The New York herald., 1922-12-21
|KINSELLA RETAINS
TITLE AT SQUASH
Professional Champion Forced
to Top Speed by James
Reid. II
BY SAMUEL j. BRooKMAN.

BY SAMUEL J. BROOKMAN.
Walter A. Kinselia completed sue
cessful defense of his professional
squash tennis title. at the Yale Club
yesterday. but had to play at top speed
to overcome a determined bid on the
part of James Reid. challenger. The
latter gave far more impressive ex-
hibition than in the first half OF the
championship match last Saturday and
almost fought the title holder to a
standstill in the four games played. He
was not far from tying the score at
two games all, but the control and
versatility OF Kinsella proved bit too
much for him in the closing moments
of the spectacular tussle, and the
/ champion won three games out Of four
l=10--15. 15-5. 15-2, 1910.
1t was whirlwind exhibition that
had capacity gallery on edge from
start to finish. 1t was a contest that
started at exceptional speed and that
seemed to gain in pace with every game,
sharp battle of terrific stroking
punctuated with sudden changes In
speed, and Of brilliant recoveries that
frequently had the crowd cheering
spontaneously and loud. 1t had TO be
an exceptionally well placed shot that
could escape the dexterous racquet ana
persistent court covering of either man.
Reid by the sheer power of his driv-
| ing and some hawklike getting took the
first game. but he had to so twenty
six hands to score at15---10, an unusually
long struggle. After that the superior
generalship of the champion. his
craftier change of pace. his more de-
pendable control and more effective
service gave him the upper hand. but
hhe/ had to keep on his toes every IN
stant. for the speed of the challenger
speed Of foot and speed OF stroke
never diminished. 1t was by far the
hardest match Kinsella has encountered.
since he became title holder. about
eight years ago.
Service Proves Factor.
After Kinsella had taken the second
and third games by comfortable mar.
gins. Reid bobbed up with persistent
| rally that promised well for a whiie.
He kept shooting the ball low ana INTO
the corners. and it proved mighty aiill-
cult for Kinsella. for all of his wonder
full getting. to dig the ball out of the
rear corner as il bounded back at great
speed 1t was then that Reid began TO
experience trouble returning service
that seemed TO cling to the SIDE wall
He usually made the return safe, put IL
was a defensiy ye shot more or less' anu
KinselIa generally was able to eaten
Reid out of position on the next Smash
Not until the seventh hand or the
opening game was Kinse1a abe 20 score
his first point and by that time Reld
had three. The champion drew even a,
4-aIl and then went into the lead at
7-4. but the challenger launched
spirited rally. stroked with decisive
finality and won the game eventually at
15--1O Kinsella went scoreless the last
nine hands.
II was pretty close in the second game
for eleven hands. kinsella leading. 10.
and then the title holder flashed his
most dazzling period of squash during
he match. employing change or pace
catching W with the ball Tor incredipie
gets and forcing errors when he was
NOT earning his points on placement. He
counted eight points in single hand
and the game ended at 15--5.
A Sparkling Finish.
Reid's control grew uncertain in the
third game. as Kinsella maintained the
aggressive and the latter won at 15--2.
but the majority of the points were
scored only after the longest sort OF
rallies and the game. despite Reds un-
steadiness was far from one sided. Bar
ring one hand, Reid maintained slight
lead In the fourth game UP to 9--s. The
score then went to 10--11. and In
sparkling finish the champion left his
opponent flatfoo.ed, earning four points
In a row In the final hand.
In the first division of the match last
NSaturday Kinselia scored In three quick
games. Reid thus won only one game
out Of total of seven played. The
score by hands:
FIRST GAME.
<insella OO0Of oo21 20 0 o
9 90 90 o o-l0
1O11 1000 81 lis
Observation-Disclosures. Z; Reid. .. Telltales
-Knsella, 81 Reid. 1. Outs-kirsella. ]; 1;
heid. 1. Service aces-Kinselia, !; Reid, !.
SECOND GAME.
Reid Reid ............ ' 0 o oo2 oi o o o !
Placements-Kinselia, 8: Reid. 2. Telltales
-Kinsella, 2; Reid a. Ovfs-Kinsella, i; {;
Reid. 2. Misses-Reid. 2. Service ace-Kin-,
THIRD GAME,
Reid ....s... O o o o o 0 0 / oo / x 2
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. 8 Reid. Telitales
-f<inseila. /. Reid. .. outs-Reid. 1. Ser
vice ace--Klnsella. !.
FOURTH GAME.
Reid ..iiO000ioi o3 20fx-1o
placements-Kinseila, 0: I.eld- . Telltalss
Reid. 3. Massachusetts, ..
y Refercs-Harold r. Mixseil. scorer--Iiv-
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