New-York tribune., 1921-11-02
1T i'm Rain for Big Football Clash Next Sat
Yale's Squash
Team Bows to
Harvard Club
Princeton Takes Close Match
From Columbia in Open
ing of Glass e Tourney
By Jack Masters

ne nrSt matches In the annual Cia ASS
B championship tournament of the
Metropolitan Squash Tennis League
were played yesterday afternoon and
resulted in victories for the Harvard
in which the Crimson and the Tiger
| players disposed Of Yale and Columbia
respectively indicates that there will
| be several upsets in the standing Of
the clubs at the end of the season, as
compared to last winter.
Harvard met the Bulldog racquet
wieders on the Crimson courts, but
there were few who believed that the
Yale team, champions of last year,
would be decisvely beaten, matches
to 2, by the runners-up. Likewise,
Prlnceton's 4-to-3 victory over Colum-
bia was entirely unexpected.
Only two matches were played yes
terday. The Crescent A. c. was sched-
uled to meet the Army and Navy team
on the latter's courts, but this match
was called off, it being announced that
the Army and Navy club, at. its own
request, had withdrawn from the first
round Of title play because its new
courts had not been completed.
New Players Help Crimson
i4di Gl "a > NiStOiy Sdi1 Dc dItIlpUteu
to the development Of several new
players to take the place Of those who
graduated to Glass A and to the fact
that Yale, which lost a number of it's
championship team members by gradu-
alton, was unable to find material to
fill the gaps.
George Abbot, Harvard's lead-off
man, furnished the biggest upset Of
the day when he trounced Clyde
Martin, probably Yales most depend
able player, in a brilliant three-game
match, 1a-15, 15-4, 15-9. Abbot,
| who played only a few matches last
preston upon the galleryites.
Abbot started the opening game with
series Of placement aces and smashes
that gave him an early lead over
Martin, who appeared completely at q
loss until he began to fathom the Har-
ward mans style. With the count 12--6
against him, Martin, with a neat
change Of pace, held his opponent safe
long enough to pull up on even terms,
and then won by the narrow margin of
two points.
Makes Run of Is Points
In the second game Martin continued
his aggressive tactics and, aided by
puzzling slow ball, soon had Abbot on
the short end of a % count. But
from here on Abbot dominated abso-
lutely. The Harvard player gave an
amazing early season exhibition, run
ming the full fifteen points in about a
dozen hands, holding Martin scoreless
the while.
The final game was not so sensa-
tional, although it was anybody's match
until near the end. when Abbot went
to the front and stayed there to win
by six points. Martin was outplayed
in every department of the game. The
Harvard man had a more powerful
drive, was faster OH his feet, and his
technique was every bit as good as
that CT Maytin, who ranks with the
leading players.
The summaries:
HARVARD. s; YALE, 2
G. e. Abbot. Harvard, defeated G. Mar
tin; YALE dsta lsm15 l5M4 3d. x onrien,
4-,l5, 15-lo,, 15-S: u. NJ. Bomeiser.
la; Yale; defeated 15s G xa,1 F. I, Fuller, Harvard;
Carson, Harvard. defeated ]. c: .romlin- N.
SON, Yale, 15-1l. 15-4; w; Platt. Har-
defeated H. G. Mccfintoek, Yale. l5@s,
11-15. 15-12.
PRINCETON. 4; COLUMBIA, 3.
J. Cromwell. Princeton. defeated H. Kel-
Monks: Princeton. defeated j. w. Pulieyn
jr., Columbia 15--12. I'LL; F. W. Cham
Prnceon Psfs SSlumSa asfeatsa 7 A 4 II + idsSF Ma
Clave. Columbia. defeated G. A. Walker
jr:, Princeton, bnet, 15Mlo Ill /: Beck
Coffin. Columbia, defeated r. Piel, Prince
ton. l5-l1, 17-16; ]. NJ. Denison. Prince
ton, defeated II. r. Burt. Columbia.
15--S, 15-3