The Archive · 1940

Light Horse Given Taste of Defeat

Rowing Club Win Final of Junior K. O. Squash But — Must Play Final

In one of the most sporting and hard-fought matches of the season, the Rowing Club "B" defeated the Light Horse by three matches to two in the final of the Junior Squash Rackets Knockout tournament play et on Thursday evening. As the Light Horse have not been beaten before the Rowing Club will have to play them again in accordance with the rules of the knockout double elimination tournament, and this final of finals will be played or Friday at the Race Club.

The whole maích on Thursday hinged on the result of the contest between R.S.L. Frewen of the Rowing Club and A. A. White of the Light Horse. White took the first two games and Frewen came up thereafter and went on to win, the last three being particularly close. In the fourth White kept ahead till the score was 8-8, and Frewen played magnificently to come back after being down.

The contest between the fifth strings brought about another good struggle when E. P. Morphew of the Rowing Club defeated J. K. Wilson in four games,

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