History of Squash

Information related to the history of squash on Squashtalk and on the web:

Historical narratives:

• [Interesting history of racquets and then squash at the Harrow School (where it was invented) on the Harrow School website]
• [Brief history of squash from Ted Walbutton of the WSF]
• [Historical sketch of squash in Boston Massachusetts] SquashTalk
• [History of Hardball doubles by James Zug] SquashTalk
• [The love of doubles by James Zug] SquashTalk
• [WPSA Grand Masters Tour 1990-91 by Rob Dinerman] SquashTalk
  

SquashTalk will be developing a series of historical profiles of historical squash figures over spring 2000.

Historical player profiles and analysis:

• Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan: A head to head analysis by Martin Bronstein
• Conversations about Jahangir and Jansher: Robert Graham and Hunt Richardson ask who was better
• J Power and P Nicol head-to-head: career rivalry by M Bronstein
• The man who won the USA Grand Slam: James Zug profiles famous USA squash figure Germain G Glidden.
• Jansher Khan's 99 wins
• Al Molloy Jr: Legendary coach in Philadelphia

Historical player profiles - women:

• Michelle Martin's 50 titles

Historical data:

International squash results and information:

• [ British Open winners and finalists: men's and women's championships ].Note: the British Open is in essence the world squash championships.
• [ PSA Super Series Finals winners and finalists ] This is a PSA men's only tournament and is the culmination of each year's Hi-Tec Super Series events.
• [Tournament of Champions Winners] This tournament was formerly known as the US Pro and has been held since 1930.
• [ World Junior Womens Team winners and order of finish, first played in 1985].
• All time squash "bests" as viewed by "alltimebest.de" website
  

National squash historical results and information by country:

• [Men and women Finnish National champions], 1970 to present

USA squash historical results and information:

• [USA hard ball USSRA National champions]
• [USA soft ball USSRA National champions]
• [ Historical data on men's college competition in the USA from NISRA ]
• [ Historical data on women's college competition in the USA from USWSRA ]
• [ Historical data on Massachusetts State soft ball competition in the USA from MSRA ]
• [ Historical data on Massachusetts State hard ball competition in the USA from MSRA ]