New-York tribune., 1915-02-21
KINSELLA roo
FAST FOR The
VETERAN WHITE
SQUASH Club Professional
Now Claims Court Ten
mis- Championship.
MAY PLAY GOULD
IN OPEN MATCH
Victor's Increasing Speed Wears
Down Fast firing Opponent
in Four Sets.

In what will probably b. generally
accepted as q match for the profes-
sional court tennis championship o.
America, Walter Kinsells, the Squash
Club representative, defeated JACK
White, 3 sets 10 /. in the court OF the
Racquet and Ternis Club, on West
Forty-third Street, yesterday after
noon. Until about two years ago Kin
sclla was identified with the Racquet
and Tennis Club, so that he was prae-
tically as well known 20 the members
as White.
After the match the victor claimed
the professional championship OF
America, and he stood willing to de-
fend his title. While nothing definite
has been decided, there Is a growing
belief that Jay Gould. the amateur.
who for years has stood in a class oy
himself. may consent to give kinselis
match. Seated in the dedsns yes
terday, Gould was an interested spec
tator of the contest.
Before the rivals took the court
White ruled favorite. although those
who had kept in touch with the move
ments Of the Squash Club pro were
aware of the improvement in his game.
Apparently his trip abroad, where he
played with considerable success, did
kinsells q world of good. IL was Just
that match play experience he needed.
At the outset White appeared 70
best advantage. Keeping the ball low.
the home professional found the cor
ners with an accuracy that left ms
opponent wellnigh impossible gets. 30
mechanically accurate, however, was
Kinsella that he returned nearly every
thing he could reach with his rae
quet. To use an expression of a vet
ersn professional, who saw the match
from the upper gallery, "kinsella
played the old Tom Pettitt game, al
ways going for the openings"
Even in the first set, which he lost.
Kinsella scored no less than FIVE times
TO the grill window, thrice to the de-
dams and once TO the winning gallery.
AS the match progressed the younger
man not only shot up the pace, but be-
came more accurate on his returns. In
playing for chases kinsella's judgment
also excelled. Another point in favor
of the younger man was his service
His speedy railroad service had White
bothered at all times.
Throughout the match kinsells
looked as solemn as the proverbisl
Judge. In fact, his smiles were as rare
as his blunders. Both players were ap-
plauded when they entered the court.
Morton Patton acted as referee, while
Harry Harris did the marking.
During the first set White kept the
bill lower than his opponent. and the
homo expert also connected success
fully several times with it IS IL broke
sharply from the tambour. When or
the service side Kinsella maintained .
relentless attack on the grill window.
White varied his service, but IL mat
tered little what he handed out, for the
other was always equal TO the ocea-
sion.
After losing the first set Kinsells
materially increased his speed. His
placing was calculated to such nicely
that on occasions his opponent found il
impossible 10 even get near the ball.
Il may have been because OF the fact
that he is considerably older than Kin
sella, or possibly because he did not
train particularly hard for this match,
but the fact remains that White began
TO show signs of firing even as early as
the end Of the second set. OF course.
the severe as we'll as varied attack Of
the other man had something to do
with the apparent slackening in Whites
game. IN every set
White showed occasional flashes Of
briIliancy, though the effort was never
sustained for more than two or three
games.
The summary follows:
FIRST SIT.
N,D.slr, T9.s ............J. ] : : -
wiuairs openins.-kinsell1 % Ell s: 70 nin
ming gsllery, | 70 dedsns ,. White 70 grill. :: 10
winning s,ll.ry. >: 20 dedsns. 2.
SECOND SET.
Kins-lia .............l ! Is
White ...............0 % iesi o;
nns asil.-y, i: 70 dsisns. i vhlis 10 srill .; to
winning gallery. !. 10 dccsns, I.
THIRD SIT
Einssnt .............1 0 0 J ! Is
White ...............t | e-5
Winning openinss-Kinsell, 10 sFiu. ,: 70 vin-
ming gallery. o; 20 dedsns. White 10 srilL |. 10
winning gallery. !. TO dedans, 3
FOURTH SET
Kln,:lli K5,. ,.....t ................tt ! i, -
Winning openings--kinSslls 20 grill. 4: 70 sin.
ming gallery, .; TO dedans, o. White 70 Snil' Z; 70
winning gallery, 10 ded.ns. J.
R.feree-M + Patton. nsrkr-Hsry Hafris