New-York tribune., 1919-12-20
Cordier Victor
Over Il. Burt
By 1910, +, l5-6
0lds and Baker Reach
Round Before Semi-Final;
Cincinnati Man Defaults
By Fred Hawthorne

The feature OF tue UAy yeStSfuay
sf,erneon in the playing of the ma
.;onsl squash tennis handicap tourna-
.,srt on the courts of the Columbia
r-niyersty Club was the defeat of
charles NJ. Bull jr.. of the Squash Club.
Nv Z. Ellis. Of the Harvard Club.
y,ls. handicapped at minus 3, con-
ouered Bull by the score O.: l5-9. 15-3
n the third round OF the tourney. Bull
was PLAYING from the low handicap
mark of minus 10, and although he
rsde valiant attempt to stave off de-
feat the advantage held by ELS was too
great.
only other man in the tournament
handicapped q, the same low mark as
Rul. was able to win his third round
match. eliminating L. Burt, Of the Co.
lunb;a Club opus A.. by q score of
15-l0. l5-6, in match that fairly
scintillated with brilliant playing by
tie Yale star
E. c. Olds minus y, Of the Prince
ton Cub. and Donald Baker tscratch),
~ the Yale Club, were the only two
men to reach out INTO the round before
the seni-fnals Olds gained his b~acket
I.
n Cincinnati. while Baker came through
by vanouishing G. Taylor. of Columbia,
BY score Of 15-l1, 15-12.
Buil. WHO has loug been one OF
The prominent figures on the squash
courts CT this ci.y, and is regarded as
among the very best of the Eastern
players, VS. generally viewed as d
likely fnalst against Cordler on
Tuesday in this tournament His
work throurhou. has been excellent.
and although perhaps a little shy of
practice, he was improving with each
day of play
But in ELS Bull was meeting
player Of experience and sk ]. and the
seven points difference in their handi-
caps provide 700 big an obstacle for
the Squash Club player to overcome
Both men were keyed up for keen
struggle, ard those who sat above tn
court in the gallery Witnessed many
stirring rallies with the opposin
p'ayers hitting the ball with great
pace almost from the start
Bull vas the more resourcef~l ar
pacemen, and some OF his terrific
C-iyes. striking Just above the tell
ale, earned him aces rs ELS strove
desperately 10 get his racket into
position. But the Harvard man stuck
md brought off some shots of his own
70 the corners and along the side
ralls that earned him bursts of ap-
1lause from the spectators.
After a furious struggle, during
ghich the bayy Travelled around the
court with lightning speed, Els took
.Ae opening game at 15-9 and then
artad with rush after the second.
IS game improved and Ball was
lever able to crawl up on even terms,
Though ne never let up in his at
iarspts to tie up the match. Both men
received an ovation as they shook
...f as at the end of the match.
Cordier, starting each came full
j; points behind Burt, played with such
keen pace and such mastery skill,
picking his opening cleverly, that the
folumbia man was overwhe med frora
re start and succumbed in straight
-ames at 15-l0 15-6. Corder was
eli over the court. taking the ball from
every conceivable position, and never
seemed at loss wat to do
T. S. Keeler, the Columbia veteran,
aad the satisfaction OF defeating one Of
the younger players, also Columbia
graduate. when ne defeated R. Y.
Mahon by a score Of 1910, 15-9
Both were rated at scratch. so it was
purely case of relative skill. Mahon
was faster in covering his court. bui
Keller more than made up for this ny
lis beautiful placing and cunning
change Of pace.
Olds. before getting the default from
Vanderbilt in the fourth round, me
nd yanQuished J C. Waldron, Of
Aontclair plus 81, in the third round
ny q score OF 15-8, 15-S' Baker: II
gaming his place in the round before
the semi-hnal, put out Taylor, Of c.
lumbia by a score of 15-11. 15-12
and he may prove hard man to pas
N The tight to gain the semi-tina
round.
The fourth round s scheduled to D.
completed to- day; the fifth on to
morrow; the semi-hnal on Monday
and the final on Tuesday.
The su~naries follow.
Ihus Thrd 5009aR 9sfeasa g G9bqrn TrDn, Harvsr
ysrd (lnainus p. defeated rAa~les NJ 81
IT, Squash club tNinus 1o). 10 l5-a
ggssie w.sie Hoyt. Princeton (pius 81. defeat,e
IS f c. oids. Princeton tmnus !
detected J. c. Wadron. Montciai (pus 3
l0-s. l5-s, l. Cromwell Princeton tplt
defeated J. A. Victor. Yale tserateh
feat@d r. Roonae Yale. 1s-16 / Ill
Ills. f s. keeler. Columbia iscratch
defeated r. Y. Mahon 'seratrh). l5-l'
'eatea r. Burt. Columbia (p1us ~. 15-1
l6-s
Fourth round-E c. Olas won from {
De G Vanderbilt Princeton (scTatch), b
Default Don Eaker. Yale (srrarch). dt
,sateA G Taylor. Columbia (plus p, Is
II. l5-12.