The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
GOULD IS'HAILED AS
The GREATEST EVER
His Victory Over Convey Marks
Him as Best in History
90 '.''- Of the Game.
A SPORT CENTURIES OLD
Court Tennis and It's Pulling
Terms Said to Have Be-
gun With Monks.
A SPORT CENTURIES OLD

CSut CndUlDlpu VI tne WOIiNv III
hIs match with George F. Convey. the pro-
fessiOnnl title holder. for the open cham
pionship. The citation ID due for the most
part TO the fact that one more crown has
been taken from England. but there was
an added interest, as the contest was the
first In which an amateur aspircd TO the
laurels worn by professional and sue
ceeded In carrying them on The match.
when was played on the courts OF the
Philadelphia Racquet Club. WAS to he de-
cidei. by the beat Of thirteen sets. and
douid finished II quickly by taking four
sets on the first day and three out Of
four on the second
Gould for the long time in which he
has been the champion among the anna
tours has been far above the other
players that II has been practically i'm
possible to get another amateur who could
give him u hard tussle. Az a. boy he
showed remarkable aptitude for the
game. which contrary to the belief OF many
who have not seen Il played Is one Of
the most difficult forms OF sport there
V. His father. George J. Gould. noticing
the ability OF his son. had a private court
built for him at GeOrgiancourt. Lake
wood. IL was there that the champion
learned 70 play the game under the
coaching OF a private professional. Frank
Forester. who came over from England
10 act as mentor 20 the hoy.
The present .,tle holder had shou,
plenty OF forn, avon In hi, 1rst few
months of nlay. Lut ms soon as no was
taken under Forresters wing he advanced
With rapid strides ard now IL considered
not only the Creates; exponent Of the
that ever stepn-d on a court Ns,uraIlv
enough when the opportInlty Offered fo-
hin, 10 plsy n match with Covcv M.
friends ;umped a, .ha chance opa n
| match wa. o,,,..tlv .r-.nv.d Ynn,a.r
| tally the ,;ouid. Coyey match was the
frs. o,,,- for IN. cour; tennis chamn,n,-
snrn ,ha, t,s Ia n,av..a o,,s,as -
( Errla-,t IN over n century
/ Covev. like Eonid has hos, p,av,rv
court tennis sire. ne wa, knee hIVh 20
IN. proyerbIal Yrasshopp.r He +. AZ ,hs
present time n priva,s nrofes.,npai ON.
ploy.d by the Hon Neville I,ytton a, m.
intt.,'. nriv.,. ,,,,,r, IL, -r.h,,.,t p.,I
E,nrland MI Lvt,op ia ths auafenr
rha,npion OF England and came over
with f,ov.y IN ,ractis, u,,,h h,,r 10, ~.
match. Convey won th.. nrofes.ionoi ,i.Ie
from punch Eairs apn,bar no,a, n,oso,
sIonnI. I'm 1912
AIthouSi m. match u, pbil,d.inh,a a.
tract,xl ;yiI.sprc.d in,cres, ali over Amsr.
tea the, game IN i,ttl. known IN this coun.
try. FOR II is played In only a few cl,,h.
Az a matter OF fact. the courts in the
J'nit.d Yta..s are 40 r.v, that the,, on,
be counted on the f,nrrr, There are sn..
cial courts In the phlinaeiphin Racoue,
Club. .h, Boston Tennis and I,.co,,o,
Chub. The tuxedo club m. Nsw yorL
Racquet and Tennis club the Chico vc
Racuuet CIub Tho Ros,on Athletic As.o.
citation. the Myonia HIM, CIuh AMI a,
Aiken 4 C. and Sev,,ort Than thar.
nre George Goulds private courts n,
Lakewood. Clarence Nsckav.s on Ion.
island. and Payne Whitney's a,so or
that only a few persons have seen IN,
Ame played.
l'rha gnms ,,,s,Y 4. o,. NJ tina o,a.,,
,or,ns ~ n.stim. thu, a,,,i .rr,,,yo =,
dates back FOR many centuries .na !,
said 10 have oriyinated in Er.nct
mona stery. During the per,nls q, reyes,
: th. ,nonLs n,ay.d a g,,a ,or .xa,,,s. a.
th.. cm'rt y,rds Of their monas,erv Nat
uraliy, they gave nam.s 10 The ". ,.,o,,,
thiry. connected ,y,,h an x.na ans 30 -,
NJ The old Er.nch' t.rms r.,na;r ~ o..
ward of IN. monasterv ,hera wer. ,o,,
rooted galleries unds meath vb,ch w.r,
iatt,ced windows. much the same as mr.,
On no found ,r ~. yaras n, a.. ,lo,s.ar.,,
order, TO-DAY Thers was also sn,at
Iv,rdow onsniny Irto ,ho s,r,,i GA . A.,
,,r,.. o.. aai,art.s nna,,,'. H." ~
Th.r. y,a, an .h,,,,ps,, Az. ', ., ~" &c, '"aa
cr,,. ,,,,.. ~ ,hs hu,,,,nv on ou. ~, ~.
.,ds walls snd ,h,s ~ ,h, . o y, ., ,a'
I q. h.,
a. e. 80 ,,u,,,. "a -. .I''e
III ~ .h.. "a 49,, w. 'v''ue.
80, T., ~ n,'n,i,,a =. "'.e oeen re
1850 -. ~. $500 y. .,e ne~ eoer. 81
" Ia,," "a 90, s W 'nouss.na'
20 u GO" IT. u".u aor no othel
the middle ~ The court 60 n,,, ,s'
ha,, 'r,,., "a ,iass , 'Su, snen h'
90. 49,, ha. r., osue oi ,,'
a,n,. ~ -, .,. usr" un''
-, h ~ ~ Vic" IN
49,. 1870 a',a;,,., ~. Ime oei
10. - a s Wv "ais ahe
-, u VI. 80. anu .ne 400,
20, ,,".,' 80. -, ,h s''"" do chases'
"" 49, ~. ~ .,u n.y.
~ a., '"s "nis en.husiasu
~ w"en they hes'
~. rn Isl. WIZ .he name zen
W.. "a. '"a. cour. tennis II
e..s, ."u sW. 'ne avn game IL noth
e m "n u e"l'up,ion OF " AS
u,a' % iav. une c"u-t game ID muc'
o''v 81" s,r noaSn mere seems 10 o.
~ 100, .naI,,'. .nen' u car
~ .e"' .nss the inwh game MAJ
"aVe en "a" o"h'rIns OF. court renhis
w ,..S tna' the court game is
"o,e uIn'eui' one, recurring more spec
anu mnu n'o.e p.aeuce 10 at,a'n anythin'
The service differs from lawn tennis
rectiy across the net r. mus, ~. oa, W y,
hit the roof Of the gallery on ,ba rans,, -
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