The sun., 1916-01-17
PLAYER Is INJURED
IN CLASS B SQUASH
A. NJ. Wolff Of Columbia Is
Hurt by Accidental Blow
From Racquet.
FOUR IN FOURTH ROUND

Four players reached tile round be-
terday's play In the National Squash
Tennis Association Glass r champion
ship tournament on the Heights Casino
courts in Brooklyn. Two Yale club
players advanced at the expense Of their
opponents after each had won two
matches. The players from the Yale
Club have made a satisfactory showing
In the tournament despite the fact that
It is their first year in fast company
In the contest between 7. a. Il. Harris,
the promising Harvard player. and A. NJ.
Wolff OF Columbia. the latter received
nasty smash on the shin from his
opponent's racket Harris WAS making
a hard dive for the ball as II rebounded
from the back wal, when Wolfy ran into
tho swing OF the racquet before its
speed was spent. The blow brought the
Columbia player to his knees and for
several moments he was disabled. lie
was assisted to the Dressing room. but
later was able 20 resume playing. The
accident, however. affected VOLTS play
ing. and Harris won the match at 9-I5.
1J--p, 1J--1.
J. T. Terry. Jr. and l.. Piatt proved
a strong combination for Yale. Terry
reached the third round through de-
fault from Il. Il. Hudson. another Yale
player. lie qualified for the fourth
round by beating Harold Tobcy, the
Princeton representative. after three
best In the frst game. which he won a,
1j--s. Terry came up from behind III
tho second game and ovcrhauled his
man at 15--1S. The third and deciding
game also was close, Terry holding out
to the end and capturing the match al
l5-12 Piatts first victory was over
NJ Prentiss. a clubmate. Plat was an
early winner in the first game and had
"A good lead In the second game whei
Prentiss rallied and equalized. Plat
came back In the third game, which he
carried with n rush The scores were
15--s, l5--ls. 1N-12.
+. 4. Page continued his winning
form and eliminated K g Streheigh OF
Columbia. The contest was one of thc
best In the second round and furnished
several lively rallies. Page required
three games TO dispose OF his opponent
who put up a stubborn resistance Page,
forcing tactics were effective and lie tool
the third game with me loss Of but three
aces.
The victory OF A. Scott gave Column
h!a survivor IN the fourth round
Scott was opposed by James DOG. 'res
cent Athletic club, and the contest wen
through varying phases of the game
Scott appeared TO be outciassed III thu
first game. which he lost NJ Is. III
showed clever recovery and by an IRE
sistible attack swept poig on his fee
In the next Two games. losing but TIVE
aces IN the second game and seven II
| the third
Sterling Martin came through IN hi
match with O. W. Rushmore of Harvard
giving the home club two survivors 4
! battle IN the closing rounds. Martin
was al the top OF his game. The secont
| game was set four aces. which Rush
more won. lie fell away in the thir'
game and was All easy victim. Th
| summary:
| National squash Tennis Association
Class n Championship. second Round
! W Taussig. Ens,ew "od i.c.I '.ub, de
f.ated Yale Stevens, Yale. BY default ,
| r C.arAso Harvar1, defeated l." l. GRIN
mel, Harvard. by G.fau't fag'
Columbia. lJ---lO, 10 io--3. T. \. !
| Harris. Harvard. defeated NJ. M',r
| Columbia, 81. j. - .S--t, l.. l'ati
| Na.e, defeated NJ rrenuS. NNe. Is
l5--l6. i5.-l.; Harold Tohey, Princeton
defeated T.. X Hud.on, Vale, hy defiant
Harvard I5--s. III. John Murrnr. Har
ward. defeated A. l., Thurbcr columbia, b
default sterling Martin Heights Casino
| defeated %. W. Rushm're. Harvard, lS-ll
Thrd Rcuna-I Platt Yale. defeated {
Terry, lr.. Vac. defeated Hasoid Tpbei
| Princeton. SIS, li--i2, i5--is; 4 scot
/ Columbia defeated James poig, cr-sc-r
Athlete Club, SIS. ii--!, ID