Evening star., 1914-05-28
CHAMPION Jay GOULD
WILL Be CHALLENGED
Winner of Johnson Fairs Match
Will Play Kinsella for Right to
Meet American.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-Jay Gould, the
worlds champion court tennis player, will
be called upon next winter to defend his
title II the present plans are carried
out.
By defeating George Covey Of Eng
land last March Gould became the open
champion. BY failing to accept E. J.
Johnson's challenge. Covey loses his pro-
fessional title. and an offer Of a twelve
hundred -and-fifty purse and gate
receipts has been made for champion
ship match between Johnson and Punch
Fairs, the two leading professionals in
England.
The winner Of this match will play
Walter Kinsella of the Squash Club Of
New York for the worlds professional
title. In order to make his title clear the
winner would be compelled to play Mr..
Gould. who 1t is understood. will be will
ing to accept the challenge when it Is
forthcoming.
The court work of Covey in this coun-
try was far below that expected, and
court tennis players were forced to ad-
NIT that he was a disappointment as a
champion. After his overwhelming de-
feat by Jay Gould he played twice against
Jack White of the New York Racquet
and Tennis Club. Although he conceded
to White half 10, the New York player
would have experienced no difficulty in
beating him on even terms, as the result
of the two matches indicated.
Covey played in doubles with Neville
Lytton, but fell far below championship
form. He was challenged by f. J. John
son for the title, but six weeks prior to
the date set for the match sent medical
certificate to the match committee. which
stated that he was suffering from varicose
veins and unfit to play. Johnson's efforts
futile.
Looking for a Winner.
With Covey eliminated from the cham
pionships. Britishers began plans to find
a worthy English representative capable
of holding his own against Americas
best. With that view johnson and Fairs
will probably play for the title next Oc-
tober at Princess Club. London. the win
ner coming to this country during the
holidays. The match will be played at
New York, Boston or Philadelphia. and
will consist of thirteen sets. The match
with Gould will follow probably one
month later.
Walter Kinsella was formerly with the
New York Racquet and Tennis Club.
but resigned to take charge of the newly
play Jack White OF any other American
for the title on this side, but no player
has shown any disposition to arrange a
match. kinsella went to Europe last
spring with Joshua Crane of Boston,
when the latter made an unsuccessful
attempt to capture the British amateur
championship.
During his stay on the other side Kim
sella played fifteen matches against the
best professionals in England. winning
loci Tho lott
a fve-set match with Dooley of Hay
ling Island. who received a handicap of
half 15 Kinsella defeated on even such
famous players as Peter Latham. the
former champion: Punch Fairs, E. ].
johnson and E. Lambert He played all
his matches on courts foreign to him,
but had no difficulty in winning. After
a tour of England, which included Man
chester, Moreton-Morrell, Newmarket and
the Princess and Queens clubs of London,
kinsella went to Paris, where he made
clean sweep against the best French
professionals.