The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-12
COURT TENNIS AT TUXEDO.
GiRCIN, FRENCH CHAMPION, RE-
IEALS ELEGANT STYLE.
Jay Gould. Receiving ODDS Of Fifteen, wins
the Match-NisitOr Takes n Extra
set-Many Amateurs Of the Racquet
Applaud From Dedans and Galleries.

Set-Many Amateurs Of the Racquet
Applaud Frsm Dedans and Galleries.
In an exhibition match in the Tuxedo
Tennis and Racquet Club court yesterday
Ferdinand Garcin. professional champion Of
France, made his American debut against
young Jay Gould, holder OF the national
amateur and the Tuxedo gold racquet cham
pionships. A bad light. due to the rainfall
and the muggy atmosphere. bottle red the
Frenchman probably more than the fast,
hard ball or that he was In a strange court.
Jay Gould. to the contrary. never played
better, lie beat Garcin three sets to love
by 8-2, e., "a but received odds OF fifteen
in each game. An extra set, played under
the same odds. Garcin won, Q games to 5.
The Frenchman did not quite MI the pic
ture dra wn by those who have met him In
the Paris courts or who had read OF his good
showing against Punch Fairs last spring
for the worlds championship. His service
lacked force and bis returns were only enec-
tive In length. the hard cut to kill from the
back walls being absent. Garcin alternated
between the railroad and the drop service.
being best at the latter, for the ball took
the spin from a wrist stroke made with very
little exertion. Elegance in stroke and style,
with many charming places for points on the
floor, were the qualities displayed best by
Garcin, He seemed to need dash and
probably on this account the match lacked
vim and fur y.
Ferdinand is not within fifteen Of his true
game" remarked a Philadelphia amateur,
who learned under him in France. The
conditions bothered him, no doubt. but there
we're no cuts with the shoulder back OF EN-,
to drop the ball still and clinging from the
wall like a poached egg. He was twisting
'em from the racket, rather than putting cut
on EN-"
Moore. the Tuxedo professional. and r.
- - -
improved half fifteen at least since he won
the gold racket in their court last winter.
Ernest Thomson. Charles Bohlen. Louis
L%srocque, Jr., and one or two more close
critics had an impression that he has gained
pace at the sacrifice OF stroke. They con-
cede an Improvement in floor work aud re-
straint in drives for the winning openings.
All conccde that Jay Gould Is in a class by
himself above all our amateurs and they
rejoice in his bright prospects for a worlds
championship In time. To sum up what the
onloOkers thought. Pierre Lorillard, Jr.'s
opinion is enough.
u had not seen Jay since ! met him for
the gold racket, " said young LOrilla rd. He
has improved in every detail Of the game
Deda ms and upper galleries wCrc we'll nllcd
with women and men. for the match served
nicely 10 kill a rainy afterno on. Among the
men who had the kecncst interest in tho game
were Lewis ). Chanlcr. the new Lieutenant
Governor; !. W. Porter, Pierre LOTlllard, Sr.,
u. Talbot, Cornelius Vanderbilt. 7. q. Condor,
+. 4. JuiliaTd. r. H.. KeCch. William Post, W.
Goodby LOew. G. + Baker, j.. y. Stevens. II. II.
Rogers. 4. ). Walker. ". VI. V. Holman.
Victor SOrCIan. &. r. Holman. Condo Mast.
r. h. Harrison. Louis T.. Iaro"Iue. JT, Id
ward la Monta gne. X. G.. Rell. Alfred Seton.
u. W. Monroe, Henry Ia Montague and Edgar
Scott. Ernest Thomson iudsri ~" s,rviCe
faults, T. Suhern Taller was referee and
Robert Moore, Jr.. the marker.
r he first TWO games we're split. hut Jay
Gould soon had the tally ct. 81. Then
Garcin won a game for s.. hut after that
IN @ amateur champion had matters his own
wav and h Q took the set by So. Fine pla cling
in shOTt cha : cS and Ia sting returns that made
impossible griS ~ on the first tMO games OF Tho
second set for Garcin. Gould now ran out
the set in straight games. The ~ N"Uth, IN
which COuld made the dcCislv" point by win
ming a difficult chase, was "a love game. .lhIs
made him 81. GarCin gained n nick by
service and started tho eighth "a me - oil.
GOuld marked two cha Sos worse than -iy and
HIc"ssIfniiy defended both. masimgS it co. Is.
gaining gam" by Kill m The grille corner. This
won the second set for Gould 10y . ?
There was 4 better ronteSt IN he third ~oi,
for GarCln WIS moro AZ home ne won he
arst a. a love game, and the second game after
the gallery corner thar died away so gently
that Gould could not pick n up. When IL
all in tho third game, Ferdinand returned oul
~ 'llAN % A7'l' " ''lllN''''.N y t'"' ''Hi ~
in the match and it whicn the light may Re
blamed. Now 30. 10. Gould made Ao-i5 10y q
drive into the dedans, the only point thus far
~ the set made by the openings. Changing
sides. Ferdinand won a short chase. for 30 20.
and gained deuce 10y = drive TO the ,dedans.
Gould won vantage by "A kill from the back
wall in the grille corner and next the game
by n force 10 the grille opening, Floor play
brought the fourth game twice TO deuce and
vantage. Could gained the final vantage
on ser vice and game by "A boosted force to
the winning gallery. This made the games
Ferdinand had the better of the. placing
in the nest game. Gould only count being by
81. Now came the hardest game Of the
set, Gould winning IL to square the tally al 3
all. The scoring was.
GSTcin. q % . IS 20 10 wv. ''"'
II was all floor play except that Gsrcin
gained 30 30 by the grille. Could's last van
the game point by a return to the grille corner
that Ga,rcin could not gel
fine stroke. He picked M the ball from the
floor in the forphand corner and. trying for
the grille opening, he dropped II, plum into
the square for the count, lie then won y
IS and lost 3 3 : chase for 80 70. 4 miss
to III" net made it deuce. Gould gained van
taRe by a fine pickup and deadly place n'
Now 5-3. Gould took the next set for s..
lie made, the grille openingby a drive from
gane-3O. GOuldis returns to the net giving
Ferdinand his two points. \ drop into ne
deda ma mad me nlntn game - LOT tIOulu.
Ferdinand now made q sequence of splendid
plac es and won the game from that score.
With the tally 81 Gould q won the match
by gaining y vantage game. When go
against him. Ferd, nand won two short cha~es
for 10 all. which was the best to nnis of the
game. The summary:
Jay s.T5 SS%ld cisrcITl Fame .@,c /: :
After tho applause for the winning stroke
+. SufeTn Taller suggested. as n was still
early. that an exhibition set would oblige
the OnloOkers. The amateur champion aC-
cepted for himself and Ferdinand. which Ia
how GarCin IL spoken Of by the amateurs.
and Gould went in az the service end. Hc
is over a head taller than the Fren"hman,
yet quite a. nimble in getting about the
court. The games were won alternately
until all. All we're short ones and the points
made in ralliet OF on the floor. The order
now favored GarCin, who stood q. \
love game enabled Gould To reach 81. but
the FrenChman won the next by game Ia 80.
standing ; to 3 for tho act.
The amateur champion had TO torcc him
self II the set WIS to be saved. Aided by a
return ont of court by Ferdinand, who then
lost chaseS worse aud next better than y
yard, Gould stood tO-i5. Ferdinand. by =
drop service that died away from the pent-
house on the wall. scored twice, making IL n
deuce game. Gould now won vantage on a
chase better than four and game by q place.
Now IS. Gould made the games 5 ell IN
short order. Tie tailed q return. for IS all,