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TEN A veteran squad of netmen. coached by Pro- fessor Frank Hurl and captained by Roscoe Elliott, Theirs was a major assignment To prestige gained by Green and Gold teams in the past and to defend the state championship won in 1937 was no mean task Only two members of last year's team were lost by graduation, namely "Bud" Brown and "Bishop" Murphy. Replacements were plentiful, however. "Hal" Wright and Wilbur Prentiss had gained valuable experience in working out with the squad last year. Harold "Red" Solomon, on the varsity at Forest Park last proved capable of handling a regular berth. augmented the veteran combination of Volkert, Elliott, Ransone, and Belt considerably. Several substitutes were available, but as the season progressed, it was found that they would not be needed in competition. Following a policy instituted last year, an CAPTAIN ELLIOTT extensive schedule was arranged by Maneqer "Alex" Ransone. The University of Michigan team, on an eastern tour in April, was undoubt- edly the most powerful squad engaged by the "Terrors" during the season. Michigan, one of the "big league" tennis teams of the country, decisively defeated the Hurtmen by a score of 8-1, the lone "Terror" point being made by