Head Sticks and Dogs
If there is one piece of squash equipment that players are particularly picky about, it’s their shoes. Head has produced a solid entry for consideration—the Speed Pro II. The fit is snug, with a...
String Playability: Different Strokes for Different Folks
By Steve Crandall, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Ashaway Racket Strings
String choice is a very individual and subjective decision. Sometimes the choice seems obvious. If you’re built like an all-pro linebacker, for example, string...
College Preview
By Anne Bello
Photos by Michael Bello
Throughout its history, college squash has lived in cycles. After all, only five men's schools (Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Navy, and Trinity) and five women's schools (Princeton, Yale, Harvard, Penn,...
The Heart of a Champion: Diehl Mateer Dies at 84
By James Zug
Walking out onto the steps of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Wayne, Pennsylvania, after Diehl Mateer's funeral service, one of the most storied players ever said to me: "He was the one,...
Five Inducted into U.S. Squash
As is now traditional, U.S. Squash presented new members of the U.S. Squash Hall of Fame during the U.S. Open, the class of 2011 and the class of 2012. All five inductees, accompanied by...
Will’s World Handles With Care
By Will Carlin
Just before the start of the 1921 Wimbledon finals, the two opponents— Philadelphia’s “Big Bill” Tilden and Brian Norton from South Africa—posed for a photograph.
Norton wore a thick camel hair coat with...