New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-02
PLAY DASH|NG SQUASH
Field OF Twenty in Tourney
NarroWS to Eight.
DR.. STILLMAN WINS TWICE
National Association Elects
Officers at the Annual
Meeting.

Spectacular matches marked the begin
ming Of the third annual squash tennis
tournament for the national champion
shin title. which opened on the courts OF
the Princeton Club. al Creamery PARK
Yesterday. The original field Of twenty
competitors was reduced TO eight sur
vivors. with DR.. Alfred stillman I'd. Of
the Harvard club and twice holder Of the
title. gaining his place in the semi-hnai
round
DIR. Stillman helped along with bye in
the first round. started in the second with
II. Duncan Bulkley. the champion OF the
Columbia club, as his opponent. The lat
ter made poor start. but worked out the
second set at whirlwind pace before Or
S,illman defeated him. at 81. lbs
In his next match the national cham
MON DISPOSED of George 4. Lyon. ir, the
crack of the Hartford Golf club. whom ne
defeated at I5-S. 1913. Toward the CLOS"
LYON Anticipated the returns and outech-
eraled DR.. Sullman, pulling up from Dc
hind al ll--l3 TO set the game Tor " aces
and going 50 we'll on his doubling sho's
into the corners that 1t required all OF Dr.
S,uIman's ingenuity to beat him.
Nav, IN the performances OF the cham
MON. George whitney the ffai'
plaver. attracted the greater amount Oh
attention. In turn Whitney disposed OF
both of the strongest players III t"e
Princeton contingent He first eliminated
Armin w Riley. the Princeton utie
rordor AZ ia. $50. and then OF ;. HIM
man Bird. al ij-s ij-l2.
T., was against Bird that Whitney playeo
his hest game BY keeping the pan 10"
IN tie digit rarely lifting II above the
sorv,ce line mark, Whitney compelled
pird IN dig up his returns. and so had
hin, - a disadvantage He doubled the
corners prettily and used diea"ay 'hot
diaeonaIly across the court which bi"
was unsuccessful in handling
OF the other important contests Chaihe
Rull the Crescent Athletic Club star dis'
posed OF Frederick :. Keller. or column
bia. at l2-l5, l5-12, 10; WhiIe l.. D
Winston. of Harvard defeated JOSIAH "
Low. of the Heights Casino. ana winner
of the recent national handicap, by the
score OF l5---s. S--l5. 10
While the matches were ia progress the
annual meeting Of the National Squash
Tennis Association was held in the rooms
of the dub. There was some discussion
AZ 10 changes in the rules uniformity OF
courts and the place OF holding the ma
,;onaI championship tournaments next
saa.op rhe Harvard Club sought ihe
onan,nionship meeting, and the Columbia
CInh applied for the national handicap.
rho decision was left 10 the executive
committee
The summary foilaws;
va,io.al SQUASH championship first round
- 81 paws Harvard Club. dciratch ~. D
s.tt.rie. Harvard Clue. lJ--S. ID WIZ .
80 81 y Uactctt Harvard CUB. defeated
NJ Mccoy. Princeton Cluh. To-; -;
: iunnI,n Bird Princeton Clu0 defeated
y tc pu,nam. Columbia club. Id l1-V:
~ ~, Wittney. Harvard Club. defeated
Huain vs., Riley. Princeton Cluo' Id
second round-I. dupont Irving. Ardsley
rInh dofeated " W. peli, Crescent Athletic
cub by default: George h lyon a. nsft-
prtnc.ton club by default; pr. Alfred Stili-
,,ar "a Harvard Clnb. defeated w. Dan
,.n B,,lkley columbia club, i'Li, l.-S:
" y sanger Harvnrd club. defra'rd W. ~
t'hs nnLnrlln. princeton club l'r~-'. Ia T.
( WINSTON harvard cub. dfteat"d loslGh
- 80 Uclghts Casino. i5--6. 8--i5. i5--":
charles VI Bull. H., crescent Nfhleuc 'iun
defeated Frederick > kecl'r, CpiumDih 'l"p'
ia l5--l2. To- ~ "a
Third round--Dr Alfred Sullman, "a
'Iarvard club defeated George Lyon Jf'
hartford Golf Cub ij--s. lG-'3.