Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-07-17
ONE DAYS WINNERS.
Pittsburg Tennis Clubs Tourney
Given a Favorable Opening.
SPLENDID WORK OF YESTERDAY.
The Probable Winners Already Moving
From the Bunch.
ALL TIE PLAYERS AFTER THE CUP

The second annual tournament of the
Pittsburg Tennis Club, open to amateurs of
Western Pennsylvania, began yesterday
afternoon at the clubs grounds on Craig
street. And, by the way, the grou nds of
the Pittsburg Tennis Club are the finest in
the State, and compare favorably with any
in the country. The courts, eight in num-
ber, are of clay, and are kept in splendid
condition at all times. The park, for such
it is, is in a very pretty little spot, the
woodland at the one side furnishing an
amount of shade, and there the players sat be-
tween times enjoying the cooling breezes not
often TO be found in this crowded city.
Play started at about215, an hour rather early
to call forth crowd OF spectators, and not a
large one was present. but before the afternoon
was an hour older nearly 300 of the best people
of Pittsburg ana Allegheny were seated on the
little hill above the courts watching the sport
They were well repaid for their trip to the
grounds, as the play was pretty and exciting
throughout. From the beginning of the first
set it was very evident that the present holder
of the Grogah challenge cup, Marshall Chr1sty
will have to do his best work if he cares to
keep this beautiful emblem OF a championship
In his possession another year.
SOME BRILLIANT WORK.
Among the already defeated candidates for
tennis honors is A. w. Annesley, young En-
glishman now resident of Pittsburg. His
work, although he did not win, showed him to
be at times brilliant player. His first set was
hotly-contested one against R. R. Reed. also
of the Pittsburg Tennis Club. His serving
was good and his quick returns brought out
applause repeatedly, but Mr.. Reed showed
that while he was not so brilliant in spurts he
was much steadier player, and his cool work
won the day.
Messrs. Fay and Scott were very evenly
matched, and play between them continued
longer than any others. Fay at last won.
NJ. K. Coster is considered one OF the possi-
BILE winners of the tournament His play
against Whelan was very brilliant, but his op-
ponent was no easy victim. and it required the
best game of the day to defeat him, the score
Of the first set being IA to II.
THE PROBABLE WINNERS.
Brooks was also considered a possible win
ner, but after he had easily defeated Robinson
he fell victim to the skill of Coster. Their
work was brilliant throughout, and it was no
easy matter to pick a winner.
R. P. Kelly did some very fine work in his
games with Osborne in the preliminaries, and
the result was an easy victory, but in the sec
ond round he failed before the splendid serving
and quick returns of Buch.
S. W. B. Morehead is the Pittsburg Tennis
Clubs candidate for championship honors, and
from the manner of his play yesterday the in-
dications are that he Will at least stand in the
first rank at the end of the week. In the pre-
liminaries he had no trouble IN defeating Miller,
who failed to score point. In the second
round Morehead met and with but little trouble
defeated Vail, one of the best players of the
club.
All the games we're interesting, and the out
look. is for most successful tournament A
summary of yesterdays results follows:
Yesterdays SUMMARIES.
Preliminaries-EwiDg defeated German 6-4
6-3: Reed defeated ADnesley 10, 81; Fay de-
feated Scotr2-6, l2-l0 7-5 NJ. K. Coster defeated
Whelan II u. 62:Hrooks defeated Robinson so,
81; Morehead defeated Miller 60, 60.
First round-Williams defeated ]. M. Kin
kaid SO, so; Nevin defeated w. K1nkead 6-2,
6-3; Ewing defeated w. FL. Coster 81, 60; Fay
and Reed unfinished; NJ. K. Coster defeated
Brooks 7-5, 60 Morehead defeated Vail 6-2,
63; Buch defeated Barr 6-3 6-2; Kelly defeated
Osborn rs, 81.
Second round-Nevins defeated Williams 4-6,
rs. 81; Buch defeated Kelly 6-3, 60.
The doubles will begin to-day al 1890 O'Clock.
In the afternoon Reed will play Fay and Cos
ter and Morehead will meet. These will be
among the most interesting matches of the
tourney.