Los Angeles herald., 1890-10-19
STILL THE CHAMPION.
CARTER BEATS THE TENNIS EX-
PERT FROM ENGLAND.
An Exciting Contest Yesterday at Santa
Monica-Some Magnificent Playing.
The Score by Sets and Points.

Despite the attraction Of the races
quite large crowd of tennis players and
admirers of this pretty pastime, visited
Santa Monica yesterday to witness a
match between the champion tennis
players of Southern California, MFR. r.
P. Carter and Mr.. j. S. Burton of Los
Angeles.
Everyone who has any liking for ten
mis- has heard of ''Bob" Carter, as he is
familiarly known, he having won the
championship for this part of the state
for the past three years.
Mr.. Burton is an old player, having
handled the racket successfully for years
in England, the home of tennis.
He has not played for several
months, but. lately he began practicing
again, and within the last few weeks
has met some of the best players of Los
Angeles, and defeated them with ease.
A match was arranged for with Mr.. Car
ter, and its possible result has been the
talk of tennis'players for the last week.
This match was played off yesterday and
proved to be the most interesting one
ever witnessed in Southern California.
The games were played on the grounds
of Senator Jones. Mr.. Burton was ham
dicapped in never having played before
on cement court. After set OF dOu-
bles to warm up the contestants, both
players announced themselves as ready
to begin operations. Mr.. Burton won
the toss and sent Mr.. Carter to the
"sunny" side. As the players took
their places, it was noticed that they
xroro both Of tho co,no hoinht and Oo,-
eral build. "Play," called the umpire,
and the crowd drew their breaths. Mr..
Carter won his service game and Mr..
Burton his, but both were close, and the
rallies and splendid strokes were warmly
applauded.
Mr.. Burton played neat game and
won most OF his points by driving the
balls past his adversary. Mr.. Carter
won the third game, and this proved to
be the last one he was to win in the set,
Mr.. Burton taking the next four games
straight, and the set by 6 games to 2.
Carter began the next set under Diff
ferent tactics by keeping his adversary
in the back of the court by bobbing.
Terrific drives and magnificent returns
were the feature of this set. There
were some grand rallies, which were
warmly appreciated by the audience.
Carter won by the score OF to 4.
The third set resulted in the same
score.
In the fourth, Mr.. Carter's long prac-
tice and endurance won the set for him,
for Burton being out of form" was
badly winded. Carter won the set and
match by games to 2.
Mr.. Burton was warmly congratu-
lated on the fine fight he made. Had
he followed out his game at the net
throughout, it is the writer's impression
that he would have won the match.
He certainly is ahead Of any other
player except Carter in Southern Cali
fornia.
The following is the score by sets
Carter, 2-6, ga, GA, 6-2.
The score by points was as follows:
Burton-Balls sent out, 81 balls taken
but sent into net, So; balls passed him.
that is, balls that he could not return,
81; total number points lost, 1877.
Carter-Balls out, 81; balls taken but
sent into net, 81; balls passed, AZ; total
points lost, 116.