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Pushing Briggs for the top spot on the ladder will be Fish, the team's captain. Fish's success rests on his great racquetwork and his ability to withstand pressure. Barnaby feels that Fish could become a top player if he improves his speed on the court...
Rounding out the top half of the ladder will be Andy Weigand. A junior who played at seven last year, Weigand has yet to face the challenges of really tough competition, but several players on the team last year felt that Weigand belonged higher up on the ladder than number seven...
...struggled to find replacements at the bottom of their depleted ranks. Barnaby can round out his line-up with lettermen. At eight last year, Neil Vosters is perhaps the strongest player on the squad and the most fiery. Again, Barnaby's refinement could help Vosters climb on the varsity ladder...
Five players are presently battling for the last two positions on the ladder. Senior Reggie Foster played at eight and nine last fall but may be held back by class work this fall. Two others, Rob Shapiro and Bob Sedgewick have two years of experience playing at ten and eleven...
...sophomores have a chance to break into the varsity ladder. Glen Whitman, number one off last year's Yardlings, has been ambitious in the spending practices. "He needs to be transformed from the slugger to the sophisticated tactician," Barnaby commented. Sophomore Archie Gwathmay, who won the New England junior championship two years ago, is another contender. He is a big, tall player who has the athletic ability to move into one of the bottom four positions...