New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-14
WINSTON VICTOR
IN CLASH FOR
SQUASH RONORS
Defeats Louis du Point
Irving in Final Match
with Ease.
LOSER OUTPLAYED
THROUGH CONTEST
Unable 10 Hold Brilliant Har.
ward Man In Furious
Games.

Eric s. Winston, OF the Harvard
Club, captured the National Squash
Tennis Association championship, IN
defeating Louis du Pont Irving,
clubmate. in the final round OF the
tournament, played on the Squash Club
courts. in West Forty-second Street,
Yesterday. In winning in three straight
games by score of Ia, ID, l5-o,
Winston created one of the biggest
surprises that have marked this sea-
sons play for the title.
Not alone was the result the most
decisive of the tournament, but it also
proved the most rapidly played game.
Irving could get only six aces IN the
first two games, while IN the third
game he showed his best playing by
gathering eight aces. The victory OF
the Harvard player made II the sixth
consecutive year that the Crimson or
ganization has neld the title.
DR.. Alfred Stillman, I'd, and George
whitney, holders of the title during
the last FIVE years, were among those
that squeezed themselves into the small
gallery to watch the men play. stand
ING room was at a premium within
close proximity of the court, the spec
tators following the play by the an
nounccments of Walter A. Kinsclla, the
professional champion, who acted as
marker.
Irving failed TO show the form that
had carried him through many matches
in reaching the final round. He seemed
TO have gone stale, his aggressive tao
tics and his powerful driving beng
wofully absent. Winston played at
tor form throughout and had perfect
control of the ball Although the men
plaved the corners we'll. Winston would
occasionally drive the ball just above
the telltale, and Irving would mad
difficulty in intercepting the rebound
Winston opened the first game, and
for the first two hands neither faiied
TO score an ace. winston talhed An
ace on shot which caught Irving
out of position on the third hand put
Irving replied with two, putting him
into the lead. The latter did not
retain It long, as in the following
hand Winston gained three aces by
moving up TO the front wall and max
ing two killings. Irving trailed by .
to 4 in the tenth hand, and with the
coming of the next hand the spects-
tors saw Winston gather six aces In
rather easy fashion, to win the hrst
game. :,
Long rallies featured the second
game, with Winston always forcing the
rlaying and outwitting his clubmate
with his neat back-hand shots and
drives that placed Irving out OF SER
vice. For the first three hands Irving
displayed that he was coming into his
own, but it was only momentary nash:
After making aces in his second and
third hand he failed to chalk up an
ether point during the remainder OF
the game. In collecting his winning
ace Winston drove a beautiful back
handler to the 'front.' wall, which re-
bounded high to the back wall. and
proved too speedy for Irving to con-
meet with. ,
Winston again jumped into the lead
in the third game. but when Irving
gained three aces in his fourth hand
the spectators sat back in anticipation
of seeing him still pull out victory.
Winston added fifth ace on his next
hand, but after two long rallies Irving
counted two points. which made the
game sail. For the next two hands
neither scored, although Irving was
playing strongly and setting a stif
pace for Winston.
From here on to the finish both men
PLAYED a hard game. with Winston
making many beautiful gets, and driv-
ing the ball so close to the board that
Irving would shake his head in disgust
at his failure TO get the rebounds:
With the playing of the eleventh hand
Winston held a lead Of IA aces TO Z
over his rival. Although Irving added
another ace in his next hand while
Winston was held scoreless, the latter
made his winning ace after bitter
and long rally.
The summary Of the games, giving
in detail how the points were scored,
| follows:
| First game rs
| 1. du Pont Ir,ins .......o o2sl 10000
Second game