New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-19

Bull Humbles
Squash Leader
On Yale Court
Defeats Champion Mixsell
in Close Match; Dana and
Cordier Also in Scmi-final

AS result Of their victories ycs.er-
day Charles NJ. Bull jr., OF che Squash
Club; Anderson Dana, of the Harvard
Club. and A. J. Cordier, OF the Yale
Club, will compete in the semi-fnals
of the Yale Club invitation squash
tennis tournament, which will be held
tomorrow. E. J. c app, Of the Yale
cub, and R. c Coburn, of the Harvard
Club, will play the only match to-day
and the winner will have place in
the mi-finals
Yesterdays matches produced the
best performances that have been
shown to date in tho tournament.
Each of the three contests was hard
fought and excellently played.
The match between Charles NJ. Bull,
the Squash Club player, whose playing
as featured the tourney, and Or. II.
K. Mixsell. of the Princeton Club was
particularly interesting. Play was fast
and close the whole distance and Bull
was forced to exhibit the best game he
has yet displayed to win from the
playing through champion In fact. up
to the last loint 1t was by no means
certain that he would gain the honors.
as Mixsell pressed hin so closely from
the start to finish that it appeared as
though he might bc able to retain his
honors.
First Game to Mixsell
Mixsen, playing in old time form.
started with a rush and got the jump
on the Squash Club player by win
ming the first game at Is to 10 Both
players drove the ball hard and with
reckless abandon, although it seemed
that Bull was playing q safe game and
holding back little.
Bull braced and came back strongly.
winning the second game by 1913 in
whiriwnd tussie. Hard drives, coupled
with accurate 'acements, kept both
contestants continually on the jump.
and it wasn't until the last point was
gained that Bull was definitely as
sured Of this win.
The third game was even faster than
the second, also closer and harder con-
tested. MiXsell abandoned all caution
and whaled away with a ferocity and
reck essness that almost swept his op-
ponent off his feet. Bull was forced to
travel hot pace to keep abreast. but
stll he managed to preserve some
caution in returning drives
MlXsell in his hard smashing game
was inclined to be wild and Bul gained
many points on his rivals errors In
the early part Of the final game. Mix
sell then settled down and gradually
cut Bulls advantage until it appearei
that ne would win out. But at this
juncture, Bull put on more speed and
drew away from the Princetonian 10
wln by three points, LTD.
Dana Trails at Start
Dana and P. E. Fink, of the Engle~
wood Club, also had a merry tilt whicr
Dana finally captured after consider.
able strenuous play. Like the Bull
Mixsell match, the loser got away to
a Il. ing start by winning the first
game in easy fashion, 15-5.
Dana braced and made strouu
come back in the second issue. winning
o9t after give-and- take battle by
Ia. Both drove the bali hard and
played the angles Of the court ex-
trelnely well. After winning the sec
ond hand, Dana continued hts rood
work and came through the third hand
lying by a score of 15--9. He was at
his. best in this last stand. his smashes
proving difficult for Fink to handle and
ms playing the angles being timed
20 nicely.
Cordier managed to take the meas
little difficulty in straight games at
1910 and I5-s Cordier's smash.
ing game and all-around play Indicated
that he would be strong contender
for top honors.
The summary:
Fourth round. Yale Club, Invitation
iadid G qslSa'f s ! = Finf Ensiewoeq
l,uh. jr.. squash club. defeated Dr. y. i
MiXseN, III Princeton 10--5 1s-lS. -
~ =, J. Coreis Yale club, .defeate,; John