The New York herald., 1922-04-07

COURT TENNIS STAR
FORCED TO DEFAULT
Injury to Arm Compels G. Suy-
dam Cutting to Yield
National Final.
ny SAMUEL ). BRooKMAN.

A tennis arm" that most dreaded OF
court tennis ailments. compelled c.
Suydam Cutting to default to Hewitt
Morgan the final round of the ma
tionai amateur court tennis champion
ship at the Racquet and Tennis Club
Yesterday 1t was a most unfortunate
injury at a most unfortunate time.
Cutting first began to notice pain in
his right shoulder on Wednesday in
the semi-final against Charles Z.
Sands. The full effects OF It were not
sensed. however. until after tho match.
when Cutting found 1t difficult to raise
his arm without experiencing severe
pain. Under the circumstances there
was nothing else for him to do yes
terday but to default. Any attempt
to play would have made the injury
more or less permanent one, and his
physician would not permit him to take
the court
Cutting was playing so we'll in the
tournament that 1t seemed practically
certain that for the third time in sue
cession he would reach the challenge
round and meet Jay Gould, the title
holder. Tomorrow. He appeared also
to have improved considerably in the
period of year. having added to his
experience by playing in the British
championship. and there were many
who expected him to extend Gould to
win.
Cuttings loss. however. 10 Hewitt
Morgan's gain. and even II unsuccess-
full against the title holder, he will
have the unusual distinction Of having
been runner up in two championships
in single season. A month or so ago
he reached the title round Of the
national racquets tournament and gave
Clarence c. Pell, title holder, quite a
tussle to win. Morgan also has made
rapid strides at squash tennis, and all
in all the season has been by far the
best of his competitive career
A tennis arm In court tennis is usually
the result of the constant strain on
the arm In employing the railroad SER
vice. The stroke is made frequently
with sharp cut and with terrific
speed. and where the strain is frequent
there is a tendency for a cross tendon
either near the elbow or up near the
shoulder to slip out of place and to
press tightly against a blood vessel.
This causes severe pain and at times
renders 1t impossible for tho arm to
be raised higher than shoulder level
When that happens the player has
no other alternative but to quilt the
game for long period. sometimes as
long as a year. The tendon gradually
works itself back to normal position.
but is always in danger of being thrown
out of place again. The tennis arm"
is one reason why some court tennis
players prefer to use the underhand
or the drop service rather than the
railroad serve.
In place of the scheduled amateur
championship final an exhibition game
was played between the Racquet and
Tennis Club veteran, George Standing.
and Walter A. Kinsella. the American
professional champion, who sails next
Tuesday for England to meet George
Covey in a worlds title contest next
month. Kinsella conceded his opponent
handicap of fiftc~e and won two
sets out of three. g.. g. 6-3
1t proved to be ali interesting exhi-
bition. For man of 90, Standing
played remarkably fine tennis. He was
not as fast as the title holder in COW
ering court. but he maneuvered craftily
tance. angles and speed into dedans
and, winning gallery. He also DETECTED
numerous shots off the tambour for
earned points.
Knsella. however, was too fast for
him and stroked too powerfully. The
champion favored a shot into the cor
ner that scarcely bounded at all after
landing. or that bounded so fast that
II was impossible to meet II with any
degree of success. He was also very
steady. and Standing. under the cir
cumstances. did very well to win eleven
games to Kinsella's sixteen.