Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-05

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wonder Of the world ii was
not without justification As play
ar he is a product ~ the most care
fQI systematic teaching. begun on %
definite plan and gradually brought
to its fan perfection. The game He
played IN defeating Covey, the pro
fessional champion. a. the PhiladeI-
phia Racquet club was convincing
not only to his opponent and tG the
spectators. but 60 the EugliShman
who brought Covey over and added
only more triumph to American ath-
letic skill CoVey succeeded IN get
ting but one set out u eight and
that by almost superhuman work,
which left him practically exhausted.
Thus another international issue
has been decided. temporarily, at
least. for II is said that Gould VIII
give Convey satisfaction over ON the
ether side.
Convey, after his defeat had no ex-
cuse to make lie said Il was
beaten by a better man. think Mr..
Gould Is the greatest tennis player
the world has ever seen The Hon
orable Neville Lytton, who employs
Convey as a professional said II do
rot think there has ever been. or
ever will be, "A greater court tennis
player than Mr. Gould
Jay Could il now 20 years old, hut
since he was a youngster in kuicker-
bockers lie has been playing court
tennis A competent tutor was en-
gagged for the young man. and when
only II years old he defeated Peter
Latham In 1905, Tho was one Of the
leading players in the world. The
all a. tod If.g "a
Crane for the United States national
amateur championships lie then he
gan taking on the star, Of England
and France In 1906 Gould travelled
over TO England and played Eustace
Fl Miles. al that time the most prom
inent English amateur Miles, like
those who went before him, couldn't
check the drives of the hard -hitting
youngster Writing Of his defeat
Miles said that his backhand strokes
against Gould's terrific serving were
like bobbing straw hat
Young Gould returned to this couu-
try and defended his title against all
corners. In later years he took the
measure OF George Standing. one OF
the greatest players the court game
ever produced To make his record
complete, Jay Gould challenged
George +, Convey for the worlds title,
ard now stands on the highest PIN
nacle of the court tennis world.
EVERYBODY win he much inter
IL ested i'm the work Of the Indian
Thorpe, under Manager McGraw. OF
the Giants. this year It is reported
that McGraW is working him as a
regular In center ficld down in Texas
u q kt. he
round championship In the Olympic
games, called the dccathlOn, and was
the hero and idol OF the American
orld for some months Then devel-
oped rumors, followed finally bv the
explosion of the scandal in Which 1t
was discovered and admitted by
Thorpe that he had received money
for PLAYING baseball / mention this
not without due reason, and that rea-
son is to show I'm what spirit the
public. both here and abroad. still re-
gard Thorpe
Everyone here realizes that SO far
from being a professional In those
contests for the Olympic champion
ship. Thorpe had done nothing for
money that bore any relation to his
nroWess IN the event for which he
Was competing That is, had he been
a man who made his living by en-
gaEiug in the kind OF athletic con-
tests which determined this cham
pionship IL would have been entirely
different hut still. having at an ear
lier period taken some money for
Raying baseball this did literally and
properly dehar him from the contest
by the rules
member of The olympic com
f1ftree a. the aufhpritN for tha Stata
ment that certain foreign nation
was. So sympathetic for Thorpe that
after the denouement they proposed
to take up a subscription and had
started one, to present him With a
trophy. when they Mere asked To drop
the matter n Is safe 10 say that the