1964-65

698
SQUASH RACKETS
and the framework of the head shall measure not more than -- inch
across the face by * inch deep.
The framework of the head shall be of wood. The handle shall be
made of wood, cane, metal or glass fibre. The grip and foundation
may be made of any suitable material.
SPECIFICATION FOR STANDARD SQUASH RACKET BALLS
1. Size. Outside diameter
1
1
-
to 1$ inches.
2. Weight. 360 to 380 grains (Apothecaries' or Troy weight).
3. Inflation. Balls should have as low inflation as possible con-
sistently with regaining their shape after impact.
4. Balls must be round.
5. Balls must have a matt finish.
6. Balls must not be liable to break.
7. The surface of balls must be even and the seams must not affect
the balls in play.
8. Balls must pass the testing committee of the S.R.A. as being
satisfactory in play.
NOTES ON HANDICAPPING
A player may be handicapped:
(a) By
receiving additional
hands.
(b) By receiving points.
(c) By owing
hands.
(d) By owing points.
(e) By receiving or owing both
hands
and points.
Where, of two players, one owes points and the other receives points,
or when both receive points, both commence the game from the
handicap allotted.
Where both players owe points, the player owing the higher number
of points commences play at the difference between the two handi-
caps, the opponent commencing play at love.
A player is said to receive a hand when notwithstanding that he shall
have, as hand-in, served himself out or failed to return the ball correctly,
he shall continue to serve, commencing from the alternate court
until he shall again fail to return the ball correctly or serve himself out.
A player playing another who owes a hand shall take the handicap by
himself receiving a hand. A player who receives on handicap one
or more additional hands, and who is hand-in at the commencement
of a game, shall not avail himself of his handicap until he shall have
once been hand-out. Where both players owe hands, or where both
players receive hands, the difference in handicap shall be played.
SEEDING AND BYES
Seeding. The system of arranging seeded players adopted by the
Squash Rackets Association for use in the amateur, professional and
open championships is as follows:
If four players are to be seeded, they are arranged in the order
1, 3, 4, 2.