New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-06
SHOW SKILL AT SQUASH
Columbia and Harvard Clubs
ViCtorS in First Matches.
BULKLEY CAPABLE LEADER
Springs a Surprise by Defeating
S. Hinman Bird, One of
Princeton's Stars.

| S0udSn tcdDlS VI hut OOlulhbid Chi-
versity Club and the Harvard Club were
the winners yesterday In the series OF
matches in the Metropolitan Squash
Tennis League championship tournament.
Under the leadership Of II. d. Buckley
the Columbia players proved themselves
speedy and skilful Upon the home
courts, at Gramercy Park and Irving
Place, the team defeated the Princeton
Club team by matches to 2. Playing
on its home courts, the Harvard Club
scored a clean sweep Of seven matches
against the team of the Heights Casino,
of Brooklyn.
Princeton for the first time in long
while turned out its entire team, led by
Amin w. Riley, its captain and champion.
Riley won his match against IL. II. Boye-
sen, of Columbia, by speedy placing or
the ball into the corners, taking the
match at is, l5-s. There was some
surprise occasioned by the downfall of
s. Human Bird. one of the Princeton
leaders, to II. ID. Buckley, the former
Columbia title holder. at 49,, 1S-l5. Bird
was slow In starting. and although he
set the score In the second set at 15-all,
Bulkley's steadiness won the contest. M.
l.. Cornell, one Of the new Columbia play
ers, displayed skill, winning from A.
Hagemeyer at 15-7. 15-1.
George Whitney led the Harvard team.
He defeated Charles NJ. Bull. jr.. rated as
the star of the Brooklyn contingent
Whitney played his wall shots splendidly
and won at Isl, 15-s.
There was an interesting gallery present
to watch the racquet work OF whitney,
who last season won the national handi-
cap tournament and is considered
strong contender for the national CHAM
pionship title this year. Whitney Kept
Charlie Bull guessing throughout both
sets, because of the constant changes he
rang on his game. When Bull settled into
picking off the wall shots Whitney speed
ed UP straight shots from the front wall
He repeatedly tricked Bull out Of position,
outplaying him by the tally of 30 aces to
10 for the match
One of the newcomers to the Harvard
team, Addison Cammack, surprised Har-
yey Williams, one Of the Brooklyn vet
Grams, by disposing of him after three fast
sets. at 17-l5, SIS. 15-13. Williams be-
gan we'll and by keeping the ball sizzling
around the walls went to the front Cam
mack caught him at 15-all and set the
points for aces Then by steadiness
and pretty position work he won the set
at Ills Cammack then allowed WILL
Jams to play himself out In the next set,
tho Harvard man contenting himself with
only 8 aces. At the beginning OF the third
set Cammack continually forced the at
tack. His service was good, but williams
held him even up to ball Once more
Cammack let himself out, winning the
set and match with aces on his ser
vice. A peculiar feature OF the competi-
ton was that the losing player scored 43
aces to the winners 81.
The Harvard team was we'll balanced
Hamilton Hadden, f. II. Davis, F. NJ.
Blagden and L. Du Pont Irving all dis
playing excellent form. The team scored
231 aces to 1872 and lost only two sets In
| the seven matches.
The summary follows:
Columbia University VS.. Princeton Club
| H. ID. Buldey. Columbia, defeated :: Hlnman
Bird. Princeton. 15-2, ls-15: f. 5. Keller.
Columbia. defeated Harold Tobey, Princeton,
l5-6. l0-l6, 15-7; Armin W. Riley, Prince
| ton. defeated II. II. Boyesen. Columbia, 15-e,
| 1876; II. h. Wigham. Columbia, defeated
w. 3. Chamberlain. Princeton, 1o-lo, 1o-S;
| h. b. Whitman. Princeton, defeated L. W.
Putnam, Columbia, 16-l2, 9-l5, 1s-l5 NJ.
L. Cornell, Columbia, defeated A. Hagemeyer,
Princeton. 16-7. Ill; Harold II. Keock.
| Columbia, defeated George A. Won der Muhl,
! Princeton, 1b-7, l5-4.
Harvard Club w. Heights Casino-George
Whitney, Harvard. defeated Charles n. Bull,
lr, Casino, 15-1, l6-9; Hamilton Hadden,
Harvard. defeated Rudolph Gospel. Casino:
| l5-10. $40; II. H Davis. Harvard, defeated
Joseph o: Low, Casino, 1o-S. Ill; l.. Du
| Pont. Irving Harvard, defeated d. d. Roberts,
| Casino. l5-e, 1&-17 15-i1; B. NJ. Blagden,
Harvard. defeated George Abbott. Casino. 80.
| ID; Addison Cammack, Harvard. defeated
| Harvey Williams, Casino, lib, 5-15. 15-13;
| d. r. Phelps, Harvard. defeated X. r. T.
Riggs Casino. 80 l6-