The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-02

The Northwestern tennis tournament
has come out to finals in singles and to
the championship in doubles These
swo important and decisive matches
will be played tomorrow afternoon on
the Lafayette courts and great excite
ment prevails regarding the results.
In the championship match, which will
be played off first. beginning near 2:30
O'Clock, Carver and Waidner. the win
ners Of yesterdays finals, will meet
Jayne and Cook, the present cham
pions. The Minneapolis team has held
the championship Of the Northwest
twice, having lost it two years ago to
Fitting and Chase.
The match will be long one, and If
Jayne and Cook play in good form,
will require five sets to finish. Follow
ing the doubles, George Belden will
play w. L. Myers, to settle the ques-
ton of finals Both matches will give
tennis worth seeing.
YESTERDAYS PLAY
was Of the highest order, and the
greatest enthusiasm was displayed.
The rain of Friday, followed by the hot
SIN of yesterday morning, put the
courts in splendid shape and when the
Myers and SlOcum-Elting and Elting
match was called shortly before IL
O'Clock, the clay was firmer than at
any time during the week. The rain
in no way interfered with the tourna-
ment except to delay the finish of the
seminal doubles, and there was an
immense crowd to view the afternoon
lanes. The morning match was con-
cluded in good time, and play that had
been interrupted the evening before
was carried through to a conclusion.
The match was taken up at the point
where it stopped. The score stood
''four-al1' in the third set with one set
each side of the net.
The first service was made by Waid-
ner; on top of that, his side lost the first
set Both he and Carver played Slo-
cum hard, realizing he would probably
be the first to weaken. He did weaken
In the last two sets, and dropped his
balls over the net with little force.
Several good Smashes redeemed his
play, however, and his lobbing was re-
ceived with favor. Myers played a
careful game, lobbing his balls well
and placing them to the back Of the
court His long drives won him a num-
Der of points
Waidner and Carver played SPLEEN
nd net game. Waidner never used his
great smashing stroke more effectively,
and he was able to meet his opponents
Tedully. myers and S1Ocum leVeled the
greater part of their play at Waidner,
but he covered his court effectively.
OF the four players, Carver seemed to
placed his balls to the best advantage,
and his play often won points The
first set went to Myers and Slocum at
Ga. Waidner and Carver took the sec
ond at 60, and the third at 6-3. When
. Myers and Slocum won out the fourth
set at 6-1- The crowd showed great ex-
citement- With this, the score stood two
sets apiece, and a short rest was taken
before the next set was begun.
All four men began to show signs of
exhaustion, and when play opened in
the fifth set, they received the balls
Slowly and carefully. 1t was not a long
nor hard set. Waidner and Carver won
one game after another, proving the
more enduring team, and won out at
81, taking the match and the tourna-
ment. They will meet Jayne and Cook
tomorrow.
The serni-fnals in consolation doubles
were played late, Neeley and Day win
ming from Gates and H. Belden two
out of three sets, 6-3, SIS, 81. II. Elting
and F. w. McCasky also played q con-
cola ton set