The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-16
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The open Tournaments OF the Ladies
Lawn Tennis Club took place this week.
beginning ON Monday afternoon. As this
was only the hish tournament which has
taken place here this season. il is felt. says
member OF the club. that this city has
not been al ali backward in its promotion
OF the interests OF tennis during the past
year There have been the scrub tourna-
ment and both the csua tournaments, also
both the open ones. Entries were repre-
scented from Seattle, Victoria and Port
land. In no stage OF the games did the
visitors play compare wi.h saat Of the
home players. The tight narrowed down
between the local players for the first
pElzs. The greatest interest and excite
ment manifested Itself toward the last, and
sharp lines were drawn between the friends
OF the rival players. the greatest good fec.-
Ing prevailing. The interest Of the games
finally eliminated In the singles for the
Northwest championship. held for three
years by Miss Bessie Anderson aud Miss
hershas. rising young player of strength
aud courage. Both players had met and
sanquished the best players Of Victoria,
Portland and Seattle. and. as each had
played last year Tor first place. the excite
ment this year ran high when the
lady players took their places on
the court The trst set fell 8 to
TO Miss kershaw, though every game but
two we're vantage games. The second
set fell TO Miss Anderson. after ten games
bad been played, resulting Ga These
preliminary sets sufficiently warmed up
both contestants TO make the last deciding
set remarkably brilliant, replete with
cross-eourt drives. lobs, back-handers and
savage yolieying and net smashes. First
one and then the other player led. till
Deuce games were announced. Then the
playing became fast and remarkably
steady for the strain both were undergo
ing. Fortune finally smiled on Miss
hershaw, who took the next two games
and the Northwest championship, sym
bolized by very elegant flowing cup"
presented TO the club by Mrs. Albert b.
Bull-the one winning three times secur-
ing the cup. Mrs. Bull pronounced the
final game the most faultless and finished
she had ever witnessed. This Is Miss
kershaw's second tennis season. Next
year she will be AZ her best. The Ladies'
Clun. of tins city. is member OF the Ma
tional Tennis Association.
Those taking part in the past tourna-
ment we're:
Singles-Mise Jessie Seymour. Miss An
derson, Miss Woodruff. Miss Edith
keown Miss Bailey. Mrs. SNOW, Miss ker-
shaw, Mrs. Potter, Miss Riley, Seattle:
Mrs. Rollins, Seattle: Mrs. kelleher. Sc
attic.
Doubles--Miss kershaw. Miss Adder
son; Mrs. Snow. Miss Bailey; Miss Riley,
Mrs. Rollins, Seattle; Miss Mabel keown:
Miss Mabel Rowe; Miss Edith Thomas:
Miss Margaret Darrel: Miss Woodruff.
Miss keown.
Mixed doubles-Miss Kershaw. Mr..
White: Miss Anderson, Mr. Atkinson
Mrs. Snow, Capt. Jones; Miss Woodruff.
Mr.. Meserve; Miss Riley. Mr.. Pelly; Miss
Keosn, Mr.. 7 lrdon.
The following prizes were played for
and won as follows.
First prize--SIngles. Miss kershaw, sill
yer frame, also championships cup. Sec
ond prize-Single-, Miss Anderson, silver
file and button hook. First prize
Doubles, Miss kershaw. Miss Anderson.
silver pieces. First prize-Mixed doubles
Miss kershaw. Mr.. White, silver pieces.
Consolation--Mrs Snow. silver piece.
Consolation prizs-Mrs. Rollins, Mrs.
Ke.Ieher, Seattle. Mrs. SNOW, Miss Wood
ruiz, Mrs. Potter.
The presence Of ths Seattle and Victoria
players created unbounded enthusiasm,
and by their pIucky playing made hosts of
friends.