New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Jenkins Reaches
Fourth Round
In Squash Play
Ellis, of Harvard Club. Also
Advances by Two Vic
tories in a Row
By A. c. Cavagnaro

4. +. Ellis. the Harvard Clubs "Big
Ace" captured two matches in the ma
tional Class squash tennis cham
oionship. which was continued or the
courts of the Columbia Club Yesterday
The Crimson player is now in the
fourth round of the upper half, and it
appears as if he will fight his way into
the final round bracket of his division
The first victory for Ellis was won
rather handily from Robert L. Sire
heigh. of the Columbia Club, by score
OF 10 ., 15-10 1t was expected that
Strebeigh would bring out the best
playing ability of ELS and that the
match would be one of the best of the
series. The spectators were doomed to
disappointment. as Strebeigh. playing
far below his form, fell an easy victim
in two straight games
\ Battling Service
Ells's service bafied his rival, and it
was estimated that Strebeigh forfeited
at least nine aces in failing to return
the Harvard mans offerings. Strebeigh
of pace and deceptive 'cross-court shots.
The other victory of Ellis came in the
third round, when he defeated r. H.
White, Columbia Club, by a tally Of
15S. 15-11. ELS was not forced to
extend himself. depending chiefly on
sharp front wall drives and placement
shots.
Felix Jenkins. the veteran Montclair
Athletic Club player. was the only en-
rant besides Ellis to reach the fourth
OF several years ago and is certain to
prove 4 stumbling block to many
younger competitors. Jenkins's craft
ness and strategic tactics earned him
ar easy victory over f. NJ. Blodgett,
Yale Club, by the score of 15-6, 15-6.
Blodgett found it exceedingly difficult
20 fathom his old rivals game, being
repeatedly caught out of position on
placement shots and having difficulty
corners of the back walls The ont
clair player occasionally utilized
smashing "kill" to the front wall and
appeared able to make the most sena-
tional gets"
First Surprise of Tourney
The first surprise of the tourney de-
veloped yesterday when George E.
Cruise. who is No. 5 in the Crescent
Athletic Club team, eliminated James
Dog, his club captain, in a second
round match. Many squash players
looked upon Doig as probable con-
tender for championship honors and
his defeat caused considerable gossip.
Cruise won the match through more
accurate playing and harder smashing,
while Doig displayed a tendency to
drive the ball into the tell-tale. The
scores were 15-8, SIS, 15-12.
A. c. Scott, Columbia Club, won a
haTd-fought match from ]. W. Burden,
Harvard Club. by the score of 15-11,
1911. Both men revelled in cross
court driving and straight front wall
kills" Scott returned often to the
back corners for aces and showed the
better position play In the second
game the lead alternated often, Scott
setting it at 13-all. and winning The
match by one point when Burden drove
out of court.
The summary -ollows:
First round lupper ha.).H, r. Kuhnhard.; Har-
Ysa 5s 10 cll5 IS @e'ca'ea l. fenaas' crescent a. -
second round upper half1--G E cru,e. Crescent
l5-l2 l. II Cornell. Columbia Gre. defeated
hers. Columbia. defeated. H. " Warner. Goluin5la
sa sssa i.s Aa9 es l asr7a. ViciSf c5 15e l cup &
= NJ HIodgct Yale defeated p. l.. McCullouch:
Yale Club. l5-A, l5-e. A. L. Ellis. Haryard
b: l5-lo r.; II. White. Columbia a.. Club, de
81. il-l2 t. J. Ciapp. Yale Club. defeated
j w Lee Harvard l5-i3. 1t. y +. Torrance.
crescent ) c. defeated X. T.. Eigham. Columbia
f'.uo. Ii. J5-II.
second ,ound flover hai:)-w. Adams. Yale Club.
,.,sea;ei NJ NJ Sterling. Crescent A. C.. ll-iJ,
IF I5-4 A. c Scott. Columbia Cnb. de
-f--,,, ( ". Burden. Harvard Club. Ill Isl ;
T,f.rrl -o,.ud flo8e- half)--A. l.. Eils. Harvard
sin.. aeiea,ed X. II White. Columbia CiA9. i
I'll. Frank Jenkins, Afontclair A C.. defeated
= VI Bo,!get. Yale Club, lj-6. 1T.