The New York herald., 1921-04-17
CHAMPIONS KEEP
NATIONAL TITLE
AT COURT TENNIS
Jay Gould and Joseph w. Wear
Win Doubles Final
6-l. 60, 6-3.
PLAY is SPECTACULAR
Persistency and Rallies of Bos-
ton Pair Maintain Inter-
est Throughout.
PLAY is SPECTACULAR
BY SAMUEL ). BROOK MAN.

\
1t wound up after an hour and a half'e
| play in straight set victory for the
title holders, Jay Gould and Joseph
| W. Wear of Philadelphia, but the per-
sistency and the frequent threatening
rallies of Joshua Crane and George
r. Fearing of Boston kept the win
pers on their toes from first to last
Very few points were won or lost
without a tussle, and 1t was that fact
rather than any uncertainty as to the
result that gave the large gallery its
thrills. The score was 6-4. So, 6-3
| Crane and Fearing came on the court
with the, evident purpose of directing
the bulk iof their attack toward Wears
side OF the court. for they kept Gould $
partner hopping around without letup.
Wear, however. was in his best playing
mood and in excellent stroke. and the
faster the ball came his way the bet
ter he seemed to like it. At any rate
he made gel after get OF startling
variety, and ii was not long before the
Boston pair decided to vary the direc-
ton of their attack. Wear covered more
ground than Gould In the first set.
chiefly because he had to. but the sin
giles champion. as usual, was deadly
effective. When 1t came to measuring
distance for winning points into the
dedans, the grille. winning gallery or off
the tambour. Gould was in a class by
himself This. of course was not sur
prising for the court tennis king ms a
tactcian or as an exponent Of stroke
dexterltv is head and shoulders over the
rest of the amateurs.
Crane Plays Craftily.
On the other side Crane showed to
better advantage His crafty placing.
steadiness and variety of attack kept
| the champions guessing freque atty. He
made by far the majority OF Boston S
earned points and his stroiSing was
smoother and surer. Fearing must be
given credit for splendid defence and
his unwilingness TO give any point up
as lost He had to bear the brunt OF
the champions attack, and on he whole
he performed very creditably. The speed
of the rival shots. however. proved too
much for him in the majority OF the
rallies He managed to return most OF
them safely but they were more or less
defensive strokes the ball popping up
in the air or onto the penthouse roof
and giving Gould and Wear Plenty of
opportunity to choose their openings and
set themselves for the returns. The title
holders, on the other hand, kept the ball
travelling low and ii gave them a de-
cided advantage.
There were spectacular strokes
aplenty. but the most sparkling of all
was that of Gould in the first game OF
the third set Crane and Fearing were
leading 1870 at the time and needed
another point for ths game. Crane
glanced the ball swiftly Off the side wall
and apparently out OF anybody's reach.
Gould, caught unawares, had to swing
around completely to have any chance
of meeting the ball. AS he turned he
brought HIS racquet around hackhand
and met the sphere fairly. II went off
on a diagonal line to the winning gall
lery for an earned point. After the ap-
plause had subsided Gould took the ag-
gressive and two forcing shots forced
the rival pair into nets. and thus a game
that nearly had been lost was won
Another unusual wining point was that
OF Wears in the eighth game of the final
set. Gould and Wear were playing for
the first of two chases with the score
love-all. Wear made a short return
and Crane, racing in. smashed II right
back at the Philadclphian with so much
speed that the latter barely had time to
bring his racquet into play. The speed
hand. but the ball bounded back across
the net, shot past Crane and landed just
right for winning chase. IL was a
more or less lucky shot but II helped to
win a game that made the score 5-3 In
the titleholders' favor instead of +-all
Speed Proves n Factor.
II was 3-all in the first set before
Wear and Gould got into stride and
showed their best tennis. Then they won
three of she next four games for the set
and the frat three games OF the second
set very easily. Gould and Wear were
getting considerab BILE sting into their re-
turns throughout the second division OF
play, and II was all the Bostonians could
do to return the ball defensively. Many
OF them glanced Off their racouets. The
champions took the first three gamee Of
the third set but two OF them went to
deuce Their opponents were rallying
splendidly at this stage and forcing them
to the limit.
Crane and Fearing maintained the ag-
gressive in the hope Of taxing at lea st
one set, and then brought the score to
"a and then "a. The next two games
we're the last, but they proved 20 be the
most hard fought OF the match, one go
ing TO deuce three times and the other
four. crane ana rearing nan vantage
point in each. but lost Il by netting at
the critical stage.
The point score an6 analysis follow:
FIRST SET
Gould and Wear. / go 4-35-H
crane and Fearing 4254f / 4 30,
SECOND SET
Gould and wear....... 442t - 4-3i-G
Crane ana Fearing. 7 o 4 0T 1-i5-2
THIRD SET.
Could and WEAR. . 2 2 q I-3p-5
Crane end Fearing. 2 2t6 5-33-S
Points-ciould and Wear, ioS Crane and
Fearing. 81.
Fearing. ..
Fearing. =.
Winning galleries Gould and wear. 3
Crane aud Fearing. ?.
pedans-Gould and wear, Crane and
cha.es wou--could and wear, .. Crane
and Fearing. q.
Chases lost--could and Wear :: Crane
and Fearing, =.
lacemcnts-Coud and wear. 10 Crsnc
md Fearing. ~
Ncts-Gculd and Wear % crane and
FEARING ~.
outs-,iouid and wear, 10: crane and
Fearipv. 10.
Tanbours-Gould and Wear. J. crane and
rrr ring g.