The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-08
CLEVER COURT TENNIS FINAL.
YOUNG JAY GOULD GAINS Ma
TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
Wins From Charles r.. sands. the Title
Holder in Straight Sets-BOth Play the
Truo stroke and LAX Match One Well
worth SeeIng-Cup Goes to Tuxedo Club


To end the most interesting season Of court
games recorded in some years, jay Gould
won the national championship at court
tennls yesterday from the title holder. Charles
T.. Sands Of the Racquet and Tennis CLUB.
by GO. e-3. a., II was the first time on
record In England. France or the United
States that a boy has won the amateur chant
pionship. as the victor has only gained his
seventeenth year. The match was a triumph
OF artistic tennis. both playing with the
finished stroke and grand tactics Endorsed
by the past masters Of the old and gallant
game
The onlookers. who filled the upper and
side galleries and were crowded into the
dedans, which, from It's plush seats and mar
row spaces suggested a choir loft. were
unanimous In pronouncing the match the
finest exhibition OF the game yet produced
between homebred players. IT was decided
In the court OF the Racquet and Tennis Club.
In which to reach the final Gould had beaten
j. j. Calrn and Joshua Crane, DR.. and SANDS
had won from Austin Potter and q. X. Fear
ing. All the defeated quartet were Boston
entrants. Young Gould, although his fine
game has been acquired under forester's
coaching at Georgian Court, Lakewood, was
entered frol the Tuxedo Tennis Club, and X.
Moore. it, professional. was on hand TO carry
OF the trophy to Tuxedo.
HllOI4h llt plllDOhtl y NN'I be 49, ''A'N
T. Sufiern Taller, r. IL. Williams. president
OF the Racquet and Tennis club; the Wilt
neys. Waterburys, Vim CUTS and La Moutatnes,
Ernest A. Thompson, Alex Mortcn. h. W.
Jewett. j.. T.. l.arocque, Clarence II. Mackay,
X. l.. Beeckman. G.. Richmond Fearing.
Louis Livingston. Harry L. Peters, AlonZo
Potter, John D.. %CrImmius. Or. Edward s.
Knapp, Robert j. Collier, +. {. Havemeyer,
II. W. SlocuIn. O'S. Campbell. L. Condo Mast,
F. c.. Cunnin CHAM, W.. =. Burden. Milton y.
Barger. &. p. Snow, James Henry Smith,
c. A. Mum. Ford Huntington. II. o. Have
meyer, Jr., c. Lawrence Perkins. o.. G.. Clark,
Jr.. II. c. Mortimer, Jr, Sherman Day, II. W.
Bull. J. j. Hartman. j. W, llenning aud
many more past or present wielders OF the
| racquet. Alfred White. the clubs tennis
professional, stood In the markers box,
while George Standing called the faulty SER
vices from the dedans. NJ. S. Patton was the
referee. but there was not an appeal 70 nm.
1t was q fast game. all over In thirt y-iye
minutes.
In the play for winning openings Gould had
the dedans thrice. the winning gallery a.
many times and he was deadly on the trails
for the grille. getting it five times. In two
Of the games Gould had winning openings
twice in succession. Sands gained the de-
dams and the grille each three times, but he
did not haze the fortune to score by the win
ming gallery. Both were most reliant on
floor work and made many fine places in
true tennis style, The honors on service
were about equal, An imp OF the p%erVerse
was against Sands in many tries Tor the
winning openings, OF! which ne only failed
Of margins. tiould did not try so often for
the openings. but displayed greater accuracy
when he did 50. On the other hand. by sub
ordinating the trials for the openings to
placing In the far corners lie did not give
Opportunity 70 SANDS for many easy fets;
into the service court. getting lao on Sands's
return to the net and changing courts to play
for Two chase,; bG!h better than 2. Us loft
then bringing Gould to 4o-l5. Now Sands
became striker out to. play q chase better
dedaus, for 800, but his return TO the net
made Gould game. In the second game.
GiI1ad a sery ,ba , me ss,ne ead lao 400 y Iv a rg n}dEl
Two Ghases had been marked. hazard side
better than the door and better than ? and
the net Counted Twice against Gould in the
play for them. bringing Sands to 80 al: !
side one half yard chase being next tailed
and ends being changed to play it. Sands
returned Gould S service nicely, but the latter
now forced 10 the winning gallery Tor a deuce
game. Gould then gaind vantage and gdme
on misses by Sands. making them games all.
sand7's only count in IL" two 5einE when
Gould once returned TO the net, all the points
being made on the moor. and atter sands
by a boosted force to the dedan lis. Gould also
captured it at game-3o. bringing him to ~
great haif,vSoilisy q a drop at he tsmDonr;
They changed to decide two chpsss ,io%Ii
first. better than the second galley, l,"ni!
slipped and fell on a tGy FOR a get; mahims
defending a hazard second gallery, chase
brought Sands's to 800. He retir ned to the
p pI, '2 for ii two c hfss 't eaeh Get S'rtG't I 1 and s.
Sands won the first for +o-ii. but the second
ended with Gould, 2 gain Of the grille oPrn.nG
missed and made a chase for a hall yard worse
thar 8. Changing again. Gould lost it on a
the ball dropped and chung with the tenacity
OF glue. The stroke won ne game Tor sands
and an ero Ss nai hin 70 Ior a. IL. s ss' az tn taf by E svpa4S
Gould won the first three games of the
to the winning gallery, and; when 80 q, gave
to Sands the only poini OF the game by losing
q chase be, ween 2 and D. on saMdss p,ace:
and Sands the dedans. Gouid,s gain OF the
FOR %eoiS. he lost a hall yard chase, after
changing ends. for 400 aud had game on
Sands opened the fourth game by gaining
the grille and was 80 by Gould,s return TO
the net. A miss brought Gould 10 $50
short return. the score was so all, But Sands
won his SECOND chase: FOR a yard worse than
the last gallery, LOT 4U-iu ana nau MS nrst
game or Gould's return 10 the net. Gould's
gain of the grille and winning gallery In sue
cession dazzled the onlookers to open the
sixth game and winning a love game, he had
the tally OIL. Each served a double fault
In the seventh and Sands was once out OF
court on a return yet he won by Same-so'
Gouid's> miss and a nick made Sands so
I'm the eighth, when Gould gained the dedans
for $50. A XIII on the tambopr made
from the backhand corner brought his genes
set opened in a way 20 promise a long struggle. |
but II was soon over. Gould marked a chase
worse than and chase 2 without any scoring. |
and Sands chan ed ends TO play them. He
lost both. Gould getting next, to 40 on
Sands's return to the net and game, by Il
drop into the grille opening, getting the set
Returns to the net by both landed them
at 80 all to start the third set. A drive TO the
dedans made Sands $50 and he had game
on Could loss OF a chase. better than 3.
Sands sls6 won the second. Gould,s only
count being at $40 on a return to the net
by Sands. love game, all the counts being
on Sandals tosses TO the net. won the third
for Gould. a run. that spoke volumes for the
youngsters skill In placing, Gould twice
had the dedans In the fourth game, for 30-i5. !
but after two chases were marked Sands