The New York herald., 1922-01-29
Surprisingly Fast Exhibitions
in Opening of National
Class B Tourney.
GEORGE J. GOULD, ,JR., WINS
Turns Apparent Defeat Into
Victory by Last Minute
Rally.
BY SAMUEL ). BRookMAN.

The lesser lights OF squash tennis,
who include most of the newcomers to
the game, opened play IN the national
Glass b championship on the courts
OF the Columbia Club yesterday. No
racquet wielder at any time numbered
among the officially rated players was
eligible to compete, but that did not
preclude the. possibility of top notch
squash, for be it known that time and
again this season men of the Glass b
division have given ample proof that
they are treading closely on the heels
OF the Glass A players and that many
of the latter will have to step down
to make room for them.
Yale Club, which furnished the cham
pion last year In the person OF Thomas
Coward, now one of the leading con-
tenders for the Glass A title. advanced
eight entrants into the second round OF
the tournament yesterday and apparent
ly Is to make another strong bid for the
title. In Douglas NJ. Bomeisler, the for
mer all American football end, the Eli
grads have a player considered to have
better chance than most of the con-
tenders. or the latter there are many
perhaps dozen.
AS matter of fact no one player
stands out as most likely winner Of the
tournament on the strength of the COM
parative showing in earlier competitions
and team matches this season. One
might take at least ten names drop
them in a hat and have an even chance
of drawing the ultimate winner at the
first try. This is far unlike the situa-
tion in the Glass A division where at
best three or four may be regarded i'm
the championship class.
Rated as Contender.
According to consensus, however, the
best of the Glass b players as listed in
the draw, are Douglas Bomeisler of Yale
Club, his next opponent Victor Craw-
ford OF MontcIair and r. II. George of
the ID. X. +. Club in the first quarter
Harold Kellock. Columbia Club Leon
ard Beekman, Princeton Club, and w.
w. Taylor of the d. X. f.. Club in the
second quarter: J. s. Rochester of the
squash Club apd c. +. Fuller of the
Harvard Club in the third quarter, and
George Abbot of the Harvard Club and
Kingsley Kunhardt of Columbia Club in
the final quarter. Pay your money and
the form of many of the Glass B con-
tenders late this season, however, that 1t
VIII not surprise in the least IL an en-
tiant who is now completely overlooked
reaches as far as the semi-fnal or even
final round. =" st3 vr rs -
Because of the way he came from
behind In the last division or play and
triumphed, the contest in which George
j. Gould. Jr., was engaged attracted
"a al dar n Ia .l.-
first game from f. Il. Bayard of the
Princeton Club by as fine an exhibi-
tion of getting as he has shown in his
short career at squash tennis. Gould
lost control in the second set and
dropped IL at SIS. Then in the third
game his opponent maintained the ag-
gressive and drew into lead of 12-6.
Apparently the contest at that stage
was as good as won for the Princeton
man.
Those who thought so. however, reck-
oned without the stickto-it-iveness of
the Columbia Club entrant. who sud-
denly redoubled his efforts. set fast
pace and stroked daringly and with
great speed. lie also raced all over the
court in keeping pace with the ball. and
10 and behold Bayard never scored an
other point during the match. while
Gould counted nine i'm five or six hands
and placed the game and match to his
credit by score of 15-li. 9--l5, l6--l2.
1t was rousing finish, that kept the
gallery on edge. Gould Is not regarded
as contender his experience at the
game being rather limited. but II will
be no easy task 10 eliminate him.
n. n. George Hard Pressed.
From a standpoint of skillful. aggres-
sive squash. brilliant recoveries and
closeness of competition the match in
which X. II. George OF the y. h. II.
Club defeated j. G. McKibbin of Prince
ton Club. 15-13. 1s-1s. took top rank.
The tussle was every bit as hard fought
as the score indicates, and the caliber
o. play on more occasions than not
would have done credit 10 class A play
'ers The rallies were kept going In
surprising fashion despite the hard hit
ting on both sides and the really
clever maneuvering for position. Some
or the getting was extraordinary. Nc
Kibbin had 2 trifle the better OF II In
the matter of speed and aggressiveness,
but George was the steadier when
points counted most. and this margin
IN the matter OF control gave him the
match.
National Cia-s y squash Tennis Champion
phip-First Round--Victor Crawford. Mont
.clair A. G.. defeated u. II. Burrouehs. Cres-
cent A. c., t5--5, 15--6. G.. l.. Smith, Yale
Club. defeated a. s. Moses. Columbia Club
1s-iO els. i5-6. r. r.. Wigham, Column
bia club. defeated q. G.. Davidson. n. X.
w. club f5--5, 15-a: r. W Chambers, Co
'Iunibia Club. defeated X. i. Potter. Yale
Club 15--G s--i5. 15--9; clyde Martin. Yale
Club won from y. n. Alexander, Columbia
Club. by default. n. y. George. y. X. f.
Cub defeated !. 9. McKibbin. Princeton
Club I7--i3. 1913: II. T.. Farrelly. Princeton
Club defeated W. Starbuck. Columbia Club
i5-io. 1j--s George Y. Gould, Jr, Colunl-
hin Club. f5--1f. 9--i5. f5-l2; Leonard Beck
man, Princeton Club. won from Jarvis r..
Cromwell. Princeton Club. by default w. w.
Taylor. ~. X. y. Club. defeated Yale Ste
yens. Yale Club. 1917. t5-T: r. w Wolf.
Yale Club. won from r.. s. Grlnneli. Harvard
A. c., won from !. $. Roihscbild. Princeton
Club. by default r.. 4. Coffin, Jr.. Columbia
Club. won from ~. =. Cypiot Crescent A
c.. by default: ]. NJ. Denison, Princeton Club.
Club. t5--it. lbs: J. $. Rochester. saua slt
club. defeated ". n. Burt Columbia Club,
; 1h-t0. 15--9; r.. l.. ward. y. X. y. Club,
defeated W. Ewing. Yale Club. i5-g i2-.i5.
is-15; c. F. Fuller. Harvard Club. de-
fested v. Var Gerbig. aauash Club. 1911.
go: VI. 8. Thorne. n. X. r. Club. defeated
" ~. Turner. Yale club. ij-5. f5--T. Rob
@rt y. Monks. Princeton club defeated NJ
". Sterling. Crescent A. c.. 2-ia i5-45, ~
s. A. NJ HYDE. Harvard Club. defeated 7.
club. defeated y H.. shaw ~. Columbia
s-t1 fa--a. 1s-rTi g. ". stuart ~ X w.
club. defeated George O'NeIli. Harvard Club.
ts--iT iS-is. ISIS; Donald McClave. Co
1nmbia Club. won from y. G.. Tomlinson, Yale
Club. by defaut George Abbot Harvard
Club, defeated G. A. Hipklns Montcsr A.
c. t5--3. ta-s. Kingsley tSuuhardt Column
biz club. defeated X. r, Stevens. Yale club.