The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-30
SURPRISES MARK
SQUASH TOURNEY
R. G. Coburn, c. j. MacGuire
and j. HOyt Meet Unex-
pected Defeat.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

Several results OF surprising nature
marked the opening Of the annual
scratch tournament OF the National
Squash Tennis Association at the Co
lunbia Club yesterday. One came in
the defeat OF Ralph @. Coburn. who
ranked among the first ten a year ago,
at the hands OF Edward w. Putnam of
the Columbia Club another in the
elimination of c.. j. MacGuire, who was
runner-up in the tournament last sea-
son. and third in the Overwhelming
victory of J. A. Richards Of the Harvard
Club over Jesse Hoyt of the Princeton
Club. Barring these matches, results
came UP to expectations.
Good progress was made. fifteen
matches being disposed of on three
courts and the field being reduced 10
twenty aspirants OF the latter six are
representatives OF the Yale Club, five
Of the Princeton Club. four of the Column
bia Club. three of the Harvard Club and
one each of the Squash Club and Cres-
cent Athletic Club Among those who
came through were Anderson Dana OF
the Harvard Club. who won the tourna-
ment year ago; Charles NJ. Bull, Jrp
Of the Squash Club. who up TO the time
that he injured his shoulder last sea-
son was regarded as a leading contender
for the national amateur championship
Plat of the Yale Club and
Arinin w. Riley OF the Princeton Club.
The match that attracted the greatest
amount of interest was the one in which
Charles NJ. Bull. Jr.. opposed Edward w.
Putnam. Both men earlier in the day
had come through their first round !
after being extended. and the |
gallery therefore did not look for as
he !
oped. The earlier tussles instead of de- /
priving the men of some Of their speed |
nad put them on edge for their best eff
Tort. and II proved TO be a case of long |
'aliies. spectacular recoveries. hard hit
ing and skilful manoeuvring for posi-
lion all the way. Bull played in streaks.
At times his stroking was under per-
'ect control and his shots so we'll placed
Is to be untakable. On other occasions
he failed to keep pace with the swift
travelling ball and permitted Putnam to
AXE the aggressive.
Ten Aces I'm One Hand.
1t was during one OF those lapses on
Bulls part that Putnam came from be-
IND and won the second game Is to 16,
hereby carrying the tussle into an extra
IWlsion or play. As In the first game
iowever. when no ran into a streak OF
'ard hitting that gave him ten acres in
. single hand. Bull rallied and won the
hird game by comfortable margin,
contributing another long run OF eight !
ces In the fifth hand. Up to the Last
any Futnam compelled the winner to
lay at top speed to earn his points.
Coburn again showed In his match
nth Putnam that he Is short OF condi- {
lon. AS in the metropolitan team
natches few days ago. Coburn took
ne first game but lost his speed quickly
fter that and with It. his control
Jay Gould. the court tennis champion.
TO play his first match of the tourna- .
lent this afternoon against ]. f. Troun-
tine OF the Yale Club.
The summary;
FIRST Round-Charies NJ. Bull. Jr.. Squash
IA Club. defeated Ralph g. cobnin og Han
ie8 S.l0 Hd i2is d 1 d. lS3
,Sy' Hazard Club, $50. l5-2; r. Earl r
Second Round-Charles ~ Hui. Jr'' sanasb I
iI u5' t 9efssted p " Putnam. columbia
oiumbia Club. 1912. 1875: ]. Walker
ale Club 5 won; won from p. ,Mcclavc. Columbia
ue, defeated l. II. Cornell. Columbia Club. =
r f.n,,so H-iS; j; Taylor. Princeton Club, G
ieateq u, o. Olds, Princeton Club, i5-3, .
.; II. D. Harvey, Princeton Club. won G
ON Godfrey Taylor, Army and Navy Club Il
default; Harold II. MiSsen. Princeton
up' defeated J. Cromwell. Princeton Club
., lCs; Livingston Plat Yale club
teated w. A. kimbel. Columbia Club,
", l6-lO; T. Coward Yale Club. de-.
ated A. l.. Marvin. Columbia Club 15--IO y,
IL l.. I. Grlnnell. Harvard Club. won Is
om Stuyvesant Wainwright, Yale Club nv ! -.
fault; arold Tobey. Princeton Club. de- 81
ated Frank ". Chambers. 15-3. I5-3:
ederick S. Keller. Columbia Club, defeated
{. Nicely, Princeton Club. 15-Il. 1910. B
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