New-York tribune., 1918-02-04
Pressed
Hard to Win
Squash Match
7obey, of Princeton Club,
Uses Southpaw Drives
With Good Effect
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Fillmore Van S. Hyde, the Harvard
star, had hard task to defeat Harold
Tobey, Of the Princeton Club, yestcr-
day in n second round match of the
National Squash Tennis Association
championship tournament at the Har
ward Club. Hyde was pressed hard to
collect every point, finally winning by
score Of 15-11, 1913.
Tobey's southpaw drives worried his
opponent, and his returns to the back
walls kept Tobey busy making sens /
tional "gets" to intercept the bal.
Hyde scored frequently by placement
watched many long rallies, Hyde in
variably bringing them to close with
lightning "kill" along the side wall.
The Princeton man put ur stubborn
tight, especially in the second game,
when he pulled up strongly in the clos
ing hands and threatened to set the
game. However, Hyde then brought
into execution some of his deadly cor
ner- to-corner shots, which Tobey was
unable to dig up with his racquet.
Better conservation Of his strength
and steadier playing enabled A. +. Ellis,
Harvard Club, to eliminate Donald
Mackay, one time Yale pitcher, by
score Of 12-15, 1915. 1913 Mac
kay slashed harder and kept the ball
exceedingly low above the tell-tale, but
he spoiled this good work by his frc-
quent driving into the tell-talc and out
Of court.
Ellis, after losing the first game, man,
aged to rally late in the second, to Sc,
it at 13-all. He continued his good
work and, as Mackay missed many low
forehand drives, the Harvard man sue
ceeded in evening the match. The third
game was nip and tuck affair, the
men battling almost on even terms
throughout. Mackay tired slightly dur
ing the final half dozen hands and
presented the game to Ellis on his owrr
round before the semirfnal, where he
is scheduled to play the winner of the
Hyde and II. D. Bulkley Columbia
Club match, to be decided this after
noon.
Other victors in second-round tilts
were r. G.. Coburn, Harvard Club, who
won easily from Donald McClave, Co
lumbia Club, and ID. F. Phelps, Harvard,
who easily beat Robert Monks, Prince
ton Club.
The spectators saw one of the pref
test professional matches of the sea
son in the victory scored by William
+. Ganley, New York Athletic Club,
over James J. Mullins, Racquet and
Tennis Club, for the benefit of the
squash tennis Red Cross fund. Ganley
displayed more staying power and re-
turned the winning scores of 3-15,
1e-15. 11-15, 15-l2 and 15-8.
Ganley relied principally on a change
of pace and an occasional hard drive
TO fool his aggressive opponent. Null
Inns kept the pace fast one and scored
frequently on lightning "kills" along
tho walls. Mullins proved the superior
court covering player, but at times had
tendency to forfeit many aces on his
own errors.
In the second game Ganlcy, making
strong finish, managed to set the only
extra set game Of the match. Mullins
had accumulated lead of l3 to 9
through sharp drives and low returns
to the back corners. Ganley called tito
play his slow change Of pace and barely
nicking the tell-talc, counted many
POINTS on placement shots.
The summary follows:
Second Ronnd-F. Van $. Hyde. Harvard de-
Icato.i Harold 1obey. Princeton l5--ll LBS:
y. y. Phelps. Harvard. defeated Robert Monks
Princeton. 15--2. l5-6. II. G. Coburn. Harvard
defeated Donald Mctlave Columbia I'LL. ia
Third RoundA. T. Ellis Harvard. defeated .JMl-
aid Mackay. Yale. l2-15. ISL, l5-l3.