http://blog.jameszug.com/new-yorker-covers/ Stories on Squash Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:17:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://blog.jameszug.com/new-yorker-covers/#comment-10581 Mark Alger Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:41:33 +0000 http://blog.jameszug.com/?p=37#comment-10581 Hi Jim, I enjoy reading your posts. Those are great covers, and they would look great on my wall here too. Regarding having to invite players to play at your own court, I agree it's a bit tedious, especially when your prospects would have to travel all the way to beautiful Alaska! But worth every penny! (for the court, and opponent's travel) Hope you can arrange a trip up here. Bring your bat. Mark Hi Jim,
I enjoy reading your posts. Those are great covers, and they would look great on my wall here too. Regarding having to invite players to play at your own court, I agree it’s a bit tedious, especially when your prospects would have to travel all the way to beautiful Alaska! But worth every penny! (for the court, and opponent’s travel) Hope you can arrange a trip up here. Bring your bat.
Mark

]]> http://blog.jameszug.com/new-yorker-covers/#comment-9797 Guy Cipriano Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:15:39 +0000 http://blog.jameszug.com/?p=37#comment-9797 Jim- great post! I had seen the cover of the people at the Yale Club checking their watches- extremely well done! It was definitely of the old Yale Club courts- they were the only ones that had that kind of door and railing combined. That is absolutely true. Many years ago there actually was a stand-alone Columbia Club on 43rd St. in NYC. It was on the south side of the street, close to 5th Ave. They had two courts I think. I played there before they closed. That must have been in the late 70's I think. The rumor was that the Reverend Sun Yung Moon's people bought the bldg. IT's still there but I"ve never seen anybody going in or out . I wonder if Moonies play squash. Sure hope so! GUY CIPRIANO Jim- great post! I had seen the cover of the people at the Yale Club checking their watches- extremely well done! It was definitely of the old Yale Club courts- they were the only ones that had that kind of door and railing combined. That is absolutely true. Many years ago there actually was a stand-alone Columbia Club on 43rd St. in NYC. It was on the south side of the street, close to 5th Ave. They had two courts I think. I played there before they closed. That must have been in the late 70’s I think. The rumor was that the Reverend Sun Yung Moon’s people bought the bldg. IT’s still there but I”ve never seen anybody going in or out . I wonder if Moonies play squash. Sure hope so! GUY CIPRIANO

]]> http://blog.jameszug.com/new-yorker-covers/#comment-9636 Kathy Mintz Mon, 09 Jun 2008 14:40:19 +0000 http://blog.jameszug.com/?p=37#comment-9636 Great post! I have a color xerox of the March 7, 1936 cover hanging in my living room, courtesy of a friend who used to work at the New Yorker and made a copy for me. I think you can order prints of the covers from the link you sent, too. Didn't realize that there were two other instances of squash players depicted, too. Also, just visited my alma mater, Wesleyan, which built a great new set of squash courts just a couple of years ago. They're named after Robert (Bob) Rosenbaum, my former math professor, who's still playing squash at 90 with a twinkle in his eye. cheers, Kathy Great post! I have a color xerox of the March 7, 1936 cover hanging in my living room, courtesy of a friend who used to work at the New Yorker and made a copy for me. I think you can order prints of the covers from the link you sent, too. Didn’t realize that there were two other instances of squash players depicted, too.
Also, just visited my alma mater, Wesleyan, which built a great new set of squash courts just a couple of years ago. They’re named after Robert (Bob) Rosenbaum, my former math professor, who’s still playing squash at 90 with a twinkle in his eye.
cheers, Kathy

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