The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-12
GOULD BEATS SANDS
AND KEEPS HIS TITLE
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Court Tennis Champion Scores
Easy Victory in Challenge
Round, Go, Go, CO.
WINNER IS SENSATIONAL
Sets Whirlwind Pace and His
; Opponents Good Work Is
Ira Poor in Comparison.

It was = simple matter sor lay Could
Of the Philadelphia Racquet Club 70 de-
fend his title as amateur court tennis
champion OF the United STATES yesterday
at the New TorA Rscque, snd Tennis Club
against Charles z. Sands of this city.
Despite the fact that he showed flashes
Of bri.liancy Sands never was able to give
the champion a fight ard won only two
games In the three sets The match ended
with the scores at Go. Go. &c. In
the course Of play the local man scored
only thirty-three aces, against Goulds
eighty one and failed to score at all in
elk Of the twenty games.
Tho victory OF the champion by such
enc sided score casts no reflection upon
the ability Of Sands. for the latter did
good work. though outclassed by a wide
margin. Gould's strokes were about as
near perfection as possible and his ac-
ouracy machinelke.
Sands 10 a veteran Of years standing
and q strategist seasoned by many titu.ar
Journeys He defeated Joshua Crane OF
Boston for the championship in 1905 and
the following year lost 1t to Gould. who
was then only a boy. During the eight
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Gould has held the crown and grown
stronger daily until now. since his defeat
Of George F. Convey. the English pro-,s-
0ionAl for the open championship OF the
world. he Is regarded as the greatest eN-
ponent OF the game that ever has stepped
into court.
Outside OF ability and technique what
ever advantages there are all lie with the
champion. In the first place Could is
more thar twenty years younger than
Sands who lacks only one year of a half
century. Notwithstanding this the local
man put up a better game than most
Amateurs would have agalns; Gould.
The prettiest feature of the champions
ply was his ability to place the ball
wherever he wished. He had the chal-
lenger running all over the court trying
% make returns and In the volleying
smashed the ball from one side TO the
ether until Sands was bewildered. Now
end then the loca! man made some very
pretty strokes. h"' they did not gain much
Tor him because of Gould's great defence
Sands started well In the opening set
and for the first two games looked as
though he might make Gould hustle. The
champion scored the first ace OF the match
when his adversary Melted on what should
have been an easy return. Gould slammed
two into the dedans for kills and won
tho game. Sands making two winning
pOlutS -f IN the seCOnu game the cnal-
lenger ran up to deuce twice. but he
could not stand the pace an' drorpei
the game. During the remainder OF the
set he scored only three aces
Just how one sided the second set was
Is shown best by the fact that Sands
Tailed only six times. One of these was
. kill in the dedsns. the only one he made
throughout the contest. Another was on
. fast drive of the tambour. which Gould
could not handle, and the other four
were errors by the champion. three netted
balls and drive out OF court. That
Gould had perfect contro, was evidenced
when in the last two games he whipped
four out Of eight strokes into the dedans
The champion started the third and
anal set with even more speed than he
had shown in any o. the others and ran
away with the mrs. four games while
Sands was accommodating meagre four
points. AZ this point the challenger
showed better tennis than he had at any
time throughout the tournament and took
the mrs, game away from Gould. The
THE holder tried hard to win and deuce
WAS called four times In the game. which
was easily the best OF the match,
There was plenty of fast voleylng AMI
Sands made vantage, when the score
stood six aces all. on a kill on the base
Of the tambour. and finished the game
By making a cleancut chase better than
three Gould came back and won the
sixth game easily. but Sands earned three
aces on placement and won the game
when Gould lost a chase. The cham
pion had only one point scored against
him IN the Anal game and terminated the
match by scoring chase better than the
second gallery. The score:
FIRST SET.
ss%a:: : 4; $3.50 IS 3
.-- SECOND SET
sands. ........,... i i 90
THIRD SET,
s souls. ..... : ! : : : ! EE1i--ss
Summarize sets-Gould, 3; Sands. o.
Gamss--Gouid, IS; Sands, 2 Ponts-Gould.
81; Sands 49, Referee-Morton :. Patton
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