The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-09
THE CHAMPIONS IN TENNIS.
Pelly Wins Singles, Barker and Meserve
Doubles-Au Exciting Finish.


The lawn tennis tournament was con-
Guided yesterday afternoon, l.. Pelly tax
ing first honors in the singles and Barker
and Meserve in the doubles.
The anticipated event of the day was the
final set between Barker and Pelly. The
play was much in contrast to that of the
day previous, both playing ordinary
tennis. The play commenced with Barker
serving Pelly won the first game easily,
Barker returning out of court three times
and into the net once.
In the second game both played poorly,
returning out of court continually. Pelly
won points against 8.
Pelly took the third game on double
fault by Barker, return out of court, a
place drive and net. This gave Pelly
three straight games without any special
effort.
A change in courts worked well for Bar
ker, and he won love game. This was
the first sharp playing done. Barker made
nice place for the second point and did
some good passing for the fourth.
Pelly made a grand rally in the fifth
game and beat Barker out. when the score
was 40--15 against bIm.
In the sixth game PeIIy played poor
game, driving out of court twice and max
ing two double faults, which gave Barker
his second love game. A change of courts
did not affect Barker, who won the seventh
and eighth games on good placing and
Pelly's returning out of court.
The ninth was duce game, and won
by Pelly after some fine passing for the
advantage and a brilliant place for the
game.
Pelly won the tenth, thereby winning
the set. 6-4, and the championship in the
singles.
The last point in the last game was the
most brilliantly contested during the set,
and il was only after the ball had gone
back and forth six times that Pelly sue
ceeded in placing beyond Bankers reach.
The next event was the contest in
doubles between Barker and Meserve, and
Came and Emery, the former team win
ming without much effort. This reduced
the contest down to Barker and Merserye
VS.. Saunders and kelleher, the first named
team winning the first and third sets, thus
becoming champions in the doubles.
Following is the score of the games
played: Final singles for first place, Pelly
beat Barker GA.
In doubles: Barker and Meserve beat
Came and Emery-6-0, 81.
Final doubles for first place: Barker
and Meserve beat Saunders and Kelleher
60 &c, 6-4.
The play was watched by large and Sc
Iect assembly, among whom were: Mr..
and Mrs. A. p. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Strout. Mr.. and Mrs. Power, Mr.. and Mrs.
&c. Washburn, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred ].
Grant, Mrs. Whitney, Mrs. Gait, Mrs
Nevins, Mrs Wilmington, Mrs. Hayden,
Mrs. Saunders. Mrs. II. q. Strive, Mrs. En-
erv. Mrs. MaeCulskey. Mrs. CHI. Kittinger.
Miss Riley, Miss De Wolf. Miss Josephine
De Wolf. Miss Wilson, Miss Carter, Miss
Agnes Carter, Miss Nav Mcclellan, Miss
Noble. Miss Collins. Miss Hadyn. Mr.
Fred K. Strive. Mr.. Barry, Mr.. Frank
Burns. IT., Mr.. C. A. Austin, Mr.. Wallace
Mr.. Mcclellan, Mr.. Sharpner, Mr.. Hughes,
Mr.. Fleming, Mr.. Joseph Hardy, Mr..
wakefield. Professor Crandall, Mr.. Chan
ming. Mr.. Robert Palmer. Mr.. Tyler, Mr.
Downing, Mr.. c. B. Wood, Mr.. Marriott,
Mr.. G. II. Preston, Mr.. Gait, Mr.. Robert
GoIdie. Mr.. r. B. Albertson. Mr.. B. J.
PelIy. Mr.. ". P, Skillings, Mr.. Ben
SHINES. lr.