The New York herald., 1921-02-10
JAY GOULD BEATS
SQUASH FAVORITE
Triumphs Over John w. Appel
in National Cham
pionship.
MATCH IS SENSATIONAL
A. J. Cordier, A. W. Riley and
T. Van S. Hyde Also Ad-
vance to Semi-final.
BY SAMUEL j. BRoOKMAN.

Jay Gould seems headed for the ma
tional squash tennis championship. From
the position of contender, the court tennis
title holder moved into that OF favorite
when he triumphed over John w. Appel.
champion of 1919, in the fourth round OF
the tournament on the courts OF the Yale
Club yesterday. Forced to the limit by
the man who had been considered the
logical favorite for the title, Gould
brought all his skill and stroke wizardry
into play to win by l5-10. 1913. 1t
was easily the most spectacular match
of the tournament.
With the sloping gallery and the side
balconies jammed tighter than a subway
train during rush hour and with scores
OF would-be spectators completely out of
range getting reports of the match's
progress from the more fortunate ones,
Gould and Appel took the court after
Auguste J. Cordier OF the Yale Club. pres
ent title holder, had defeated Thomas r.
Coward by the narrowest OF margins in
a hard three game tussle.
The contest that developed had the en-
thusiasts applauding from first to last.
1t was lightning fast work all the way
with the rallies astonishingly long, con-
sidering the speed of the attack and the
powerful hitting on both sides. Both
men made one incredible get" after an
OIDcI, DuL NIOulu, racquet
with greater deXterity, had the advan-
tage in that respect. and in the long run
it was not any superior skill but hts
ability to make the most amazing re-
coveries that earned the victory for him.
Lead Changes Hands.
They played in streaks. with first one
and then the other taking the aggres-
sive. The result was nip and tuck
tussle in which the lead changed hands
frequently Toward the close of each
game Gould found 1t possible 90 inject
n little moro steam and speed into his
attack and Appel. unable to answer
the change in pace, had to yield the
lead.
Those who advanced with Gould 70 the
senli-final round were Auguste J. Cor
der OF the Yale Club, the present cham
pon Fillmore Van S Hyde of the Har-
ward Club. title holder three years ago.
and ArInin W. Riley of the Princeton
Club. Cordier had 10 fight desperately
throughout his contest to prevent defeat
at the hands OF Thomas r. Coward. HIS
clubmate. After taking a lead OF l3-4
IN the first game Cordier could not pre-
vent his rival from catching UP at IL
nli. In the play for three additional
points Cordier rallied and took the game.
The second game showed Coward leading
all the way. In the third, too, Coward
took the lead at 81. but slumped. and
n succession of errors, most OF them tell
tales, enabled the champion to count s
aces in a single hand. II proved n stern
chase for Coward after that and an un-
successful one. although he managed to
draw up to 12--1i.
Despite a commanding lead In both
games r. Earl Fink met defeat at the
hands of Hyde, 1S-f7, 15--11. In the
first game Fink had the advantage over
his opponent at 1910 and in the sec
ond at 5-1, S-3 and lis. Each time
Hyde showed startling ability to over
haul his rival in short order, and almost
gave the Impression that he was not
extending himself except when he had to.
In the semi-fnals to-day Gould meets
Riley at 4 80 p. NJ. and Hyde plays Cor
der at 6 p. M.
The Summary.
National Squash Tennis Championship
Fourth Round-Jay Gould. Columbia Club.
defeated John W. Appel, Harvard Club, Is
e AEn@ w M hs c%b cgo
IL. 15--9. Auguste J. Corder, Yale Club. de-
ffeated Thomas r. Coward. Yale Club: IL
Harvard Club. defeated Y. Earl Fink.
Crescent Athletic Club. 1911. l5-ii.
The score by hands of the feature
match follows:
FIRST GAME.
Gould .... Q o q 4-f5
Appel ....... I I o 0 q 0-10
Tell Place
tales. ments. Outs. S.A. Misses.
SDps1 sDplf M =" : 7 3 2 O.
SECOND GAME.
Appel. o 0 0 : 5 0 i i 0 via
Tell Place
tales. ments. Outs. s.A. Misses.
Gould .... = 6 o.
Appel -. . . 81