The sun., 1906-02-11
COURT GAMES AT TUXEDO CLUB
RACQUET CHAMPION SHOWS FINE
FORM AGAINST HEWITT.
waterbury WIN Next Meet Clarence Macksy
First Match In National Squash
ChAmpionship william Post, Former
Title Holder, Beaten BY Devans.

Title Holder. Beaten BY Deyans.
TUXEDO, Feb. io.-Big and baby racdnets
had each following in the Tuxedo
courts to-day. start being made In the
national championship at squash and for
the gold racquet at racauets. a trophy
quite as high In class as the national cham
ponshp in that game. II was great day for
winter sport in the open at the Tuxedo Club.
as well as In the courts. for there were skating
on the large lake. coasting and sleghIng.
The large clubhouse is closed for the winter.
but the Tennis Club and the cottages were all
crowded with visitors for the court games
and winter sports
Lawrence Waterbury. national champion
at raoauets. won match for the gold racquet
from Erskne Hewitt by 3 games to l. The
racquet matches were best three in five ana
the squash best two In three games. Water
bury played his cut stroke splendidly when
fully warmed up. often killing the ball along
tho side wall for an ace by service. and he
Hewitt used . cut service In the lrst two
games. after that changing to drop service
at times.
1t Is the third contest for tho gold trophy
at rsoquets. NJ. S. Barger. who won two
years ago. Is an absentee. but the holder,
Clarence II. Mackay. is entered and VIII
meet Waterbury tomorrow afternoon.
In the preliminary round Of the seventh
annual national championship at squash O
Harvard hub entry. A. H. Devans. who
showed very swift and accurate service,
won In two straight games from Post the
champion Of 1901 Ellis Moore was scorer
and umpire. Devans next meets Hale and
the winner is TO go against the successful
S ie the sudeh der ad o Ss a
tue tile The "" win1,ers in turn iiaye been
T. i' H. Sile.. Suii4m e1s Post t. George l. ssc,s.
Tnere il ne@ ssae earv sd as ~ mueh sauash in
or, sau az ~ ooohtr p t aliet ven ."
w,,I % s,.a xe , te , do u deserHsd
str2nser sntrH ertaly u sIuds,, I,d n,,s,p is 10
pe Mhe seriously the biayers slouio ,nrma
melt: 49,. ,..
In but ut %itaon, count, Mst.rbury M n t1,aa E9 a.,
ace, oy a return, OF hewitt 10 tue HIltaie
ard lost LIS naid hy sett'h9 20 the ooatd On
his own account the next rally: & nerI Run n,
Mate1bury rstnrned to the 1stals ahd dd
the tn1d asnd sH's sjD missing and the
hand hewitt got an ace By service and then
returns, ei ding tie hand MD BY BY cut to I tho teli-
ale wns MsereuTy sot TT ro Gy snfyces
corner on drop siurr. and Mate[oury
blan kcd He forced Hewitt to retire for
gained by service. This made Hevitt's lead
a prefarious one. iof II reg ucen ~ 20 w,
eighth Hewitt got two 10 Waterbury, one
and had the score l5Ill. n. GOT me next
two and game in an odd sequence FOR Water
panh a aa o Hy OF oour
Hewitt won by l5--il,
Hewitt got an ace 10 start the srcoho game
OF r.ioe' t,i.l' soiE ~ & .ti @ v, u ,,e
l
90 s ss 1sssS I'd r. sasa sss
hand In for the third inning. Waterbury, got
Two aces anu IGur more IN w nrH. a .mo namus' nus
Misses Iae bv Y Waterbury gave two counts next to
AsGs s. 60: Ss s9o "nfS
GauRht anotner out missed oI tIt same pail.
81 g, "a S.as r
IS waits.
In the third game Hewitt oegan 70 vary
sf sssd
ss his ys aa3ss ~nfs hos!
Hewitt fought out n.d with IN bs ths
on the tenth hand by Is s.
5 sep Of ff oHla 'es hSa e2a
an ace by service next. then found the tell
tale but Hewitt did not take advantage of
this opening for in trying for drop service he
baii hi. the roo; '''' ''' |'''' ''
' Both bia,ked in the third hand but in the
neat he kari dns up ~ Inc wa hv
a 't back ,'s stop on AVID the rebound was 30 short
Hewitt missed 1t after chasing up, ne run
made the score 40 Waterbury, winning out
FIRST GAME