Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-28
COSBY AND GERMAN.
THEY WIN THE GENTLEMEN'S
DOUBLES AT RIVERSIDE.
A Report of Yesterdays Proceedings at
the Tournament-Some Excellent Play
ing-The Handicap Singles.
Special Correspondence to the HERALD ]

Special Correspondence to the HERALD
RIVERSIDE, Feb. 27.
The Southern California midwinter
lawn tennis tournament which opened
on Wednesday of this week at Riverside,
was not closed even yesterday, despite
the strenuous efforts of the able COM
mittee of arrangements to bring it to a
close on Friday, for the accommodation
of spectators anxious to reach home yes
terday, as we'll as for the players, to
whom finish would have been accept
able in view OF the ball which was given
on Friday evening.
The handicap event of gentlemen's
singles was a small tournament in itself,
as there were twenty-five entries. The
Messrs. Young, Cosby and Halsted, and
the contestants were handicapped as fol-
lows:
German scratch, Butcher received
two bisques; Belts, q. Rice, Wallace,
Waring received % is, and bisque
Maud, II. Rice, Fox, Belts, Gage, Irving,
Edwards, Baker andG. H. Singleton re-
ceived Id; HI. Wright, Lindsay and
|fAcker received Is and 2 bisques; Win
terbotham, Chouteau, Dickinson and
Golf received % 80; McNab received 80.
In the FIRST round, which was played off
on Thursday svening and Friday morn
ing, Waring defeated Gage GA, 6-5
Maud defeated Acker 6-5, 60; Wallace
defeated Belts 6-1, 4-6, 6-2; Lindsay de-
feated Baker SIS. 4-6, 6-5; Bettner de-
feated Singleton 6-1, GA Rue defeated
McNabb 6-3, 2-6. 60; H. Wright de-
feated Fox by default G. A. Singleton
defeated G. Rice go, 6-5; Edwards de-
feated Dickinson 3-6, 6-2, 6-1.
In the second round Butcher defeated
Goff 6-2, 6-2; Germain defeated War
ing 6-3, 6-1; Wallan defeated Mand
81, 6-3 Bettner defeated Lindsay 6-1,
60; III. Rice defeated Wright 6-5, GA /;
Edwards defeated Singleton 6-5, 6-5 !;
Routh defeated Chouteau 6-5, 2-6, 6-1 I;
Irving defeated Winterbotham 81, 6-2.
The third round was completed yester-
day morning with the following score
Edwards debated Rice 6-2, 60; Routh
defeated Irving 3-6, GA, 6-5.
The fourth round resulted: Bettner
beat German by default; Edwards beat
Raugh 3-6, GA, 6-5; Edwards beat
Bettner 6-3, 7-5.
The contest in finals of gentlemen's g
doubles, which was postponed on Fri
day afternoon, was opened Yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock between Cosby
and German, Butcher and Halstead.
The number of spectators was smaller
than on either of the preceding days of
the tournament, owing to the fact that
a large number of the tennis people re-
turned to their various homes yesterday
morning. A sufficient crowd, however,
was present to arouse the enthusiasm of
those contesting to admirable effort and
some of the most brilliant playing of
the tournament was witnessed in this
close contest, which was won by Cosby
and Germain. Score, 4-6, 6-3, 81, 3-6,
7-5.
Cosby put up strong game, Germain
not playing in his usual good form.
Cosby was especially applauded for
many brilliant plays, which caused
great enthusiasm among the spectators.
The prizes awarded on gentlemen's g
handicap singles were respectively an
elegant silver, gold-lined cup, first prize,
and handsome carving set for second
prize.
The ball which was given at the K. P.