New-York tribune., 1917-12-23
Squash Honors
Are Captured
ByVan S.Hyde
". Onativia, Jr., Defeated
in Final Match Despite
Liberal Handicap
By 4. {. Cavagnsro

BY 4. c. Cavagnaro
Fillmore Van s. Hyde, the young
harvard Club player, showed sensa-
,;onsl form IN deeisively defeating J.
victor Onstiyia. jr, a clubmate, in the
s,sI match for the handicap tourney
to5ors Of TIE National squash Tennis
Association 20 the Yale Club courts
.,s,,rdsy. The issue went 10 four
rmes. through a strong rally by Ona-
via who frustrated the plans Of his
,,,opent 10 win in three straight
ssnes. The scores were l5-9. 1o-1l,
il-l5, 10 H.
Daring the progress Of the series
Vvse. VINO WAS the lowest ranking com
r.,jtor. al minus 10 aces, had 20 over
sone heavy handicapS. However, he
Tily Wind Gated the judgment Of the
b,pSicap committee by bowling over ali
Sc rivals he has been proclaimed a
-ssi champion, and II is 70 be regretted
,bat Eric S. Winston, the national
,sKmpiou. who is IN the service was
not able 20 meet Hyde
Thirteen-Point Advantage
Ona,ivia had an allowance Of 3 aces.
and with his rival penalized 10 points
his gave him an actual advantage OF
a points. Incidentally. Onativia was
oblired 20 tally only u aces TO win.
vhj'e HYDE had 70 count q total of 25
peints.
Hyde mixed up his attack TO a puz-
ding degree. changing his pace fre-
Al. D. rsss~ n n huFE
r,rs. where the ball dropped dead IN
,ar,aliznC bounds. Onativia struggled
yainly 70 get his racquet TO the ball,
ard although successful on a few occa-
SONS. usually failed. Hyde also drove
the ball around the court with terrific
speed. and many time II whiZzed by
his opponent as he swung and missed
il b. big margin.
Probably Hyde's most remarkable
vorz appeared in his placing Of the
ball lie often caught Onativia out Of
position and slammed the ball down the
side walls. This forte OF Hyde is dis
tinctly evident in the recapi,ulatiOn Of
hs points, Hyde being credited with
iorty-seven aces on placement shots,
as against ffteen for Onatlvia-
Hyde's court covering easily excelleo
hat of his opponent, who was forced
70 cover long distances 10 dig the ball
su, Of the corners. Onativia thrilled
he spectators with gets" Of the
most sensational order. but Hyde also
executed his share Of these spectacular
ssctS Long rallies were frequent dur
ing the match.
Had Hyde not broken a racquet at
critical part Of the third game it is
highly probable that Onativia would
have suffered defeat without game TO
bis credit This piece Of misfortune
occurred when Onativia required one
point 10 win, while Hyde had amassed
eleven.
Onativia Starts Poorly
0nativia was decidedly of his form
during the playing of the first two
games, missing badly and driving the
ball continually into the telltale IN
Efforts 10 keep II at a low angle. His
attempts 10 keep the ball within court
also we're weak Hyde settled the first
game in the eighth and ninth hands,
shsn be collected a cluster Of twelve
seeS
The second game found Hyde trail
ing for long time until he began his
smashing 'cross-court FIRE shots and
placement shots. Pressing this attack,
he succeeded in overtaking Onativia
through the ability TO gather points in
groups Onatiyia was displaying more
sseeess with his forehand drives, but
he tin telltale was still in his way
when he tried 20 drive the ball low.
hyde retrieved his handicap with the
playing o. FIVE hands in the third game,
n which time Onativia was able TO get
only one point. With defeat staring
him in the face. Onativia rallied
strongly. lie was able 20 meet Hyde's
smashing game more successfully
and was enjoying better luck in his
attempts with 'cross-court shots. His
tiiying was low, and Hyde often rang
he telltsle with a loud smash. The
pace quiekened, and Onstivia managed
70 pull out the victory when Hyde
mashed his second racquet
The third game found the points
king counted more often, with Hyde
quickly drawing up on his opponent.
The latter practically clinched the IS
i's when he scored total Of ten aces
II four hands.
The scores follow:
FIRsT CANE
yi-tt eeoo % 300 o 8 p.us -
- - 90 o. = 8 o So mtnuSAo-l' ID
-Ortuv.4--P sccunert. .. rll-tale. - oI,s.
Is1l Hyfc-PisrcucCt- 9 tel-tale. >. ocs.
HA's. D. -. !. T0al. -
SECOND CAME
.'d. .-.o.e eo,l 80 j .
os'snl .iIOo 10 900 j l
Is Plus sill
-Hyde-pgsc-ucnt. "a: tei-tsie. = outs.
srirs j. msss. . To,I. %. OnsuVls -
'NSau'i :. te 4-tt.c. O. TO.aA 4
THIRD CANT
s,s' SSs -: ;,,:. 90 0 Q
'sss1r. 20 . . % 0 4
-hyde-l1sccznerl l.: toI-tSie. 4. outs. 4:
4 IN4'. a. OnauN4--PaceinruI ). Tell
=" o nlssn. J. TUial. T.
FOURTH CANE
saa'i .....I o 0 0 / o
0 Z o-S plus c-il
fYs .........2
2--j minus lO-l5
-onttlT.4 Placement o. teli-t4le. ;. oI.'
=, -. BJdc--Psnemsif u; tell-iae' 80
- y mlssea. 3 service. ]. IUia.. ~.
EECAPITt1ATtUN
as..s-- Accs by placement a.. toll-tsle q. outs.
o,ee, :. tulsse,. lcts @. Total. 90
o. trs'soi-Ace b pia0mcat. 70; tcL-tale. 10.
A.. cissea y rDisl. a.
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