1938: Squash Racquets

In the field of squash racquets, the name of Germain G. Glidden dominated three championships during 1938 in a way that has never been known in the past. Mr. Glidden, representing the Harvard Club of New York, won the national singles championship of the United States Squash Racquets Association for the third straight year, as well as the single title of the Metropolitan Association, and he was also a factor in the triumph of the United States team over the Canadian team, 13 matches to 2, for the highly prized Lapham trophy.

The national team title was won by Boston, the team comprising Arthur H. Barker, Richard V. Wakeman, Lindsay Ware, Harold F. Kaese and William Holden. The national doubles champions are Hunter Lott and William E. Slack, of the Philadelphia Country Club. A. M. Sonnabend, of Boston, Mass., is the veteran's national title holder. In the women's division, Cecile Bowes, of Philadelphia, won the national championship, and the national doubles title was won by Mrs. John Bierwirth and Mrs. William Adams, of New York. The men's Canadian singles championship was won by Hubert A. Martin, of Hamilton.

In intercollegiate squash racquets, Leroy Lewis, of the University of Pennsylvania, broke the winning streak of the Harvard players, who captured the title many times in the past, by besting Vernon Ridder, of Princeton. Among professionals, Al Ramsey, a Cleveland pro, who succeeded John Skillman, the Yale coach, who was unable to defend his title because of an injury, vanquished Lester Cummings, of New York.