New-York tribune., 1918-03-20
Harvard Club
Squash Team
Downs Tiger
Wins Its Hardest Fight So
Far in Championship
Journey
By A. G. Cavagnaro

The Harvard Club won it's bitterest
fight of the season to date in downing
the Princeton Club in a postponed
series of the Glass interclub squash
tennis team championship tourney on
the Yale Club courts yesterday. The
Crimson captured four of the seven
matches, with ]. W. Burden, it's newest
sensation, turning in the winning
match.
Class B material has been scarce at
the Harvard Club this season owing to
the call of Crimson men to the colors
Therefore the Harvard teams that took
to the court every week had new faces
in them. The Harvard combination yes
terday included two veterans who had
been out of competition for the last
nine years. They were G. O. Winston
and f. M. Blagden, and, incidentally,
both arc brothers of Crimson players
who at one time held the national indi-
vdual title. 49,.
Winston Worn Down
Despite their absence from the court.
| Winston and Blagdcn played creditable
! squash. Winston, who is brother Of
Eric S: Winston, holder of the national
title for four years, bowed to A. D.
Mittendorf, of Princeton, by a score of
lo-S, 16--17, 15-9. Winston proved
much craftier player than Mittendorf,
but the hard three-game match consid-
crably tired the Harvard man in the
third set. 1t was during the last period
of this game that Mittendorf, using
lightning strokes around the court,
found the painting Winston encounter
ing difficulty in meeting the ball
squarely.
However, Blagden showed the form
OF ms halcyon days in defeating Geof-
by score Of 7-15, 15--7, 15-6. Blag-
den failed to acquire his best form at
the outset, and as a result his inaccu-
rate driving enabled Graham to gain an
early lead. The Harvard representa-
1--WE gained better control Of the ball
toward the end of the game, but was
unable to overtake his opponent.
With the start of the second game
Blagden played invinciblc squash. He
depended considerably on a change of
pace and an occasional swift placement
shot down the side walls to collect
many of his aces. Blagdcn's Gross
court shots and hicks off the side walls
also puzzled Graham. The latter found
1t exceedingly difficult to handle his
rivals low drives, and consequently fire.
quently drove into the tell-tale.
Especially creditable was the hard
earned victory scored by Arthur E.
Ellis, the Harvard captain, over F. Hin
ma, man Bird. who led the Tiger forces
me match was a three game affair,
with the scores at 10--15, 15-9, 15-12
and in each of them Bird was off into
big lead. However, Ellis displayed a
quick recovery, and, playing inyincible
squash, always caught his rival.
Bird gained a commanding lead Of
IL to in the first game, but ELS.
changing to 'croSs-court game, man
aged to close materially the big gan
before the Princeton man won the
game Again, in the second set, Bird
held lead of s to 4. Ellis shifted
ms attack to hicks off the side walls
and sharp 'crosS-court shots that vere
treacherous to handle. ELS then began
to score consistently and had soon
overtakcn and passed Bird.
Many Rallies in Third
The third game brought many long
rallies, and it was only Ells's timely
corners that gave him victory after
a sterling match. Birds "gets" at
times ne, We're of The thrilling order.
burden took the measure of G. r.
1 Harvey in match that furnished
many exciting moments Burden won
the first game at 15--o, but saw his
rival rally to set the second game at At
IL l4Nall. al, Harvey led by aces to i
III the extra set game of 3, when Bur.
den resorted to his change Of mace
game with low shots over the tell
tale: A placement shot allowed Burden
10 tie matters ut 2-all, and when Har.
vey. drove out Of court on hard smash
TO the front wall the error gave Rur-
den his winning point.
The summary follows:
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quincy ,m lharyard Club VS.. Princeton ClubIWA y
r5,ncson club lc-i ESaS1esa Es l5.a j. aHl1nan II RTd I
seil. Prnceton Club. defeated A. H. ioc,ctt' Itas Tts
Tatd Club. by default: j. w Burden Ha1rsra rar
CUB; defeated G. E. Harvey Prtnceton l'a5ral C,uh
l5>9 l7.l6: A. p. Mittendorf. Princeton Siu1' iup
d,e'eaeed O. o. Winston. Harvard Club. 159
i6Ll7 l5-o +. NJ Blagdcn. Harvard C;luh ,'e d.
1eated Geofrrey Graham, Princeton CIuh h''9. 7 Ge
nn5na nn.a, l5-s; j. W.; Lee. Harvard Club. defeated
Elliot Ellsworth. Princeton Club defeated II !
Mckee. Harvard Club. l5-o, iii ~ d.
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