St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-05
BEAUTY AND BLAZERS
Mingle in Rich Profusion on
the Local Tennis
Courts.
4iS
Most Skillful Work With the,
Racquet st. Paul Has y y
Seen. 97
An Expert Visitor From Mich.
igan Helps Minneapolis.
to Victory. III
Prizes Presented by Fair
Hands to the Blushing d
VietOrs. q


witness the final tournament of the club
and the match between the champions
of the two cities. The covered space
was filled with the queens of society
dressd in charming and elaborate toll
cts, while at their sides were crowds of
straw hated, white-vested courtlers.
The gor geous blazers of the men threw
the delicate half tones of the women's
dresses into the shade. but the tout
ensemble formed a kaleidoscope dis
play of color, in which white largely
predOminated. A gentle breeze waited
mingled purfumes through the air; the
scent of heliotrope and lily of the
valley contended with the delicate
aroma of cigarettes and cigars. A
blazing sun poured down upon the
smooth graveled courts, making it hot
work playing, and all but the players
and umpires sought refuge from his
rays under the wooden shade or on the
veranda of the club house. The UNI
pires and scorers had warm time of it,
but the players had a still warmer. The
latter, however, had the advantage of
wearing the thinnest of garments.
White silk shirts, flannel trousers
turned up at the heels, gorgeous silken
SaSheS and dazzling caps constituted
their picturesque makeup. About
o'clock the crowd began to gather, but
every train brought aceessions. A large
contingent arrived about on two of the
blood-red coaches of the Nushka club,
drawn by four horses each. This large
addition made very respectable sized
crowd, of which it would be impossible
to name the component parts. Every
one who is English was there, and
almost all of the most select society
people met on the grounds, forming a
brilliant assemblage. Groups formed
on the grass and on chairs, while laugh
ter and merry voices resounded through
the air, showing that happiness and
jovialty were reigning supreme. Lemon
water ice was partaken of in large
amounts, and had a most cooling effect.
THE FIRST EVENT
that was played was the junior single
match, between MeSSrS. Oppenheim
and Clark. This was won by the former.
his opponent winning the second set,
games to his credit in the first and one
In the third set, while MI.
Oppenheim won four out of the
ten played in the second set.
The play was very good on both sides,
but the winner, by skillful and we'll
placed v0ileying at the right moment,
managed to carry off the silver card case
which formed the prize. About the
time that the second set was COM.
menced, the double match between ST..
Paul and Minneapolis champions was
started. MessrS. j. G. Wall and Arm
strong played for st. Paul and Messrs.
Best and Angel for Minneapolis. MI.
Angel played instead of Mr.. Beldan,
who was unable to come. He is a Wis
itor in Minneapolis from Ann Arbor,.
Mich, where he is champion of the uni
versity of that ilk, and was found a
very powerful antagonist by the local
players. The first set was won by the
visitors with score of Z to 5. The first
few games, though showing good play,
were tame in comparison with the sixth,
seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth,
and exciting. Mr.. Angels service
bounding at low angle and neceSSltat-
ing taker placing himself at least six
feet outside of the court. He also shows
great Judgment in placing his balls
where his opponents cannot possibly
reach them, in many cases striking
them sharply just over the net, so that
they will rrbound to such height that
they cannot be reached. His valleying
is good and accurate. Messrs. Wall
and Armstrong played very pretty
game, but did not succeed in winning
set, the second
GOING TO THE VISITORS =
by score Of six to four. The ninth
game of this set had for its feature
rafting rally played with great force
and rapidity by both sides. which was
loudly applauded. After rest of few
minutes, Mr.. Angel, who was selected as
the Minneapolis champion for the sim
gle, was ready to meet Mr.. Thorne,
upon whom st. Paul pinned her faith.
He did not play up to his usual form,
and apparently moderated mis- antago-
mist at first, but later on realized that
he must play for all he was worth. 1t
was too late to save the game. how
ever, and he seemed to lose confidence
in himself, giving up to a great extent
his usual tactics of vaIleying. Mr..>|
Angeles rapid volleying and cool pre-
cision won the game in two straight
sets, Mr.. ThOrne scoring four games in
each. In the fifth game of the first set
there was very brilliant rally, lasting
some time. in which honors were about
Even. In the sixth Mr.. Angel distin-
guished himself by the dexterous
way in which he took num-
Der of corkIng volleyS, which he
returned with a backhanded stroke that
called forth raptuous applause. His
opponent played very stiff game
right through and made some beautiful
returns of apparently impossible balls.
The second set had for its features al
most the same as those of the first; the
fine volleying of both men, the rapidity
of the returns and the calculating judg- !
ment exercised by both players in the
placing of their balls in the part of the
court most remote from the opposite
player There can be little fault found
with either of the mems play, which
was
DECIDEDLY STRONG THROUGHOUT.
Then Messrs. Dunn and Cunningham
proceeded to contest for the senior
championship. The latter was handi-
capped by having to give his OPP
ponent one point in each set, but
beat him in three sets by the score of
which was as follows: First. Cunning
ham 6. Dunn 2; second, Cunningham 2,
Dunn 6: third. Cunningham s, Dunn 6.
The last was a hotly-contested set, both
sides scoring advantage several times,
and for a long time the result being i'll
the balance. but Mr.. Cunningham sue
ceeded in landing his two successive
games after hard-fought battle. The
concluding match was Messrs. Paget
and Patterson against Clark G. HOlyoke,
the latter being allowed handicap of
six points to the set. The play in this
was very good, but most of the players
were tired, some having played before
and others having officiated as UNI
pires and referees. consequently the
play was not so brilliant as it
doubtless would otherwise have been.
The first set was won by Paget and
Patterson. their opponents scoring four
games, but the next two were won by
Clark and Holly, who. each time. only
allowed their opponents to win two
games. At the close of the playing the
prizes were distributed. Miss Sturgis
performed the act most gracefully, con-
graduating erch Of the champions who
stood before her blushing under the adj
miring gaze OF
TRIO OF DAMSELS,
Misses Sturgis. Forepaugh and Lindeke.s
Messrs Clark and Holyoke received
,n,y,