The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-25
FIRST DAY AT TENNIS.
The Great Tournament Begins
With Some Good Play.
selcHT EYES INSPIRE RIVALRY
preliminary Sets at Olympic Club
Promise Good Sport-The Ball
Mt the Theater Tonight.

ia not have been better weather for
- SPORT, nor could any Of the number OF
s~.zlls which go to make success OF
- an undertaking have been more
rseIy managed. The courts had been
=. into shape with the utmost care and
rrve r,erfect satisfaction to those that
ss.v3d upon them, there were plenty Of
ses.s for che spectators. and the ladies
.roys9ed an abundance OF refreshments
rssch were OF just the sort the players
sshed. The crowd, which included a
..rber OF ladies and gentlemen from Ia
soua and Victoria. was OF the right sort,
- ard the number OF pretty girls in
.nmmer costume did much TO stimulate
80 shirt with which the matches were
,says and made the scene about the
Iodgs one Of charming galety- Certainly
sssrs never was a tournament more
susp.ciously begun.
The praxes offered by the club. ana
mich are especially good this year, were
,astesuily arranged by Mrs Charles
power on a stand, with flowers In the
center and at the back. making a contrast
which enhanced the beauty of the ster-
,snr silver trophies. There were besides
ne Carter challenge cup. now held by
George Hurd, the winner OF the singles
is; year, and the Marriott cup for
doubles which was won last year by At
trson and Meserve, the following prizes:
A pair OF silver mounted hair brushes. for
Arst In the mems singles: a silver pocket
TASK, second in mems singles: a gold
breastpsn first In ladies' singles; a gold
tstpin. second In ladies' singles; a silver
e6sying cup with brush, IN case, and q
diver drinking cup. for the winners In the
mems doubles; a pair of silver scissors
With a thimble, in case, and cut glass
silver mounted ink stand, for the winners
In the ladies' doubles: a silk belt in club
coors. with silver buckle and a silver
he
dorbles. a double frame of silver for pho
fographs. for lady winning in mixed
doubles a thermometer in circular mount
sng of silver. for the gentleman winning
"a the mixed doubles; a circular photo
fYaph frame OF silver, for the lady second
u the mixed doubles. and silver-mount-
"a pocketlbook. for the gentleman second
IN the mixed doubles.
The first TO begin were Messrs. Griggs
Of Tacoma, and Carstens, of Seattle. who
played three-set match, in which Cars
tens though defeated. gave a good ex-
hibition OF the Improvement he has made
under the challenge system. Carstens has
played more challenge matches than any
ons else I'm the club this season, and did
some very pretty work. indeed. Griggs
vas rather wild. through lack of practice
but showed that he was natural tennis
player, being particularly strong in ser
vice. The score was 10 i-6 As.
KelIeher. who has also been taking adj
vantage of the clubs new rules, and has
advanced thereby. defeated Saunders,
who has not been able 10 be on the courts
much this season. Score, 60. 90.
Palmer and Falkenburg played a lively
three-set match. in which both players
were on the move the whole time, and
did some pretty work. though each drove
the ball into the others reach rather
100 much Palmer lost the match through
misjudgment of court boundaries. which
we're really somewhat narrower than
suited his style OF game. The first set,
which went 10 Palmer, was holly contest
ed, as Is shown by the score. 81, but In
the other two Falkenburg got into his own
form. and won rapidly, letting Palmer
have but four OF the sixteen games played.
which fell as follows: 6-1. 6-3.
Pelly showed himself in splendid form
Ia his match with Warner. and IL will
take very good man indeed 10 defeat
bin. Warner was just enough out OF
practice TO fail in a number of his strokes
and was therefore not very hard for
fey. who won by so. OIL.
W. ]. Whitthorne. who came up alone
from Olympia and made his first appear
ance In tournament yesterday after
noon was handicapped by his lack Of
familiarity with tournament regulations,
and By the absence of other Olympia ten
MS folks. so that he could not he expect
ed 10 show I'm very good form. He was
defeated by Austin, but those who saw
ais play predict that he win put up a
much stronger game when he enters
second tournament. He met the fate OF
kellehers opponent. and was beaten two
love sets
rurdon took things pretty easily with
Dawson who is still lacking as 10 pro-
hciency In some OF the more difficult
FONTS Of tennis playing. and beat him
81 so. the sets being much more inter
esiing than the scores would indicate.
White and Fisken gave a very good
exhibition 81 how 20 play tennis there
being some exceedingly good voileys and
eiever placing, which set the spectators
hands to clapping. The second set was
eseiting. but White finally won. s-S. SIS.
White won the singles championship at
me Tacoma Tennis club tournament a
SNORT time ago. and is the only man in
ne first class there as Hurd is here.
Fhilip Anderson had very little trouble
With Boyd. who was too slow for Ander-
sons game. and won hut two of the four
teen games. the score being 81. 81.
Power found Rollins too wild from lack
~ practice. and defeated him without
great effort hy Score of So 60.
White and Purdon. who made 50 much
WORK for the crack Victoria players last
year. played together I'm excellent style
'aey played brilliantly AT times. were not
s'eady enough for their opponents, and
"sre defeated, so. 81.
Mss Carstens and her brother. Mr.. II.
sefstens. defeated Miss Wood and Mr.
henderson in a three-set match that was
.ae most closely contested OF the day
Mss Woods serving attracted n great
sra o. notice by its speed and accuracy
and both ladies did some pretty vosleying
sad iobhng Mr.. Henderson. who was on
sh Unfamiliar court Fnisiudced several
MIS- that would have gone out. and the
match went against his side. 4-s. 81. 81.
feiiowing Is summary OF the results
8 the days play.
singles.
< felly from r. II Warner SO. 81.
kelleher from c. W. Saunders, SO.
seM. Austin from w ]. whit,horne, jr.,
Is H. Psrion from J. L. Dawson. s-l.
p =. Faulkeaburg from n. NJ. Palmer.
~ Waite from \. X. Fisken. 50 IS.
81 a@s' Anderson from J. V. Boyd. 81,
lfsssoaore Grigzs from H. Csrstens, 70,
sSsasasles Power from c. Il. Rollins,
g. Il. rarior from {. NJ. Austin,
Mems Doubles.
'eser, so. o.
a. Mixed Doubles.
M.ss s SsrstenS ara Nr CarStens fror,i
e. Wood and M Henderson. IS. 50
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