The New York herald., 1922-01-15
CHAMPIONS PRESSED
AT COURT TENNIS
Gould and Wear Drop the
Opening Set to Cutting
Brothers.
NEW WORKERS TRAIL
Philadelphia Takes Three Out
Of Four-Racquets Next
Saturday.
NEW WORKERS TB

Jay Gould ana Joseph w. Wear.
Americas court tennis Champions.
had quite time upholding their pres
tige yesterday afternoon at the New
York Racquet and Tennis Club. Rep
resenting TIE Philadelphia Racquet
and Tennis Club In the first half OF
the annual intercity competition-th
second section, at racquets. win be
contested in the Quaker City next
Saturday-the national title holders
had their work cut out for them TO
dispose of the Cutting brothers, Full
ton and Suydam. in a four set match
which lasted two hours and bristed
with remarkable sLots. Tho score
was S--6. 6-1, Ga. 6-3.
The match topped off the program
and gave the edge TO Philadelphia by
8 matches to 1. New York expects to
make up the deficit next Saturday,
for it counts on it's representatives to
provo far the stronger at racquets.
New York's court tennis players made
a. splendid start when Stanley q. Morti-
Iner and Clarence c. Peil. who. by the
way. are accounted stronger at rae
quets. defeated Stanley W. Pearson and
S. Andrews at SIS 81 In regard
TO the s feature Of tho score a word
of explanation is necessary. With the
exception OF the big match-Goula
and Wear against the cuttings--ali sets
were decided with play for eight games
instead of six. but on a best two out
of three basis instead of three out OF
five. This shortened the matches.
Local Hopes Run High.
After the Mortimer-Pell triumph Il
looked as IL New York might take
everything with the exception OF the
tussle in which the Could Wear team
even IN that New York was conceded
better than a aint chance. as the re-
port had gone out that Mr.. Gould had
not been practicing very diligently and
was overweight.
However. local calculations were
knocked into a cooked hat. After
Messrs. Mortimer and Pell had chalked
up their victory New York stoppei wir-
ming. W. c. Wright and J. C. seu of
1Philadelphia evened the score BY de-
.ieating w A. Stewart and L. +. rogers
at SO, 5-s. 81. and Philadelphia. went
to the fore when George III. Brooke. |
oIe time football star and coach at
Pennsylvania. and Wilson Potter won
over $. s. F'urman and J. b. Lowell. |
Sc. e-6
Then came New Yorl's small chance |
TO even matters-and a wnale OF a |
match. II was apparent before long
that Mr.. Goull as not in the best OF |
physical trim. But his eye was as |
Keen as ever and his technique az bril- !
liant as in the past. lie soon showed n |
prediction Tor the grill ard scored |
smpressvely. However. in that first
set, which gave the home guard plenty |
of opportunities to applaud, the CUT !
ting brothers played better court tennis |
than they ever before had shown and
won at 6-e.
Wear Starts ssCoId."
Mr.. Wear. who will be remembered |
as an athlete at Yale, started the match I
apparently cold. He simply could not |
get going and in spite of his partners |
most valiant efforts the New York pair
Forged to the front There was little
70 choose between the Cuttings Suy-
dam made brilliant shot. only to |
see Fulton match IL. 1t was even-ste-
phen between them. and with victory
IN prospect over a pair of national |
champions they fought with everything
they had
In the second set the class OF the
champions began TO tell, while the Cut
ting brothers seemed to tire from their
Herculean exertions. But they were In
great shape. In the third ret II looked |
tNn-g H.n1 ta~f.. n =
and they set pace which taxed the |
physical capacities of their rivals. In |
that set Mr.. Gould began to save HIM
self bit. lie showed signs OF fatigue
and these increased as they galloped
into the fourth set. But after Messrs
Gould and Wear had scored a game
IN that set they began TO play at ter
rifle speed The match became faster
and hotter than ever and as the Cut
tings sagged the champions raced to
victory
The match IN which Messrs Brooke
and Potter were victors was an IN
tensly interesting one. too. 1t was shot
for shot-nip and tuck all the way
with Mr.. Brooke's superior experience
telling in the long run. Messrs. Stew
art and Rogers OF the home team gave
an crratic exhibition against Messrs.
Wright and Bell. In the first set they
were outclassed and could not get a
game. But, much to Inc surprise OF
fho hacked galleries and the Quaker
pair, the New York team smashed 10
the fore In the second set and evened
the match, only 20 lose II In the third
set. The scores:
stanley q. Mortimer and Clarence g. Peli,
New York. defeated Stanley w. Pearson and
E Andrews. Philadelphia. S-3, ST.,
W. G. Wright and j. G. He'll, Philadelphia,
defeated W. A. Stewart and Il. 4. Rogers, 4
New York, SO, o--s 81
George ~. Brooke and Wilson Potter, Phiia-
delphia, defeated 3. s. Furman and j. II. \
Lowell. New York, so, Sc.
Law Gould and Ioaaoh pl1fia- /