The New York herald., 1922-12-15
YALE CLUB SQUASH
LEADERS EXTENDED
Figures Fail to Tell Story of
6 to 1 Victory Over
Tiger Grads.
by SAMUEL J. BRooKMAN.


Figures do not always convey true
impression. Take the case for instance
of Yale Clubs victory over Princeton
Club yesterday by six matches to one
in the Class A metropolitan squash
tennis championship. Six to one indi-
Gates a rather one-sided triumph. an
overwhelming victory in fact, yet the
truth Of the matter is that Yale Club,
which has yet to lose meet this
season In metropolitan competition, was
extended to the limit to beat the Tiger
grads.
Here is the evidence: In five of
the six matches which the ELI alumni
won from their opponents, they were
carried into extra games: in the sixth,
extra points were needed In one game
and a sharp fight resulted in the other.
In two instances the deciding game was
brought TO "set" at either 13-all or
14-all and the final margin proved very
small
Thomas r. Coward, national cham
pion, playing for Yale Club lost a game
to Harold r. Mixsell. Auguste j.
Cordier. former national champion. also
playing for the winners. dropped a
game and had to fight uphill to save
another against John Taylor. G. j.
MacGuire. Douglas M. Bomeisler and
Otis Guernsey were the other Yalensians
who failed TO clinch their victories In
straight games. Livingston Platt man
aged to beat r. L. Farrelly without
dropping any division of play, but the
score of 1917. 1873 indicates how
sharp his tussle was.
Tom Coward, as has been his habit
this season, failed to reach his best In
the first game Of his match with Mix
sell and was outscored 15-9. The
champion had to travel at top speed
after that in a match of tremendous
hitting to overhaul and pass his OPP
ponent, but with the aid of some phe-
nomenal getting he succeeded in doing
So 1t was a decidedly sparkling con-
test Cordier after an impressive first
game lost speed and control against
John Taylor but a determined rally
in the latter half of the third game
clinched the victory for him. John
Nicely OF Princeton Club made surpris-
ingly fine stand against Otis Guernsey
keeping the result in deubt up to the
last hand of three game match. His
steadiness and skillful placing almost
oyercamc Guernsey's speed.
On the courts of the Columbia Club
the home team met its second defeat
at the hands of the Harvard Club squad
Yale Club as result of it's victory
strengthens its lead in the championship
series. The summary:
HARVARD CLUB. 6: COLUMBIA CLUB. l.
Anderson Dana. Harvard, defeated ]. n
Y Worcester. Columbia. 1872. 1913.
Fred S. Whitlock, Harvard. defeated Frank
Kidde, Columbia. lib. 15-5, 15-o.
Hewitt Morgan, Harvard, defeated u. w
Putnam, Columbia, 15-2, 15-1s, 1910.
William Rand. Jr., Harvard. defeated Kings
ley Kunhardt. Columbia. 15-11. 15-l1.
Murray Taylor, Harvard, defeated W. A.
Kimbel. Columbia, f5-7. 15-s.
George Abbot. Harvard. defeated Willis II
Putnam. Columbia. i5-l. 15-4.
Frederick S. Keller. Columbia. defeated
George Rushmore. Harvard. l5-o. 1s-15.
YALE CLUB. PRINCETON CLUB.
Thomas II. Coward. Yale. defeated Harold
r. Mixseli. Princeton. Y-i5. 15-9. 15-9.
Auguste j. Cordier. Yale, defeated John
Taylor, Princeton. 1873. f7-1s. 15-i2
Basil Harris Princeton, defeated Donald S.
Baker, Yale, S-i5 15-12. f5-1i.
c. J. MacCiuire, Yale. defeated j. II. Dent
son, Princeton. 10-1J, 15-e, 17-15.
Livingston Pfatt. Yale, defeated II. l.. Far
reilly, Princeton, 1917. 15-12.
Otis Guernsey. Yale. defeated John G. Nicely,
Princeton, .i3-15. 15-6, 17-I4.
Douglas NJ. Bomeisler, Yale. defeated Jarvis
Cromwell, Princeton. 15-i2. 5--15, Id.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
w. Ii w. L.
Yale Club... 3 0lCoiurnbia Club.