The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-06
II ennis i

WIN Vl6lt from terIlnan0 Vafeln,
the French professional court tennis
champion. assured and the probability
OF the return OF Peter F. Latham. the
British champion, the court tennis
and racquet season will be lively one
1t Is due to young Jay Gould that
American court tennis occupies the
high position 1t does in the world of
sport. Gould was the comet of court
tennis this year. His first public
match was with George Standing.
against Charles f. Sands and Peter +.
Latham in Christmas week at his
fathers court at Lakewood, n. J.
In February he won the gold racquet
at the Tuxedo club. and in April the
amateur championship at the New
York Racquet and Tennis club. With
in the short space of four months he
passed. from a novice to champion
and followed up his remarkable
achievement by taking second prize in
thte British amateur championship:
that Is. the won every match as chal-
lenger of Eustace H. Miles. who, bar
ring one year, has held the title since
1889. 1t was young Gould's work with
the racquet while aboard that brought
Americans into the linelight of court
tennis and racQuets.
In this country the leading amateurs
believe that in year or two Goulds
stroke will acquire the severity now
lacking. but many English experts, in
GLIDING H. ]. Tenant, v. Pennell,
and Major Copper Key. agree that no
player in England at anything like his
age has approached his standard of
play. Jay Gould says the six best
Americans are just as good as the six
best British players. while with the
exception of Mr.. Roses court at New
market the courts in America are for
superior to those in England. He pre-
fers the American ball to the English
and French. The former are made out
OF bits of cloth wound together and
quickly get out of shape. The, French
court tennis balls are harder than
the others.
Ferdinand Garein. who Is to come
across this fall, challenged Oecil Fairs
for the worlds championship last
April. The match was played at Brigh-
ton on three days, four sets played
each day. The match stood four sets
all. and an equal number of games at
the end of the second day, a situation
tina; fully justified the challenge. Fairs
then would out, sets to 0, Is games
to 3, and 1877 strokes to 1857. Garcin
enhanced his reputation in this match,
and his game was pronounced better
than when he was in England in 1894,
1900 and 1904. He is 80 years old,
fully seven wears older than Fairs. who
was Tuxedo two years ago. Garcin is
OF slight physique. and very active and
f,Vl n,rSs fvNn k,t~ ~tn t.
Garcin will play matches alternately
at Tuxedo and Lakewood, with one
or two matches at the New York Rae
quet club. The arrangements have
been made by George ]. Gould and
James Henry Smith.
Peter Latham's visit will be about
Christmas time, should he come over.
1t Is probable that with Latham and
Garcin both in America at the same
time one or more matches will be ar
ranged between them. Latham has
challenged Fairs for the title, and the
match will be played next spring.
The season. irrespective of the in
ternational aspect, will be particu-
larly lively one. The national racquet
championships are scheduled for Feb
ruary. The doubles will be played at
the New York Racquet club, but there
is some question as to where the
singles will be decided. Philadelphia
can have them for the asking, but no
application has been received up to
date, and unless Philadelphia applies
the singles will be held in New York.
The inter-city racquet tournament will
be played in New York and Philadel-
phia. The first series will take place
in this city in March. and the return
contest two weeks later in Philadel-
phia. The New York Racquet club
tournament in racquets and court ten
mis- will be decided during the latter
part of the season.
Boston will be the scene of the con-
test for the court tennis champion
ship. as the tournament is held alter
nate years in Boston and New York.
Young Gould will defend his title at
Boston and if successful will make
second effort to win the British champ
ionship