New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-04-13
Could Retains
Court Lallrels
La Easy Match
Perennial Champion Scores
Over c. suydam Cutting
in Three Straight Sets
By A. c. Cavagnaro

By A. c. Cavagnaro
Jay Gould, the worlds court tennis
champion, gave q remarkable exhib,-
ton in decisively defeating c. Suydanl
Cutting il the challenge round match
of the national amateur championship
tournament on the Racquet and Tennis
Club courts yesterday. The champion
literally swept Cutting off his feet
IN three straight sets The scores were
| 6-3, SO, 81.
Gould has retained the title since
1906 when the sport was introduced
N this country. He defended it sue
cessively thereafter until 1916, when
the war Interrupted title play. The
championship match yesterday was the
first played since the war
At no time during the match was
Cutting capable OF combating the
play Of his rival with any decree of
success For few games at the out
set OF the match Gould, as IS lis Gus
tom, was slow in attaining TOP form.
However, when he acquired his stroke
he gathered aces with apparently little
effort. Citing fought gallantlv. but
to TO avail
Snanlpicn's Driving Accurate
Gould was uncanny in his driving.
and at times il was so accurate that he
drove the ball into the dedan and grille
wl5h unerring aim. His shots off the
uafnooQr were also straight and swift.
ana Wnen he did miss this board the
speed Of the ball made it alnpsst i'm
possible for Cutting to return it
Gonld's continued change of pace and
varied attack frequently puzzled his
opponent no
A capacity crowd watched the match
among those present were Larry Whit
nney, Payne Whitney. Arthur Iselin.
DeYerouN Mllburn. Rere La Mon
re. austin Gray. G. B. Post ir.. G.
Q. Winston, r. W Gillette. Henry W
; oeunl, Clarence C. Pell. NJ. s. Patton.
Brooks, F. ". Leonard. J N Willett.
W. Reuch. r. H. Williams, Charles +
Sonds, +. Clarence Potter N. II. Behr
" B. Dinsn0re, J. P Wenble. C. G.
Meyer, I. NJ. Robertson, Charles Leon
ard, d Emmett, II. NJ. Brooks and ]
w. Appel jr
Cutting made his most impressive
showing in the opening set. as Gould
had not yet acquired his best stroke.
the challenger's supporters expected
thelr favorite to make a good showing
against the champion. However. his
squirt ended almost Immediate V. as
you'd proceeded to win the next three
games. The latter maintained this ad-
vantage throughout the set.
Second Set Is Brief
Gould terminated the second set
after six hands, during which Outline.
forced only ono came to deuce. During
the set the champion played with ali
ms lnlnltable skill the accuracy Of his
driving being the dominant feature.
The third set found Gould equally in
vinclble Cutting was forced to take
the defensive and his riva' won the
first five games. during which the
challenger was able to score only three
but the champion rallied and easily
took the seventh game
A professional match followed, in
which Frank Blow and Harry Moore.
VINO were allowed one-half of fifteen
advantage, defeating Walter A. Kin
Sc Ia and Ray Johnson by the scores of
S-3, Is, Sd
The point score of the championship
match:
4 $ G9 Cutting. 81
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Third SET
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Marker-Franl1 Blow Referee-Charles
E Sands.
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