Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22
SQUASH RACQUETS
BEGINS NEXT WEEK
Candidates for lnterciub League
Teams Are Practicing
Daily for Berths
ENDIC0TT UPSETS DOPE

Candidates for the squash rNrquets
teams OF the various clubs belonging 10
the lnterclub League are busy battling
each other these days. in an cffurt
to clinch their places on varsity com
binaticns. The season will open week
from today. and all those caNable Of
playing an offensive. rs we'll rs q
defensive. game. which quality dis
t!nsuishes the dub from tho possible star
are earnestly trying to land first. strins
berths.
These ;nterclub squash matches are
enjoyable. not only from the anglo oT
strenuous sport. but socially ~ well.
providing. as they 90. the opportunity
Of meeting members Of other clubs in
tho most informal fashion.
On the whole. the dope is running
true TO form. but IN sorno cases sur.
pris!ns Improvement has been shown.
II. r. End!Cott, always steady md
reliable member Of the Merton Cricke,
Club squad, has switched his style OF
play this year. learned 20 mix EN- up
in bewldcr!ng fashion and has been
topping his opponents by decisive
margins.
Defeats Brecht
In a recent clash he trimmed W.
BID Brecht. a member Of the frat
Merton team for number Of years.
by three games 10 one. The score was
lJ-5. 4.1j. 1j.I and 15-5.
Brecht was about the most amazed
man on the Main Line that afternoon
for he had expected an easy time of it
Endicott. however. iLet Brccht's speed
with teasing twisters to the corners
, and outgererallel his opponent many
times. Brecht had reach and harder
hitting in his favor. IN say nothing OF
really excellent backhnrd. but. save
in the second game when F.ndirott OBJ.
vioIsly let down. the result was never
IN doubt.
Work was begun yesterday on the
Merton C.icket's new doubles squash
court and II will be rushed 10 compile
tiOn. While no provision is mad" for
doubles matches in the schedule of the
Interclnb Squash League. Il number of
informal contests are staged annually
between teams representing the various
clubs OF the league.
lntensr rivalry exists. particularly
between teams representing tho Phi,a-
Gtlph!a Racquet club, Germantown
Chicket Cub ana Merton. I'll" IIay-
erforl contenders have always had to
play their games away from homo in
the past. and welcome enthusiastically
the opportunity 70 get Il chance ior
practice and play at home.
Endicott and Ruchman Lee have
formed a doubles partnership m Merton
} that bids fair TO give them all rub.
Lee is remarkably cool and clever
! player and his court gcneraIship is
| always good. With such n man TO
keep him down to earth. Endicott will
play better than ever.
This pair Is looking forward to
tackling Snowden Samuel and W. Il
X. (BillD Mitchell. the Racquet Club
: cracks, In special match some time
next month. II arranged this cas!
will be worth going some d!stanc" 70 So,
ns the repartee alone will more than 70.
pay the trouble taken in reaching ths
scene.
soccer on Day
Last Saturday was an of day for til.
teams In the Inter club Soccer Leagus
US it had been made bye by unari
nous consent because about 90 per cen
Of the players wanted 20 see the Yale
Princeton MISS at Tigertown. So ther,
has been no change in the standing o
the teams since November II. rhs
Merton Whites" still topping the frs
division By wil" margin and tn
Moorestown second team heading tn,
sscomd division b. the same big gap.
tn" Jerscymca Lave Il very Cl.vn
second eleven, one tLat scores rapid,
against any kind Of defense and keep
;ts own goal line inviolate at the sam
time.
So far this season MOorestown ha
piled mp twenty three goals On its op
lonen.s, the University Of Pennsyl
vania = tnird team has Tailed thirteen
the Germantown Cricket Clubs secon
cam has twelve TO its credit. the Phila
delphia Cricket Clubs third team an
the Princeton Club have counted eish
times each. The Merton Cricket Club
"Blucs" have made six goals. while tn
same clubs "Green' team have not ye
. nbroken their duck -