Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-21
OVERLOOK B00MS
SQUASH RACQUETS
Golf Club Gets Jump on
Rivals to Develop
New Blood
JUNIOR TOURNAMENT ON
By SANDY AIcNlBLICE

L greatest little club in the country
| always n triffr ahead Of It's rivals in
starting something new. has put an.
other one over this fall.
Anxious to develop some fresh blood
| for the squash rarQucts teams, ever.
Keen concnders in the lntcrclub Squash
Rnruuets League. Overbrook. decided 10
hold n junior squash tournament to
arouse the enthusiasm Of the younger
element.
Th" prime movers in inaug,rating
this innovation werc william +. llar.
riiy. u star bowler us we'll as q cor';.
Ing g""l squash player. and W. +.
Newb"rry. both members OF the
Squash COMMITTEES.
The services of John F. Frirl. one
Of Fred Tompkins able assistants at
IN" Philadelphia Racquet Club. was
obtained TO start the Juniors on the
right road by grounding them correctly
in the hnsic principles Of the game.
Several Of tn" boys assimilated what
they were Taught with a rapidity that
surprised both their coach and the
members "f the committee. Others
teres. than hai been anticipated.
Hccihc on Round Robin.
Eventually il was decided To- hold a
Round Robin lit :" that it would h"
possible To s"e just how each boy would
come ont in actual competition with
his rivals.
There were more than dozen en-
'ric. and som" forty odd matches have
already been played. The tourney will
4 wini UP THANKSGIVING Day and III"
/ winner. runncr-uu and possibly III"
/ third place holder will be given in
: dividual expert coaching in the finer
points OF the game rs their rewards of
victory.
! For Fr!cl devoted Himself at first only
to teaching his class how to hold q
squash racquet. how 10 stroke tn" ball
propcrly and something about foot
work and court covering.
He could not 90 int" all the details
hc would have liked 10 take up for lack
Of time. but the fortunat" prize win
nrrs in tn" present tourney will be
tipped off on the mysteries Of angle
shots and change "i pace. SHOWN II
back hand stroke that is good Tor M
ace. not merely 4 dctcn%iv" weapon, ana
some Of the other secrets Frirl has
rickrd I'D from wn'rhiMg and play ing
I '
national amateur squash champion. and
other experts at the Racquet Club.
Allen Is Leading
San .!ll.n is leading In tn" round
robin tourney at present with six
games won and only a single defeat.
Bu. 4. \. t'Doc'' Watson Is close
up with fnUr Victories and no defeats.
!. y. Bland and John Craig are tied
ior third p!ar" with trio Of ,riumphs
and one trimming. while COurtland
line with a pair Of games on III" right
side Of tn" ledger and only one black
mari; against their names.
Francis Stevens has split cy"n in his
four game. while :. Walker and
Robert Sax have each managed Ia drop
the ono match they have played. Henry
johnson has one win to his credit, but
has been trounCci four times, and
Wayn" Churchill has yet 20 land n
match to even up bit for bis two dc.
tcats.
Paul johnson and Joseph Gallagher.
though entered. have played no matches
as yet
4 member Of the Overlook Golf
Club. by the way. vas the first ma.
tlonal amateur squash racQuets cham
r!on. This was the late DR.. John W.
M!skcy.
Jack" Miskcy. as lie was better
known than by his more formal title.
captured the crown in the first national
tourney ever staged. way back in 1907
and repeated in 1908. and again In
1910.
lie is considered ty many experts tc
have been the most brilliant amateur
who over playcI the game. Bcfor,