New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-22
The Acme of Activity Is Squash

and the swing OF the stroke must be start
"a almost before the ball leaves the wall in
a., drst carroming bound.
Ever changing variety likewise holds the
attention OF those who attain any pro-
aciency at squash. No two games are ever
alike The use Of cut strokes works won
ders Then the corner shots are always
taffling and so it goes, while the experts
are keen in devising adroitly placed shots
that leave only small chance for a fair
return. Some Of the cleverest Of the play
ers can bat a ball so that with the spin
Of the cut impaired II travels back and
forth along the side walls in an almost
negotiable position. Every spark Of COM
petitiveness Is aroused and the ingenuity
Of the player called 10 the fore by this
game that has been gradually winning its
way into popular favor. Unerring, limtless
speed is an important asset among those
who best play the game. Therefore it is no
unusual thing TO see one engaged in fast
contest stripped TO the waist even on
cold court.
The growth OF the game in this country
has been a gradual one. Only in the last
two or three years have many courts been
I
the courts 10 be built in this country was
that OF James L. Breese on his country
place az Southampton, Long Island. There
the fashionable colony soon thought OF
nothing else The Meadow Club put in
courts and the men and women alike play ed
squash Miss Eleanor Sears. the athletic
Boston girl plays there as she visits the
club beside the oceans rim each summer
for the great lawn tennis tournament II is
also the diversion az Newport. where the
Casino has two splendid courts II Is
there that the veteran professional Tom
Petit sometimes goes i'm and plays the
game with nothing better than "A club soda
bottle FOR a racquet winning games even
under such handicap.
The squash racquet players of Boston and
Philadelphia find their only ally IN this city
al the Racquet and Tennis club. In West 43d
street All of the other organizations de
vote their attention 90 straight squash. IL
is at this style of game that the series
Of the clubs Of the collegiate league Is de-
cided Through the interest that The Cres-
cent Athletic Club Of Brooklyn, has taken
i'm the sport another league is in embryo.
The effort is afoot 20 include the New York
Athletic club, the EuElewood Field CLUB,
the Rockaway Hunting club Of Cedar
hurst: the Montclair Athletic Club and such
others as may he i'm position 10 join I'm
the competitions.
The championship Of the older league
began early this month and will continue
through 20 the end Of March n the or
ganizaron OF the newer association Is
brought about its matches will cover APP
proximately the same period Interspersei
with these competitions are the club cham
pionships and social matches which each
season are attracting a greater degree OF
interest. especially as women are taking ~
the game and welcome any opportunity
TO witness the highest class Of play.
In the group az the Harvard club under
the able direction Of Steve Feron, the
professional Is number Of the oldume
lawn tennis champions. Malcolm D. Whit
man. rated as the greatest lawn tennis
player that this country has ever pro-
duced. HolcomDe Ward. Dr. II. : Satter-
lee. j. w Prentice, John Corbin author
and dramatic critic and a number Of other
worthy ones are among the leaders. Fred
: Keller and Frank Eilde hold Mahan
Al a pretty pace on the Columbia courts:
while Charles VI. Bull. jr, Henry q. Martin.
Frederick b. Alexander Hugh TaIlant the
architect and others keep in condition at
tho Crescent or Heights Casino Altogether
the game is making place for itself and
the ball Will hum through man" courts
before he last Of the winters SHOWS nave
melted and tire coming II tine Warm.r DAYS
Of spring calls tho athIeteal inclined into
tie open once more.