The morning call., 1893-05-07
THE HARDYS WON.
A Tennis Game Never Lost
Until Ended.
TWO SETS, TEN GAMES EACH.
Stetson ard De Long Gave Them One
of the Closest Fights Ever Seen
in a Local Court.
Are the Hardy brothers invincibled"


This is the question that tae lawn tennis
players of this ely and vicinity are asking
each other. for the two young Hardys,
Samuel and Sumner, have again beaten the
crack team of the California Tennis Club
Stetson and De LOng-in long drawn out
match Of three out of five sets.
The game was called at 80 P. NJ. yester-
day and lasted four hours. The dav was
almost perfect. and large number Of en-
thuSiaSts in the game from Oakland and
san Francisco were present to cheer their
respective champions On TO victory. A
large number Of the visitors present were
ladies, and the complimentary remarks
showered upon the contestants would have
turned the head of more than one Young
man.
The California Club boys won the toss
and chose the southern half of the court to
play from, while their opponents took the
first serve. After a short practice round
the real game was called and Samuel Hardy
took his stand IN the service court and
started the ball in motion The Oakland
contingent asserted Itself when the umpire.
Joe Daily, announced, Fifteen love.
; hoTtly after he called, Thirty love-" and
then "Ihrty-ffteen," when San Francisco
The boys had not yet warmed up to the
game. however, and the first game was a
very tame one, resulting in favor OF the
brothers from Oakland.
The second game was better and resulted
tile same way as the first. There was no
''leeling the-enemy" process as the teams
had met before and each knew the others
strength.
1t was easily seen that the sides were well
matched, but on account of the previous
clear record OF the Hardys il was with con-
siderable surprise that the spectators heard
the result OF the first set announced as "9 10
Z, Stitson and De Long in the lead"
All the players were wringing wet with
persplration by this time. and when they
retired between the first and second sets
they changed their uniforms completely,
tie Hardys appearing for this set with
MACK snlTtS and their opponents with pink.
Both had previously worn white.
Oakland looked glum when in the next
set san Francisco won the first three games,
Int the CalItoTnlas were the losers finally
in 6-4set.
At this point the wind began to blow and
II bothered the players considerably, but it
was Just as fair for one side as for The other.
Inc Hardys took the third and StetsOn
ard De Long won the fourth set, with
about even advantages, and during the in
teTmission each crowd looked hope full.
The nth and last set was the struggle.
Beth teams knew that 1t was 20 be the final
tight and played accordingly, and it is safe
u say no such playing was ever seen on a
local court before. The passing during the
rallies was magnificent, and when the score
stood two sets each, ten games each and
deuce or forty points each, the specta-
tors applauded until the noise was deafen-
ing. Then the Oakland boys began 10 do
their prettieSt and with two hard fought
vantage games the match was awarded TO
them.
While the brothers were still in their
dressing. rooms the referee, a. B. Wiber-
force, and the California CLUBS treasurer
X. j. Davis, presented the two silver cups
10 them with appropriate speeches.
During the whole game excellent playing
was done on both sides, the Hardys playing
well TO the front and the others staying
near the base liue. The entire score was
70, CO, St % and 12-I0