FALL RIVER FUN

FALL RIVER YMCA - THE LAMBEAU FIELD OF SQUASH

You need GPS to find the place due to all the construction. Some of us without GPS got a little lost. Those who got it as a present from their Mommy found the place no problem. It's hard enough to find the place; it's harder to play once you get inside.

There's only one court so the matches take forever. The one court that they do have has a front wall like a frozen sponge. FRY has home court advantage like no other place in the league. Throw in the sideways bounces out of the back corners and the whole match turns into a big guessing game. Luckily we were treated to some fine quizine at The 99 Restaurant after the match. So much for their catch phrase,"You'll always go back for more." Thanks, but no I won't. It would be more appropriate if it were "You'll never go back for more."

#2 Jenks v. Big Bob Hads

Bob the bunter tried to play his standard dink and run game but Jenks countered with smash and cross-court smash. I only saw a little of the match. From my perspective it appeared Jenks had the match in hand from the beginning. At the end of the match his shirt was only slightly sweaty. Maybe it was the domination or maybe it was that the match was played in a freezer. 3-1 Jenks.

#3 Capt. v. Tenney

I'd never seen anyone so tired so fast. I concentrated on hitting the ball as high on the frozen sponge as possible and worked on getting to the T so I could pick up those tricky drop shots the FRY guys all use. Tenny was gassed, he hit his drops into the tin and if the rally went longer than 5 shots he looked like he was going to puke. Another win for the good guys.

#4 Nina v. The Bird

It was a good match. Lots of good reaction shots with good hands. No rules disputes like the week prior. As a matter of fact, there were a number of points in the match where Lets and Strokes would have been awarded but the point was played through. (NINA - Call a Let once in a while).

There were some bad decisions which resulted in some minor outbursts - "RETARD!" which sounded extra funny coming from a Yale grad. And, there was some tangling at the T by both players when they were tired resulting in "Move your Fat Ass!" being called. It was quickly pointed out by a spectator (Harvard Grad and teammate of the Bird) that Nina was not talking to the Bird, although he could understand if he thought she was.

Tough match with Lambeau court being the advantage. 2-3 to the Bird.

#5 Dobby v. Larry

Dobbs was pissed. He couldn't get the ball back past the service line due to Lambeau Court. The losing streak continues at the #5 position. All tied 2-2.

Capt. Morgan