New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-11
VICTORY FOR GARCIN.
WINS IN STRAIGHT SETS.
Forester No Match for French
Champion at Court Tennis.

In the shortest match of the week. which only
lasted one hour and fifteen minutes. Ferdinand
Garcin, the French champion, won his second
game In the invitation round robin court tennis
tournament at the Racquet and Tennis Club
yesterday afternoon. Garcin defeated Frank
Forester, the Georgian Court professional. in
straight sets So. s. The largest crowd OF
the week occupied ell the available space IN
the dedans and gallery. NJ. S. Patton was ref
cree and Albert White The marker
To open the match Garcin won the first two
games. and thereafter the Frenchman always
maintained the advantage In addition to find
ing the dedans and other winning openings
with accuracy. Garcn played brilliantly while
his cut service was the most severe seen at the
local court since Peter Latham was here year
ago.
In contrast 10 Garciu's aggressive service was
Forester's game. which showed less dash than
earlier in the week when he defeated George
Standing. In fact. the Lakewood pro could
not seem 10 settle down, which in a measure
accounts for the others easy victory. The de-
csive game Of this set was we'll contested When
the score stood at deuce Garcin made II vantage
by a ball TO the dedans and then won the game
point I'm fast rally.
Starting the second set. Garcn won ard lost
chases, and he also found the net more than
once. but Forester had two misses and "A
ball out OF court the points were brought 10
deuce An interesting bit OF play followed, and
Forester reached the dedans by a drive from
the grille corner. and Garcin cancelled II by a
similar play from the front hand corner into
the winning gallery. The Frenchman then re-
turned twice 70 the net, thereby presenting For
ester with vantage and game.
The Georgian Court representative the
next game to love. Returns to the net cost him
the third game. four points to one hut he won
The next after a prolonged contest, the score
going to delse and vantage FIVE times. He won
despite the fact that Garcin in this game had
three balls to the dedans
Two vantage games. both OF which the French
man won. brought the contestants even
terms at Sail. In the sixth game the for
egner gained two points by shots to the dedans
and another by ball TO the winning gallery.
In the next game the Lakewood man only
counted once. the result of miss by Garcin.
one OF the longest games I'm the match followed.
the count going to deuce and vantage five times.
Garcin finally with ball to the dedans and
a clever place.
The Frenchmans places We're marvels of ac-
curacy and his twisting kills to the corners
were OF such q puZZling nature that Forester
had 10 do an unusual amount Of work TO make
his returns. Four balls into the net PEN
alties which cost Garcn the ninth game, which
Forester won, points TO /. This proved to be
the Lakewood pros last winning game, al
though one OF the last went to leuce and van
tage several times. This game, which was the
eleventh, also marked the longest rally Of the
match. Garcin won by kill to the forehand
corner from n most difficult take Mt the base of
the tambour.
In going for the winning openings Garcin
was successful twenty-five times as against
eight for Forester. The former had the dedan.
fourteen. the winning gallery five and the grille
three times while Forester made the dedans
and winning gallery three times each and tho
grille twics. Tho summary follows: