New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-05
Annual Handicap Tournament
Reaches Final Round.

Stirring matches accelerated by excel
lent management brought the annual ham
dicap squash tennis tournament on the
courts of the Columbia University Club,
Gramercy Park, to the final round, yes
terday. W. +. Ward. with a mark OF 10
aces plus two hands. won his place in the
lower section by defeating Lyle f. Mahan
at minus 10 aces. by the score Of l5-s,
DO
In the upper half II. d. Bulklev, former
Columbia champion, and Is. Murcheson
arrived in the scmi-fnal round. Murche-
son. at ) aces plus ono hand. In the third
round defeated Charles Butler, Il aces
plus two hands. by score OF l5-l2. Ill.
while Buckley at minus 10 aces eliminated
Frederick s. Keeler, minus aces, by the
score of l7-15. lbs
Inspired by the fact that the Columbia
University club will. in all probability,
be selected as tho place Of holding the
next national handicap tournament under
the direction Of the National squash Ten
mis- Association. the present series began
a few days ago with thirty competitors.
II has proved the most important meeting
the Columbia club ever has undertaken.
The list OF minus men included H. -.
Bulkley, l.. r.. Mahan +. :. keeler II. ~.
Royesen. r. W Putnam. Arthur l.. Mar
win. NJ. L. Cornell and II. T.. Wigham
All Of these men PLAYED in The Metropoli-
tan championship series
Keller In his opening match played IN
H.
splendid form against Putnam. concedins
aces to tho latter and winning AT lJ-a
l5-l2. Buckley. giving Boyesen aces IN
his opening contest. scored al l5-s. ID"
Eli on his way through to the semi
final round.
The summary follows.
Columbia squash handicap 'hr't round -
X Murcheson - aces plus hand dctea'st
r. / Cornell Go aces plus ! hand, Is J.
i5-i2. 4. :. VosbGrs ~ aces plus hands
defeated y +. Cushman az aces plus
Ter ~ aces plus hands defeated g. Gilsey
10 aces plus hands,. Id. ID lo-ln'
u. u. Buckley minus 10 aces, detea,sd y
I'll. =. VI. BECKER 90 aces plus handsl
defeated ~. Leavenworth az aces plus
hands,. He. ID. III !; ss'te cree
90 aces plus y hand), 1O-i2. i3-lS LA ;
- 8 Keller tminus acesl defeated p W
Putnam. tminUs acerl, 10. la-l-' l. =
Weeks 90 ace, plus hands defeated II. u
Burt 90 aces plus u hsnd, no $40:
W. -. ward 90 aces plus hands, detea'sd
l. H. wood 90 aces plus hands,: ~"
l5-i2. A. Anthony 90 aces plus hands
defeated ~ l.. Cornell minus 4 acep, Is.
I5-s u p. Elsar &c aces plus 2 hands
defeated - G. Hudson 12 aces plus hand.
il-iT. i5-l1. I5-i2; L. l.. Mshsn minus
10 eces) defeated A. G. Scott % aces plus
hand). 3-l5 1913. 15-i2 F. /. k.ycs.
ir 20 aces plus hand. by default r. f.
Wigham Igninus nces) defeated y. Ashley
or aces plus 3 hands,. 1913. ls-i5.
second round-K. Murcheson Il aces plus
handl defeated J. ". Wolf 20 aces plus a
hand. IL 3. I5-1: Charles Butter defeated \.
s Vosburg $40. I5-li; II. II. Buckley de
feated G. VI. BECKER. iT-i5. 81 T. ;.
Keller defeated L. Satterlee. Ed. 15-ii. W.
7. Ward defeated l. :. Weeks, I5-l2. lb-i3.
A Anthony defeated H. h. ElGaf, 10 10. 10
l.. T. Mahan defeated r. l.. Keves. j., l5-l3.
10: r. r. White scratch defeated r. r.
Wigham lminus 4 aces) by default.
Third round X. Murcheson defeated Charles
Butler IL - Ib.ll: H. D. nulkley defeated
T s Keller 17-15. D-s: W. =. Ward de
feated A Anthony. i5-2 i5-I. L. e. Mahan
defeated r. H. White. 49,. 1912.
Seminal round-W +. Ward defeated l..
f.. Mshan, rs, 10