New-York tribune., 1916-02-11
Winston and Dana Send
Bull and Riggs Down
to Defeat.
EASY VICTORY OF
CHAMPION SURPRISE
Final Match Will Be Played
Tomorrow Afternoon on
Harvard Club Courts.

Eric S. Winston. the champion, and
Addison Dana, both Of the Harvard
Club, encountered little trouble in win
ming their way into the final round Of
tho tournament for the National
Squash Tennis Association champion
ship on the courts of their club yes
terday
In registering their victories the
Crimson players eliminated two sur
viyors from the Heights Casino Of
Brooklyn. c. w. Bull, IT,. and r. L. T..
Riggs. The final match will take place
on court two tomorrow afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock.
Winston easy yictory over Bull
was rather unexpected, inasmuch as
tho brooklyn player had defeated the
titleholder in team match last week.
Bull lost after eighteen hands Of play
bv score Of I5-9. - 2. Dana
proved too fast for Riggs. the other
iIpiphts Casino competitor, capturing
two straight games b. score Of
10 - - ..
When he took the court against the
champion Bull appeared ncr Gus, while
his drives lacked the cannonllke speed
that he is capable Of putting behind
the ball Probably ON not more than
I two or three occasions did Bull smash
the ball 20 the front wall with has
usual force. llis Judgment IN trying. 10
place the ball over the teilt"le also
was poor.
Winston showed an his customary
clcverncss RE played q forward W. ]
court game and handled with SKILL
each shot a. - bounded off the corners
of the court Ils change a. pace was
battling 10 Bull who WAS repeated 3
forced out of position by the splendid
placement shots. Bull attempted 10
puzzle his younger oppoucnt with
crossfre shots 90 tho righthand corner
Of the front wall, but Winston was
never caught asleep.
The champion scored the first ace IN
the opening game, and 10 the tnlrd
hand Bull cycncd the count. Bull s
best showing, however, came IN the
fifth hand. when he collected five aces
through q forcing of the pace and some
low driving 20 the back wall. The spurt
Of the Casino man evidently reused
Winston to action, as in the next three
hand he counted nine aces, when put
him Ear in the lead Ball held of de-
feat for three more hands, but Winston
counted his final ace when the Brook
lyn player failed 90 get the ball over
the tcllfalo.
Bun showed the way In the first hand
Of the second game with two points
but the advantage was shortllVed, a.
i'm his second service Winston gathered
seven aces. Bull was still finding II
impossible 90 clear the tclltale with
low drives. The game lasted three
more hands out. or eight in all, when
Bull failed 10 intercept low angle OF
the back corner, giving WINSTON the
match.
The opening game between Dana and
Riggs was marked by some good play
ing in spots by each man. Early N
the contest Riggs found it impossible
70 get out Of the way of the ball, and
as a result he forfeited many aces 70
his opponent. The pace was fast, with
Dana making number Of Sensational
gets" and playing front wall game,
similar 20 that Of Winston.
When trailing by score Of ~ 90
ace Riggs took the aggressive and,
playing "A smashing game that Dana
found hard 10 cope with, gathered y
aces in two hands This placed him
only one point behind Riggs, how
ever was unable 20 evolve defence
for Dana's drives TO the right HAND
corner Of the back ball. and with one
OF these shots Dana placed the first
game 90 his credit
Riggs played better In the second
encounter but his opponents low
drives along the right side Of the court
10 the back wall proved an important
factor in scoring aces for Dana. The
Brooklyn man called his "hoater" into
play several times, but il met with lit
tie success, Dana often outgues sing his
man.
For the first half hands Of the game
the players went along close together
with Riggs holding the lead through
some hard low driving. But he soon
fell down on his strokes and was
passed by the Harvard player.
Dana counted his points In quick
order thereafter, Riggs hopelessly en-
deavoring TO reach out for Dana's ter
rife returns from the back wall. The
Harvard man gathered his final two
points in the fourteenth hand, when
Riggs failed TO raise the ball over the
telltale on both occasions
WINSTON VS. BULL
FIRST GAME.