New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-04-12
CRANE DEFEATS PENNELL
Wins Over British Court Tennis
Expert in Uphill Fight.
SUPERIOR CONDITION COUNTS
American Challenger Will race
Jay Gould for Champion
ship To- morrow.

the right to meet jay Gould for the ma
tional court tennis championship u'Ie'
Crane came through the final stage by he-
Ceatinc Vanc Penucll an erst Will" BRUSH
champion. three sets 10 two. on the court
NJ the Racquet and Tennis club Tester-
dav. The winner will play Gould for the
title to morrow.
The contest Yesterday has given the
member, something to talk about Tor
weeks 10 come. First one and then the
Other would gain the upper hand and then
whom the count stood two sets To one ana
five games to two in Pencils favor. max
Ing II look all over save tn" congratula-
lions. the tide suddenly turned In favor OF
the gritty BoStcUiau, who never knows
when he Us beaten. With his opponent
within 4 game Of th" match Vt didn't seem
as r. Crane had . chance.
ThrouRhout tho carly stages 81 that
memorable fourth SGT pcnn"ll had his
strokes working ~ perfection. His service.
which had been botherine him moro or
loss. worked smoothly. When on the ha2-
ard side. however. his boosted force IN the
foro-hand corner ~ the dedans counted
etoadiiv Va this way tho Rrton ran the
gamos 20 f-lovc. crane then changed his
style of service. timely pIoco OF head
work which holped as much as ANYTHING
else to stop the others winning streak.
\ further case Of where tho head helped
the hard was shown by Crane when he
took the hazard side I'm the rallies he
changed from the floor game to higher re-
turns along the penthouse and over the
dodans This served 70 bring the fast tir-
ing Rritor ont more into the court. so that
Crane. with ever increasing speed, passed
him constantly with winning strokes to the
dedans
on the other hand. aside from Cranes eX-
hibtion Of greater generalship, Il must he
said I'm Justice 10 Pennell that condition had
a great deal 10 do with the sudden turn
ing Of the tide For tho FIRST four games
Of the crucial set tho visitor went At TOP
speed. hut then hs stamina began 10 fail
He had reached his limit. and from that
moment was 2 beaten man. In the hope Of
gathering himself together again Pencil
practically handed the NTH and sixth
games to his opponent The Briton then
made q desperate stand and won the fol-
lowing game That was the point in the
match where another game would have
won the dav. Crane played like a wizard
thereafter winning tho next three games
and bringing the count 10 sail
Conditions called Tor vantage set.
Crane won tho seventh game but momen-
tary unsteadiness cost him thu next lie
won't right after his man then, and won
the necessary two games and set. TO 6
In the Rfth and decisive set Pennell was
powerless 10 cherk the other. whose superb
condition enabled him To continue along
under run pressure. Crane won the match.
S. g. 3-6. So. 6i.
Az n anticipating court tennis ont NJ the
ordinary. members gathered early. and In
no time at all every foot 81 space In the
dedans and along the galleries was solid
with interested clubmcn. crane ruled a
slight favorite. although the Briton had
many supporters Jay Gould was the
referee and Jack white marked
ON the turn 81 the racquet Crane won
tho toss and started 20 serve. Pencil
promptly scored the first point on n boast
ed force to the fore-hand corner Of tho
dedans on changing sides after a chase
Crane took command Of the situation. and
won the game with two successive shots TO
the dcdans. Pencils opening point was
tho only one lie got in this game
Both players found the winning openings
In tho second game. Crane reaching the
dedans and Pennel the winning gallery.
Although Pencil was charged with n
double fault after deuce had been called
he finally won the game. Additional speed
by the Briton and nets by Crane sent the
next game the same way. but thereafter
the Bostonian had the upper hand. win
ming the set TO 3. Two OF the games. the
sixth and the last, went 10 love.
Throughout this set Crane had good
speed. besides volleying accurately. Pen
neIl's most noticeable weakness was In
service though he also found the net on
many occasions. The Englishman quickly
settled to his work in the next set by run
ming off the first four games. Crane then
got two games only to see his opponent
win the seventh and eighth in the decl-
slye game after Pencil had the count 30
love Crane gained "A point on clever shot
of the tambour. but a stroke TO the win
ming gallery gave Pencil the set. games
10 2 Throughout this set Pencil kept the
ball lower. besides finding the winning
openings with greater accuracy.
The third set was largely a repetition Of
the preceding one. Pennell covering his
court with rare skill During the nth
game Crane slammed n hard one 10 the
winning gallery. much TO the surprise and
discomfort OF spectator who CHANGED TO
be too close TO the net. Pennoll lost the
point and the spectator a little breath.
The Briton captured tho game. however,
as well as the sixth and seventh. Crane
found the winning openings I'm the next
game. but Pennel won the next game and
set 6-3
How the Briton ran the count up 10 4
love and then TO 80 in the fourth set, and
how he was "noscd out" after vantage
games has previously been told In the de-
cisIve set Pcnncl won only one game the
third. whereas Crane. who did his best on
the hazard side. found the dedans with al
most mechanical regularity.
After the contest Jay Gould remarked to
Pcnnell: ct was great match, but you
ought to have won
81 know IT, Il was condition that heat
me-" replied the Briton. lie also said that
he felt in tho fourth set that II he was 20
win tho match II would have 10 be right
there as he found himself unable to carry
the paco any further Crane, who is forty
two years old. was as cool and composed
after Il was over rs If he had only been
taking light practice.
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