New-York tribune., 1919-11-14
Princeton Club
Squash Players
Upset Harvard
Vanderbilt's UnexpcctedVic-
tory Decides the Series;
Sweep for Yale Club

The Princeton Club representatives
furnished an upset in defeating the
Harvard Club players in the opening
series of matches of the annual Glass B
Metropolitan Association team squash
tennis championship tournament on the
Yale Club courts yesterday While the
Tigers cinched the series early. it
was the unexpected victory Of o. dr.
Gray Vanderbilt over George Munroe,
Harvard. that gave Princeton the win
ming advantage of matches to 3.
Yale and the Crescent Athletic Club
met in another series, but the latter
players are not quite ready for tourna-
ment play and subsequently suffered II
reverse in every one Of the seven
matches. The Eli presented strong
array OF players who promise to bring
the title back - the New Haven club.
Linked with thc victory Of Wander
bit was the easy manner in which A.
d. Mittcndorf, a'"ther Princeton mem
ber took the measure of George n.
Elchard. OF the Harvard forces. AL
though Mittendorf is ranked slightly
higher than his rival. the Harvard man
IS a formidable match player and his
lack of practice somewhat accounted
for his defeat. The score lbs, 15-10.
Walkers Lead Vanished
In the final clash G.. A. Walker. IIar-
va~d, president of the County Tennis
Club, Of Westchestel, renewed the
hopes of his followers in his match
against ". S. Seeman. Of Princeton
with each representative having one
game to his credit, Walker leaped away
TO 4 to > point lead in Che third
game. However. Walker suffered many
unfortunate "breaks" as play pro
grcssed.
The contest thcn developed into
nip ana tuck tiCht, with Secman clos
ing the gap as his opponent drove the
ball wildly about the court. Seeman
eventually succeeded in setting the
match at 13-all, and in the fight for an
extra five aces outplayed his tired op-
poncnt. The struggle between the pair
lasted more than one hour
Vanderbilt plays squash once q year
although he was one of the pioneers
Of the sport; he now resides in Cncin-
natl, where the game IS receiving y
great impetus. The veteran showed al
his shiIl of old, while Munroc appeared
10 play dull game. The Harvard man
wasted many chances, while his oppon~
ent counted frequently with low shots
around the court and effective place
ments. In the second game. Munroe
rallied from his slump, but the effort
came TOO late, for the Princeton man
quietly scored his necessary three
points to win.
Fencing Champion Loses
G. X. Breed, one-time national fenc-
ing champion, also tried his hand at the
game tor the first time, but bowed to
l.. j. Doyle, Princeton opponent
poyle's experience stood him in good
stead, while his 'cross-court shots and
drives along the side walls bafled
Breed
Although defeated. the Crescent
members were somewhat jubiiant over
the showing Of their team against the
superior Yale Club aggregation. Nor
timer N, Sterling. No. 2 man. played
an especially fine game against Corne-
uus !. MacGuire, Yale Club, who won
after bitter struggle by 15-1O.
l5-10. MacGuire showed a crafty
change of pace. In each game Sterling
swept into the lead, but was unable to
maintain it.
Norman F. Torrance, the Crescent
holding Edwin j. Clapp, lead-of man
for Yale, who won as he pleased By
15-4, 15-5. Another good Crescent
performer was Andrew y BAXTER ir,
Who forced William Adams ir., Yale,
to three games to win.
Adams Won the first and Bavtor the
second, which went TO an extra sot.
In the third came Baxter led by + to
:, bat became erratic in his driving
and allowed Adams to assume the lead
at 10 to 9. Baxter soon evened mat
tcrs at 10-all, but again lapSed into
bad driving spell that cost him the
match
The summary:
PRINCETON VS. HARVARD
O. De Gray Vanderbilt Princeton, dc
feated George Munroe. Harvard Id. IS
Il; E c. Olds. Princeton. defeated &
Tayllor. Harvard. i5-9 9-~15 15--s; A.
y. Mittendorf Princeton, defeated q. y
Richard, Harvard lis. l5--10 = "
Lee. Harvard. defeated J. IIoyt. Prince
ton, le-~i 15--l1. ". :. Seeluau. Harvard.
defea ed, G. A Walker Princeton. 16-ts.
LIE, ls-i5. L. J. Doylo irinceton, de p
featea &. ~ Nreed Harvard. la, f5--a &.
G. J. Ciarhscn, Harvard. defended L..