New-York tribune., 1920-02-10
Appel Beats
Gould i'm Hard
Squash Match
Defending Champion Rallies
for Victory in I'd Round
on Columbia Club Courts

In one Of 'the most remarkable
matches ever played by amateurs, John
w. Appel jr., Harvard Club, the de-
Tending champion, defeated Jay Could,
Columbia Club, in second round
match of the annual National Squash
Tennis Association championship tour
nament, on the Columbia Club courts
yesterday. The contest taxed the
stamina and endurance of both men for
an hour. In the final summing up it
was Appel's greater knowledge of the
game that returned him the winner by
the scores of Ills, 15-12, 15--9.
The players used every known trick
and smashed the ball with great power.
For man weighing 225 pounds, Appel
around the court to intercept the ball.
while Gould was slow and consequently
was caught out of position often.
Gould showed superiority in smashing
the ball from any angle. While Appel
erred on apparently easy shots, he more
then made amends by his strategical
playing at all times.
Forfeits Many Points
Throughout the match Appel made
effective use of his lightning "kills"
along the side walls that his opponent
only occasionally intercepted with re-
markable "gets,' while Gould forfeited
many points through his failure to dig
the ball out of the corners of the back
wall. Standing room in the small gal
lery was at q premium and only about
seventy of the 200 members present
witnessed the rare treat.
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opening set, forfeiting three aces on
smashes out Of the court. Gould hit
the ball exceedingly low above the tell
tale and in short order commanded a
lead of to j.
Appel then reassured his supporters
by collecting nine aces in three games,
but Gould again assumed the lead when
he gathered four points in one hand.
After three brilliant rallies, without
either man scoring an ace, Gould got
his chance to win the game on "let"
called in his favor.
In the second game, Appel gained
four aces in his first hand with light
ming "kills" along the side walls. He
playing the squash tennis of which he
| is capable, quickly crushed the hopes of
his rival, aided by two runs of four
points each.
Victor Stages Rally
Gould put up stronger defense in
the third game, with the determined
fighting of each man bringing out many
rallies. At the end of the sixth hand
Gould led by to 8. Appel then added
points successfully in his next seven
hands, count of 4 in the twelfth hand
enabling him to tie goal at Gall and as
sumo an advantage of points.
The point analysis:
FIRST GAME a.
(ipn,S: dppsI :: ::: 8 8 3 III III
Aces: Gould-Placements. 8; on oppo-
Appel-Placement 6; service, z; on oppo-
nent's tell-tale l. misses, 2. Total, IL.
SECOND GAME
appel.. apptd. . : 6 ! ! 9 1-ls
Aces: Gould-Placements.. 6: on oppo-
app Appei-Piaesme 10: on opponents tell
tale. q outs, e. misses, /. Total, 10.
THIRD GAME
d1uid aDpsl: : 9 9 ! 9 4 a's
Aces: Appel-Placements s. on oppo-
ments tel,tals 8 outs q misses nn annd l.:
nents's misses. /; tell-taie. /. Total. 9.
The summary:
National Squash Tennis Association an
nual individual championship tournament,
second round (upper half)-Ralph c. CO.
burn Harvard Club. defeated John Walker
/ Sd, Yale Club. Ills, 15--8, 15-6; Dun
can Bulsley, Columbia Club. defeated /.
/. Grinnell, Harvard Club. 15-7. l5-9;
Anderson Dana. Harvard Club. defeated
e. c. Olds, Princeton Club. defeated Otis
Guernsey. Yale, Club. 15-s. 15--s.
Second round Nower half)-Auguste J.
Cordier Yale Club. defeated Roy b. T.
| Riggs. Squash Club, 15--l. 1b-10; p. NJ.
Morrison. Harvard Club. defeated F. 8.
! Keeler, Columbia Club. 12-16. 1914
15-7; Livingston Platt. Yale Club. de-
feated w. II: Wander Poel. Squash Club.
by default; John w. Appel Jr.. Harvard
| Club defeated Jay Gould. Columbia Club,
| Ills, 15-12, 16--9.
Matches scheduled to-day-Coburn Va.
! Bulkley, Dana VS.. Olds. Cordier vs.. Nor
rison. Platt VS. Appel.