New-York tribune., 1921-01-23
Walker Beaten
J By hitlock
In Close Game
Harvard Player Shows Rare
Form, Eliminating Yale
Man on Local Courts

The Class B national championship
of the Squash Tennis Association
opened yesterday at the Squash Club,
80 East Forty-second Street, and, aided
by a large number of defaults, all Of
the matches in the first round were dis
posed of.
With few exceptions all Of the con-
tests were hard fought, and the gal
leries were occupied by fairly good
sized crowds from the first game, at 10
o'clock in the morning, until the last
players departed, at $3.50 in the eve
ming.
While there were no startling upsets
in the preliminary round, what
amounted to q mild reverse was the
defeat Of J. w. Walker Sd, of the Yale
Club, at the hands of F. S. Whitlock,
Harvard Club, in straight games. The
Harvard racquet wielder is a mighty
consistent player, despite the fact that
he is young at the game, but Walker
has defeated him several tunes, ana,
while close match was expected, 1t
was not thought that Walker would be
eliminated.
Walker Takes Lead at Start
In the first game Walker took the
lead with an ace and two we'll piacco
shots, which his opponent could not
reach, but Whitlock soon warmed up
and exhibited rare speed and agility,
him the advantage at to Z. From
this point on the result was in douoe,
both men alternating the lead, until
finally they fell into the tie at 14-ail.
At the beginning of the extra in
nings battle Walker again stepped TO
tthe front with 1-point lead, and once
more the men played the lead back
and forth, until finally Whitlock, with
smashing around-the-court snoo,
made it 17-all and then forced ms
opponent to hit into the telltaie 1or
the winning point. -.
one-sided, the score being Is to Ii. but
1T was almost as thrilling as the tlrst.
Here Whitlock opened strong and held
a / or point lead throughout, but at
no time was he safe, for Walker MADE
some beautiful shots and was on the
verge of taking command at several
stages of the match.
Only one out-of-town player was
qualified during the days play and TINS
honor was won by H. " Crawford, OF
the Montclair Athletic Club, who de-
feated George Walker, one OF the
mace. to win by margin Of several
comes.
Crawford Wins Easily
Crawford took an early lead in the
first game and with Walker trailing
close behind captured the game at
15-12, but in the second game the
Princeton Club man rallied and carried
the Monte airite along at terrlnc
pace, to win by a margin OF seven
noints. In this session Walker played
the best SQUASH tennis he has exhib-
tied in long while, but evidently ne
was beyond his normal limitations, Tor
he slumped badly in the final and de-
Gliding game.
The Tiger representative could 90
nothing with the Crawford service IN
the last test, nor could he place the oail
where his opponent could not reacn II
for a return difficult to handle ana
a. result the visiting player virtually
had q walkover, winning 15-4.
Eight matches will be played to-day
in the second round Of the title meet
and it is expected that the tournament
will be completed Thursday or friday
The summarizes:
FIRST ROUND-C. F. Cooney. Yale, de-
feated S. s.. Walker, Yale. e.dt:. 1s~lo, lS-e;
Scott, Columbia. $40. is; z: n. Hem
inway. Harvard. defeated G: f. F9iler;
Harris, Princeton. won by default from
Gale Stevens. Yale; j.. c. Rochester
squash Club. won by ,.sS defaut from srf..rd -
defeated Grover ONeil, Harvard. Isl:
l5-s: willis Putnam Columbia. defeated
J, w Pulleyn. Columbia. 16-S: 1b-1o;
r. v. Mahon. Columbia, defeated Robert
Grinnell., Harvard; is; -, IL; Il II. v:
f. NJ 5imonds, Columbia. won by default
from H. r. Burt. Colum bia: r: F. Potter.
Yale. won by default from NJ. w. Sterling,
Crescent; F. 8. Whitlock, Harvard, de-
feated j: w. Walker 3D.. Yale. 1S-17.
l5-13; r. Roome. Yale, defeated K. F.
Mcvaugh, Crescent, 15--l2. 15-5; Lindsay
Bradford, Yale. won by default from J. F.