Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-08-19
HANDICAPPED TENNIS.
The Opening Games of the Pittsburg
Club on its Courts.
CRACK PLAYERS PARTICIPATING
Some Exciting Contests Among the Weld
ers of the Racket
DOUBLES TO BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON

The Pittsburg Tennis Club yesterday
commenced its handicap tournament, open
to club members only. While there was q
ent as was expected or would have been the
case had the fact that the tourney was 10
commence been more widely known. Those
who did not attend missed an afternoon OF
rare enjoyment, for all of the crack players
were there and they played we'll.
There was Ewing, the holder of the
Grogan cup, Moorhead who held it in a
previous year, Pier who has been playing a
strong game lately, G. Edwards, B. Reed,
o. Edwards, f. x. Barr. Guthrie, Nc
Clintock, Brown, Callow, Darlington,
Stoney, Keil, Murray and Holmes, and it
would be hard for any club in the country
to muster 16 men of equal calibre.
Tho Hand;caps Make Close Games.
The handicaps given made the games
closer and consequently more interesting.
The fact that in the first round four of the
combating entries played three sets before
the winners were decided shows that with
the handicaps the best players had to work
for their advancement. These handicaps
were based on the records of the various
players and were very justly given. For
instance Moorhead owed one-half of Is
when he started in the first game with Pier,
and Ewing not only owed 15 but he gave
his opponent, Guthrie, one-half of 80.
1t was uphill playing for Ewing, but he
managed to win the round after playing
three sets. Since his victory over Buch, of
Altoona, at the championship tournament
Ewing has been playing in the same steady
form, and he has been regular in his
practice, SO, that if anything, he plays a
harder game to beat now than he did then
His judgment is wonderfully quick, and his
skill in placing his return is certainly such
as to place him in the front rank. IT the
cracks from the East and West enter in the
Imitation tourney they will find in him
harder man to defeat than many they have
met in the big tournaments East. And
Moorhead, too, will be there when the time
comes
Ready to Meet Eastern Cracks.
He has gotten back his nerve, and is as
graceful, skillful and active as of yore.
Yesterday he had in Pier quite formid-
able opponent who played well, not so
strong perhaps as on some former occasions,
but Moorhead had no walkover, especially
with the handicap.
Barr gave Brown too much of handicap,
and as consequence was defeated only
after three sets were played. Barr made
hard fight for it, but he couldn't pull out.
The same was true of Messrs Reed and
Callow. The handicap was too great for
Reed to overcome, and Callow played
stronger than was expected. The only con-
test in the second round was that between
Moorhead and G. Edwards, when Moorhead
owed one-half of Is and gave Edwards one
half OF 15 Edwards won the second set.
but Moorhead pulled out the third and
goes on into the semi. finals.
Drawings for the Doubles.
To-day play will commence at o'clock,
and all who like to see good tennis are in
vited to be present. It is probable that
the singles will be played as tar as the finals,
and the first round OF tine doubles will take
place. The drawings for the doubles are as
follows:
First round-Barr and Ewing against
B own and Guthrie, Edwards and Pier
against Moorhead and Reed. E
Semi finals-Caliow and Murray against
winners of the former contest and Holmes
and Stoney against the winners of the lat
The following are the scores of yesterdays
play:
sUMMARY-F1RsT ROUND.
Moorhead owed u of Is, beat Pier 81, g.
G. Edwards gave Darlington n OF so and !
beat 81, so.
CalIow got n of 80 and beat B. Reed 6-l 26,
g.
o. Edwards gave Keil Is and beat g. CO. |
Brown got "a of Is and beat Barr 10 ST. 6-3 |
Murray gave Holmes a of Is and beat s ], |
20.
McClintock beat Stoney (even) 6-s, SO, g. |
Ewing owed 10 aud gave Guthrie n of 80 |
md beat g., 46, 63.
SECOND ROUND.
Moorhead owed n of 15 and gave G. Ed
Yards Il OF Is and beat 63, 81, 81.