Murphy Hurt in Squash Accident

Jerry Murphy, first string forward on the freshman basketball team, will probably be out for the rest of the season. He suffered an eye injury playing squash Monday and is currently receiving treatment in the Massachusetts General Hospital.

The accident was caused by a flying squash ball which struck the basketball player squarely in the eye. Squash ball can travel as fast as 60 miles per hour. Murphy had decided to play a brief squash match before a late basketball practice session.

Losing the services of Murphy is a severe blow to the freshman squad, which still has three games to play this season. Earlier in the season Coach Lloyd Harper had referred to Murphy as "our best all around player" because of his accurate shooting and cool defense work.