The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-12
WIELDERS OF THE RACQUET
no THE FORE THIS WEEK AT
TUXEDO AND THE TOWN CLUB.
Closing Rounds OF Squash Tournament
VIII Interest the CottaEers-P1cked
Players or Philadelphia, Chicago ana
Boston TO Try for Racquet Title.

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Wielders Of the racquet will be volleying
and placing in two championships tomorrow
| the closing rounds Of the squash event
at Tuxedo and In the preliminary round OF
| the racquet fixture at the New York Racquet
| and Tennis Club Squash Is termed ny
| Eustice II. Miles the Leading amateur oil the
world at tennis and racQuets baby racquets'
and the name will stick So fur. however.
the six years of the game on the championship
roster has not brought out single hlgh
class racquet player. but it Is perhaps 100
early to expect this development. instead
squash seems to be spreading everywhere
on its own merits, and those who excel IN
the game do not regard it as kindergarten
As to the relative degree OF skill requlreu
squash is TO racquets as the simple sun u'"'
to the repeater watch, or slungshot 10 Il
dynamite projectile. Quickness ana 'lsor
with the bat are the main requisites IN squash
which are conditions very crude ana ehslly
acquired in comparison to the qualities 'hat
make for success in the racquet court "here
swftness in long runs Is very uHeIeht lIoii
the short Jumps that suffice IN tne sihdli
squash court. and the proper posltlon ",
body and feet must be stuuleu 4VI UnNWTooG
telling stroke. But as means TO QUICK
exercise. when the season or thf Ntutuel ~
not congenial for the outdoor sports most
fancied squash is without peer, ana ~ "
this distinction that is making the game
necessity at the country clubs ana country
houses, rs well as winter recreation III
The court Of the Tuxedo Tennis and Rae
uuet Club was one OF the first 10 be put INTO
commission about New York. and 1t IS one OF
the best The national championship has
been allotted to Tuxedo Tor two reasons
The club was the first TO announce such a
fixture and TO oncr as the gift OF us press
dent a $500 trophy. and the venue OF both
the tennis and racquet championships seems
s%n o 10 and pd'f fro between Boston and New
York, and the powers that be have been VIII
ng TO keep aloof from the SQUASH event.
As TO tennis. many of the players nave long
Ind a feeling that It has been an injustice
not to include the we'll lighted and true tennis
court nj tuxedo in the championship round.
TO oscillate instead between the comparatively
dark. small and antique courts hitherto avail
able at Boston and New York.
Possibly to this agitation are due the new
club and modern court in Boston and the
splendid court just completed at the New
York Racquet and Tennis club for both OF
which the Tuxedo court and that at Geor-
gian Court. Lakewood. have served TO an
extent ~ models Meantime the annual
tournament for the gold racquet has become
q distinctive tennis event that bids lhir 70
compensate the Tuxedo Tennis ana Racquet
Club for it4 omission from the national cham-
pionHhip venues he sQuash thamplonhhlp'
long "a the club desires 10 retain IL
Eustace u Miles won the squash tltle N
our season in that game, tennis and raGduets'
William Post won III 1901 George ] Post IN
1902 and 1908 and William ?. Blagden last
Scott and Post are again in the fray. with
very large general entry.
This entry. il IL quite possible, would nave
been still greater and more inclusive OF the
rising lights in the game If the Tuxedo com
mittce Ind been as generous IN extending lt7
Invita- on 10 play to the clubs near by as 1t was
TO those at a distance national champion
ship 10 be- worthy OF the claim, should ne
carried out on broad and liberal lines. me
invitations were sent to the Garrison tlub
OF Quebec Tavern Club OF Cleveland. Phila-
dclphla Racquet Club and the Boston Tennis
and Racquet Club, but locally the only clubs
10 be- 10 hOuored were the New 9rk A g,
New York Racquet and Tennis. kockaway
Hunting Nassau Country. Richmond county
Country Kuollwood Country. Whippaiy RIVER
Country aud the Morrstown Field
The racquet championship IL ehoru this
time 81 international Interest through the
Abandonment OF their American trip By the
Canadian PLAYERS but the ield to COmpet" II
the highest IN class that has ever been entered
ia the hNtlre. is tho INST tine that the
experts are totally at sea ~ ther prognos-
tications n7 10 the winner. There Is no form
book by which lac may j." spoitrd IN advance
and toe made an Observation-Disclosures. Barring
o,,Iv IN renee il Mackay. who has been ont
oi tournament play since b" won the chhll-
piou-hiu in 1902. the competitors WI include
the picked men of tins cry. Philadelphia ana
Boston. with chicago new BIDDER With -FOUR
George Brooke of rh,ladelphia, the ttle
holder. 20 ualue a tcW OF the twenty-five
who Will play, puts into the game the force
and activity OF q m"rcuTi4l compartment and
Quincy 4 Shav j he most brilliant
AZ tines Of the vii Ii company and with
slice Of fortune may easily win out Payne
not enter last year. revealed IN the recent
intercity matches that he Is on edge for the
hottest OF contests. In the same matchee,
the Philadelphia r X. Cassatt achieved
distinction. while VI ) Barger, c. +. Sands
and Lawrence Waterbury Will be ready TO
force the lighting. There ia always the possi-
bilitv OF a dark horse among the new
corners from distance. and the earlier
matches will be waited for with special in