The record-union., 1895-09-12
THE TENNIS MATCH.
A Fine Exhibition of skill, and the
Hardy Brothers Win.

4 Fine Exhibition Of Skill, and the
Hardy Brothers Win.
The center of attraction yesterday at
the Pavilion was the lawn tennis match
game of doubles between the Hardy
brothers, Sumner and Sam, and George
DeLong and George Whitney. The
Hardy brothers are the holders of the
State championship for doubles, which
they won at Del Monte. De Long and
Whitney are fine players and enthusiasts
at the game, but had never until yester-
day played together.
The PLAYERS commenced the game and
had it well under way before they noti-
fed the linemen and scorers. Messrs.
Epson, Smith AID Taylor acted as line
men, and Jerome Carroll of San Fran
cisco as scorer.
Fine playing was done, and by the
time the linemen and the scorer were all
in place, the game stood to IN favor OF
DeLong and Whitney. Then the Hardys
won a "love game" and finally won the
set by a score OF TO D.
The next set opened with a net game.
DeLong served and followed to the net
and lost, volleying into the net.
In the next game all played to the net
and the Hardy boys lost, volIeying into
the net, and met with like disaster in
the next game.
The next game was 10 all and the Har-
dys won the first, but played the deuce
and it became see-saw game, De Long
finally winning by drive out OF court.
The next game was won by the Hsrdys
and they finally won the second set by a
score of . to t.
In the third set the Hardys won the
first game. The second game was a
brilliant one and De Long and Whitney
made some fine plays, which were loudly
applauded. The volleying was rapid and
prolonged, but they lost the game.
In the next game their work at the set
was excellent, but in spite of it the Har-
dys won the game, doing some splendid
team playing.
The next game was rattler and was
prolonged by first one side and then the
other losing its advantage. There were
some sharp rallies at yolleying, some fine
stopping by the Hardys and some very
pretty play by De Long and Whitney,
who finally won, the score being now )
to for the Hardys.
The next was holly contested, De Long
making aome fine drives, and the game
stood hrst 80 to 30 and then 40 to 40.
Whitney made fine drive and got deuce
for ms pains, but the Hardys finally won
it. as they did the next.
The succeeding game stood 10 to love
for the Hardys, but their opponents, by
fine play, changed il TO 40 to 80, losing the
game, however, the score now standing )
TO for the Hardys.
De Long served, and when the game
had advanced to 10 TO 80 spirited vOliey-
ing ensued, during which De Long was
repeatedly applauded. After see-sawing,
however, the Hardys won the set by a
score of = 10 3. winning at the same time
the match.
The match was by all odds the finest
exhibition Of tennis playing that has ever
been seen IN this city. and will doubtless
arouse new interest in the game among
its lovers here. The Hardy brothers play
together, and their splendid team work
was very noticeable; De Long and Whit
ney, being unused TO each other, were at
a disadvantage, but their fine individual
play and net work won them deserved
plaudits.
After the close of the match, a practice
game was played by Upson and Jones
against Carroll aud Taylor, in which
come excellent plays were made.