The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-10
WHITMAN'S SMASHES
TOO MUCH FOR RIVAL
Slambangs His Way to Victory
Over Cornell and Reaches
Squash Semi-final.
MEETS WHITNEY TO-DAY
Latter Downs Abbott With
Ease---Stillman Opposes
Bull in Other Battle.
MEETS WHITNEY TO-DAY

by his easy victory over NJ. L. Cornell
Of the Columbia University Club on the
Heights Casino courts yesterday In the
third round OF the tournament for the
squash tennis championship Of the United
states Malcolm u. Whitman of the Har-
ward Club showed that he Will be a strong
contender for the squash crown. The
former national champion lawn tennis
player and Davis cup star won from
Cornell in straight games at Isl. i5--3
and advanced into the sem-finsl round.
He will meet George whitney. another
Harvard Club player, defending cham
piof, to-day in match that will decide
which OF tho two will get into the upper
half Of the t!.ular bracket
Whitman az in his match against j. Q.
Low on Sunday used his terrific smashes
with Yelling effect on all around play.
contrary to what the game scores would
indicate. the erstWh!le lawn tennis crack
did not hssVe IA very big edge Gil the
Columbia Club racoueter. He WAS steady.
however. In the use Of his ineteoric smash
and though no waa Inclined to lie little
errRtlc he kept the sphere whrling around
the four walls with such Tremendous
velocity that Cornell had not much of a
chance 20 do anything but chase tho ball
Whituan's gam. showed n decided I'm
provcment over tho form ho had shown
IN his earlier matches. There are many
followers of the game who have watched
his performance that are not backward
rbout saying that he will ave the cham
piou the battle OF his l!fc ,.hei, they cross
racque,a this afternoon. Their. ia 40
doubt but that whitman Is considerably
better than any player that Whitney has
me. thus far IL the tourney. There are
soiEe VINO feel that Wh!,man's slam bang
game Will play havoc with Ills club
mates smooth. finished style, but II re-
mains 10 b. seen whether or not the cham
iiou's SKIN will rot more than prove
match FOR Whitman's strength. And By
the way, when i comes - rafting the
ball around the foIr walls Whitney is no
weakllns
Whi,ney climbed INTO his section of the
semi-fnals ~ defeating George Abbott OF
the Heights Casino. Tho match was
won IN st-aigh; games AZ !5--a, ID.
but /, VAS longer than the scores chow.
for the title holder did not get his aces
in large cluster. II the first game the
Casino player. who H. Incidentally carry
ing about twenty pounds more than he
ought t.. should have made Il much bet
te. showing. At first he seemed 20 lack
confidence and also showed that he had
been getting litti. or 40 practice. He
brar"d. however. and made some really
g.. .lliant strokes. quite few OF which
tvaIled him raught, because he was un-
abb" 10 Get OCT OF the way Of his own
return.
About ten points went 20 the cham
;iun In this way alone. and. although
whitney might have succeeded in re-
turning 1. few /: IS certain that all OF
them would hot have counted for him.
In the second game Abbott made his OPP
pOn.nt wUr!, Tor every point Whitney
saw that the Casino racquetter had
strengthened ara tried 70 ti.e him by
tnAhi..g Inn chase :he ball. Whitney had
little success AZ this and during the last
hal: o.. the game depended FOR his points
on HE ability - mt low and hard near
the teiltelv - To- DRIP sot; ones into the
back corners.
In tha lover bracket Of thu ssmi-trals
charles NJ Pull, J-.. o. the Crescent 4
9. Will '"!' conclusions with Alfred Still-
nan I'd. OF the Harvard Club. St.i-
man. Who he's two legs on the cham
p!un9l..p cup. wH!cn he Non IN 1871 and
1872, was runner W last year and has
lost non" % his speed or skin! lie moved
UP througn IN. default 81 Louis Du Pont
Irving. Il cluhnatr, who failed t. APP
pear for the match yesterday.
BG!! vas forced 20 u three game match
by Lyle l. Mahan Of the Columbia Uni
Hsrsity clue. The scores were l.--lJ.
l5-2, Ii Yesterdays Was Bulls
third tnatcn and was also hie third three
game match, In all three OF these the
scores have beer. much the same. Tor the
Crescent man. after dropping th- first
game by = close score. has com. ba, +,
with IL strong finish that Is characteristics
OF him and swept his opponents of thc!,.
feet. Mahan played An exceptionally iLe
game In the opener and scored frequently
on ilace shots after Sustained rallies.
He shot his bot IN that one game. how
ever, and could do nothing In the next
two Tho summaries:
Third Round--Mgicolin u. whitman Nar-
YARD club. oeies;ea NJ. l.. corn,i,. coumhis
lnl't"s.tN Gun, IL. lI--3. George Wli,
He!shts Casino, ij--e, III. charles 81
Ruli, Jr., Crescent A. c. defeated Lyle y
Nahan, Column bis University Club lis
's-:, l"--G; Alfred Stillman ~ Harvard
cInh won ir"n! Louis du Pout Irving liar.
ward club, 10y default.