New-York tribune., 1921-02-13

w;tbout detracting from the won->
..,ful performance of Hyde, it can be
IA At the outset that Gould has
.,.v.s better squash than he exhibited
.s.srday afternoon. Whether he could
Ice beaten the Harvard man had
r,,,d been st the best form of his
80 court career is questionable. for
.,,lv HYDE has rarely shown TO better,
,5,.stage than in the titular struggle
sith Gould.
coald's footwork was far below his
-,asl standard. he was slow in start
;,v for the ball, and hit himself with
i. rubber more often than was ex
nsable, but he fought a game battle
,,sipst the almost unbeatable Hydo,
whose briliancy was rot to be denied
Gould Takes Lead
The Columbia graduate took the lead
N the first game, but he was slow to
EARN up to his task, and exhibited
..s,es Of wilduess throughout. Hyde,
N the role Of the old master, although
bs is five years younger than Gould,
,lsved consistent squash and won
Acair. in the second game, Gould
l,eg first blood, but he was halted al
mast Immediately by the rush of his
nnnonent, who drew away to a lead
mich he heightened as the game pro-
gressed. Hydes placements were ex-
fraordinary toward the close of this
session. and several times. Gould did
not even try to return the ball.
Gould got away to q 80 lead in the
third which was the only game he
won. and the pair raced neck and neck
10 the end, Hyde tying things at Is all.
The Columbia man led at the outset IN
the extra five-point contest and finally
nosed out his opponent by two points.
Gouid's service in this game as, in
fact. throughout the entire match was
poor. The ball was wide open most
Of the time and seldom did Hyde ex-
perience any difficulty in returning it.
The last match was the best Of the
dsy. Both men were on edge, but
Hydes work was just little better
than Gould's. The terrific drives of
the Columbia man did not bother the
winner to any extent, but Hyde's
change of pace and his ability to get
the ball from angles which would
have been hopeless to most players
kept Gould on the defensive in the last
few innings.
Gould Shows Strain
Gould had an 8-4 advantage in the
fourth inning and led right up to the
halfway mark. 1t surely appeared
that at least one more game would be
required to settle the issue, but Gould
faltered. He drove into the telltale,
and showed plainly the strain under
which he was Iab6ring by hitting high
twice in succession, and Hyde made it
10 ALL
Pressing the advantage he had gained
by his run from behind, Hyde con-
tinued to score. He worked Gould out
of position time and time again, and
handled his opponents 'round-the-court
shots in manner that would have dis
h, srtened the average player His
gets were almost uncanny, and, the
record gallery crowd had many oppor-
tunities to euthuse, which it did in
true collegiate style.
The last few innings were marked by
frequent and long Eallies, in which
Gould demonstrated that he could fig.t
70 the last even against great odds,
fer he went to the front twice, only, to
be stopped when victory seemed in his
grasp Hyde made it 13 all after
back and fourth score, and again Gould
made the first of the extra five points,
but here his rally ended, for he could
register only one more marker, while
Hyde ran to IS.
Tho point score and stroke analysis: