New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
SQUASH STARS
ARE HUMBLED
]. O. Low Falls a Victim Before
NJ. l.. Cornell in National
Handicap Tourney.

Ecversals furnished the enliyening ele-
rncnt with Josiah o. Low and Louis du
Pont Irving going by the board al the be-
ginning OF the third national squash ten
mis- handicap tournament yesterday on the
courts of the Harvard club, at No. Il
West fith street. Low. Of the Heights
Casino and the winner OF the great meet
ipg last year. fcll before the rapid fire
shooting OF NJ l.. Cornell OF the Column
b.a University club forces. at lj-S B-5.
Low was on the minus 5-aces mark and
Cornell at plus ) aces and half "A hand.
Irving. because OF his splendid victory
over Or. Alfred Stlllman. I'd. in the Har-
ward championship, was placed among the
honored few who received the mark OF
minus aces or no count. George Whit
ncy the holGcr OF the national champion
ship. and Or. Sullman were the only
others having this awe inspiring handi-
cap. II proved more than Irving. despite
hic wonderfully swift shots TO the front
wall ana deceptive dieaways 10 the rear
corners. could staEger along with He
made brave fight against william II.
Y. Hackett. who was AT minus 3 aces.
to be beaten at l5-5. Is. In the last
game Irving lost the tally eleven times az
he failed TO get the second ace
George Whitney, the national title hold
or. experienced narrow escape from fur
n!shinG another victim for the reversal
list. lie met +. II. Davis on the minus
J-aces mark, and the two fought II out
to lj-6. l2-1j. l5-5. with the ball sizzling
around tho wu1ig in NJ the host raj
les OF the day.
National squash tennis handicap FIRST round
A. Cammack. Harvard. scratch. defeated W.
J.. sanger, Harvard. scratch, l5-l3. is, J.
". Apple. jr., Harvard, plus aces and l
hand defeated j. Victor Onativia. jr. Baltus
rOl, plus . aces. S-lj. lh-li lJ-l2. %. l..
Catn. bridgeport. plus aces. defeated q r.
Parks. Squash club, plus ! aces. l5-2. 15-ll.
Evelyn du Pont irving. Harvard. plus aces.
defeated Frederick s Keel.r. Columbia.
scratch. l5-6. l7-l4. ~ l. Cornell. Colum
bia. plus aces and hail a hand. defeated
Josiah o. Low Heights Casino, minus
aces l5-S l5-5; william H. Y. HIckett,
Harvard. minus aces defeated Louis du
pont Irving. minus aces. = or no count.
b, 1j-": i. A. Seller. Montclair. Athletic
club. plus aces and half a hand. defeated
sanford stoddard, bridgeport. minus aces
minus aces, defeated r. NJ. Blagden. Hsr-
ward. scratch. 15-l1. 17-h. George whitney.
ed +. II. Davis, Harvard minus . aces 15-6
II -, i5-0; DE-. Ewing Taylor, Harvard
Plus aces, deIeatcd L. fIat, heights Ca
sino, plus aces and half hand, 80
15-9; c. Graham. Montclair Athletic club
plus . aces and hand. defeated q. Jenkins
Montclair Athletic Club. plus aces and .
hands. By default. Royal u r. riggs Heights
Casino. plus aces. defeated J. W Burden
Harvard, scratch. l5-6. 15-2: r. G.. Coburn
Tuxedo plus aces and ! hand, defeated r.
y. Wigham, Columbia, plus aces. l5-6,
l5-G.
Second round-Frank Kidde. Montclair Ath-
ietic club Gninus acesD defeated II. A. Glib
ney, Bridgeport (plus and I hand)
17-4. 15-il; william H. Y Hackett, Har-
ward minus aces defeated T. 4. Seller.
Montclair Athletic club (plus aces and I
hand, 30. IA: ROYAL T. r. Riggs,
Heights Casino (plus aces defeated G. Ora
ham. Montcair Athletic club plus aces and
handD. 15-10 b-7. Charles NJ Bull r..
Crescent Athletic club (mnues aces de
feated g. Waterbury, Harvard (plus 3 aces.
rs. 80, 4. Jenkins. Montclair Athletic
Club (,lus aces and . hands, defeated w r.
Spencer. Montclair Athletic Club plus 5 aces
md I hand. by default