Evening star., 1914-04-05

natural sense of rhythm.
Gouid's Great Victory.
When this column stated that Jay Gould
WAS the tennis wonder of the world 1t
WAS not without justification. AS
player he is a product of the most care
ful systematic teaching, begun on def
mite plan and gradually brought to its
full perfection. The game he played IN
defeating Covey. the professional cham
pion. at the Philadelphia Racquet Club.
was convincing not only to his opponent
and TO the spectators. but to the English
man who brought Covey over, and added
only more triumph to American athletic
skill. toveN succeeded in getting but
one set out of eight and that by almost
supcrhunan work. which left him prac-
ticaliy exhausted.
Thus another international issue has
hc"u decided. temporarily at least, for it
is said that 6;culd viii give Covey salts
faction over on the other side.
Convey. after his defeat. had no excuse
to make. He said: II vas beaten by a
better man. think Nr. Gould is the
greatest tennis player the world has ever
seen The Hon. Neville Lytton. who
employs Covey as professional, said !:
Il do not think there has ever been or
ever will tc a greater court tennis player
than Mr.. Could
Th" Tribune says: "Goulds victory
was one of those rare instances in which
an amateur proved himself easily better
ut a game than n champion professional.
II is doubtful whether there ever has
been better court teuns player in the
history of the game than the young
American millionaire
jay Gould is now twenty-six years Old
but since he was "A youngster in knicher-
bockers he has been playing court tennis.
a competent teacher was engaged for
the young man, and when only seven
teen years old he defeated reter Latham.
IL h, nj
players in the world. The year follow
ing. he defeated Joshua Crane for the
United States national amateur cham
ponship. lie then began taking on the
stars of England and France. In 1906
Gould Travelled over to England and
Played Eustace H!s Miles. at that time
the most prominent 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
bobbinS straw hat. Gould returned
to this country and defended his title
against all eomers. 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 challenger George F. Covey
for the worlds tit e. and now stands on
the highest pinnacle of the court tennis
world.
The Duke of Manchester said: The
most wonderful tennis match / have ever
seen. l don't think any player that ever
lived could have beaten Gould in the
form he displayed against Covey. 1t is
now my dearest wish that I could match
my professional Punch Fairs against
MIR. Could" 1t should be said in this
connection that no challenge can be
placed against Mr.. Gould for a year,
according to the terms of the court ten
mis- championship.
Thorpe's Chance.
Every body will be much interested
in the work of the Indian, Thorpe. under
Manager McGraw, the Giants this
year. 1t is reported that McGraw is
working him a regular in center field
down in Texas.
This is the man who won the all
round championship in the Olympic
games, called the decathlon. and was the
hero and idol of the American world for
some months. Then developed rumors
followed finally by the explosion of the
scandal in which. il was discovered and
admitted by Thorpe that he had re-
ceiycd money for playing base ball. I
mention this not without due reason and
that reason is to show in what spirit
the public. both here and abroad still
regard Thorpe. Every one here realizes
that so far from being a professional
IN those contests for the Olympic cham
pionship. Thorpe had done nothing for
money that bore any relation to his
prowess in the event for which he was
competing. That is. had he been a man
who made his living by engaging in the
kind Of athletic contests which deter
mined this championship, it would have
been entirely different: but still. having
at an earlier period taken some money
for playing base ball. this did literally
and properly debar him from the contest
by the rules. a member of the Olympic
committee is the authority for the state
ment that certain foreign nation was
SO sympathetic for Thorpe that after the
subscription. and had started one to
present him with a trophy, when they
were asked to drop the matter. 1t is
safe to say that the incident, far from
having developed bad feeling among the
nations. has owing to the promptness.
dispatch and decision of the American
representatives in making restitution
been q means of cementing friendship.
Every one hopes that Thorpe will do we'll
in his new calling. and 1t Is safe to say
that it will take only a few pieces of
brilliant play at the Polo Grounds to
render him popular idol once more.
Golf Tournament Dates.
The spring golf tournament at Lake
wood has very wisely been set some.
what later than in former years and will
be held this year April 90 May 1 and 2
The Atlantic City tournament precedes
IL by "A week and hence runs more rish
OF poor weather. In fact. Atlantic City
mas been no winter resort since January
March. which is usually good month
Tor golf there, has been rendered impos-
-ibie by the snow, and between the
doubling OF their charges and the wealth
%r. the atlantic City Club has suffered
vcIy materially. and with the new clubs
r9Inns on. promises to be partially de-
.rtcd another winter.
speaking of golf, the woman's metro
poitan oue-day tournaments promise Il
~ most interesting this season They be
in May and run through to the middl.
-. July, taking in the following courses
islcwood, Dunwo oodie, Montclair, Knoll
0od. North Jersey Country Pipin,
s;och. ApawaInis. FoAhills, Scaredale an,
hollywood
The metropolitan amateur will b,
'idScd at Engiewood. May 20-.; tn
oalln's IuetroDoiitau at Essex county