The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-25
'KINSELLA CAPTURES
FIRST TITLE MATCH
Beats FcrOn, His Challenger,
ID, 15-G and 15-7
by Superior Speed.
LEADS NEARLY ALL WAY

Walter A. Kinsella. worlds profess
sional squash tennis champion. defeated
stephen j. Feron. challenger. in the
first match Of the series for the title yes
terday at the Squash Club three straight
games AT Ii. 1T. LII. The
champion is the mentor at the Squash
Club and hence played the first match
at home. Whether or not familiarity
with the court had any great bearing on
yesterdays match is an open question.
but certainly kinsella had the better Of
T. y contest from start to finish.
Feron. who held the title for twelve
years. until kinsella took IL away from
him last year. did not show much of
his old time speed and generalship. His
n Of speed and Kinsella's abundance
of 1t formed the chief factor in the out
come. Kinsella's great speed and his
powerful driving enabled him to chase
Feron all over the court and opened UP
opportunities for him to outmanpuvre
the challenger. Although there was plenty
OF brilliant squash there were few in
teresting rallies. and no sustained ones.
Both men were marvellously accurate
ami aces by placement were in the pre-
dominance for each.
Feron started service in the opening
game and the first five hands turned out
To be little more han warming up work
Tor the contestants. During that por-
ton of the game the champion scored
only twice and Feron only once. with
the start of the sixth hand Kinsella found
his speed and his stroke tuned up so
that he ran ten points in four successive
hands. practically clinching the game.
Feron failed to score again until the
eleventh hand. when he ran six on brill
liant placing. kinsella wen, in for his
turn and ran the game nut. finishing
with a scrvic" ace.
In the second game kinsella started
with "A rush, scored eight aces in the
FIRST two hands and took only five more
I" gather his other seven tallieS, Will.
Feron's total was only sin. The third
game showed the champions complete
mastery of the situation. Feron. scor-
ing in each Of the first five hands. took
the lead for the only time during the
match on the completion Of the nf.h
hand. when he was in front at q.
kinSclla then went after the game in
hurry up fashion and gathered ten aces.
while Fcrou made only one.
The second match 81 the series will
be played tomorrow AT the Harvard
club. Feron's home court. at 3 30. and
should n third match he necessary il,
will be At til" Squash Tub on Monday.
The series, besides the title. entails a
~ Goa SIDE bet and the gate receipts.
The summary
Worlds professional ,hampionship
FIR, match: Waiter \ Kinsolla. cham
pi9r. d'ig,,gl siegheG j. F'1 re-. Snni;
score and stroke analysis:
FIRST GAME
Fcrou 900 -
A'es hy opponents mi.~es-kiuS"ll, T..
F"ruu, . A,"s Dos p'uoerHsut-kIu-rui.
Fcr"n service a.r,-kinsella =
SECOND GAME.
Kin-clla ..,........ $50 go
fet"n ... ....... ..... a. o y =
Aces n5 oppeueuts mi.se- Kin-eIlt. g..
F.rou. % A,"s by pa -ktnS-llt. II.
f"ton, / service ar"s-k ins"lla. !. f--
THlRp GAME.
KInsclia ....... : . 5--ls
Frf"u ........... Fl ! / . o y
Arrs by opponents mi.ses-Klnseila :
Feron T. Aces by Observation-Disclosures.
Feron. : S"r,Io. ace--kin,clla. !:
F"rou.
E"capitulatiou: Came. -KluSepa. = 70.
ron. A.cs-kin~ella a. feran. 20
%. fernu, service Hces-K!nselli. !.
rcron. og's- ktu.e'.a. 10 Feron. ::
T%ei.ttle; k%ins"IlL. -, F"ron, 10 I.c... :,
Referee. \ I 'ordl"r. Nul" club As
cub Market, Z r Riggs. Height.