New-York tribune., 1906-04-01
AFRAID OF JAY GOULD.
Court Tennis amateurs Fear Lad
MAJ Yin Chanarionskip.

The national court tennis championship In
singles will be played at the New York Racquet
and Tennis Club this week. The start will be
made on Tuesday afternoon, and play will be
continued each day thereafter except Friday.
The entrants all save Jay Gould. repre-
sentatives of New York or Boston clubs.
Mr.. Gould. who is the son of George Gould.
owner of Georgianoourl, Lakewood. has entered
from the Tuxedo Racquet and Tennis Club. He
has been practising for the last few days at the
New York Racquet and Tennis Club. where his
easy style and accuracy of stroke have created
a profound impression. In fact, it is no secret
that the old timers are uneasy because Of the
presence of this boy, who has had the temerity
TO enter and thus threaten to break in on the
monopoly enjoyed almost entirely for the last
fifteen years by Boston and New York players.
Mr.. Gould first came into prominence as
court tennis expert on December 2S last, when
he played Peter Latham. of England, the
worlds professional champion, at Georg1ancourt
Latham conceded odds Of fifteen to the amateur;
the former winning 9-6. g. On the same day
George Standing, the professional at the New
York RACQUET and Tennis Club, with Mr. Gould
for a partner. defeated Latham an6 CharieSo T.
Sands of this city. at doubles, 6-S, o-S. 1!-S'
Mr. Sands is the present amateur champion at
court tennis, and most OF the OLD guard are
mining faith on him again. They argue IhdS
bis Years Of experience will stand him in good
stead before the critical gallery certain 70 gamer
az the local club. Before salllng 1or EngldIu.
Latham did not hesitate to say tnat ne lhoushs
Mr. Gould would have an excellent chance oL
winning in a match with MI SANDS .
Only recently Mr. Gould won the gold racquet
tonrnament at Tuxedo, defeating Pierre Lorfl-
lard jr in the final with ease. MT; I 6oulu HaS
been drawn to meet J. ]. Gaines. OF Boston; IN
the first match at l D. m. on Iuesday' WhiIe
Mr. Sands and A Potter, OF Boston are doWh
for 2 o'clock The winner of the Gould-Calnes
match will earn the right to play Joshua crane
tr of Boston, in the only contest on "euheS-
dav - a,t+
Mr. Crane is former champion, and admit
tedly as strong amateur player as theIe -
in the country when in form The winner OF tne
Sands-Potter match will meet George R. Fear
ing of Boston. on Thursday. There WI! theI4 @
he a cessation in the championship llli Saul Saul
dav though an exhibition in doubles oeIMeTn
well known amateurs and professionals - llhS4S
to be arranged for Friday. s,,,
To understand court tennis one has 70 lanliI-
tariza himself with such expressions as 10 the
dedans' grille" winning opening peh!-
bouse 'tambOur" "chase" and nick IL Is
,jtbout doubt one of the most complicated
games ever invented. yet its devotees pronouilce
II one Of the most fascinating. There are no
Sxsd dimensions for court but the size should
not he less than 80 by 80 feet Ihe net Is
-I,y,ob higher at either end than in the centre.
since 1892 the amateur title mas WIN tIe
siDcIe execution of the year when EustaCe n
a1iiee ~ england competed been won by rep
resentatives of either New York or Boston Inc
record is follows; 49,. 1000 r7,sl-a
Warren, Boston; Io94-93oB6 6o SpaIoIns 9o,o, 9e So
mendia New York; 1S96-99-L. NJ Sto1ton' StodSI
postoT, 1o0O-Eustace II. Miles, London; l%n-
iniN Joshua Crane jr.. Boston; lSO0-Charies l.
c. Nan