The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-07
Process of Wedding Ont at the
Tennis Tournament.
seml-sinsLs TO BEGIN TO-DAY
Bull Yields TO Atktassn IN . Hes Goa
tsss-wars~r and Cobb Beatea
by white and Pardsa.


It's history has the club welcomed mere
prominent people. and the general inter
est ia the plsy Vas not marred by the long
and tedious xaits that are 50 common in
amateur athletics. The usual number OF
Iess skiIlfuI players &ere eliminated from
the lsst. and t0day's matches should
call ous ali those who are anxious to learn
IN e lucky players who viii survive 20 en-
ter the fnAls on Saturday
The events Of the day were the matches
between Bull and Atkinson in the singles.
by which the latter won his place in the
.ernt-fnals Of the singles by defeating the
former 60. SIS. and the hard struggle in
the doubles by which White and Purdon.
of Tacoma. defeated Cobb and Warner,
thus virtually earning themselves a place
in the double semi-fnals. This match at
trscsed By far the most attention. and for
awhile il seemed as though the Tacoma
champions, who were barely defeated In
the recent tournament at that place oy
Foulkes and Cuppage, Of Victoria. would
experiences their Waterloo 1T the hands Of
a comparatively inferior team.
But few spectators were present when
play was commenced in the morning, but
their number increased steadily as the
IL
dred Of the best known people in town
were assembled on the grounds.
The first matches were between C. w.
Saunders and +. II. Ammidown, saun-
ders. who is player Of fourteen years
experience, proved more than match for
his younger opponent and defeated him
by score OF g 8. 6-5 While this match
was in progress Henderson met Powers
4 l. -
a score of g., 6-3 In this match as IN the
former one the men played too much for
safety. taking no chances oy attempting
brilliant plays when the opportunity
offered
Purdon, of Tacoma defeated Wright in
the next match in two well played sets by
score of 6-3, 81 Wright was evidently
out Of practice. but played a good game
against so strong an opponent. having
good stroke and at times showing excel
lent judgment in placing.
Cobb won By default from Foster. of
Everett, who was unable to attend, but
his chances of ultimate success in the
single we're short lived, for in the next
match he was easily defeated by Hurd, go
g. Inverarity almost Immediately after
ward fell a victim 10 Atkinson by the same
score, and White, who had won from Il.
+. Robins by default, met Saunders, who
had earlier in the morning defeated AM
midtown. This time. however. Saunders
met too strong a man, and although his
play was steady and strong he succumbed
by score of 6-3, e-a
When Bull and Atkinson met, however,
the knowing ones gathered thick around
the court. for both men were likely to
make strong bid for the finals aud, al
though Atkinson was generally conceded
10 be the better player, there was no Ger.
tainty that the Tacoma man would not
spoil his prospects for the cup. 1t was
known that Bull was a strong. steady
player, and while Atkinson is in no other
respect his Inferior. it was feared that his
game, which has a streak of variability in
IL in spite OF It's bFiiliancy, might not
stand the steady hammering and difficult
placing of his antagonist. In the first set,
nevertheless, Atkinson started in with
such strong. cool play that he won the
first i've games in succession, but NJ this
point, with the fairest of prospects for
love set he seemed to grow careless, md
Ball. by hard, steady work scored love
game against him. BY taking advantage
of every misplay and judicious placing he
succeeded also in capturing the next.
leaving the score in games i've TO two In
Atkinson's favor. In the next game both
played steadily and well. but after deuce
had peen called several times Atkinson
took the seventh game and set by a
score of CO. They then changed
courts for the second set. and At
kinson again went ahead at the
start, winning the FIRST three games con-
seeutively. The fourth and fifth games
went to Bull, and although Atkinson won
the sixth by a series OF pretty strokes, Bull
put on a squirt that was heartily ap-
plauded, and won the seventh, eighth and
ninth games b. a superb exhibition OF
uphill playing. and .he games stood i've to
FIVE in the second set. The eleventh game
decided whether Atkinson would win the
set and match or whether deciding set
would have To be played, and the excite
ment was intense, as it looked as If Akin
son would lose by unsteady play. Such
vas not the case. however, as he seemed to
lose all the carelsssness which had charac-
termed the three preceding games. aud by
a series Of fine placing ana smashing al
lowed his opponent to score bat once. and
won the set and match by g score OF ea
Aftei an intermission Tor lunch Atkinson
defeated Henderson handlly by = score OF
6.i. 81. and Pelly defeated Purdon ga. 6-5
Ia the latter match each player Was sue
eessively handicapped oy the sunny court
Ia the hrst set Pelly took the lead, but
Pardon succeeded IN getting four games
/ 10 Pslly's i've. yet Re!ly won the tenth
game and set By a score Of Ga In the
second set, with games sd ia favor Of Par-
don, FellY won the tenth and tied tie
score: the deciding game displayed some
/ long rallies. but both men played too
much for safety and the game was not par
ticularly brilliant PeilY scored the last
two points, thus securing the game, set
and match By 8 score Of o.
In the doubles Readman and Amml-
down were no match for Pelly and Akin
son. and we're defeated 90. 90, As we're
also Saunders aud Power by HuFd and
MeseFve by the same score. o The sur
prise OF every one. Warner and Cobb
played an exceedingly close match with
Mhise aud Parton. Of Tacoma, and were
only defeated IN the third set by q score OF
Sc 6-5 and 40
In the frxt set Warner and Cobb son
the first three games and their opponents
seemed demoralized. but rallied aad won
the fourth. nfih, sixth. seyeaih and
eighsh games. and finally the sci. The
second sss. however. vent TO the home
team By = score al sc. and IL MAS evident
that the Tacoma team was disconnected
By the unexpected reverse. The third set
WAS close and exciting. and the players
exhibited some neFvsusnsss With the
seors four al ia games. Wright and Pur-
don stesassd down sn1 won the remain
ing two games and The match.
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