St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-28
BELDEN DEFEATED MYERS.
JAYNE AND COOK DID THE SAME
THING TO WAGDNER AND
MOULDING.
WINNERS WILL NOW CONTEST
With Last YEARS. Chanpiors for
the Northwestern Cham
pfOnship.


neapolis men, carried off the honors
yesterday in the Northwestern ten
mis- tournament at Minnetonka
| Beach. Belden defeated w. L. Ny
| erS in the final round of the sin
| giles, and Jayne and Cook added
another to their list of victories by
| defeating Waidner and Moulding
in the last round of doubles. The
winners of the tournament have now
to contest with last years cham
pions for the championship of the
Northwest. Both matches will be
| played Monday afternoon. Jayne
! and Cook will first tackle Sam Chase
and Victor Elting, and when the
| doubles are decided, Belden will en-
| deavor to take from Carr. Neel
has lately won laurels. If he should
| happen to win, Belden would leap
among the first tennis players OF
| the country, as Neel is now cham
pion Of the West
| Yesterday was a great day for
! the tennis enthusiasts. 1t was Min
neapolis against Chicago in both
matches, and the rivalry, with the
| prospect of two great matches
| brought out the largest crowd OF
the week. A little after O'Clock
people began to gather around the
! courts, and the 2:30 train from
Minneapolis brought seven coaches
loaded down with people, who
swarmed directly to the courts and
settled themselves for the after
Moons sport.
Waidner and Moulding, who have
become famous as the pony team
from Chicago, now came out on the
courts to warm up, but they soon
got warmed to their liking and re-
tired to the shade, as the sun was
beating down on the gravel with
tremendous effect. A little before
o'clock play commenced.
Waidner and Moulding played
swift and strong from the start, and
took the first game with apparent
ease. They took the net at every
opportunity, and won point after
point by cross court smashes. Jayne
steady game, standing on the back
line and returning every ball, trust
ing to their antagonists to put the
ball out Of the court in time. They
took the second game with these
tactics, but the third, which was dis
inguished by some great volley
play, was won by the Chicago team.
i
net. game, while Jayne and Cook
were often so far separated that a
| drive down the center would take
! them unawares. They were passed
repeatedly, and. the score ..crept, to
Al. And now Jayne and Cook be-
gan to take the net, and won the
/ next two games by a series of
| game there was a continual fight
| for the net, but the Chicago men
We're better at these tactics, and
| took a love game. The next game
| Cook served. The home team made
hard fight to recover their lost
| ground, and Jayne won the game
for them by some sharp cross court
|
| and with it the set, went to the Chi
cago boys. The Chicago crowd was
eXultant. 1t looked like their match.
| Myers assumed the role of coach,
| and warned Waidner sharply as they
| changed sides for the next set
| Now, Harry, no grand stand plays;
| you want every point, remember. "
| 1of ID,
smiled till his dimpIes showed deep,
and nodded his head refiectively as
he walked to the serving line
| Jayne and Cook won the opening
game, the last point by some brill
liant cross court plays, which called
| out prolonged applause. Then Valid
ner and Moulding took the next
three, all closely contested. Jayne and
Cook were playing a brilliant but not
an even game, and their stone wall
was frequently broken through by
| well-directed smasheS Cook was
| covering ground phenomenally. Once
he returned a ball from the grass
at the side of the court. Waidner
smashed it back in Cooks corner
thinking it safe there, but it was
returned, and Cook was given the
best hand" of the day. Both teams
were now playing a ragged game
and the score. see-sawed till il
| reached five all. Both teams now
started in on a waiting game, drop.
ping high ones in each others ter
ritory till one or the other drove il
| out. But the home team was better
| at that sort of thing, and took first
a love game, then a long deuce game
which mas marked by a neat place
! Of Jayne's over the heads of the lit
tie Chicagoans, who were both play
ing up to the net. Each team had
won a set, and the interest became
intense. SO was the heat, and the
| players had to mop the sweat from
their heads at the end of every
game. The next set opened with
easy play, each team taking a game
Just at this juncture Waidner for
got Myers admonition, and began
| recklessly smashing the ball into the
net. Jayne and Cook were both
! playing faultless game, and Jayne
at one time sustained a hot volley
at the net alone, and won his point
Five games came straight, and the
score of the set was 81. Now il
looked easy, and the MINNEAPOLIS
crowd had it's turn at jubilation
But the fortunes of tennis are I'm.
certain. The fourth set went in
zig-Zag fashion, till it was three all
And now Cook began to get a little
wild. The other team noticed it
and picked him out as mark. Ev.
cry ball was returned into his cor.
ner, and they almost tired Cook out
with continual lobbying. Waidnel
and Jayne were often opposed tc
each other at the net, and some
great tennis resulted. The score
! crept to five all, then to seven all