New-York tribune., 1911-12-17
GREAT FIGHT At SQUASH
Huge Handicap Fails to Keep
PrentiSs from Winning.
BLAGDEN SCORES A VICTORY
Puts Out Bull After Hard Match
in Open Tournament at
Princeton Club.

keeny fought matches which went the
cap tournament under the direction Of the
National Squash Tennis Association yester-
DAY on the courts of the Princeton Club,
Gramercy PARK
John w. Prentiss, Of the Harvard Club.
runner-up for the national championship
last season. attracted the concentrated at
tention Of the crowd that filed every inch
OF space in the balcony. Mr.. Prentiss had
the Ions mark of minus 10 aces and or no
count as his handicap. and there were many
va gers that with such a burden IL would
be impossible for him TO win Still he ac-
complished the feat, beating c. L. Catlin.
Of the Bridgeport University Club, at plus
6 aces y hand, by the score of is, I'LL
Among the other stirring matches was
that in which Charles NJ. Bull. jr. the noted
racquet wielder of the Crescent Athletic
Club was defeated by f. NJ. Blagdcn, of
the Harvard Club, after three fast SETS
which were tailed at Al ID, lj-9. Il.
Gccpcl. Of the Heights Casino. succeeded in
eliminating Halstead Lyttle of Princeton.
at l2-l5. 15-6. 15-3. Mr.. Lyttlc had pre-
vicusly played grueling three set match
in which he mad defeated w B. Chamber
lain. of Princeton, at 7-15. 15-ll, 17-l6. j. O.
Low. the scratch man Of the Heights
Casino. advanced TO the fourth round, the
one before the semi-fnal by defeating the
Columbia player, Fred 5 Kceler, at l5-l2
l5-l1.
Dc, tf fzL m " a <
easily the sensation of the day. He began
by placing his shots well around the walls,
so that it was difficult FOR Mr. Catiin 20
reach the ball. The great Harvard Club
PLAYER made good use of a three-wall shot
in the first set. which caused the ball to die
away at the back wall of the court. After
losing the first set the Bridgeport man
learned the trick. He was keen on the ball,
and by getting a number Of remarkable
picR-ups fought out the second set 20 It's
limit Five times during tine match Prem
tiss lost his tally by the '2 or no count
rule. He was speedy throughout, and clcv-
erlv varied his shots 10 battle his opponent.
Mr. Bull, the Crescent player, appeared
unable 10 keep the ball away from the
powerful forehand which Mr.. Blaeden pos
sesscd. Blagdcn led At 10 in the first set
before Bull got down 10 scoring, 10 eaten
him at i4-all and run out with aces. lie
coulG not keep up the pace in the second
and third sets Bldgdcn leading all the
way. Frank Leonard. the professional
marked the matches.
The summary follows:
National open handicap ohrst rouudI -Ialstead
frI
4 restcd w b. Chamberlain, Princeton tplus .
aces I handJ 7--I5. Ell 1I-16, II. -. Bulk
lev Columbia (scratchi, defeated Z. lIu'sddle
Casino plus aces . hand, l5-.ll. IL =; j.
NJ Rlagdon, Harvard plus dCcsl, defeated
Charles NJ Bull. jr.. Crescent 4. c. tminus !
aces. fl l5-I 1J q. \. v. Riley, Prince
ton (scratch, defeated j. u. Hunt Harvard
pus aces - hand. b, default
Second round X. Gocprl. Casino tplus dcTsl.
defeated UgIstoad LyttIe. Princeton pus q aces
!, hanD 12-I5 Ij-G 15-2. Edgar W. G.oon.
ard Harvard plus 4 aces. defeated George
Won bridgeport Golf club pus acesb, hv de
fault. Hamilton II8dden. Harvard tplus aces.
10 sccs . or no count. by default, II. J.. starr.
ITarvard ominus accsi, defeated \. .. Miles.
<uollwood (plus aces ] hsud, l5-9 II q.
O. " Nanderno'f jr.. princeton tplus aces
h,rdp defeated g. P Rail-. Princeton uhis q
,,.S / Laudl 1j-i3. II .. Fred s. ECelor 90
hiubia tplug I accsi. defeated Dr. g. ". iiiV-
lrt bridgeport University club pu- s,ss -
handb bv default John W. Ircut~s, Harvard
,n,inus 10 acc, . or ~" rounu. defeated g. J.
CatIiu bridgeport University club Wius q sees
=, t.nd, A. s Il Il. ~ Morgan Harvard
1,Ius 4 a1es - hsudI. defeated w. Ton"'. Prince
Ian ,rIus 1 accD. it.it ID ~ T.. jane
W WV' Ith,rIen' Harvard ,rlus accs, def,arcd T.
r rholpos. Harvard PlDs aces . handi.
j. rbI1d lG re round o Low. Casino ,s.rstrb,. dc
foated Fred :. Kcclcr Columbia glus aces.