The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-16
WORLDS TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP
TER PROFESSIONAL rITLE.
Event win be Staged In Philadelphia.
II Torerunner % Opening of
Other Sport Events.

NEW YORK. March t5.-The initial
international sports competition OF 1915.
Will be held in Philadelphia tomorrow
when Jay Gould. the American amateur.
and George +. Convey. the professional
title holder. meeting the opening games
OF the match for the worlds court tennis
Championship. As the forerunrer of the
polo. tennis. yachting and other contests
scheduled for this season. the match has
attracted much attention both in Eng
land end the United states and the out =
come is awaited with unusual interest
The demand for serts is far in excess OF
the capacity of the Racquet Club de
spite the fact thet the charges range
from $40 20 $50. according to location.
Delegations of cluDmen from New
York. Boston. Baltimore and Washing
ton. will attend the matches. in addition
TO the dcVotees OF court tennis in Phila-
delphia. Not more than 200 spectators
can be accommodated ct each match.
but IL - expected that the difficulty will
be partially overcome by alternating the
admission cards during the three days
play.
Gould and Convey have shown excep-
tonal speed and skill in their practice
matches during the past two weeks and
close end clever exhibition OF the
court game Is predicted by those who
have followed the work OF the ccmpeti-
tors In the match. Covey's statement
that he IL at the TOP of his game ~
borne out by his play and court tennis
experts report thet Gould's form H. bet
career.
The match. which Is best seven out o;
thirteen sets. IL scheduled 20 he played
In three sections. Monday. Wednesday,
and Saturday. Convey Is To receive The
entire gate receipts less one-third de-
Quoted Tor expenses Of the match. plus
travel and training disbursements. win
or lose. n he wins he will receive a.
addition "A purse OF $3.50 subscribed by
the Racquet club. IT Gould proves "a
purchase plate. since Gould as an anna.
teur cannot accept the purse in money
form.
Are Satisfied.
Both players have expressed salts
faction with the court and officials The
court has been freshly painted and ths
playing lines heavily marked for the
match and Is said TO compare favorably
with the best of the English courts. The
officials for the match include: George
p. Fearing. OF Boston. who will act as
Judge Of faults. and Fred TompkinS OF
Philadelphia. marker.
Official announcemen has been made
OF the personnel OF the oxford Univer.
sity four mile relay team which will
run against the best Of the American
Pennsylvania relay games al Phiiadei'
phIa. on Saturday. April 25. The Eng.
lish University team will consist OF 4
Sproul ana u. y. Gaussen forming the
most cosmopolitan team that ever rep
resented England IN a track meet Of
games. Jackson. The presiJent ~ ~ IN ~
oxford University Athletic Association
and captain or the team. Is the Englisl
runner who won the 500 metre run M
the Olympic games In Stockholm ir
1912 Taber r. an American Rhode,
scholar from Brown University and dur
ing his college athletic career was con
stdered. next 20 John Paul Jones ths
best mile runner In American unlversit,
athletics. Snroul Is q Rhodes Scholar
from Australia. captain Of the Oxford
cross country team and n miller who ha,
done f.3O or better repeatedly Caueser
an English student AZ oxford has rur
the mile Tor the dark blue against Cam,
Rudd. n Rhodes scholar from Soutf
Africa. may come to America as en-.
erEency runner. although his best dis
lance e. tho hair mile