New-York tribune., 1911-01-09
COLUMBIA WINS EASILY
Defeats Heights Casino at
Squash in 0ne-Sided Match.
HARVARD BEATS PRINCETON
Members of University Clubs
Meet in First Series of Cham
pionship Games.

Squash PLAYERS of the Columbia Univer-
sty Club and the Harvard Club won the
FIRST series of matches decided In the an
nual championship series OF the Interclut
SQUASH League. ON the courts of their
Gramercy Park clubhouse Columbia me,
and defeated the team Of the Heights Ca
sino, of Brooklyn. six matches 10 one The
team Of the princeton club went down 10
dcfeat on the Harvard courts I'm all four OF
the matches decided II is expected that
tho remaining contests will he decide this
afternoon.
f.yle r.. Mahan, the champion and Frank
ode ex-champion, of Columbia, were st
their best Mahan met Charles NJ Bull, jr.
the famous tennis crack Of the Crescent
Athletic club, who forced the Columbia ex-
pert to the limit Of three games at 15-5.
7-15. 1S-lJ. Tho speed Of KIdde and
lis wonderful streaking shots that skinned
the telltale made il possible for him to de
feat Howard Williams 15-Gc Ii J. O.
Low was the only winner for the Casino
Tie won in three fast games lj-12, lis.
lj--6 over II. II, Boyesen.
Malcolm D.. Whitman, cX-national Ia Nm
tennis champion; j. w Prentiss, Grenville
Clark and George Whitney PLAYED for the
Harvard club. All won in straight games.
which were in q way almost one-sidcd.
Whitman was too sure for Riley. and scored
the match 15-6, ID. J. W Prentss
vas supreme in his placing. His back
L6nders for the sides were also brought off
at a whrlwind pace. so that he took the
first game against ". A. NJ Stewart. of
Princeton. at love. Then Prentiss lot down
on his speed, winning the match game at
1J--3.
The league as formed for tho champion
ship series this season, is composed OF the
four clubs named j. W. Prertiss. Of the
Harvard club, is the chairman of the tour
nament committee for this year The other
representative are: Fred s. Keeler, Column
bia club J. O. Low Heights Casino, Brook
lyn, and w \. NJ Stewart. Princeton club
In the tournament contests each club
team is 10 be composed Of seven men. iIn-
less otherwise arranged between the clubs
two days in advance, but no team may he
conppsed Of less than five players. The
matches are 70 be the best two out Of three
games.
The summary of the opening contests fol-
lows:
Columbia W. Heights Casino, at Columbia -
Frank Kidde. Columbia, defeated Howard Will
Jams. Heights Casino &c. l5-3; Lyle z.
Mahan. Columbia defeated Charles ". Bull. jr,
Heights Casino. 15-5. T-15. 1s-15: j. o. Low
Heights Casino defeated H. n. Royesen, 60
iumbla 15-t2, Is, 15-6 Frederick +. Kel-
Ter Columbia, defeated -. Abhott. Heights ca
slno. i5-7, lb-10; Z. r. Wigham, Columbia.
defeated W Gobel. Heights Casino. 15-2 15--T;
r. White. Columbia, defeated II. Peters. Heights
Casino, Ii. Is =; n. Kelo~k. Columbia. dc
featod ". Riggs, Heights Casino. 15-6 80.
Harvard vs.. Princeton. at Harvard Malcolm
D. whitman, Harvard. defeated A. W Riley.
Princeton 15-.6. i5-6; J. ". Preuiiss, Har-
yard defeated ". 4. NJ. stewart. Princeton.
I5-O Is 3. GrenyiIle Clark, Harvard defeated
ney, Harvard, defeated W B. Chsmbsrlin.
Princeton. Is, ia.