The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-19


The Seattle GLIB has entered ssout ST.
teen rsfDkers. among them g. A Harss.
rho reeertfY won the club soz,rra~,s-.
1tnrd g an oil Yale player. xa~re Re
nsid the championship ard ssx ar eight
years aga rs@ ranxed among the <srz.
twenty players % the coars*rv. ugx s.vfe
o play il not good. owing 70 ia tuaxfIlfv
70 ycaiey well. 20 trait ne IA forced "a. de-
peH1 largely on bis severe pace OF TIE
sfeS-11 ana 81 general familiarity With
kournarnens PLAY 70 win MS matches He
uses more speed fhan any oe TIE other
players entered and this wifi make him
forfnsdsoie competitor for first ho~ors
Fis has o1iy played Fouikes once. and
then was beaten in a match OF Two eng s,F
three sets He has played Pesly three
times IN tournament. winning twice He
1eeenuy 1eseased Iessrse IN the finals OF
the seattle club tourna rsent
l.. Pelly. the present holder % me ~hst-
lenge cup. - one 81 the strongest men en-
ieFea. and tho only one no has ever beat
ca Foalkss His eeyte % play IS excellent
last and strong. with great variety. and
might serve as a model 10 Young ssiagerx
lie - not quite as consistent as some os
the 0taers. and an OF dav may put him
Selos his best. He played In England
before coming here and has afvavx hssn
prominent figure IN tennis tournaments.
re holds the double championship OF the
Pacific Northwest with G. Power. OF fhss
city
Aessrve n an old Harvard player. who
has always 10 be reckoned with in the
open tournaments. His game Il marked
oy tne best OF judgment. and IL much
harder to meet than casual spectators
would imagine He makes up hy his
knowledge os the game what he lacks in
pace, and IL would nor be sarprising 70
see him carry of the cup.
Great Improvement has been shown
this year By some Of the other members
OF the club. and Wright. Carstens Cole.
Power and KeIieher have all closed up
the gap that separated them last year
from the three flrst-eIass men. This year
viii bring about revolution in the play
between the ladies. In that the standard
or play has wonderfully increased In
stead or one or two first-class players
seven or eight really brilliant exponents
OF the game are 20 do battle for the ladies'
championship. While Il Is true that the
standard OF play In the game put up''
by the men In the tournaments r. rap
idly improving. IL IS more true OF the
play as shown In the matches between
the ladies. OF the seven entries who will
probably fight IL out for first place in
singles. Miss Anderson. of Tacoma. the
champion. who has repeatedly carried off
the h0nors here and In Victoria and in
Tacoma. is expected to arrive from the
east in time to take part In this iourna-
ment- Hobart. the great eastern crack
PLAYER. was extremely soitcitous that
Miss Anderson should play for the ladies'
championship OF the United States, lately
won By Miss Bessie Moore as he consid-
cred Miss Andcrsous chances in that
event as extremely good Her play Is
thoroughly consistent. and unlike most
lady players. her best work Is usually
done In tournaments. and she Is extreme
~ quick to take advantage OF any weak
nessez in her opponents play. Miss Ar
roHsnth. OF Victoria, who has entered
In mixed doubles with Mr.. Fonlkes. Is re-
ported to have improved tremendously
and now stands as probably the best lady
player in British Columbia. If she and
Miss Anderson should happen TO come to-
gether In the finals there Is sure to be
a battle royal From Tacoma Miss ker-
shaw and Miss Riggs are entered. both
In singles and doubles. Miss kersnaw
and Miss Anderson dispute between them
the honor of being the first string from
Tacoma. IL has never been satisfactorily
decided as 10 whom belongs the superior
ity. Miss kershaw partnered by Miss
Riggs will prove a formidable team, II
not tho winner OF the ladies' doubles.
Miss Kershaws placing and Miss Riggs
pace make a good combination. Miss
Riggs especially plays In beautiful form.
and with the luck I'm her favor II would
not surprise her friends 90 see her win
first place. Seattle has three players en-
tered. all of whom are sure 10 give a
good account OF themselves. Mrs. Howell.
had she the experience In tournament play
which Miss Anderson has. would
unquestionably be expected to win
this tournament. Her service
strake and back hand play Is much better