The New York herald., 1921-02-13
F. VAN S. HYDE
WINS NATIONAL
SQUASH TITLE
Defeats Jay Gould Three
Games Out of Four
in Final.
STAMINA PROVES FACTOR
Court Tennis Champion Raj
lies Late in Match, but
Fails to Last.
STAMINA PROVES FACTOR
By SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.

Jay Gould made a valiant though un-
successful bid for the national squash
tennis championship yesterday. Out
played by wide margin in the nrst
two games OF the dtle final at the Yale
Club, the court tennis champion startled
the gallery with whiTlwind rally that
almost tied the score. L.ars OF perfect
condition checked him sbslptiy. how
ever. and the match and championship
went to Fillmore Van s. Hyde of the
Harvard Club, who held the title three
wears ago. The score was i5-s, i5-5.
1918, fs-15
1t was the first defeat Of the squash
tennis season for Gould. He had met
Hyde once before in a team tournament
and had triuniphed after the sharpest
sort of a tussle. On that occasion, how
ever, Hyde had been short Of practice.
II was different yesterday. Having ap-
piled himself for weeks to the task of
regaining the championship the Har-
ward man was at the peak of his speed
and condition. He had bowled over with
= ease some OF the best Of the contenders
in the early rounds of the tournament
and the confidence born of success and
the knowledge that he could outlast his
opponent IL it came to a test of stamina
were leading factors in his victory.
A Fitting Climax.
The match furnished a fitting climax
10 tournament that has been unusual
for its spectacular play. With the title
al stake the fnalists did not spare them
selves at any stage of the fight, and it
was a case OF furious hitting and un-
relenting chasing of the ball from first
TO last. The spectators tamming every
availa HE Tnof M IN
side balconies. were kept on the qui
I, vive by the remarkable recoveries and
Z the, speed with which the ball travelled
: Hyde has played the game longer than
2 Gould, whose speciality is court tennis.
and he gave unmistakable evidence OF
greater familiarity with the strategy of
the sport. His handling of the racquet
also left little to be desired. being only
shade less impressive than the dex-,
terity of stroke that has made Gould
famous. 1t was stamina, however, that
counted most
Gould attempted to hold his own with
Hyde in round the corner style of at
tack during the first two games, but
found the Harvard man too experienced
and too swift for him at that type Of
game. Failing 60 make much headway
Gould suddenly discarded the corner
shot for a straight fast smash to the
front wall, making every effort when
ever possible TO drive the ball straight at
his opponent down the centre of the
court. The shift in tactics brought
about a startling change In the court
tennis champions success. Time and
again the ball came at Hyde too fast
for the latter either to get oat on the
way or to get his racquet into position
for a stroke and he was forced on the
defensive for a while.
Persisting In the straight front wall
stroke, Gould soon had a commanding
lead in the third game The pace had
been Il Z UP TO that time. pvt Gould.
realizirs that he had TO win the third
game to have any chance of victory.
called on all the speed at his command
and maintained it for the rest OF the
game. Hyde was quick to answer the
challenge. and the points went finally to
13--all Gould, however. made a SUI
prsme effort and placed the game to
his credit at 1916. II was lightning
fast work and the gallery showed by It's
prolonged applause that it was fully
appreciated. -
hyde Overanxfous.
Hyde was a bit overanxious to regain
lost ground when the fourth game
opened and his stroling was unsteady
for while. A series OF outs and tell
tales gave his rival a lead of to and
II began TO look as though the limit OF
five games would be necessary to de-
eide the title Gould was stili setting
furious pace. Some OF the longest
rallies Of the match followed Gould
re-cning 13 points while Hyde trailed
five aces behind him. The former
needed only two more aces 10 tie the
score at two games-all. when his at
tack suddenly went to pieces. The cf-
fort OF coming from behind and giving
all he had to catch UP with his rival
had proven too much for him and he
had little left. Hyde. quick to note his
opponents condition. hammered at the
ball powerfully. scored ten of the next
twelve points and ended the game and
match In his favor at is--15
The score by hands and the analysis
y OF points earned follow:
FIRST GAME.
Hyde .[............. 2eff f02 S--i5
Gould ............... 5e02 0o1 o. 0
,sie:. ris Is.'s. Psss. OUT. ssr,se; sC.s Misses.
aoSs Gosid ..'... ...... 3 2 . ?
SECOND GAME.
aSs,s asss '.'..........' SsedSsSSioo4-iss
tales. d. msn.s. n.nss Outs. ssrsses sess Misses.
ayss assid ..... ...... z : J Q g
THIRD GAME.
Hyde. 020o1o2i5t0ooio 2-is
Gould. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ii
,.ie, Ti,, ps.;:. pl@s:. Outs, ssr..s; sc.. Misses,
essia eyss 49,. NJ. ! y J 9 9
FOURTH GAME.
es%Sa % -. -. III icSaoCYSiSooYio-is
tales. ments Outs. aces. Misses
Hyde ....... o
NAVY QUINTET WINS