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The definitive history of squash, the great hidden sport of America, is masterfully told by
James Zug--avid player and the leading chronicler of the game. 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.