Squashtalk would like to recognize and thank its contributors!
Squashtalk,com is busy adding to its site and we thank our contributors!
The goal of SquashTalk is to become an open forum. The squash community worldwide is invited to contribute its news, ideas, opinions, questions, and suggestions. The www provides squashers worldwide the unique opportunity to get to know each other from a distance and exchange ideas. As we begin down the road towards that goal, we value each contributionSquashtalk.com is initiating a contest for all contributors to Squashtalk.com. A prize will be drawn from among contributors to the site each month. The May/June drawing will again be for a copy of Jeahngir Khan's out of print book, " Winning Squash". It a great book about a great champion! So get to it, and contribute to Squashtalk this month.
The Squashtalk logo and banner: We would like to thank Peter White and his team at YTKO in Cambridge, England for the graphics designs and web consulting.
Design review, contributors contest: We would like to thank Paul and Wendy Ansdell at Concord-Action squash club for their ongoing reviews, critiques, encouragement and for sponsoring the contributors contest. We would like to thank Vaughn Winchell and David Kennedy for ongoing design and layout critiques.
Articles contributed:
Martin Bronstein, freelance journalist working out of the UK, is contributing the Global Gallery commentaries
on squash.
Cyrus Poncha, Indian Junior Teams coach from Bombay, has written the "pro tips" section of SquashTalk.
Colin McQuillan, journalist from the UK, for his report on the World Women's open.
Tomas Barva, of Prague, Czech Republic, has provided the Squash in the Czech republic information,
and maintains a great Czech website on squash. Jim Blick, of Juneau Alaska, has provided the Squash in Alaska informational article. Dr. Denis L Bourke, Baltimore, Maryland (known locally as "squash wiz" has provided an excellent article on avoiding injury
in squash and getting medical help Rob Dinerman, New York, was our first contributor to sign on and deliver an article (!) (despite the
fact that he doesn't use the computer and corresponds by letter). He is providing articles on the hardball tournament circuit.
Ken Anklovitch for his poem, "The Black Ball Rap."
Dr. John Minkowski, Baltimore, Maryland (known in squash circles as "the minkster" has provided an
excellent overview for the reasons for wearing eye protection when playing. Dr. Minkowski is a doctor specializing in eye injury.
Jean Marc de Montrichard, Trinidad, has provided the Trinidad and Tobago news and club listings.
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Information contributed:
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Mark Bertram, Nashville TENN, has provided Tennessee squash information and a lot of good ideas.
Bill Bray, Mass Squash Assn President, has provided up to date information on Mass. Squash clubs.
Peter Frew, Taft School, has provided good schools information.
Gordon Glidden has given us some background information on Germain Glidden and given
SquashTalk permission to use some Glidden artwork.
Howard Harding, press agent for PSA, WISPA, SRA, and Dunlop has provided a high quality flow of
regular press releases.
David Kennedy, Cambridge MA USA, has provided some Junior Olympics news and is working on more contributions.
John Kwaak, Phillips Academy and Seoul, has provided the Korean squash club listings.
Tomas Barva, Czech Republic, for reporting on squash in the Czech republic, tournament
results, photos, and his great web site on squash in Czech republic.
Weili Su, Framingham MA USA, has been working hard on the squash travelers directory.
Bill Strong, Haverford School, has provided good schools information.
Max Weithers, Toronto, Canada, has provided good feedback, error correction and his camp writeup.
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Tournament reporting:
| Thanks to contributors including: Howard Harding (PSA, WISPA, SRA press officer), Kirk Randall, Geoff Mitchell, Howard Day, Nathan Beck, Wendy Ansdell, John Lau, USSRA, David Kennedy, Sheila Curry, Poku Salu, Tomas Barva, Angus Kirkland, Bill Edmundson. |
Squash Photography:
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Vaughn Winchell, Groton, MA, has contributed some excellent squash photographs and
has been contracted by SquashTalk to photograph some major squash events in the USA. Vaughn is currently dedicating himself to squash photography,
a specialty he came to as a by-product of his work for Taft and Groton schools and more recently Trinity College and SquashTalk. Mr. Winchell is a
professional photographer and experienced sports photographer. Contact Vaughn by email at: vfw@2winchells.com
Tim Morse, Carlisle, MA, executes sports photography at the college level and has
contributed some excellent action shots of college squash.
Sean Randall, Atlanta, GA, has been photographing Atlanta area events and has given us
permission to post some of his photographs.
SquashWeb Holland has given us permission to republish some Dutch Championships photography.
Ron Beck, SquashTalk has executed most of the rest of the squash photography displayed here,
using a Sony Mavica Digital camera.
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and Other Valuable Help:
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Elliot Beck, Fenn School Concord MA, USA has done some of the html programming. Tom and Hazel Jones, Rhode Island, USA have provided a lot of good ideas. Webmaster: Thanks to Sal Lama for structuring the Squashtalk site. Editing: Ron Beck has done most of the site editing to date. A lot of squashing web surfers have provided good suggestions and feedback (we are listening). |
We are very sorry about anyone who's name we left off this list!
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