New-York tribune., 1919-12-03

Harvard Club
Makes a Sweep
In Squash Play
Crimson Finds Columbia an
Easy Victim; Yale Wins
Four of the Five Games

Decisive victories we're scored by
the squash tennis players of both the
Yale and Harvard clubs in the second
series of the Metropolitan League
championship tournament played yes
terday. Harvard made a clean sweep
Of its five games against the Colum-
bia Club, while Yale made smarter
showing than expected in winning
four of the five games against the
combined Princeton Club and Squash
Club team
Charles NJ. Bull ir, the Squash Club
ace and recent winner of the Yale
Club scratch invitation meeting,
played spectacular squash in downing
Augustus j. Cordier, the bes, among
ialA Club players. Cordier made a
bold stand, but proved unab TO stop
the dete rmncd rallies Of his rival.
The score was 15-10, 18--13
In both matches, Cordicr succeeded
in gaining the jump on his rival, but
lie did not maintain his advantage long.
buil would invariably bring INTO play
III attack which would sweep Cordicr
OIL fls feet In the fifst game Bun
scored four aces. but MS opponent i'm
mediately overhauled him with a five
point tally. Bull INCREASED his advan-
tagc. The next time Corder was able
to break through his opponents ser
vice he succeeded in collecting five
aces
The second game was an open fight
to the end. although Cordier managed
to lead during the final hands by II
to 8. he also got within two points of
winning the game, when Bull evened
matters at 13-all Bull exhibited even
more brilliant form in the extra set.
when his lighting like 'cross-court
shots baffled his Eli rival.
Two Yale players had quite a battle
before they downed their rivals. II. K.
NiHsell, Princeton Club, made a bold
stand before submitting to Alan l..
Corey by score Of 9--l5, IL Is.
Is l3. In the third game the hard
smashing Corey led by II 10 T. How
ever. Mixsoll rallied to Sc. matters AZ
13-all. but The effort told in the extra
set, when Corey held Mixsell scoreless
in compiling his necessary five aces.
II. d. Harvey, also of Princeton, found
Edwin J. Clapp's shots too speedy TO
Landle, losing by 10 8, Is, 15-9.
The outstanding feature OF the Har-
ard Columbia series was the unex-
pectcd opposition offered by Frank
Kidde before he lost to Anderson Dana.
who captained the Crimson team. Kidde
forced his rival to an extra game and
made him travel at top speed 10 earn
every ace. The third game was an
even struggle until the final aces, when
hidde's poor driving cost him the game
ph G.. Coburn, the No. , Harvard
player, won over II Duncan Bulklev
OF Columbia. after thrilling three
game issue Bulklcy clearly outplayed
Coburm in the first game. and also
gained a jump Of 5 to love in the
second game. Then Bulkley began to
tire. Coburr's playing improved, but
IL necessitated SIX hands before he
succeeded in compiling his last point.
The summary:
YALE US. PRINCETON SQUASH
Charles NJ. Bull. Squash Club. defeated
Alan l.. Corey. Yale club, defeated II 4
NiNscu, Princeton club, N-l5. lS-l5.
i'-l&. Livingston Platt. Yale cub d.
leated Il. Il T. RIGGS. squash club. l5-6.
- EdWln clapp, Yale club. de-
Ieated H. h. Harvey Princeton club.
Is, e.l5. la II ". Carhart Yale
/ club defeated Jesse Hoyt Princeton Club.
Ii. To.
Final seore-- Yale club 1 matches. Com
bined Princeton squash Clubs ! match
HARVARD CLUB VS.. COLUMBIA CLUB
Anderson Dana. Harvard Club. defeated
Frank kidde. Columbia club. l5=l9
81. l1--i3 Ralph c. Coburn Harvard
cub defeated II. Duncan Bulkley. Column
hia cub. 2-l5. 15-13. Ito: H. r.
Neeler. Columbia club, 15--lo. Ii John
Munroe Harvard club. defeated l. II Cor
ll"ll, Columbia club. 10. 1T; G.; NJ
!;ushrMore. Harvard club. defeated r. v
Nanon. Columbia club. Ii. 15-il
'inal seore-Harvard Club. s matches :
Columbia Club O.