The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1893-07-10
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
How the Glorious Fourth was cele-
brated in Kohala.

TUESDAY, July tHe toh, hae ioio
than an ordinary interest this year
for the inhabitants of North kohala
owing to the fact that tennis
tournament had been arranged to
take place between team from Ha-
makua and one chosen from amongst
the players in Kohala. This ia it
self was enough to cause excitement
in a community so sport-lovlng and
admiring, but additional interest
was given to the occasion by the
fact that this was not the first meet
ing of these rival teams. On June
18th the Kohala "four" rode over to
Paauilo and, on the courts belong
ing to the Hon. j. M. Horner land
kindly lent by him for the occasionl,
defeated the Hamakua quartette af-
ter a most interesting and exciting
series of games. SO closely were the
sets contested in the first match that
although Hamakua we're then beaten
it seemed very probable that at
some future day they might in their
turn prove themselves victorious.
Hence it was that on Tuesday last
the lovely and spacious grounds of
the Kohala Seminary were the rem
devious of, with few lamentable ex-
ceptions, the beauty, fashion, and
wealth of the district, all of whom,
seemingly, had keen and lively in
terest in the great event of the day
the tennis tournament. A high
wind and a cloudy sky were against
any really good exhibition of the
game, and, as none of the players in
the match had ever played on the
court before, it was some time be-
fore they were able to gain any con-
fdence in their service or returns
indeed at no time during the day
did the combatants display that
brilliant form they all undoubtedly
possess, although many of the sets
we're made up of rallies that to the
uninitiated seemed play of high
order and showed to those familiar
with the game how high tennis
standard such players could attain
to on better court and under more
favorable atmospheric influences.
At l o'clock a cold lunch kindly pro-
vided by some of the ladies was par
taken of, and then the rival teams
had to submit to the camera, after
which general move was made to
the tennis court where so much in
terest was centered. The long and
cool veranda, running parallel with
the ground, formed splendid
grand stand" for most of the spec
tators, although some preferred their
carriages as points of vantage to
overlook the game.
Punctually on time the chief per-
formers on the days program ap.
peared on the ground, the home
team wearing their colors, dark blue
whilst the visitors shone brightly in
red ties and sashes. 1t is not posi-
BILE here to describe the tournament
in detail, and one can only say that
from start to finish it was anybody's
game, and although Hamakua were
again defeated yet they were by nc
means disgraced. By a most un
fortunate accident they were de-
prived of one of their best men by
La Grippe, who is no respector o.
persons, and it was impossible at sc
late at so late moment to fill the
vacany his sickness occasioned, ano
Madden, whilst playing, with the
rest of the losing team, a most
plucky and brilliant game, was actu
ally sufferer from the prevailing
epidemic. However, notwithstand
ing the fact that the visiting team
were playing under a disadvantage
it is impossible to give too much
praise and credit to the winning
four, who never at any time grew
ragged or slack and who PLAYED
close and we'll together all through
The score was as follows:
Hamakua, = sets, 10 games; Ko
hala, 4 sets, ~ games; and the teams
were made up of G. E. Bryant, E
w. Madden, and G. H. B. Fowler TO-
Hamakua; and of H. w. Kempster
Il. Mist, G. G. Kempster, and Wigh
Atkins for Kohala. Mr.. Frank MAJ
kindly officiated as umpire
Many of the ladies present wore
the different colors of the separat,
teams and although dark blue wa.
the more prevalent, and the cries O
"Well played Kohala," often drown
ed the shouts of "Good old Hama
kua," yet there were some who's,
kindly sympathies were with thu
losers-if not the strangers.
To the managing body of thu
Seminary, who SO kindly placed thei
grounds at the disposal of boil
spectators and players, many thanks
are due; and, at the dinner given a
the Club by the Kohala team tt
their less fortunate opponents, al
though the toast of the evening wa.
"Our friends the enemy" yet that o
"The teachers of the Kohala Semi
nary" was honored and not forgot