Former Crimson Racquetman Takes Second in Boston Open

Peter Briggs '73, the first amateur to reach the finals in the annual Boston Open Invitational Squash Tournament, lost to the sixth-ranked North American professional racquetman in four games Sunday at Hemenway Gym.

Clive Caldwell, a 23-years-old instructor at Toronto's Cambridge Club, beat Briggs, 15-10, 16-18, 15-9 and 15-11, to claim his first major tournament title.

Briggs, the intercollegiate squash champ in 1972 and 1973, advanced to the finals after taking three from Thomas Poor, Amherst's 1964 Intercollegiate Champ, 15-10, 15-7 and 15-9.

Caldwell outlasted Victor Niederhoffer '64 of New York City in five games to win his semifinal match.

Sixteen amateur and professional squash players from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada opened this year's fifth annual Boston Open, sponsored by the Massachusetts Squash Racquetmen Association. The top four seeded players in North America, including Juan DeVillafrance, 1974 Intercollegiate Champ from the University of Mexico at Mexico City, played in the tournament.