Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-09-10
GOOD TENNIS>PLAYING
The East End Young Ladies Begin
Their Bouts in the Singles.
THE FINALS ARE ON FOR TODAY.
Four Most Interesting Events to Be Fin
ished Before Dark.
RESULTS OF TIE CONTESTS YESTERDAY

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be played, will end session of keen en-
joyment by the lovers of the game, which
has become almost national In its character.
| To the programme of events started on the
first day were added ladies' singles and
gentlemen doubles yesterday, consequently
there will be four final rounds to be played
to-day besides the unfinished rounds in the
ladies' singles and gentlemen's doubles
The drawings for the ladies' singles took
place again yesterday, owing to the fact
that the original drawings contained the
names of Miss Potter and Miss Thompson,
| Of Williamsburg, neither of whom was mem. .
ber OF the club. The ladies decided that as
| the tournament was club affair, their por-
| tfon OF it should be kept free from outside
| players. During the afternoon, however,
| Miss Potter and Miss Thompson played sew
| cral games together and 1t was pretty
| game.
Lady Exports With kackets.
Both young ladies are expert players and
ought to enter In the open tournament OF
the Pittsburg. Tennis Club next week, when
1t would be surprising If they did not come
out in the finals Both possess an excellent
back hand stroke, something not often seen
in young ladies. OF the two, Miss Potter
plays tho steadier game and Miss Thomp-
son the more brilliant Their exhibition
'set" was one Of the most in terestfng events
Of the afternoon.
In the ladies' singles the first set between
Mfes Voight and Miss Fnhnestock was the
| hardest fought and brought out the best
playing and both Of these young ladies
should represent the Gyms In the open
menced quito late, but IT took until dark to
decide the winner of the first set. Miss
Fahnestock had been playing almost all
afternoon and was not quite so fresh as Miss
Voight, but she played very pretty game
and lost only after 16 games had been
played. She plays with good judgment and
adheres Tnther too closely to the base line.
She has excellent control of her racket and
on one or two occasions had rather the best
of the volleying. Both of the young ladies
are entitled to places in the front rank of
lady players here.
All Around Good PIny.
Miss Gill won o round against Miss Wells
rather easily. and is also a player who
should be in the open tournament Her
play yesterday was better than on the first
day, when she took part in the mixed
doubles. She had moro confidence in her.
self and was able to place the balls when she
pleased. Miss Mitchell took the first round
from Miss Barnes who did not play so good
O game as usual
In the gentlemen's doubles Messrs Proctor
and Aull worked their way into the finals.
They played an excellent game together
and were too strong for Messrs. McClaren
and Snively and johnson and Hamilton.
The mixed doubles were worked out to the
finals which will be played to-day between
Miss Voight and Dr. Proctor and Miss Potter
and Mr.. McClaran. 1t will be very inter-
esting round, for Miss Potter and Mr. Nc
Claran play well together. They make a
strong team, as also do Miss Voight and DR..
Proctor.
In the gentlemen's singles Messrs. F. B.
Barr and II. McClaren finished their round
yesterday in the semf-fnals. Mr. Barr won,
and this brings the two Barrs together in
the finals. Both OF them play strong games,
and the round is very apt to be full OF ex-
citement.
The scores made yesterday are as follows:
MIXED DoUBLEs-PnELrnNAKY ROUND.
Miss Fahnestock and D. II. Barr beat Miss Barnes
and L. W. bravo, ST. 6-1, rs.
FIRST ROUND.
Miss voight and DR.. Proctor beat R. A. johnson
and partner by default.
Thompson and J. A. Aull, So, 60.
Miss Potter and McOlaren beat Miss Wells and R.
Mics Coffin and S,r. Kiehl beat Miss Gill and G.
E. Aull, Ga, sc, GA.
sEM1-F1NALs.
Miss voight and DIR. Proctor beat Miss Fahne-
stock and D. H Barr SO, go.
Miss Potter and II. McClaren beat Miss Coffin and
Mr.. Kiehl 81. 6-2.
LADIES' sINGLEs-FIRsT ROUND.
Miss Mitchell beat Miss Barnes Ga, 6-3
Miss Gill beatMtss Wells Ga, 60.
Miss Voight beat Miss Fahnestock 81 Ground un-
fnished).
GENTLEMEN's DoUBLEs-FIRsr ROUND.
DR.. Proctor and c. L. Aull beat McClaren and
johnson and Hamilton beat voight and Thomp-
son SO, Ell.
sEMI-FINALs,
DIR. Proctor and c. E. Aull beat johnson and
Hamilton 6-3 6-1.