St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-07-23
BELDEN Is VICTORIOUS.
He WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE
SECOND TIME.
ELTING NOT IN GOOD FORM
Jayre and Cook Win the Tourna-
ment in Doubles-They Will
Meet Relden and Wallace in
the Final Tomorrow-Resul
of Consolation Matches.

The last day of the tennis tournament
dawned just as bright as any Of those
that had preceded it, and although it
was hot even at the lake, the largest
crowd came out to see the best play that
has been seen for many a day on the
Lake park grounds. Sisters, mothers,
brothers. sweethearts. the tennis en-
thusiaSts. all came to see their favorites
win or lose. The game that created the
greatest amount Of interest. of course,
was the championship match in singles
between Belden and Victor Citing.
George K. Belden was the winner of
the tournament, and therefore had the
right to meet Elting, the holder of the
Northwestern championship. Up to
the end of the second set the geme was
see-saw, but Citing was playing under
disadvantages, as he has been in the
habit of playing on grass courts, and
has not had enough practice on the
Lake park courts. He played fairly
good game in the first two sets, but the
third set was easily won by Belden,
whose back hand stroke is superb. He
won with score, ST.. Ga. Sc. "a.
The final consolation singles were
played the first thing yesterday after
noon between Belden and Hale, with
score rs. 6-2, 81, and Thew VS.. Kuick-
erbocker, score 40, 60. 81.
In championship doubles Jayne and
Cook, winners of the tournament in
doubles, Will meet Belden and Wallace,
who now hold the championship in this
class. This match had to be postponed
as Belden was quite used up, after the
hard match that EltIng gave him in the
championship. He will have quite re-
covered mis- usual form by tomorrow
morning and the last match in the tour
ney will be played.
Belden, IN winning the champion
ship, prevents the Chicago boys from
taking anything home with them. Eft
ing feels that it is about even up, how
ever, as he has held the Northwestern
championships for the past two years.
while Belden held il for one year prev
iOuS to that. Still it would have kept
up interest in the Northwestern tourney
had the boys from the White City sue
ceeded in winning something.
The prizes are exceedingly hapdSome
affairs.
First singles is handsome cup with
cover, surmounted by figure OF Victor
Eltlng, the present champion of the
ANOA Oh NOol, IdCQu6(. WO
racquets support the base, and the
chasing is typical. The vase is finished
i'll bright polished and satin finished
silver.
A Greclan cup, with hammered satin
silver finish will be the second prize in
singles. A tennis figure, with players
and net appear OH the front, while the
event in which it is given is engraved
on the back.
The first doubles are loving cups, one
a three-handled Persian silver, re-
pousse finish with gold lining; the
OTTER is of bright polish, with repousse
finish; also gold line. The second
doubles are, one silver tennis ball
supported upon three racquets, with a
miniature racquet and ball on top. satin
finish, silver and gold. The top is de-
tachable, making drinking cup. The
other is beautiful silver goblet, with
two silversracquets crossed at the base,
finished in hammered and bright pol
ished silver, with the figure of young
lady with racquet In the act of serving
the ball engraved upon the front.
They were on exhibition at the hotel
yesterday afternoon, and were pre-
scented to the winners last night at the
dance.