New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-18
Squash
Player Victor
Over Fishel
Youthful Hyde Overcomes
Big Handicap to Win
First Round Match
By A. {. Cavaqnaro

Fillmore Van S. Hyde, the youthful
Harvard Club player. proved his steel
i'm defeating /. II. Fishcl. Of the City
Athletic Club. in first round match
of the National Squash Tennis Asso-
citation handicap tournament at the
Yale Club yesterday. The rating of
the committee compelled Hyde to make
two and a half times as many points
as his rival TO win game, but the
Crimson member won by the surpris-
ingly easy score Of 15-S. $50.
Fishel. who formerly held the cham
pionShip of his club, played from plus
five aces and half hand, while HYDE
was assigned to play from minus zen
aces. Therefore IL was necessary TOT
Fishcl to count only ten points IN each
came. while his rival had to collect
Twenty-Five points. However, Fishel
was no match for his rangy 6-toot
opponcnt. who allowed him to make
only eight points during the entire
match.
The City Club representative was at
a complete loss 10 fathom the slaShlne
and varied attack presented by hyde'
The latter drove the ball with ire
mendous speed about the small court
bringing his returns TO the back corn
ers. where Fishel frantlcally. but III
vain. tried TO intercept the bail. iiyue
therefore concentrated his attack on
drives to both corners of the back Wall
and in this manner was able 10 ga'her
most of his points.
Never Slackens Pace
HYDE never slackened his sizzling
nace when serving to his opponent. lie
know that his only hope IN downing
the CITY player was by making every
swinv Of his racquet count during inc
frst few hands in each game IN order
IN retrieve his handicap. flshel sue
ceeded in getting his racquet 10 the
hall in many instances, but only 10 ue
feet them out of bounds. -. :,
When I'm" Hyde collected points III
succession and in each set was on even
terms with his rival after playing one
Gozcn hands out. II was then ques-
lion of how long Fishcl would prevent
HYDE from collecting has necessary
occs but the latter. never lettihg up
lis ypeedy playing, ran out IN quleA
bitterly fought three-set matches
faotured the play throughout the a.
tcrpo3u. G.. T. Cooney, the former RI
athlete. who now weighs close 10 'he
@s0-Dound mark. had the scant advan-
go ~ ono point in defeating j. A.
Vfcto, also Of the Yale Club. Inc
1.t+e, vo, the first set, 15-l2, and
ror6oscended to conserve his strength
while Cooney proceeded to win the sec
and cot by i5-J. The third game
found the men playing in top FORM ana
= reck and neck battle. with Cooney
eventually winning by lS-lt.
F,ank 5. Keller and Robert J.. Sire
h.iqb two of the strongest Columbia
CInb members entered, were also VIC
tors. The ease with which the veteran
Keeior disposed of Frank jenkins
Nortclaic Athletic Club, showed that
the Columbia man was apparently en-
loving a new lease Of life. Both men
nlayed from scratch, but the winning
scores Of 15-7, l5-5, indicated lhaO
Keller could have granted ms oppo-
nen. several point handicap
Defeats Club Mate
Strebeigh dovned \. c. Scott,
cI,,h mate. by 15-2, 7--l5 and l5-11,
vbjla The hardest and longest match
nj the day was the victory scored by
r r Coward. the Yale undergraduate.
over a. L. Els. Harvard Club, by
tally Of ll7.-15, 15-ll, l5-ll.
The summary follows: . ..,.,
-.r.f.u tournament ldist rUundl-I. '. : hyde'
Harvard Cub lmnus 10 aces dH cate, l. ~
Fi-ncI Cf'y \. G. o. aces Plus halI handJ. Ii.
10 VI W S,,ss,.5 S Sf Mel. lu Ciy ''
Is MiI,u,I City 4 C. Is a9cs PIN, lalf hand,
a.i, iI'sndj 80. is: + : Keller Columbia
Cub g sccs defeated Frank Je4s.1s MSn'S Gs
Si,E - srrs plus half la1JJ. defeated j. A.