New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Dana Defeated
In Every Came
By Yale Expert
First Time Harvard Club
Player Has Lost Since Ma.
tional Tourney Started
BY A. C. Cavagnaro

Speed proved dominant factor in
the victory Of Augustc J. ,Cordier, Yale
Club, over Anderson Dana, Harvard
Club, in the final round match Of the
National Squash Tennis Association in
dividual championship tournament
played on the Columbia Club courts
yesterday. At times Dana performed
brilliantly, but he was unequal to the
task Of combating the superior all
around work of his rival. Tho match
ended after three strnight games, much
to the surprise of many Of the spec
tators. Tho score was 17-11, 11-9,
16-3.
For the first time since the tourney
has been conducted under the auspices
Of the present body the title was
wrested away from the Harvard Club.
Cordier fully deserves his laures, for
he eliminated host of strong rivals
in reaching the final round, including
John w. Appel jr.. Harvard Club, win.
ner last year.
Both players yesterday used great
speed in driving the ball, Cordier ap
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fully. from his gruelling victory over
Appel only last Thursday. Cordier re-
peatedly changed his pace and kept the
ball sailing around the court at such
low angle that his rival always en-
countered difficulty In getting to it.
Dana put up stubborn battle. en-
;gaging Cordier in many long rallies.
but in the majority Of instances it was
the Harvard man who wavered and
lost the point. Cordier wisely in
| serted many "kill" shots into his sharp
round the corner attack.
Dana did his best playing in the
opening game, when he set matters at
13-all and eventually took a lead of
1-love in the extra set Of three aces.
Dana then became unsteady. Corder
gaining three aces in one hand. Dur
third game the spectators saw the best
playing Of the match, Dana making q
final but futile stand to win.
Cordier got off to a good start in the
first game, but i'll his anxiety to keep
the ball over the telltale committed
many errors that helped Dana to count
six aces in one hand. The Yale ma,
soon overcame this advantage, bu
found Dana hot on his trail at al
aces and was featured with long ral
lies, but Cordier's speed proved cffec
tive in the pinches.
The second game proved the shortest
of the match. due to the success of
Cordier in collecting his aces in clus-
tiers. Cordier was battling his rival
with his attack and scoring often on
nicks as Dana failed to reach the low
driven ball. After four hands Cordier
had assumed an advantage Of 10 to 4.
Dana rallied brilliantly, but Cordier
soon warmed to his best shots to win
the game on a placement down in the
back wall corner
Dana came back with vim in the
third game and the warmer the fight
the more Cordier seemed to relish the
play. Cordier often outmaneuvercd
"kills" down both side walls. Dana
was pressing the issue and each point
came only after spirited playing. But
Dana's squirt weakened him, for after
scoring his third ace in the seventh
hand Of the game he went scoreless
for the remaining nine hands as Cor
dier proceeded to add his necessary
nine points.
The stroke analysis follows:
CORDIER VS.. DANA
FIRST GAME
Corder.. % 2 0 , Q
Dana. : a a = 20 e 90 . OIL 1e1oo1
l X. Total, s.
AcesCordier--Plac Placements. 9; service.
on opponents outs, .; teitale, g. Total,
II. Dana Placements s; on opponents
outs, 3; misses. l. telltale. 6. Total. Is.
SECOND GAME
Cordier 3 o 0 1 o lis
Dana. o l 0 x
-Cordier--Placemcnts. Z; on oppo-
nents outs, 2; misses. |; telltale, 5. Total,
10. Dana--Placements, 2; on opponents
outs, 3; misses, /; teltae, s. Total, 9.
THIRD GAME
Cordier.1 1 l 3 0 0 o o 4 0 / ! O lis
Dana..0 0 0 0 0 x-3
Aces-Cord dier-Pla cements e; service 2:
on on opponents outs 2; misses. 3: telltale. 2.
Total, 10. Dana-Placements, / ; on oppo-
nent's misses. !; telltale. l. Total. 8.
RECAPITULATION
-Cordier-Placements 22; service.
3; on opponents outs, 6, telltalc III
misses. 4. Total, A.. Dana-Placements.
s; on opponents outs. 6: teltaie, 10:
misses. 3. Total. 81. Total points, Cordier,
a.; Dana, 2,. Hefcrec--H r. Mxsell,
Princeton Club