New-York tribune., 1907-01-09
FRENCH CHAMPION WINS
GOOD FIGHT BY WHITE.
Forces Garcin to Play His Best an
Court Tennis Match.

Ferdinand Garcin, champion Of France won
his first match in the invitation court tennis
tournament for professionals at the Racquet
and Tennis Club yesterday afternoon. He de-
feated John White, of the home club. two sets
to one The contest held the interest of the
spectators from start to finish. Garcin won the
first and third sets and White the second. The
scores were Sc SIS, S-6
Because of the poor light throughout the
afternoon Garcin gave up trying for the winning
openings with his usual frequency. which ac-
counts for the fact that the New Yorker was
credited with seventeen winning openings, as
against fourteen for the Frenchman. White
reached the dedans four times, the winning gal
lery three times and the grille ten times. Gar
Gin reached the dedans five occasions. the
winning gallery four times and the grille five
times. NJ. S. Patton the referee and Albert
White the marker
In a recent handicap match on the local court
White, receiving odds of half fifteen. defeated
Garcin two sets to one. This caused not a few
70 fancy the young Englishman's chances in
yesterdays contest. Although defeated, White
never played better tennis. and experts present
declared it was a feather in his cap to make
such showing against the man who only
year ago played Punch Fairs for the worlds
championship.
The final game of the first set proved the most
interesting and hardest fought. When the
score stood 15-love in favor of Garcin White
calleo not ready, the Frenchman served.
But as White returned the ball the referee
FUSED TO allow the protest. When Garcin lost
two chases the score was brought to 30-all, and
from there TO deuce. It went to deuce and
vantage four times before Garcin finally won
the at Sc
In the sixth game of the second set Garcn
gained applause by making the winning gallery
twice IN succession. When the games stood Al
IN Whites favor Garcin brought the score to
ali. but thereafter he only able to win one
more game. The twelfth game was full of ac-
ton. At deuce White gained vantage by a bail
70 the grille, and on the next rally Garcin sent
the ball out of court. This gave the set 10 White
games to D.
In the fourth game of the third set, with the
score 40 love against him. Garcin scored a
point by kill in the forehand corner. He fol-
lowed this with two successive balls to the
oeoans, making ii deuce. After the second deuce
and vantage Garcin won by a ball TO the grille
and kill TO the tambour.
With the games standing all Mr.. Patton asked
the contestants If they wished to postpone the
match because of the darkness. The men said
White caused general surprise by suddenly drop
ping his racket 1t appears he became afflicted
with what is known racket cramp which is
more prevalent among amateurs than profess
sionals- The cramp affected the muscles of the
thumb. After having the member rubbed Wig
orously for about five minutes White able to
continue, and he seemed to play well
When the games stood to in Garcin's favor
the latter won the decisive game. in which
White made so.
White will play George Standing, OF the home
club. this afternoon. The summary Of yester-
days match follows: