The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-26
THE TENNIS TOURNEY.
Interesting Contests By the
Marion Street Club.
FINE PLAY on OPENING DAY.
Russell wins From Csrxrens. Hur'
From Kirk. and keIieter Prom
Hiii-FrozrarnEne For Today.

TIE xe10as sn-zaf eosrra -sn-t - TIA
AaFSEH street TenEsE Cub waS lna1 g1rase1
yesterday 81 a very au2pscso1s manner,
There was good attendants. and u0zng
q TIE matches proved unusually isteTesS-
Ing Later e she seek aftsr tbs Weesiag
process has Been gone fArOuxa Eilh and
ssslse fairy definite isea Ray - formed
q PROBABLE Hsnness. the Interest wla ~
crease ard tn attendance wt3 uadGuefe1-
~ - n1eA larger. Sae-iai interest E,E
fenfers % e0aree IA TIRE outcome - zoe
contest n tHs 0pen eEeaE. genTies8sa >
s1gles. FOR zne Haasea challenge cup x
F18ss - boTns ln mln8 tazt Tn this tour
nzsnent the srsf-clxss men ars barred -
events 0taer tEan fNat fuEs gnNELEoaR1-
Nhsn Bussell ard CarslenS came 20
setaer II The o7en sTsnt yesterday the
spectators Eaw some really goc1 WORK
Both wege IN good form AMI fought each
tach Ct ground t'arstens took the arst
So ga Bat r. the second EasseA mace
fns rally an8 b. ssTong and steady play
wons 3d. with the aslz even Russell mace
gallant Asht. xinrinE tbs sst. games
20 q
The oniy other match sn the open even.
WAS fhat betgeea George Hur3 aud Mr.
XIX. SIR Hura vas every where ana
Won two straight sess. The score does rot
indicate hs~@Fer. the really fsne Work
aoue by Mr. KIRK. GA several occasions
De ran the games 20 daee. bat finally lost
No rraee souss very brilliant rallies and
his returns 90 Hurts hard drives were
worthy o. special mention. HuFd appeared
20 be 81 excellent forEn. and IN addition
10 playing a wonderfully steady game. was
much stronger than last season. lie would
drive from the Xxx Tine with 81 the force
So his pawer. and the ball seldom vent into
the net. clearing 4 By close margin.
The mes, ssub5orn3y fought contest OF
the day sas that between Mr.. kelehsr
and little Dick" HUI Greater experience
and knowledge Of she game assisted Mr.
Kslisher materially 10 pan out victory.
At times HlEfs playing was brilliant. and
K Il surely safe 10 say that he r one or
the coming players OF the city The score
IN tha KeIleher -Eiln match was 81, S-s. 10.
The last set shows that dr. kesleheF was
called upon 70 use every point al his com-
mand ia order to dispose OF his yoathfui
opponent :
Many expressions 90 regret were heard
that Mr.. Pattullo who commenced 4 match
with Mr.. Kirk. was compelled TO retire,
owing 70 A ~prained ankle. The accldent
occurred during the second set, ana Nas
90 serious that he had 10 default Mr. -
W Saunders refereed the matches one
OF the pleasant features yesterday was
serving Of Tea by a committee CONSISTING
81 Miss Woods Miss ". Myers Mss heliy
a
be served BY Miss Bella Fisken. Miss May
nari. Mrs O. " Fischer and Miss WILSON
Result OF yesterdays play:
Gentlemen's singles, Open Event.
Russell. who substituted Pattullo. beat
Carstena as. ST., s-3.
Hurs beat Kirk. 60. 81.
.;entlemen's singles, Restricted Event.
CnlIson beat Saunders. So. %.
keiilher beat Htil 60, s-s. 10
BOYD beat Renham. Ga, rs
a J. Flsken beat Cheai. rs CO. -.
Cole won from Barnes by default.
Kellogg beat Jameson, 81. So
Kirk beat PattuIlo. s-l. In second set
Pattullo met with an accident. compelling
him % default.
Russell beat Power. 81, s-s
Van Tlyi beat Bell. s-8. 60.
carsgens beat Myers. 40, Ct. Ga
b. peny beat 4. J Fisken. 81. 60.
Dawson beat Henderson, So. as. 50
Mixed Doubles.
Miss Murray and AIr. Russell beat Mrs.
Rollins and Mr.. Readman. 6-S, o.
ladies' singles.
Mrs. A. X. Fisken beat Mrs. Cross. s-l.
-. so
Mrs. Rollins beat Mrs Ballard. 81. s-i
Today's Programme.
This programme for todsy's play IS as
follows.
ga m.-Russeil VS.. Van Tgyl: unfinished
match. one set 20 De played. between Ling
and Henry.
10 A. MFRS. Howell vs.. Mss Fisken;
Miss Banks IS. Miss Riley.
II a. Mrs Cross and Mr.. Hin vs..
Hiss r. Fysken and Mr.. Jameson.
u m-t,arstens ". y. Polly. winner OF
Miss Banks-Mlss Riley match IS. Miss
Woods
r. m.--Eiill and RusSen VS. Bell and
Henry. Mrs Howell ana Mrs. kclleher vs..
Miss strive and Miss Riley.
r. m-Miss Murray and Mr. Russell
" Nrs a T. Fisksn and IT, CarStenS.
y. m ellison vs. kelleher; BOYD and
Ms Kirk vs.. Saunders and Mrs. 4. X.
FIsken.
sn m--Gllllson ard Miss Banks vs. Mrs.
Kelleher ana A. J. Fisksn; Kirk vs. kel-
ioEs.
On m.-sauuders and Dawson vs. Power
and Myers. Boyd Is. Meserve. Cole VS..
Al. Flvixsn on the Seattle tennis grounds.