Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-13
SQUASH TIE WILL
BE BROKEN TONIGHT
Germantown Team g. Favored
to Take Lead in Interclub
League Race
Mannheim PLAYS NOBLE

The triple tie between the RacCuet
Clubs "a team. the Germantown
Cricket Clubs "B" combination and
Wallace Johnson's Cynwyd outfit for
the leadership of the lntcrclub Squash
Racquets Association. will be fractured
tonight and the chances are that when
the smoke has cleared away the Man.
heimers will be sitting pretty at the
top of the heap.
For Captain Francis Bradley's 60.
horts draw the Huntingdon Valley team
as their opponents today and should, on
form. grab the sixth straight without
very much effort. The Noble players
show fine sportsmanship In entering the
league race, for they have no outsionI.
ing stars out there, and most of the
members Of the team haven't the time
for the hard practice necessary 20 sue
cess.
The Racquet Club "A's." on the
other hand. face the Ovprbrook Golf
Clubs "a" sqund. which IS fairly
strong and very evenly balanced. 1t is
quite likely the Lancaster avenue entry
will take Il match or two. The Cynwyd
Club tackles s. =. Clark's Gcrmnntown
"A' team and will do well TO break
even, for the match will be- staged nj
Mannheim and the Germantown outfits
are always at their best ON their own
courts.
Princeton Club Weak
The Merton Cricket Clubs entries
play the Princeton Club and should
have very pleasant time of it. as the
Tigers have not shown much strength so
far this season.
Overbrook's ''B' team. led BY the
redoubtable "Bill' Harrity. meets the
renovated Racquet Club "B" team. of
which Joe Dexter, the ice hockey star.
has recently been made captain and Of
which Alex Thnyer, the former Penn
baseball and tennis luminary, is mem
Der.
Unless the other clubs got busy soon
and follow OvcrbroOk' example in
encouraging the younger members to
take up and learn squash. it is hard 10
figure out where the players Of the
future are coming from. What is
needed is concerted effort by the sports
committees of the various clubs with
Il tournament for the junior champion
ship Of the city for the boys to look
forward to.
Cup Play Needed
II some public spirited sportsman
should come forward with the offer Of
q really handsome cup to be won three
times, not necessarily in succession.
and an individual prize for the winner
ench year, there would be some incen-
live for the boys to take 1t up.
AS it is now, few of them avail
themselves Of the privilege of bccom-
ing junior members of even such few
clubs as have had the foresight to
establish such n class.
At the Racquet Club, for instance.
Tevis HUM, now winning races for
Oxford, after his course at Prince.
ton, grabbed the opportunity offered
by the junior membership plan there
He is by all odds the best of the
younger players in this country. and
once gave Stanley W. Pearson, the ma
tional champion. memorable battle,
only losing after five torrid games.
But Huhn was the exception. None
of the other lads appear to care to
bother with squash or realize what OK
pert coaching would do for them. But
If there was the chance CT winning a
title and cup the whole complexion
Of the situation would change and
there wOuld be Il great awakening Of
interest in squash.