Los Angeles herald., 1891-09-03
The Royal Battle Between
Coulter and CaWstOn.
Each Win Two Sets Yesterday
Afternoon.
The Final and Deciding Set to Be
Played Today.
of the Tournament Yesterday.
America Versus England-Results
of other Matches as far
as Played.


marked in the hearing of the HERALD
representative yesterday, are in posses
sion of Santa Monica just at present.
The annual tournament now in full
blast has served to bring together all the
experts of note in Southern California.
Unless one is player or an admirer of
the game made famous by the Renshaw
brothers, one cannot be considered to be
in the swim. The matches now in prog
ress are exciting the most intense inter
est, and club feeling runs high-a little
too high, in fact, for the good of har-
mony in the ranks of the association.
There are two elements in the associa-
ton, and the gulf is liable to develop
into Salton sea if tact and wisdom are
not applied with big brush.
THAT CLOSE DECISION.
The conversation in the corridors of
the Arcadia and Casino has been moth
ing but tennis. The admirers of Bu-
miller have not accepted his defeat as
final. They claim that the lad
got the ragged end of the rope in the
contests on Tuesday. Feeling runs high
on the subject. The writer was not
present on Tuesday, and, OF course, can
not, therefore, discuss the cause Of the
disagreement or GO into details. How
ever, the unfortunate incident is to be
deplored, especially as it has raised so
much feeling. Close decisions at criti-
cal periods in any branch of sport are
almost sure to give dissatisfaction to
one side or the other, but while it is
annoying, such rulings should be taken
with good grace.
AN INTERNATIONAL BATTLE.
There was select attendance yester.
day, the fair sex being unusually well
represented. 1t was tennis audience,
and an enthusiastic one into the bar
gain. The finals in the all-comers re-
solved itself into an international battle
between Mr.. Cawston, OF England, and
Mr.. Coulter of America.
In the semi finals Coulter beat Bumil
ler $500 and 81, and Cawston beat
Manning 6-1-6-2. OF course, the meet
ing of Cawston and Coulter to decide
the all-comers' championship was the
event of the week thus far. The spec
tators displayed the utmost partisan
ship, and the Chilean war sunk into
insigni6cance besides the contest, as far
as the audience at yesterdays game was
concerned. Each side applauded and
cheered every advantage made by their
champion. The Santa Monica and the
English colony were pulling for Cawston,
while the Los Angeles club and the
American colony shouted for Coulter.
1t was an international struggle, and
at the conclusion of the afternoons
play, neither the Stars and Stripes
nor the British Jack was on top, but
they foated side by side and will do 30
until about 9:30 O'Clock this morning,
when one will be nailed to the mast and
the other pulled down.
THE ALL coMERs SINGLES.
1t was naturally to be expected that
Coulter and Cawston would play the
game of their life. The spectators were
not disappointed and more even or hotly
contested games have rarely been seen
in California. 1t was nip and tuck from
the start. The style and tactics of the
players were very dissimilar. This
made the game even more interesting.
Coulter Rugged the nets and played a
dashing game. Cawston, on the other
hand, played with extreme caution and
took the minimum of chances, which
was quite in contrast with Coulter's
style. The Los Angeles player cap
tured the first set by score of GA and
the Los Angeles club members were cor
respondingly elated. Their Joy did not
last very long as Cawston pulled off the
next set by score of GA. The next set
has watched with bated breath and ex-
citement was at fever heat. Both play
era were on their mettle. Coulter made
the pace and looked all over winner,
but the fates were not propitious and
Cawston playing an undeniably strong
game caught up with his skillful oponent
and the umpire called out "four all"
cAwsToN WINS THE THIRD SET.
The audience was worked up to the
highest pitch of excitement by this time
and every stroke was followed. A couple
of bad muffs in close proximity to the
nets did the business, and Cawston W on
the set by score of rs.
After moments rest the contestants
took up their station for the fourth and
perhaps last set. Cawston had two
sets to Coulter's one, and another set
meant victory for the Santa Monica
club man. Fortune favored one and
then the other, until the score was
''three ALL"
AS usual thing, Coulter plays
stronger game at the start
than near the end and his
staunchest admirers were beginning
to lose courage. The Santa Monica con-
tingent looked very hopeful, and a
couple of stalwarts remarked that they
would carry Cawston out on their
shoulders if he won the set. Their ex-
pectations were not realized last even
ing, however. Coulter rallied amazingly
and won the next game, the scorer sing
ing out "four to three" in favor of Mr..
Coulter. The Los Angeles crowd was
correspondingly jubilant. The ladies
brought their gloved hands together and
their escorts adopted more noisy fash
ion Of showing their approval.
FOUR ALL.
Cawston won the next set by his
steadiness at the critical period, and the
seasiders reioiced. Cosby and Coulter
had a short confab. The wisdom whis-
'pered in the ear of the Los Angeles rep
resentative had the desired effect, as
Coulter won the next two games, win
ming the fourth set by score of b-4.
Each contestant had now won two sets
and the next set was to tell the story.
One of the rules OF the tournament is
that play shall cease every afternoon at
a .20 r. had reached that hour