The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-29
THE YOUNGSTERS WIN
Budding Talent Shown at the
Tennis Tournament.
GOOD PLAY AT MARION STREET.
PattulIo and Fisher Defeated by Carl
Mcknight and X. Hiil-The scores
-Today's Programme.

The courts Of the Marion Street Tennis
Club presented scene OF gaiety ysster-
day afternoon Al the opening OF the an
nual tournament. The event has been
the talk Of tennis circles ever since the
close Of the successful tournament or the
Olympic Club last month, and II yester-
days play is 20 be taken as any criterion.
some skillfnl tennis will be seen by those
who are fortunate enough 10 witness the
games The tournament is not merely
club test both the Olympic and Lake
street clubs having some of their best
players represented In the lists. The alb
sence OF visiting players is very notice
able. especially tn gentlemen's singles
and ladies singles. In which events Mr..
Foulkes. of Victoria. and Miss Anderson.
of Tacoma. distinguished themselves al
The Olympic and other tournaments In
this city
The defeat OF l.. @. Pattuilo and r. j.
Fisher by the two youngsters. r. Hill
and q. Mcknight was feature OF yes
terday's work. The superiority of the
winners was shown in every set. Their
manipulation of difficult strokes when
most needed showed remarkable skill for
so young players. and they will undoubt-
eddy place themselves several notches
nearer the top before the finals are reach
ed. Their rather brief existence at the
Olympic tournament was due 70 the fact
that they were pitted against the strong
est team on the courts for their first con-
test.
Ii took three long sets of rafting good
tennis for A. Fisken and III. Carstens TO
beat out W. III. Murray and G. Rollins in
the gentlemen's doubles Fisken, though
somewhat fatieued from his match with
F. r. Van Tuyl. put up strong game.
which showed remarka bic Improvement
on his previous work Both Murray and
MIA al S;xr.. rer,
and their losing by so close margin can
only he attributed TO hard luck.
AS a rule. the work done Yesterday was
slightly loose, yet exceptionally good for
the preliminary rounds. The list of con-
testants is far larger than has been seen
AT any previous tournament. and the
marked development of hitherto I'M
known talent will go A long way towards
placing the playing reputation of the club
on a much higher standard.
The result of the days play follows:
Gentiemen,s singles.
r. Cusack from b. r. Robins. by de-
fault
g. s Kirk Aom II. B. s Phillips. GO,
60
A Fisken from r r. Van Tuyl. rs. So
T.. A. Haines from l.. @. Pattullo, sd,
So, 60.
J. l.. Dawson from f. A. Frederick, e-1.
81.
GentlemeIi's Doubles.
r. Hill and G. McNauglft from T. G..
Pattullo and r. j. Fisher. 81, 80 6-1.
A. Fisken and II. Carstens from W. Fl.
Murray and G. Rollins, s-4. 81, ga.
Ladies' singles.
Miss Woods from Mrs. J. 5. Kirk, 81,
Is. Sc
Miss Riley from Mrs. Howell. 6-2 s-3.
Nixad DouhIeS
Miss Gazzam and Mr.. A. Fisken from
Miss Howell and MIR. r. +. q. Berry, GO,
ell
The programme of todays play is:
10 a. m-Miss Fisken against Miss GaZ-
zam- l. T. Cole against w. ". Kirkwood.
II a. m.-Miss Howell against Mrs Roll
Inns. Mr. and Mrs. Kirk against G. w.
Saunders and Miss Riley.
l. mn. Cussck against NJ. g. Win
stock. II. Hill against c. Van Wyck.
? p. ma. Fisken against G. :. Kirk.
+. +. g Berry against r. J. Fisher
p. nc. w. Saunders and J. ;. Kirk
against G Drew and j. Kellogg. Miss
Riley against winner of match between
Miss Howell and Mrs. Rollins.
y. ND. Boyd and r. s Cusack
against r.. Pelly and G. Power. j. V.
Boyd against ~. Carstens.
p. m.-Miss Woods and r. S. Cusack
against Mrs. Cross and c. Van Wyck
6 D. NV. Macdonald against \. ia
mieson. ". II. Murray against g. Roll
Inns.