New-York tribune., 1919-03-22
Appel Victor
Over Tobey
On the Court
Harvard Club Squash Player
Wins the Final Round
of the Title Tourney
By A. c. Caxasnaro

John w. Appel, jr., of the Havard
Club, crowned his season of triumphs
by decisively defeating Harold Tobey,
Princeton Club, yesterday in the final
round of the National Squash Tennis
Association championship tournament
on the Squash Club courts. The rout
suffered by Tobey was humiliating, but
no other local player could have with
stood the slashing attack shown by
Appel with any greater degree of sue
cess. The score was 15-2, 15-6,
15-6.
While Tobcy played far below the
form that marked his advancement
through the tournament, Appel was at
the zenith of his game. The Harvard
man smashed the ball with terrific
force, and as he continually mixed up
his game always kept Tobey consid-
erably puzzled. There. was never a
dull moment. so fast was the pace
Tobey aided greatly in bringing
about his defeat by his utter inability
to keep the ball within the boundaries
of the court. He counted on outwit-
ting Appel with lightning "kills," but
these efforts invariably ended disas-
trously as he slashed the ball out of
court
The point analysis gives a true idea
of the inaccurate driving of Tobey
throughout the match. He gave Appel
fourteen points in smashes out of the
court, while he forfeited thirteen other
aces on hits into the tell-tale. Appel
sent the ball around the court at a
low angle and his direction was always
true, as he failed to give Tobey a point
on an "out."
Tobey was overwhelmed early in
the first game, which ended after eight
hands. His poor driving was conspic-
uous, as Appel actually earned four of
his fifteen points, the others coming
when his Tiger rival hit into the tell
tale and out of court.
The second game was more bitterly
fought and called into play every ounce
of endurance in each man. Tobey
braced splendidly and at times out
back wall corners. The Princeton
player had recovered from his slump
OF bad driving and made the issue a
close one for eleven hands, with Appel
leading by 7 to 6. Appel clinched the
game in his eleventh hand, when Tobey
allowed his opponent to count eight
points, five of which Tobey surrend-
cred through outs and tell-tale errors.
Tobey put up a bolder front in the
third game, which proved the best of
the match from a competitive stand
display signs of exhaustion and was
therefore late in intercepting the ball.
The points came after a hard fight,
with Tobey holding his own until the
score read z to 5 in Appels favor
Tobey then encountered trouble in his
driving and soon allowed Appel to
clinch the match.
Appel has reigned supreme among
the squash tennis players this season.
He began his successes by winning the
annual handicap fixture, which victory
scratch tourney. In capturing the ma
tional championship honors he sue
ceeds Fillmore Van S. Hyde, also of
the Harvard Club, who is engaged in
war work.
The point analysis follows:
FIRST GAME
J; ". Appel. ..........o so7os 2~i5
H. Aeos@ roney nnsiMon onnonant!s 20 , s-
<ACts-hppcj-OH opponents s nutS, o. SER
vice. 2; tell-tale, s.; misses, o; placements, g.
Total, 49, Tobey-Service, 1 placement, 1.
Total, 2.
SECOND GAME
Appel ..,......2 I O Q o O 8-15
Tobey .........3 0 O I 1 O Z 6
Aces-AppeI- opponents outs. 8; SER
vice, I; tell-tale, 6; misses. 3; placements, 2.
Total, IS. Tobey-Tell-talc, 2; misses, e;
placements, 2. Total 6.
THIRD GAME
Appel 80 2 I 1 2 20 2-15
Tobey 80 0 2 0 o 0 K 6
| Aces-Appel-On opponents outs, 6: ser
vice, 2; tell-tale. e; misses, 8; placements, 2.
Total, $. Tobey-Service, l.; misses, l !;
placements, d. Total, s.
REHABILITATION
Outs, o: service, e.; tell-tale, 2: misses, 9;
placements, 7. Tobcy-Outs. a.; service,
S; tell-tale. 49, misses, s; placements, 7.