New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-19
Defeats Convey, England's
Best Professional, with
Loss of Only One Set.
BIG CROWD ENJOYS
THE BRILLIANT PLAY
Amateur Makes Flashy Kills
and Marvellous ReCOverieS
with Rare Grace.
by Telegraph TO The Tribune

the court tennis championship " 49,
world NJ tho Racquet Club here to-day
by defeating George F. Covey, OF Eng
land, who held the professional world
title. three out OF four sets to complete
their match OF seven sets up.
The scores OF the full match were as
follows: Monday. 60, 81. 81. Ga. To
day. So. So. SIS. 81.
Thus the first big international fixture
OF a year which promises rare sport falls
TO the lot e Uncle Sam. and to make the
victory the sweeter an amateur easily
proved the master Of q professional who
ranks at tho top.
Gould. who IS twsnty-six years old
proved himself the best court tennis
player who ever lived. according 10
critics who viewed the match. His ser
Woo to-day was equally a. strong as on
tire FIRST cay. and he displayed even oet-
ter head work, finding moro flaws in the
defence and attack Of his English rival.
His foreplay was errorless. He played
ground strokes with few misses. seldom
drove into the net and had the came
knack Of divining where his opponent
would return the ball as IN the early
stages OF the match
His playing vas all the more impressive
because his strokes. his marvellous re-
st1r4yI de ytslfn
effectiveness and grace.
The English champion proved, experts
say. that he is great player. mechan-
icaily. with few weaknesses IN physical
play. barring an inability to play back
hand strokes in tho service court with
regularity. And instead Of being master
OF his own play. he was forced 10 play
the game that Gould wanted
The victory of the American marks the
first time that an amateur has ever beaten
a professional court tennis player for
title. II also meant the second world s
championship brought 10 this country
from Great Britain by Racquet Club men
within a year. Jack Soutar having won
the racquet title from Charles Williams,
Of London. last spring.
Covey. after his defeat, had no excuse
to make He said
Il was beaten By better man. | think
Mr.. Gould is the greatest tennis player
the world has ever seen
The Hon Neville Lytton. who employs
Covey as professional, added to this
praise by saying;
u do not think there has ever been or
ever will be a greater court tennis PLAYER
than Mr. Gould
The new champion declined 20 comment
upon his victory. AN I want is long
rest. have had enough court tennis for
some time" was all he would say.
Covey played a much stronger game to-
day than he did on Monday. lie used
much better judgment. timed his strokes
well. covered the court more thoroughly
and seemed more alive and on his toes,
but he never had chance Of winning
He pulled the third set out OF the fire
by sheer desperation and by putting every
ounce Of energy into the effort thus saw
ing himself the izuOminy Of being white
washed" Both before and after this set
Gould was always the master.
Covey had more than his fair share OF
hard luck. The ball seemed possessed OF
an evil spirit. and at critical moments
bounded so aWkWardly that II was I'm
possible sometimes for him 10 play II
In the four sets played to-day Gould
non twenty-three games and scored 10
points. making his total for the match
l. games and "a points. Covey won eight
games on Monday and eleven to-day,
nj
Convey seemed 20 realize that he was
facing his master. but tho spectators
could not help admirng his pluck and
perseverance under the most depressing
circumstances. Gould played the same
cool and calculating game that carried
him to victory on Monday His service
was again a great factor in his victory.
Added TO this his anticipation OF his OPP
ponents strokes was again wonderful spd
many times he returned seemingly impos-
sible shots
The match vas concluded in the pres
ence OF a packed gallery. which included
some Of the most prominent men I'm tho
country. Among them the Duke Of Man
chester, the Hon. Neville S Lytton
George s Fearing referee: Kingdom
GOULD. T. sunern Taller. r. /. Agassiz,
Larry H. Waterbury. Payne Whitney. ".
4 Burden. Foxhall Keenc. VI. 5 Barger.
Charles T. Sands Roy Rainey, z. NJ.
Byers Pierre Lorillard, jr.. !. +. Cowdin.
George J. Gould +. II. Wrenn, J. Gordon
Douglass. ". Cabot. n. II. HunnewelL
Harold Blanchard. r. T Stotesbury, Ed
gar Scott. A. L. Newbold. Wilson Potter.
George u. Brooke. William Folvell r.. X.
Cassatt. James Potter. John i. Mohr.
George McFadden, V. II. T HUM and
\ J. u. Paul.
The officials were the same as those
who acted on Monday George 6. Fearing,
OF Boston. referee Edgar Scott. Philadel-
pnia. 20 watch the service faults. George
u Brooke. the University OF Pcnnsyl-
yania football coach. score keeper. and
Fred G. Tompklns. the Racquet club pro-
fesslonal marker.
Gould won four sets on Monday in such
easy fashion that the result was virtually
foregone conclusion. and he VAS a pro
nounced (ayoritc. His playing In the four
Gets to-day was fully up to that OF the
fret DAY
The British champion fought hard 10
the very end. taking the third set Of the
day in nne stylo
when victory finally rested with Gould
the defeated champion congratulated him
o,arrnly. and tho new title holder was IN
stan,ly surrounded by enthusiastic friends
According 10 the articles of the match
the winner is exempt from playing for