New-York tribune., 1912-03-10
CHAMPION HOLDS TITLE
Or. StiIlman Wins at Squash 'o'
Second Time in a Row,
DEFEATS JOHN w. PRENllss
Skill at seizing Openings Counts
in Fast and Dashing Four
Set Match.

Skill NJ seizlng unon the openings through
which IN speed the ball for the winning ace
enabled DR. Alfred stillman, I'd. 70 WIN VIZ
national squash tennis championship
terdsv on the court Of the HarVaiu
No q West 44th street In the hhai t0''u
DR. stilman defeated John w
three sets 70 one by the score oi
1s1o 15-o 15-8 The victory gave Ut
stirlroan the second leg on the Tirany anu
Tuxedo cups. as he won the t'le 'as,
Al every stage the deciding match was
pla ed with unusual sTiftness was a
terrific strain on the men more SO oecau'
u was the first time that the tihe nso pse"
decided in the hest three out OF nVe see
Put the manner in which the cnange
| worked ort met with the unquahned ap
nroval NJ all of the squash enthusiasts
present
Following the decision Of the amateur
title stephen ] Feron, the Harvard Clup
nrofassionaI and James Burns. Of Ardsley'
took the court. The playing OF the Two was
illuminating Feron winning IN sualsht se''
al 15--s, l5--1l lbs
A. every stage Prentiss compelled the
champion 10 play AZ top speed II was tne
closest contest for the title ever reco'oeo'
for only siy aces separated the two play
ers A. the finish. as Or. Stllman had scored
total Of IS 10 ~ for Prentiss. The iat'ef
had the record of the highest hand N SET
vice as ha scored six consecutive aces vi
tine eleventh hand Of the first set In tnat
e., prertiss fairly smothered the champion
a,d ,boye we're many about the court VINO
frool,, rredioted that the title was about 10
change owners.
While prentiss was never successl" ~
durIloatine this stirring bit OF WORK. he
was rather uniform in scoring az
He,,rns when he got a good chance az SCI
,.,et than Dr. stllnan Twice In the n'atch
the champion scored hands Of rye esch-
orce in the thirteenth 81 the secoho se'
ana again in the fifth NJ The fout'h
Most Of the time the aces came 70 ni"i
singly ... .,.,.
All ~ the prominent clubs In the c'y
p.cre represented in the gallery when frSh-
tiss won the toss and started the nrst se'
vicc He vas fast and from, the iett coui /.
en- peculiarly effective that he had iean
of 13--love before the champion even oess"
~ score Bv sheer speed and playing the
bou into the corners Of the court for nlcKe's
prentiss fairly sn1othered his opponent IT
the frst set
Keeping the ball low in its flight ana a..
wsys following II closely as II sizzleh arooiiu
the walls. Prentiss managed TO Work ir'o
q lead Of II In the seventh hand OF 'he
sAoond set. II wes then that Dr sullman
seemed 10 fathom his opponents attack
He changed his tactics and began 10 play
,ba hall on the volley 10 the front wall, es-
neciaII, when he Judged Prentiss rad maze
tho stroke for nicker or die away soon
the two were going at tremendous rate'
The rapiditv with which they executed their
shots was marvellous. AT the twentieth
hand Or Stillman brought the tally Level
AZ all Then by his variations OF pace
and wonderful and spectacular gets ne
scored the set.
The fourth and fifth sets we're repetitions
n the second Prentiss took the lead but
could not hold it against the champion
volleying and gets.
The scores follow:
FIRST SET 49,
Or. s,nman-o o, o o. o, o. O. O. O. o 2 o q
prentlss-i. O. o. 0. 3. o. l. o. O. /, 8, I. l. L. Is
SECOND SET.
pr s,nnan-l. o o Q. o o !, o o : u. -,
. o q. O. ~ D. l. 9. 3 .-......... :. -
pren,iss- q. ! l. /. !. g. n. o. 0. 0. !. o o.
o. T. o. 0, n q. !, I....:.......-...''''' ~
THIRD SET.
DIT s,nlrnan-l 0. o. l. l. o. !, :, O. o :. o. -.
p-.n,.l.::LS :. : q Z Z ! o 10000 2i.i.1. .
o. .....'......''.'' '.'''''''''''''' =
FOURTH SET
pr s,nlman-i. l. I, ?, s. 8, o o l, l. L.. IS
prentiss-O l. q. g. 2 l. o. o. q. q. ........
Totals-Ty stillnnan. As: Prentiss. AZ
Marker and referee Stephen J. Feron.