New-York tribune., 1911-04-09
SWIFT PLAY AT SQUASH
Many Matches Decided In Race
for National Title.
BIG GALLERY SEES GAMES
Stillman, Prentiss, Bird and 0ss
borne Among Winners in
Hard Driving Contests.

Squash tennis players worked their way
through three rounds Of tho national cham.
piopship tournament on the courts Of ths
Harvard Club. No. q West 44th street,
yesterday There was sufficient ginger 10
the competitions ~ hold a large gallery
keenIy interested. while with thirty.eigiit
competitors enough close matches were de-
cided to shroud the outcome with all ths
uncertainty which adds to the srort.
Three fast games were necessary before
DR.. Alfred Stiman. I'd, defeated Charles
NJ. Bull. jr. Of tho Crescent Athletic Club.
at l5-ls, l2-I5 3D. for a place IN the
fourth round
George whitney. OF the Racquet and Ten.
mis- Club. OF Boston. began splendidly In the
first round by defeating Frederick $. KeelcT,
Of Columbia, by a score OF 15-s. I5-S. Then
he met John ". Prentiss. also Of the Boss
ton club and the recent winner of the New
York Racquet and Tennis Club title. TnS
latter had 20 work his strokes for top
speed IN order TO win. at 15-A t-ih D-~
F. II. Bird. Of Princeton. also engaged IN Q
three-game match, In which Re defeated
D. F. Phelps by a score Of 15-s 10-c5, x-ll.
From early morning until evening the
courts were the scene OF greatest activity
In fact, the referee was successful IN adS
vancing his schedule so as to save day.
c. Glidden Osborne. the Chicago entry,
surprised ths gallery In the arst round ov
showing splendid command OF his corner
shots and defeating Hamilton Hadden, OF
Harvard, at 15-s, 15--11. The Westerner hi~
hard and low. and At all times was in CONF
mand
DR.. Alfred stillman. "a. found Bull en
his game as the two advanced In their
match of the third round. The footwora
Of Full was Of a high order OF axcellennes
and he was always in position to accept
the fastest shots that Or. Stillnan could
execute. Up to Pail the two hung evenly
together 10 the first game before DR.. SILL.
man, by a spurt, won at 15-l2 The second
gams was all In favor Of the Crescent Ath.
letic Club player. He sent the ball sizzuns
around the walls, leading his famous OF"
pcnent all the way to 15-j2. Then ths
varied game Of Dr.. stillman began TO chow
its effect Bull was often caught mapping,
so that DR.. Stillman scored the deciding
game with the loss OF only nine aces
The summary follows:
National championship squash cfrst rcu1O..,
Ivle p Mahan defeated n. g. Torrence,s 16-SyI
I5-7: G. o. Winston defeated A ": G. Iockest.
bv default; George A. Lyon, tr., defeated Henry
&. Martin S-15 15-1o. 1o.5: dlidden o..
borne defeated Hamilton Iiaddsn. lS-s, l5.lI'
W W. Peli defeated Rudolph Goerel lo-%
l5-I2; George Whitney defeated FREDERICK O.
Keeler. l5-s l5--5.
Second round--.p. F, Phelps defeated .; DeG'
Vanderbilt, BY default; +. II. Bird defeated :.
IT, williams by default; l. Du Pons Irving ds.
feated Harold H. Tobey. 6-15. 15-lo. 1o-SI
Frank Kidde defeated j. Victor Onatiyia. IT,
Msi feased D: b. P. Starr, 80 i5-i.; {. II. paws
defeated Lyle f. Mahan. 16--Il, i5-e; @. ..
Winston defeated George A. tyoni ,r.. lSni2. ,.
lJ-3: John W. Prentiss defeated George Whit
ney. l5-4. 12-15, 15--4: DR.. IL. 5. Sattsrlee de-
feated II. =. Bulkley. 15-2 4-l5. 10. L.
Cruger defeated Grenville Clark By default; >.
o. Low defeated A. w. Riley by default: ~ J."
Feary defeated G. VI. Hamley by default MAJ
colin D. Whitman defeated Reginald Eineke. by
default.
Third round-F. H. Bird defeated D. F.
Phelps 15-s. 1o--l5. i5--ll: Dr.. Alfred still
man, "a defeated Charles NJ. Bull. 1r.. lid.
io-i5, I5-0: f. n. Davis defeated -: q. Wiz
sion. 15--3. I5--i0; F. Cruger defeated j. o.
Low. by default.