The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-30
TENNIS CHAMPION.
lard Defeats Pelly By 4 Most
Brilliant Rally.
SAN" RUSSELL a BRIGHT STAR
.tss Riley becomes Owner or the rhai-
,snge Cup Mrs. How eli and Kells-
her win fin Mixed Doubles.

1 c~orze Hard beat l. PesSy for gae EAr~
l. challenge cop IL shs os-~n event fnsas
Il the Marion street ternEs trur1a rszang
Irsssss3ay Afternoon. Five Ksfs w@ra re-
LIRE 20 settle tlse guestson % supremacy
L Il i safe 70 say t5at there never se-
Issa haa been 30 long ami brilliant q
I~atrh played IN this city.
H Ia The restrfeted event. zeaElemsz.s cea-
kIx~. SAM Russell beat Eeslesler. faaS xiv
l. ssse Marson street es4b the honor %
i~xteaasng the challenge cap IA tnas class.
IssssesI played ar asffa4A game snd showed
I..rsrkasly good ggss1gna<nt 10 aanGllAS
l. cleTsrly placed strokes * nlz more ex-
I.~ssnsea opeznenL With more expert
t. Russell. VITO S. unsfeg Is years. wfll
Jsrss.nly give Hurd ami Psily a ssroag
lac FOR srs4 noaors IN open events. lie -
/. horn tennis psAyeT. and every STROKE is
Imass with . swing that challenges aa-
Narration.
Nrt. Hoyxes. ard Mr. Keileasr won TIE
issansgs0nzElip Ia mixed c0aeiea ~ defeat
Ia agss Murray and AF. Russell two
i.raaght SETS. Tshe first was Close aras *
Is.stng. ps1l the second Eaz Won too easily
IL arouse much excitement. Miss Riley
H. n5z the champion 81 Ladies' singles
f. match was close and wei ytayei. Dst
lssf0re the third set Was conpfeted AFs-
4Esswe4l withdrew. xls4S3 gave the match
H. Miss Riley.
/ Id Justice TO Miss Riley. u shoHid Dc
hated that previous 10 tne beginning OF
T. third set she made no objections 20
L.. Howell taking a long rest This act
Ia courteous In no little degree, becanae
h. match was a part and psfcel OF
l.ossrfarneut and came a. a point wnen
jssch was a. stake. esgeesa.iy tor Mas
Daley.
II II was an tdeal day for tennis and when
To- time came for the big match there
Ivss quite crowd OF ladies' and gentls-
kusn on hand. The courts were Ia fine
Iaaditon. and judging from what foi-
egea after the first ball gas knocked
aleross the neE both participants. Hara
hi peIly. were Ia unusually good form.
tpel.y started or with a rush and soon
H. The games np 20 80 Hard WAS drsv-
Ia like a shot from the back line naS
Ispt going into tine net or out % bounds.
Hard took A brace and won the fourth
ham OF two clever side line drives that
based Peiiy like lightning. Two long
fsslses resulted tn PeIly driving out OF
{oart each time. The score for this game
has 40. The next game was fought from
kaes. Hurd finally winning through two
tysses out OF court and one net. Hnrd
book the next game, making the scers
bAH The next game was duce once more
Lac pelly won on his swift serving. Hard
kama up again for the next game, bring
frg the score 20 4-all. In the next game
vas duce again. and Petty finally won
tfsh stroke after the ball had parsed over
he net twelve times. Hurd did some
bard back line driving In the tenth game
knd won, score games ali. II was Sec
bzw for three games more. In the four
Iesnth Hurd put the bail into the net
Four times and lost the last point ~ drlv-
IL outside. Petty had won the nrst set
and vas playing Ia fine form. Ia fact
better than Hurd.
| The second set was Won BY Peiiy, g.
kad here was where reliy gave an exhl-
Billion that was worth going miles 10 see.
1ie was simply superb. Hard MAS dFiv-
be- with terrific force. but no matter
thsre he pat the bah Peily was there and
fttsrnei H. Many times 81 seemed inn
fossble for him 10 reach the bali. but he
Ist only did 50 bat frequently crossed
38rd Notwithstanding the brilliant work
Il Peily Hurd kept al work and managed
r. bring the score az 70 +-aii. That was
D. far as he got. however. FOR Pelly took
fhe next two. passing Hnrd three times.
| Nine out OF ter thought that HuFd VAS
fast when be came up for the third set
a. Pelly wanted was one more 70 settle
Pc match. Hurd was fresh and strong
b. went 70 work as II the match was iuzt
Beginning. Two games we're his quickly.
fay apparently having dropped OF In his
~. Then relly caught his pace and won
tayed NTH great confidence and deter
4nation. Three straight games were his.
D. The set. The score stood twa SETS 10
p in favor OF peiiy. bar Hufd was plsy-
lg strong and fast and before peily could
D. game IN th4s SC, Hurd had ran up
faaT. Pciiy drove out OF court or resohed
D. net ln the next two games. and iiurd
b. The SGT CT. In this SGT Hurd used
teat Judgment IN allowing balls 20 Ko
tssl him ara out ~ bounds In the decid-
j. set Peliy took the first game bar that
Pas all 3ur4 drove the ball from back
Pc % back line, from corner 70 corner.
30 kept Feliy constantly on the move
r. the isat game Nurd scored the first
i nf on ST out the second on a net, the
fAlrd GA a side rae pass. aad then ths
fan commenced gaiug la and frp over The
fst. II was ne last point II Hurd won.
- he worked as II hts lite depended apan
He drove hes one az Petty. who vas
Pear the nst Peiy returned quick and
blsons. Hurd Judged the bail stepped
Pc SIDE. and IL struck one inch cot 81
pounds. The match vas ever and f4urd
p non Nv the most brilliant rally ever
fIlnssssd In a SeattIs tourns m-at.
First Set.