New-York tribune., 1907-01-12
WHITE BEATSFORE LESTER
WINS At COURT TENNIS.
Steddiness and More Varied Strokes
account for the Victoru.

| John White defeated Frank Forester Of
Georgian Court, two sets to one in the invita-
ton court tennis tournament for professional e
/ at the Racquet and Tennis Club yesterday af-
/ ternoon. This leaves Ferdinand Garcin the only
! player with clean record. If he is beaten in
! the final match to-day against George Stand
/ ing. these two experts will be tied for first
j place.
When yesterdays match began the amateurs
| in the dedaps were about evenly divided as to
| the probab BILE outcome. White who IS one of the
professionals at the local club, never played in
better form, and after the first set he was re-
! garded as an almost certain winner.
White won by superior steadiness combined
with a better variety of strokes. He also varied
his service, whereas Forester relied almost en-
tirely on the cut service which failed to puzzle
the New York man. Play on both sides was
characterized by fast and vigorous strokes It
was the smash bang style-anything TO win
with perhaps TOO little of the finished article
such playing for the corners of the court and
coaxing puzzling tangent from the base Of the
tambour.
Despite this fact there were a number OF long
rallies. and both men were successful in playing
for the winning openings. In this respect White
had IL, to 10 for the Lakewood player There
were also flashes of brilltancy where the con
testants found the winning openings three times
in a single game.
to deuce and vantage before Forester won.
Thereafter. VI site all over the court ia kim,
the neSt thee games and keeping the lead to
deuce White at S TO 4.
Tc open the second set, White won four out
OF the frsr flNe games. Two Of these were 10
love White also Won the sixth game despite
the fact that the score stood love-4O against
him before ne began to score. In this game
Forester twice found the grille window.
WITH defeat staring him in the face, Forester
negah 10 play at the top Of his game, and set
ting fast pace. which he maintained to the end
The Georgian Court representative succeeded In
running OUT the set 1t was remarkable brace
on Forester's part for wren the score stood 81
loser he only allowed White a single count in
the decisive game.
The tables We're completely turned in the next
set When White ran off six straight games be-
lore FORESTER managed to get one. Most Of the
games were marked by frequent misses and re-
turns 10 the net by Forester.
The Lakewood man won the seventh game
Wnen @ he allowed White only single point but
been called twice and the score stood TO l in
ms IaVor 1t was hopeless task for Forester
put ne won the next game after deuce and van
lage mad been called on a ball TO the dedans
This WAS his last score. as White won the nevf
game, points TO 2. Whi!o playing for the point
mat made White 400, Forester overreached
aIsl 1eI- White won the decisive point mo-
nent later through Forester's return to the net
The summary follows
FIRST SET
Forster S9'ss '::.::::::G dd-s
SECOND SET
Forster E9tss ::::d ::::::d %
THIRD SET.
forester atss r':::...:....dd Is
D5S Points nstg, by openings Whts-Dedans grille u win
Referee n 8 Patton Umpire for faults Ceor1. stand