The New York herald., 1922-12-07
CORDIER SURPRISED
BY FINK AT SQUASH
Former National Champion
Decisively Outplayed at
Yale Club.
by SAMUEL J. BnooKMAN.

A match that figured to be one OF the
Squash Tennis Associations annual fall
scratch tournament ended In q decisive
victory for r. Earl Fink Of the Crescent
Athletic Club over Auguste ]. Cordier,
Club courts yesterday. Cordier was con-
siderably off form. while Fink was at
his~ best, and the contest ended in q
score of 15-8, 15-6. The victory adj
vanced Fink to the semi-final round In
which he was Joined by Charles NJ. Bull.
Jr., a fellow player of the Crescent club,
Thomas r. Coward. national amateur
champion, and Harold r. Mixsell OF the
Princeton Club.
What surprised about Cordier's game
was his unusual lack of control and his
erratic timing of shots. Undoubtedly
Fink's puzzling change Of pace~had a
lot to do with his opponents unsteadi-
ness, but Cordier has faced the same
sort of tactics before and come through
with a more impressive exhibition. He
contributed eleven of Fink's thirty points
with drives into the telltale, many Of the
errors being made when he was not par
ticularly hard pressed for time. Neither
was he getting the ustsfhary sting into
his shots.
Fink's control and at times sensational
getting saved many an important point
for him. He made some wonderful re-
coveries of shots that required lightning
decision. shots that would have entirely
escaped an ordinary player. He antici-
pated we'll and he varied his attack and
speed puzzlingly. Als1 he fairly mur-
dered Cordiers service. gaining no small
advantage by putting Cordier on the de-
fensive on the first return.
six Points I'm One Hand.
A run of in the ninth hand gave
Fink comfortable lead in the first
game and four points in the next hand
made him certain of that division of
play In the second game Cordier
speeded up and maintined fast pace
for a while. The score was close for
thirteen hands Then Fink. with the
aid of three telltales by Cordier. a ser
vice ace and two placements. brought
the score to 13-5 in his favor, and the
match was practically over then and
there.
Tom Coward encountered sterner re-
sistance than he had barSained FOR In
his match with William Rand, Jr., OF
the Harvard CluD, VINO Is pldyliS SUI
prisingly effective squash for his first
wear in Glass A company. Rand set"
the first game at 13-all and fought
the champion tooth and nail, but Cow
ards greater experience told in his
favor at important stages. The match
ended finally at 1914, 16-10, which
indicates how close 1t was.
Harold Mixsell and Charles M. Bull.
Jr., scored with comparative ease IN the
other two fourth round matches. In
the semi-finals. which will be played to-
morrow Coward meets Mixseil, and Fink
plays Bull. The summary:
FOURTH ROUND.
Charles NJ. Bull. Jr., Crescent Athletic Club,
defeated J. A. Richards. Harvard Club,
15-10. 15-1.
r. Earl Fink. Crescent Athletic Club, de-
feated Auguste J. Cordier. Yale Club. 16-s.
15-6.
Thomas r. Coward. Yale Club. defeated
William Rand. Jr., Harvard Club, 1S-14,
Harold r. Mixsell, Princeton Club. defeated
John c. Nicely. Princeton Club. 15-2, t5-5.
FINK VS.. CORDIER.
FIRST GAME:
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SECOND GAME:
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Cordier II 000010Of 00o01 1907 8
PIacements-Fink, 10; Cordier. 8. Tell
tales-Fink, 2; Cordier. IL. Outs-Ffnk, 81;
Cordier, 1. Service aces-Fink. /; Cordier,
/. Misses-Cordier, 4.