Los Angeles herald., 1890-08-29
RACQUET AND BALL.
Yesterday at the Santa Monica Tennis
Tournament

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The prospects are that the tennis
tournament at the Casino will be pro-
longed until Wednesday next at the
least, as the larger part of the pro-
gramme still remains to be played off.
Very little Roadway was made yester-
day, although the courts were almost
constantly occupied. The mornings
sport opened with the mixed doubles,
which attracted considerable attention.
In the preliminary round Mr.. and Mrs.
Waring easily defeated Miss Routh and
Abbot Kinney by score Of so, 81;
and Miss Gilliland and Cawston beat
Miss Shoemaker by score of 6-3, 6-2.
In the first round, Miss G. Gilliland
and Cawston defeated Miss Gilliland
and Corson. Mr.. and Mrs. Waring beat
Miss English and Van Doren, after a
most exciting contest, by score of 5-6,
6-5 and go. Both ladies played superb
ly, and were applauded repeatedly,
throughout the game.
In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. War
ing played against Miss G. Gilliland and
Cawston in the deciding round. The
game was closely watched by a large
crowd of interested spectators, who
evinced their appreciation of every
brilliant stroke in unmeasured applause.
The first prize, silver mounted blotter
and pincushion, presented by the South
ern Pacific railroad company was won
score of 6-4, 81.
Shortly afterwards, the winners were
pitted against Miss Carter and her
brother, Robert, who held the cham
pionship OF 'S9, for the championship
of 80.
This game excited more than usual
interest as in spite of the fact that the
Carriers were considered as we'll nigh
invincible, their opponents had shown
such excellent form in their previous
games, as to somewhat shake the conf
dence reposed in the last years cham.
pions. The contestants received a most
gratifying reception upon taking their
positions. The playing all round was
such as can only be seen in champion
ship game, and the spectators lost con-
troll of themselves in their enthusiastic
admiration of the skill exhibited by the
quartette before them.
Both ladies executed many brilliant
strokes, and Cawston made gallant
struggle, but Bob Carter who played up
close to the net was the center of at
traction, this effective service and
brilliant volleying fairly bringing down
the house on several occasions. The
match resulted in another victory for
the Carriers, who defeated their oppo-
nents with score OF 81, 60.
Robert Carter will in all probability
be called upon to try conclusions with
the winner of the all comers' singles
this afternoon for the championship of
1890.
One of the courts was occupied for the
greater part of the day by the compe-
titors for the association singles. The
result of the days play was as follows:
Cawston by default; Woodhouse beat
Moore. 6-2, 90; Wright defeated Hart,
GA, 4-6, 6-3; Baker beat Van Doren, 2-6,
81, 6-3; Lester defeated Chase, 5-6, 6-5,
6-1: Manning beat McKerron, 6-5, 1-6,
ga; Church defeated Germain, GA, 60
Coulter beat Lindsay, 81, 60.
First round-Fairchild beat Kinney,
6-5, 6-5; Baker defeated Wright, GA,
CO. Lester beat Manning, 81. 6-1; Coul-
ter defeated Church, 6-3, 6-2 Routh
beat Corson, 6-5, 6.4.
Second round-Cosby beat Waring ,6-3,
5-6, 6-3: Kenneth Carter defeated Wood
house, so, 6-3.
Third round-Coulter defeated Lester,
6-3, 90; and Carson beat Routh, 6-3,
go.
The polo club has arranged to hold
field day ON the afternoon following
upon the close of the tennis tourna-
ment, and an interesting programme
has been compiled for the occasion.
There will be match game at the polo
grounds on Saturday afternoon.