The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-09

Mrs. Thomas Burke, Miss Furth. Miss
Burnett, Mrs Job Lyon. Mira. III. q. Bond,
Mrs. Z. Brainerd, Mrs f. A. Strout. Miss
Strive, Mrs. G. 7. Conover, Mrs. L. g. J.
Hunt
There was considerable delay in starting
the semi-fnals La the morning, owing 20 q
Misunderstanding as TO whether Hurd aud
White or Peily aud Atkinson were to play
Oh the first match. The number of spec
tstors steadily increased, and at last, when
their patience was about exhausted, Hnrd
appeared, and after q little knocking
about play commenced in the frat match
Of The semi-finals, and Hurd defeated
NhlAs, who appeared TO be of his usual
plAy, BY q score of 60. Asis often the case
h tennis. the play wns more interesting
than the score would indicate, and. al
though Hard beat White q love set. the
points we're 3I-I5. and In many eases each
pens VAS only won after a sharp struggle.
Toe fret game of the set brought forth
sood placing by both players, aud when
shs score Vas deuce Hurd won vantage by
hard rally. but the SCORE returned 10
deuce on his failure 30 volley high lob.
Hurd won the next point and won the
game by pretty lob over Whites head,
TIE latter having been drawn too close TO
the net Ia the second game. with the
score 1850 against him. White made fine
returns Of Hurts drives. bat lost the
game by placing a back line drive just be-
bind the line.
The third game compelled the applause
Of the oniookers for Hurd's cool play
and excellent Judgment in placing. and
kept Waite tiying from one end OF the court
70 the other bat although the iatter's re-
tarns were brilliant he secured hut one
point la the game. The fourth game also
sent 10 Hard. by 8 score of game 10 Is. a.
did also the 9th and sixth games
The second set was also son by Hurd, the
scofe being the same, aud the points S2-i6
With the score Sa-ali in the first game,
Huri. by pretty nlacing. passed White.
and on the next play the latter lost the
Point and game by missing a difficult half
sollsy. The decisive poins In the second
game was won By Hurd on Whites re-
tara Of service over the back line. White
pisysa vel In the third bias, after deuce
vas called. lost vantage by drive into
tas net, and the game BY lobbing behind
he back line. The fifth game was more
exciting and considerable applause greeted
Whlte's clever p.ays With the score
80 against him White passed HnFd by
swss! drive and saved the game. Hura
iAea won vantage. bat White cleyeriy
seoopsd half volley over the net out OF
husd's rsash. aud the game was deuce
again. Hurd returned outside the court
ard White did the same, resulting again
to deuce score. White attempted
a difficult side. bat juss msssed.
aad on the next play served two
fasiis. thus giving the game to
hard. The sixth and deciding game was
sKeisiag. and should have gone tn White
fsr 81 good returns and play into the net
y Hara the score stood 400 IN his favor.
sat he lest the next two points by driving
Sai and ths third ny falling TO return
high lob This lefs the score deuce and
Waite finally lost al chance by driving
eat ia the next two plays The result OF
tas match vas GO 90 In games and oS-Si
iE sotAs points.
ttae conclusion of the match between
Hard and White. fslly and Atkinson
Naye1 The most exciting match In the
ssai-aBals. and the latter won eg score
n kArnes Of g., 90 and in aggregate poans
fttagS
Tbs frss game Of tie set Was Won BY
Fsaly who scored game % -, the second
saa more exciting. and vas also taken ey
Bin after deuce had been called AtsAn-
sea Son The iirss three points, but fsal on
"a NAV, failed 10 return services Oh ihs
seeisivs stroke. deuce Was called. Fsiay
shsn drove lnta the net and loheed cut on
tas nsxt stroke. The third and fourth
kAass slso weat 20 PesgY. von eys1afp
foaleYing and clever placing. Win sAe
seose 81 against him. Atkinson rallied
AID son tbs fnh game 90 81 lie also
tok tue slrth tato camp after . series o.
ssfeng rallies ~ smashes. placing ana
haAsly fsl.y's loo cat Of ths eoartss The
ssseath Vas another tine game ana wss
ss@ - Atkinson BY fslsy's rssGEa ssia4aa