Racquetmen Blank Cornell, 9-0, In Impressive Season Opener

After the first few matches of this Saturday's Harvard-Cornell squash duel were completed, it was apparent that the Big Red just did not have the experience to keep things respectable. When it was over, the Crimson had triumphed, 9-0.

So complete was Harvard's dominance of the Big Red that the Crimson swept all 27 individual games en route to the victory.

Whitman Led Parade

Harvard's number one player, Glenn Whitman, led the parade, crunching Cornell's Perry Jacobs, 15-7, 15-4, 15-2. As in all the matches, it was a greater assortment of shots and superior execution which made the difference for the Harvard player.

Junior Peter Blasier, number two on the team's ladder, handled Cornell's Tom Cleeland, 15-10, 15-6, 15-9. In the third spot, Archie Gwathmey put away Arun Khanna, 15-8, 15-7, 15-8.

Harvard junior Dick Cashin, playing at number four, easily defeated Ron Leventhal, 15-4, 15-8, 15-12. Jeff Wiegand, moving into his new role on the varsity after playing number one on the freshman team last year, defeated Sam Bent, 15-10, 15-9, 15-4. Harvard freshman Bill Kaplan also made a successful debut as he thumped Phil Sollecito at number six, 15-9, 15-7, 15-6.

The bottom three players in the Harvard lineup enjoyed equal success. Number seven Fred Fisher destroyed Cornell's Bob Shaftoe, 15-4, 15-0, 15-6. Jim McDonald defeated Jeff Gadboys, 15-8, 15-3, 15-7, at number eight.

The match at number nine provided a fitting climax to the day. Cornell's Bill Wright had to default to Cass Sunstein of Harvard after he was hit in the teeth by a ball and could not continue.

Harvard Too Strong

Crimson Coach Corey Wynn, who made the trip to Ithaca in place of ailing Head Coach Jack Barnaby, commented yesterday, "We were just too strong. They seemed to be doing things right, but lacked precision. Our match next week against Navy will be the first real test for this year's team."