HARVARD NETMEN SEEK INDOOR SINGLES CROWN

H. M. Coggeshall 1L and R. T. Murphy '33 will compose the Harvard contingent at the thirty-first national indoor tennis tournament in New York Saturday, in which more than 90 netmen of country-wide fame will be represented.

Francis Hunter, who ranks second only to Tilden among American players and who was the finalist against Jean Borotra last year, will be the favorite, but by no means a top-heavy one, in an exceptionally strong field. Coggeshall ranks fourteenth in the country, and he is expected to be an easy winner in the opening rounds. Murphy, who was national indoor junior champion in 1929, forced Coggeshall to five sets in the University tournament last fall, and should do even better on the hardwood courts. According to Coach Harry Cowles, the Harvard freshman should be conceded an almost even chance of upsetting Hunter.

"Murphy's form is far superior to that of the veteran," commented the diminutive mentor of Harvard's squash and tennis teams, "and he has concentrated on the hardwood court game throughout his career, while Hunter is known chiefly for his ability on grass courts. I shouldn't be much surprised to see Murphy wear the next indoor crown."

Other nationally known entrants include J. Gilbert Hall, former Canadian indoor champion, Julius Seligson, Herbert L. Bowman, Kenneth Appel, and Perrine Rockafellow.