sports but I think I can give full effort to both," Cashim said. "It's a process of expansion First you believe that you can't do it do it, but eventually you realize that it you work at it, you can."

Barnaby and Parker both said that there are no conflicts because the crew races are in the spring whereas the squash team competes in the winter. Both coaches said they did not think Cashin possessed a preference for either sport.

"I look forward to squash more, because it is more fun." Cashin said, "Crew is more of a job. It takes more time and effort, so I guess I have more invested in crew."