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having gained experience in working out with the squad last year. William Anthony and Gene Belt are the newcomers who have shown enough ability to warrant their positions on the squad. The tennis schedule calls for twenty-three matches against opponents hailing from Catawba College of North Carolina to Colgate University of New York. The majority of the matches, however, are played with the regularly carded State teams. The feature of the season is a match with the strong Carnegie Tech outfit from Pittsburgh. The Terrors began the defense of their crown by handing St. John's a 7-2 lacing, losing only one singles match and one doubles match. Coach Hurt used this match as a test to discover if his new combinations would work. Ransone, Solomon, Wright, Prentiss, Bowen, and Anthony occupied the singles berths and Waghelstein was used in the doubles. The Green and Gold victory warned opponents that even though weak- ened by graduation losses, the Terror netmen would not be set-ups for anyone. The St. John's match was played on the second day that the netmen had been outdoors, for unusually inclement weather conditions had forced the Hurtmen to practice in Yingling Gymnasium. The strongest team met by the Terrors during the tennis season was the powerful Swarthmore aggregation. The Garnet had been practising the whole winter on their indoor courts and were in fine shape when they met the Western Maryland outfit, who had only three days of play. Yet, the Green and Gold netmen lost only after a tough battle, showing that the potential strength of the Terror team must be reckoned with. The Shoremen of Washington College came to Westminster favored to defeat the locals. However, the match was tied up at three matches apiece when darkness put an end to the day's play. This season may well be used for the formation of a team to carry on for several years. Only Captain Ransone, Sid Waghelstein, and T rago Brust will be lost through graduation. One hundred thirty-seven