Squash : a history of the game
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書誌事項
Squash : a history of the game
Scribner, 2003
大学図書館所蔵 全3件
  青森
  岩手
  宮城
  秋田
  山形
  福島
  茨城
  栃木
  群馬
  埼玉
  千葉
  東京
  神奈川
  新潟
  富山
  石川
  福井
  山梨
  長野
  岐阜
  静岡
  愛知
  三重
  滋賀
  京都
  大阪
  兵庫
  奈良
  和歌山
  鳥取
  島根
  岡山
  広島
  山口
  徳島
  香川
  愛媛
  高知
  福岡
  佐賀
  長崎
  熊本
  大分
  宮崎
  鹿児島
  沖縄
  韓国
  中国
  タイ
  イギリス
  ドイツ
  スイス
  フランス
  ベルギー
  オランダ
  スウェーデン
  ノルウェー
  アメリカ
注記
Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-288) and index
内容説明・目次
内容説明
The first comprehensive history of squash in the United States, Squash incorporates every aspect of this increasingly popular sport: men's and women's play, juniors and intercollegiates, singles and doubles, hardball and softball, amateurs and professionals.
Invented by English schoolboys in the 1850s, squash first came to the United States in 1884 when St. Paul's School in New Hampshire built four open-air courts. The game took hold in Philadelphia, where players founded the U.S. Squash Racquets Association in 1904, and became one of the primary pastimes of the nation's elite. Squash launched a U.S. Open in 1954, but its present boom started in the 1970s when commercial squash clubs took the sport public. In the 1980s a pro tour sprung up to offer tournaments on portable glass courts in dramatic locales such as the Winter Garden at the World Trade Center.
James Zug, with access to private archives and interviews with hundreds of players, describes the riveting moments and sweeping historical trends that have shaped the game. He focuses on the biographies of legendary squash personalities: Eleo Sears, the Boston Brahmin who swam in the cold Atlantic before matches; Hashim Khan, the impish founder of the Khan dynasty; Victor Niederhoffer, the son of a Brooklyn cop; and Mark Talbott, a Grateful Dead groupie who traveled the pro circuit sleeping in the back of his pickup. A gripping cultural history, Squash is the book for which all aficionados of this fast-paced, exciting game have been waiting.
目次
- CONTENTS Foreword by George Plimpton Prologue 1. The Joints Trembled on the Spit The origins of racquets sports with real tennis and racquets
- the invention of squash at Harrow School in England 2. Heaven's Heaviest Artillery The birth of squash in America at St. Paul's School in 1884
- infancy in Philadelphia
- the strange and sad history of the game of squash tennis
- the saga of standardization and why North American squash developed the narrow court and harder ball. 3. Don't Keep Late Hour Harvard's squash dynasty, 1922-1937
- Harry Cowles, genius coach of seven national champions. 4. Hollow-Eyed and Squeaky The start of women's squash
- Yale and intercollegiate squash
- squash on the Titanic
- a tour of squash cities and tournaments in the 1920s and '30s. 5. Send for the Drama Critic The Merion Cricket Club juggernaut
- the Diehl Mateer/Henri Salaun rivalry of the 1950s
- the start of the U.S.Open and the arrival of the Khans. 6. A Clam in Mud at Low Tide Victor Niederhoffer
- the game expands across the nation
- women, juniors and colleges in the 1950s and '60s
- Harvard dynasty redux under Jack Barnaby. 7. Sex, Scandal and Celebrities Public squash in the 1970s -- the great explosion. 8. Box of Rain The North American professional tour of the 1980s. 9. 18-16 in the Fifth Mark Talbott versus Jahangir Khan, November 1984. 10. Bait and Switch The tortuous change from North American to international standards. 11. The Infinitely Greater Game A short history of squash doubles. 12. This Mollycoddled Age Squash in the twenty-first century
- rebirth and expansion
- dreams of Olympic gold and a new generation of players. Acknowledgments Bibliography Notes Appendix: Record of Champions Index
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