The New York herald., 1920-12-04
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NEWCOMER CAUSES
UPSET AT SQUASH
Thomas Coward of Yale Star
ties by Victory Over
C. M. Bull, Jr.
By SAMUEL ). BRooKMAN.

BY far the most startling result OF
the early squash tennis season came
yesterday in the fourth round of the an
nual open tournament of the National
Squash Tennis Association. when Charles
NJ. Bull. Jr., for years a title contender,
met defeat at the hands of Thomas
Coward of the Yale Club, Class B
player. and practically a newcomer to
the sport Playing with the skill OF a
veteran and forcing a whirlwind pace
from start to finish. the Yale man won
the second and third games. after drop
ping the first division of play on the
Columbia Club courts. His speed, ag-
gressive attack and ability to get every
thing back astonished gallery that
had expected more or less one sided
match
Unquestionably Bull was a bit off
form. His control was not of the best,
his returns finding the telltale with
alarming frequency. but the fact OF the
matter is that the SWIFT play OF his op-
ponent forced him to hurry his returns
and found him again and again out of
position. Compelled TO reach for his
shots Bull was unable to drive ac-
curately. Coward seemed to get faster
and surer as the match advanced, while
his strokes increased in power with
every rally. Between smashes that car
ried all the speed at his command the
newcomer inserted soft returns to the
front wall or angle shots that travelled
low one moment and high the next, and
his change of pace proved battling
Bull probably underestimated his op-
ponent after winning the first game by
score of 15-5. in which a run of Q
in one hand was feature. He let down
considerably at the opening of the second
game and the lapse proved fatal. Before
Bull realized it Coward was out in front
by score of 7--2 and going well. The
former rallied, but found ii difficult to
get into stride again. He managed by
bringing all his skill into play to set the
game at 13 all. but Coward Immediately
drew away again and, scoring five aces
in two hands won the game at 1913
Again in the third game the newcomer
ran into a lead that proved insurmount-
able. He was making very few errors
and his attack was getting sharper all
the time. After trailing at Is. %
and S-14 Bull gave all he had in a clos
ing rally and drew up to 13-14. being
stopped by low shot into the telltale.
II with an untakable placement.
The victory advanced Coward to the
semi-hnal round in which he meets Jay
Gould. the court tennis champion, this
afternoon. The latter had no trouble
eliminating Armin w. Riley of the
Princeton Club in straight games The
other two semi-hnalists are Harold r.
Mixsell of the Princeton Club. who de-
feated d. s. Baker of the Yale Club after
extra games. and Earl Fink OF the Cres-
cent Athletic Club. who proved too fast
for John Taylor of the Princeton Club.
The summarizes
National Squash Tennis Association omen
tournament-Fourth Round jay Gould, Co
lumbia Club. defeated Armin W. Riley
Princeton Club, 15--6. tj-9 Thomas Cow
ard, Yale Club. defeated Charles NJ Bull.
Jr.. Squash Club. lis. 1913, I5-f3: Har-
old Il. Mixsell Princeton Club, defeated H.
=. Baker. Yale Club. 15--9. 10--15 15--11: r.
Earl Fink, Crescent Athletic Club. defeated
John Taylor. Princeton Club. 15-i2, 15-s.