The herald., 1895-08-30
CASINO COURT CHATTER
Freeman and Picher Still
Hold the Championship
THE HORSE RACE ENTRIES
The Meet Extended to Two Days
Racing
THE HORSE RACE ENTRIES
Large List Of Entries for the Southern
California Polo Clubs Race Meet
at Santa Monica

The champions are still champions.
Ano that means that the doubles were
lost to Way and Bumiller yesterday and
that the title stays with the former and
present holders. Messrs. Freeman and
Picher of Pasadena. All Santa Monica
and their wives we're there to see the
game in tho morning. and then they
went home and brought their sisters and
cousins and aunts to the match in the
afternoon.
The morning was an almost ideal day
for tennis. and as consequence the
players felt animated enough to hit flock
of ballons had they so desired. The at
tendance was good enough to satisfy any
devotee of the game, and many pretty
women in their bes. bibs and fuckers
looked calmly on and applauded the
players.
There was no time lost in getting down
to business of the day. and Messrs. Bu-
miller and Way and the Arnold brothers.
all of Los Angeles, came forth to do. bat
tie in the finals OF the association doubles.
and to see who should have the honor OF
playing the champions. Messrs. Free
man and Ficher of Pasadena. The game
was d most interesting one. each side
straining 70 win that first set that seems
to count so much in tennis. The Arnolds
played a clever, bard game II this set
time and again sending down q terrific
drive that simply broke down all oppo-
siton. Bumillers rapid net play in this
set was pretty sight, and Ways back
court placing was lesson in tennis. The
score struggled up to 5-all, and then be
gan to alternate.
CAN night game" said Way between
strokes. and it began TO look like it. At
sail, however, the two Arnolds began to
lose, and in no time the other team had
the set placed to their credit with the
score of 1913.
In the second set the recKlessness OF
David Arnold contributed largely to
the apparently easy victory OF the oppos-
ing team. Time ana again he drove the
ball with unerring precision and deadly
aim into the center of the net, when it
would appear to the casual observer that
played hard to overcome this handicap,
but Way and Bummiller were not slow to
take advantage of it, and kindly assisted
the wrongdoer In his course by sending
him all the balls that they could con-
venIently start IN his direction. AS a con-
sequence the set went to Bumiller and
Way with score of 6-3.
In the third set the bad example Of
David Arnold had undermined his
brothers. good resolutions, and the two
drove the ball about the court with a
recklessness that simply gave the game
to their opponents. When they did get
ball over the net, Way OF Burniiler
MI
most unlike them, inhospitably declining
to retain it on their side. The game
was quickly over, and the set went to
Way and Bumiiler. Score, 6-1.
After the lunch hour Miss Marion
Jones came out for short practice set.
and showed very good form. She is not
afraid to hit the ball hard and is appar-
entity tireless in game. Her drives are
remarkably clever. and she places her
back shots with good deal of sureness.
With Bumiller for partner, she is reas-
onably sure of the mixed doubles.
1t was nearly 3 O'Clock, when The con-
IN about two words-'.team work."
Freeman and Picher excel in this play,
covering the court in the most absolute
fashion. The first set gave the spectators
some idea OF what they might expect.
On service both the Pasadena men would
IuIl W tuc Ect anu uOtulnR SNORT OF
Gatling gun or high lob would dislodge
them. The game was badly met, and
though struggling manfully. the Los An
geles men went down to the tune of 90.
Set number two was about the same
vintage as the former, except that Way
played in somewhat better form than in
the previ ious Iset. The team work of the
Los Angeles men was not discerniblc
with the naked eye, and their individual
work was OF no avail. They were driven
back from the net as soon as they got
there, and fight as they would. they could
not get back again. Their lobbing was
not as effective as that OF freeman, which
was of the phenomenal order and called
for frequent applause from the judges of
the game. Lobs don't appeal to the aver
age mind. Here and there scattered
point went to the Los Angles men, but
the game went with distressing regularity
to their opponents. Score, 60.
The third set was different. WAY and
Bumiller almost paralyzed the audience
by capturing the fret game, after a
mighty struggle. A little later :hey
caught another one asleep, and the maj,
in the brown sweater began to emerge
from the deep gloom in which he mad en-.
folded himself. When after really GOOD
play they managed to land third and
yet fourth game to their opponents
three. the man in the brown sweater
threatened to go into a state of coma