Talk:Metallurgical Laboratory
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[edit] Raquets court
The space under the bleachers was a racquets (sport) court, not a squash (sport) court, altough it is often referenced as being a squash court. James Zug in his authoritative book Squash: A History of the Game (ISBN 0743229908) sets the record straight on this. Racquets, then as now, is a very obscure sport, which probably explains the confusion in the initial reports—together with the fact that at the time squash was called squash racquets. An American squash court is only 18.5 x 32 feet (592 ft²). A racquets court is 30 x 60 feet (1800 ft²) with a higher ceiling—a much more realistic space for such an experiment. — Eoghanacht talk 28 May 2005 (UTC)
