Reginald Vane

Vane was happiest advancing behind a short lead. He was less comfortable in a long room with a low ceiling, where the audience seemed to recede whenever he looked towards it. His best records come from square venues. He liked to finish an advance with both feet beneath him, ready either to continue or to answer. His poorer passages came when impatience enlarged the final step. The corner’s instruction to arrive in balance occurs in several accounts, usually after a round in which he had been made to reach. For Vane, arriving ready mattered more than merely arriving first.

Recorded style: Pressure fighter.