New-York tribune., 1907-01-10
STANDING BEATS WHITE
MANY. VANTAGE GAMES.
Some Spirited Play in Court Tennis
Tournament.

George Standing displayed his true form at the
Racquet and Tennis Club yesterday afternoon,
when he defeated Jack White two sets TO one
IN the invitation court tennis tournament. Both
are professionals employed at the local club. and
Standing appeared entirely recovered from the
INJURY TO his foot which caused him TO with
draw in his match with Frank Forester on Mon
day.
Although Standing the odd set his op-
ponent is credited with the greater number Of
winning games. The score shows 19 to is in
favor of White which made possible be-
Of the fact that in the second set Standing
only two games. Both played fast tennis,
and whenever opportunity offered went for the
winning openings. They also clever in
playing for and defending chases, and in this re-
spect honors wereseasy. Standing won because
Of better round-the-court play, although his ser
vice not forcefu as 1t might have BEEN
The match hard fought. The fact that
eight of the games IN the decisive set were car
ried TO deuce and vantage shows the stubborn
nature of the play. NJ. S. Patton. as usual, acted
as referee, while ]. Hammond attended 10 the
marking.
There was little TO choose between the men In
the early part of the first set. When the games
stood all Standing braced and won the next
two rather easily by superior floor work White
only made a single count in each game. This
gave Standing the set games to g.
deuce four times before White finally scored the
decisive point. White followed this up by
series of wonderful plays for the winning open
ings which enabled him to win the next four
games in short order He had winning open
ings twice in the second game, and when the
score stood 30 all in the next game White won
through reaching the dedans and winning gall
lery successive plays.
To start the fourth game White got the grle
twice. which made four successive winning open
ings Standing made better resistance in the
next two games, although White won both. CIV
ing the latter advantage of six games to love.
A temporary brace enabled Standing to capt
ure the next two games, but, apparently real
izing the hopeiessnesS of his task he saved his
strength, that the younger man was able to
run out the set without much trouble
Standing won the first two games of the third
ser, but White won the third after 1t went TO
deuce three times In the next Standing made
only single point, ball to the winning gal
lery. and White reached the dedans thrice and.
with the count 40-15. he got the game by win
ming chase. This made them all. Later
they were even at all, the games being hard
fought.
To open the ninth game White had the dedans
twice for 30 love, but by vigorous placing and
services Standing finally managed TO win after
the count had gone three times to deuce There
after Standing kept the lead to the end. After
the twelfth game had gone to deuce three times
Standing gained vantage by a ball to the dedans
and then won the decisive point with a shot TO
the grille window. He won the last game TO
30 giving him the set to 5, and the match
This afternoon Ferdinand Garcin the French
champion, and Frank Forester. of Georgian
Court, Lakewood. will be the contestants The
summary of yesterdays match follows
FIRST SET.
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SECOND SET
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THIRD SET.
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The standing of the players TO date is follows:
Won. Lost. Won Lost,