The New York herald., 1920-12-24
Meets Severest Test of Season
in Defeating f. Van s.
Hyde.
MATCH rs SPECTACULAR
Victory Aids Columbia Club in
Creating Triple Tie in Net
ropolitan Championship.
BY SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.


Jay Gould faced his severest test OF
the season at squash tennis yesterday
and came through triumphant. In a
match at the Columbia Club that for
speed and brilliant getting has not been
surpassed this winter, the court tennis
champion defeated Fillmore Van s..
Hyde of the Harvard Club. whom many
had picked as the most likely winner
of the amateur title to be decided in
February. 1t was the first setback for
the Harvard man since early in 1917,
when he won the national amateur
championship. AS Hyde was the only
player who figured to stand in Jay
Goulds way. the latter now takes the
lead as a title contender.
1t took three games to decide the VIC
tory in Gould's favor, the score ending
1914, Ills, 15-9, Throughout the
tussle the players had large gallery
on edge with their astonishing recov-
cries. tremendous hitting and ability to
keep the ball going In the fastest sort
OF rallies. 1t was a splendid exhibition
of how spectacular the game can be
when PLAYED between top-notchers.
Hyde called into play all the Skill that
brought him to the front so rapidly a
lew years ago. His position play was
well-nigh perfect and on defence his
long reach and great command of stroke
enabled him to return shots that for a
feeting instant looked hopelessly lost.
Gould never had chance to rest, but
although at times his actions between
rallies indicated fatigue. his play never
Jagged for a moment Toward the end
In fact, It was Hyde who tired. the
lapse proving fatal just when he ap-
pcared to have an excellent chance of
pulling out the victory.
Remarka bic Anticipation.
In the long run It was Goulds Won
derful anticipation that counted most in
his favor Without any great show Of
footworlk the court tennis champion al
ways appeared to be in the right place
at the right time. More than once Hyde
after a particularly good stroke straight
ened up satisfied that the smash was to
escape Gould's racquet entirely. only to
find HIS opponents return coming back
at him before he could get his racquet
into position. AS usual, too, Gould was
able to execute the most dazzling strokes
from any angle, and Hyde had to make
the most perfect sort of n kill to
earn his point.
The Harvard man was only little
less proficient than Gould in meeting
the fast travt ling ball. In fact it was
anybody's match right UP to the time
that Hyde coming from behind in the
0cGlQln& game. uItW uD llOIi O--J u
all. Gould then quickened an already
sizzling pace and. catching Hyde OFF his
guard, ran out his string in two hands
before HYDE could attune his stroke to
the change In speed.
In the opening game Hyde scored 9
aces and went into the lead in the first
hand. but Gould quickly overhauled and
passed him, gaining commanding nd
vantage OF 13--7. It was Hyde's turn
TO rally and he fairly made the ball
whistle around the walls and into the
corners as he put every ounce OF
strength into his drives After draw
Ing UP to 13 all. however Hyde, was
forced to slaclIen his pace and Could
took advantage of the opportunity to
place tho game TO his credit at ls-1i.
Could led through the greater part of
the second game but Hyde. playing his
best squash of the day. again came from
behind and won the game at 15--11
by the most persistent sort Of getting.
Defent for Harvard Club.
Jay Gould's victory was only one Of
six that the Columbia Club scored
against the Harvard Club squad. II
was day of surprises. Harvard Club.
with record OF easily earned victories
In the class metropolitan team cham
pionship, met It's first defeat by n score
OF 6---1. week ago Columbia Club
was unable to win single match from
the Yale Club, which previously had
been beaten by the Harvard graduates.
Anderson Dana, runner up In the last
amateur. championship. met unexpected
defeat at the hands OF Frank Kidde of
the Columbia CLUB. or the six Columbia
victories FIVE were earned after extra
games.
At the Yale Club the home team
scored over the Crescent Athletic Club
squad by matches TO 1. thereby Great
ing a triple tie with Harvard Club and
Columbia Club for first place in the
tournament, which has reached the half.
way mark Il. Earl Fink, winner OF
the national squash tennis handicap re-
Gently. was the only player 10 win for
tho Crescents. He led livingston Platt
after an interesting tussle. Thomas
Coward, whose play has been ono of tho
surprises of the season. defeated Charles
NJ. Bull. Jr.. the Crescent champion. for
the second time this winter. Tho match
went extra games. but Coward won de-
cisively in the final division OF play.
15---1.
The score by hands of the feature
match follows:
FIRST CAME