USA: WORLD CLASS SQUASH TO BE PLAYED IN COURT CONSTRUCTED IN GRAND CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION

Record ID: 646469

  • Title: USA: WORLD CLASS SQUASH TO BE PLAYED IN COURT CONSTRUCTED IN GRAND CENTRAL RAILWAY STATION
  • Date: 23rd January 1999
  • Summary: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 22,1999) (RTN) 1. TILT DOWN FROM CONSTELLATION CEILING OF GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL 2. CLOSE VIEW TRAIN STATION CLOCK 3. PAN TRAIN STATION ACTIVITY 4. VIEW FROM GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL CHANDELIER TO SQUASH COURT WHERE PLAYERS ARE PRACTICING AS PEOPLE LOOK ON AND PASS BY 5. SQUASH PLAYERS PETER NICOL (SHORTS) AND CHRIS WALKER PRACTICING (LONG PANTS) 6. COMMUTERS ENTERING TRAIN STATION 7. MAN WATCHING SQUASH PLAYERS 8. NICOL AND WALKER PRACTICING ON SQUASH COURT 9. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) Unidentified man saying, "It's neat. It's kind of fun to watch. It's something you don't normally see in Grand Central." 10. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) Unidentified man saying, "Everybody stops to watch. It's, I don't know, strange." 11. PAN PEOPLE WATCHING SQUASH PLAYERS TO SQUASH COURT 12. CLOSER VIEW NICOL AND WALKER PRACTICING SQUASH 13. (SOUNDBITE) (English) Number one in the world ranked squash player Peter Nicol saying, "It's an amazing venue (Grand Central Terminal). The chandelier right above the court, sometimes you get distracted by it. It's just amazing being in this sort of venue, and all the people coming through as well. It's unique, unique." 14. CHANDELIER HANGING ABOVE SQUASH COURT 15. NICOL AND WALKER ON SQUASH COURT 16. SCU (SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH) Number 11 ranked and English team captain Chris Walker saying, "In this environment it's unbelievable. You've got a hundred thousand people a day coming through here seeing the court. It just makes you feel something special. You want to do your best to make everyone happy and enjoy it while it's there." 17. VARIOUS VIEWS OF WALKER AND NICOL ON SQUASH COURT. Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
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  • Location: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA2OOQALHZP1ZD5L5UOEWA5YZ0B
  • Story Text: New Yorkers will have the chance to watch a world class
    squash tournament while waiting for a train.A glass court has
    been installed in Grand Central Train Station where tens of
    thousands of passengers can see the sport everyday -- possibly
    for the first time.

    The world's best squash players were in New York on
    Friday (January 22), practicing for a tournament that is
    expected to attract 30 thousand viewers a day at the game
    venue.However, most members of the audience will not even see
    an entire set of the competition, only a shot or two as they
    go about their business.

    Grand Central Terminal has recently had a multi-million
    dollar renovation, and it makes a grand venue for a squash
    game, especially with huge ornate chandeliers hanging
    overhead.

    Players, including the world's top ranked Peter Nicol of
    Scottland, warmed up on the court on Friday as commuters
    passed by, some stopping to look.Comments from onlookers in
    the train station ranged from "neat" to "strange." However,
    the players were more than pleased to be there.

    Peter Nicol proclaimed Grand Central was "amazing." He
    said: "The chandelier right above the court, sometimes you get
    distracted by it.It's just amazing being in this sort of
    venue, and all the people coming through as well.It's unique,
    unique."
    Nicol practiced with the number 11 ranked player and
    English team captain Chris Walker who said, "You've got a
    hundred thousand people a day coming through here seeing the
    court.It just makes you feel something special.You want to
    do your best to make everyone happy and enjoy it while it's
    there."
    The tournament begins on Saturday (January 23).Nicol is
    expected to play his fiercest opponent, current world
    champion Canadian Johnathan Power, in the semi-finals
    scheduled for January 27.


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