New-York tribune., 1921-02-06

annual squash tennis championship
yesterday afternoon at the Yale CT,
three-game match by f. s. Wlntloc
was the finalist in the Glass 3 title
complete surprise to the followers of
a favHrits over his opponent.
Whitlock, playing his first title game
IN fast company, showed remarkable
ability, and in, upsetting the dope of
the critics actually outplayed Dana in
every department. Had he been more
steady in the second session q third
game would not have been necessary.
Dana cannot be accused OF peing off
form. He gave the best ne had
throughout, but that was < enough
to stop the rush Of the second rater.
The score was 1912, 5-15, 15-12.
The Yale courts were fairly hum
ming with the sound of the fylng rub
Der and the twang of whirling racquets
as the yearly drive for national honors
began. Eighteen matches in all were
! played, and among those to emerge
victorious were A. J. Cordier. Yale
Club, the present title holder: Jaw
Gould, of Columbia, who is looked
upon as one of the chief contenders for
Cordier's crown, and John W. Appel
jr., the former champion.
Aside from the Whitlock-Dana match,
which supplied one of the biggest up.
sets recorded in some time, there were
no form somersaults of any conse-
quence, all of the favorites qualifying
fo~ the second round, which will be
played tomorrow.
Whitlock went TO the front in the
opening session and chalked up 90
lead almost before Dana could get his
bearings. The youngster displayed q
world of speed and made several un-
usually fine gets which brought rounds
of applause from the crowded gallery.
He would charge the rear wall with
great speed and reach the slow, well
played shots of his opponent when it
seemed that Dana had surely scored.
Not only was Whitlock exceptionally
fast, but he demonstrated his ability
TO use court craft with the best of
them, mixing a slow one with driving
shot cr placing the ball where the re-
turn taught Dana off balance. Dana's
around the court play was as consistent
as ever, but it failed to bother his
opponent to any marked degree.
Dana Tries Hard
Dana put up a great fight in the
first game and after trailing by seven
points he began to draw up. He was
aided materially by number of misses
and slams into the tell tale which
Whitlock made at this stage of the
contest. and while Dana made it 11-14
In the closing chapter he had no chance
20 win in face of such big handicap.
The second game was g back and
forth affair until finally, at 4 all, Whit
lock weakened and Dana went to 8 all,
without any stiff opposition. Whitlock
hit into the telltale with great regu-
larity in this session and had lots of
trouble keeping the ball in bounds.
He was obviously out of the running in
this game, and Dana continued TO ac-
cumulate points until he had Whitlock
on the short end of a Ia score, when
a service ace by the veteran made it
game all.
Whitlock won the third and final
game by the same score which he reg
istered in the first but the last ses-
sion was more closely fought than the
opener, so close, in fact, that it was
anybody's game for the first five min
utes and because of Whitlock's slump
in the second it was generally expected
that the older and more experienced
player would be returned the winner
Men in Close Struggle
This game was featured by long rail-
lies and marked brilliancy on both
sides. First one, then the other would
take lead OF one or two points until
nearing the end, when Whitlock had a
12-10 advantage. Dana tried hard to
draw up to and pass the youngster,
but Whltlock held the lead and won
16-12.
Just how far Whitlock will travel
before he is stopped is problematical,
but he faces a severe test tomorrow,
for he is bracketed with R. E. Fink,
the Crescent Club star, who won by de-
fault yesterday from j. A. Victor, Yale
Club. Fink has de aztec Dane in hau-
dicap play and is also rated among the
first ten on the national list.
The summarizes:
First Round-Jay Gould, Columbia Club,
defeated r: Y. Mahon, Columbia Club,
teated j. C. Rochester, Squash Cll b. 15~s,
16-t2; Donald MacKay. Yale, defeated
Willis Putnam, Columbia, 15-3, 15~-4; !;
John w. Appel jr.. Harvard, defeated Jar
Wis Cromwell, Princeton, 15--1 l5--4; r. G.
Coburn. Harvard, defeated r. l.. strebeigh,
Columbia, 15-12, 7-15. 15--12; A. W.
Riley, Princeton. defeated Reginald Roome,
Yale, l4-18, 16-7, 15-S; J. a. Walker I'd,
Yale defeated c. j. MacGuire Yafe I6--17
1b-9, 15-12; r. E, Fink, Crescent A. c.
won from J. A Victor. Harvard. by default;
J. Van 5. Hyde Harvard, defeated j. A.
dehards. Harvard 15-s 15--5; H. r.
son. Yale, 16-7. 15-.2; il. r. Bulieley,
Princeton. defeated Harold Rowe Irlnce.
ton, lb--11; +. s. WhitlociS, Harvard de-
ieated Anderson Dana, Harvard, l5-~12,
6-15. 15-l2; a. j. Cordier. Yale de-
feated c. T. Cooney Yale. 15-~1l. 1916,