Had a great time last wekeend at SquashSmarts’ annual gala night at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia, the BestShotBall. Wonderfully packed crowd, exhibitions, auctions, speeches, tons of food (freshly-sliced roast beef), and great conversations. Heard many tales from the Can-Am Cup in Buffalo, especially how people got back home before the storm hit. 

The best was a long, quiet talk I had with one of the newest members of SquashSmarts, a tiny, talkative sixth grader at Roberto Clemente named Jose Marrero. Just joined this fall, already keen on squash. “This could be you,” I said, as we watched Johnny White work over Graham Bassett in one of the squash exhibitions. “Someday, someday,” he said.