The New York herald., 1922-12-29
JAY GOULD BEATS
SQUASH CHAMPION
Takes Two Hard Fought
Games From Thomas r.
Coward. 1916, 15-13.

Tn defeating Thomas r. Coward. ma
tional champion. yesterday, Jay Gould
furnished conclusive evidence that he
has an even chance Of adding the squash
tennis title to his court tennis title this
season. He has sought the squash
championship for three seasons, his
game growing more impressive each
year, until now there Is no player in
the amateur ranks who on the form
shown In the metropolitan matches to
date deserves a higher rating than the
court tennis king Gould defeated
Coward yesterday in the feature of the
Yale Club-Columbia Club Class A met
ropoitan series by score Of 1916,
15-l3.
The contest will rank with the most
spectacular and the hardest fought of
the season. II was replete with senSa :
tional getting. Incredible recoveries that
kept the rallies going and held the gall
lery on edge. Both men stroked pow
erfGlly both used a puzzling change of
pace and both showed excellent control
1t was In the matter of anticipation
and in racquet dexterity that Gould
demonstrated a margin of superiority
that earned the match for him IN
straight games. Ne was not caught out
of position nearly as often as the cham
seemingly impossible angles saved many
an important point.
COward's Persistency Tells.
Coward's persistency. his terrific
smash and his exceptional steadiness
made the contest close all the way In
the first game Coward drew UP to even
terms at 13-all after Gould had taken
lead of six points, but failed to sus-
tain the squirt. In the second game il
was Goulds turn to play uphill, for
Coward rani into lead of l0-3. In
side of four hands the court tennis
champion had caught his opponent,
earning most of his points on place
ment, and then went on to victory.
1t was the second defeat of the
season for Coward, who lost to r. Earl
Fink of the Crescent A. c. week ago.
The champion and G. j. MacGuire We're
the only Yale men to lose in their
matches with Columbia Club on the
latter's courts. the score ending 5 to 2
In favor of the Eli graduates. who have
yet to lose a series this season.
On the Harvard Club courts the home
team defeated the Crescent Athletic
Club squad to 2 but Anderson Dana
the top ranking Crimson grad, was out
played by r. Earl Fink, who is playing
the best squash of his career. The score
was 15-2, 1913. 15-4- Dana made
a determined rally in the second game
when he took the aggressive, but the
effort proved too much for him and he
was outscored by wide margin in the
deciding division. of play.
WhitlOck Springs Surprise.
Fred S. Whitlock of Harvard sur
prised by his straight game victory over
Charles M. Bull, .Ir., who rates wei,
anead of him In the national ranking
list The summary:
HARVARD CLUB. 5; CRESCENT "a. c.. .
r.. Earl Fink Crescent. defeated Anderson
Dana. Harvard, 13-2, i3-1s. 15-A4.
Fred S. Whitlock, Harvard defeated Charles
NJ: Bull, Jr.. Crescent. 1914. 15--4
G. w. Dingee Crescent, won from Hewitt
Morgan, Harvard. by default.
William Rand. Jr., Harvard, defeated An
Grew Baxter. Jr;;. Crescent. 15-t, I3A9.
+. Torrance. Crescent. 15-6. 15-I.
George Abbot Harvard. defeated II. "
Crawford, Crescent. 15-s, 15-s.
G.. NJ. Rushmore Harvard defeated +. r.
Cypiot. Crescent, 15-7, 15-3.
YALE CLUB. .: COLUMBIA CLUB. ..
Jay Gould. Columbia. defeated Thomas r.
Coward. Yale. 1916. 1918.
Auguste J. Cordier. Yale. defeated Frank
Kidde, Columbia. lbs, 15--6.
Douglas NJ. Bomeisler. Yale. defeated Kings
ley Kunhardt. Columbia. 11-15. 1910
W. A. Kimbel. Columbia. defeated C. J.
MacGuire. Yale. l5-1t, 1i-15, i5-12.
Otis Guernsey. Yale, defeated Frederick s
Keeier. Columbia. 15-3, i7-1f
Putnam Columbia. i5-1l. ,i5--s;
Cornell, Columbia. l5--io. 1O--f5. 17--l5.
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.