The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-23
GALLANT JOIJST.
|.rkefs in Animal Battle for
Tennis Championship.
|ncsE7Y WATCHES THE PLAY.
- Face Between Pelly, Hurd,
- and Card for Singles Trophy
Lady Champion Today.

S-kss rogrss yssterday. compacEly built.
<.urv vtang fGen. With bare freckle1
- sr,d xse skin psel!ug OF their noses.
-~.noaEfxed the sttentI0n Of the SUM
- rzris. Tie man who did not play ten
= sssuabes rezres1uily into back seat
- as a. lt should be. for II ever Ia3rssg
-. xoa b. hard work IS was by those
- tr1nxes young men who oattled yes
s~s.r and will battle the balance Of the
- for the hands ome trophies and cups
erred o. fTae home club. II was tie
s..rsn annual tournament under the au-
~s<sx Of the Seattle Tennis Club. As
-xyrope VITO knows q drive from vol
= : xxare. l. peIiy is the holder 81 tie
x.l.<nxe cup. which no must defend
1888 the winner OF the all-comers
800 II is also known that a new tro-
- faa bezn offered this year. for which
r.yy q playing. aud which. should he
~ the alI-cogners. would scwonae his
.~ns.rfy for one year, and from the tennis
g i oizysnx there Ii strong probability
,sst he VII come very near going into the
ea.ls, Tng other men who will make A
~royx Old for the first f1onors are J. r..
vsu.kes. champion az British Columbia
- he korlhHesf. George Hurd. Ii. r..
Yey<rse ana Mr. Card. Of Victoria.
q 81 course only the preliminary contests
sst few first rounds were played yes
.e6zy. but they were sufficient to give
I ~ on the players and Indicate what
cav b expected or them In the SEMI
fus,x, Tennis enthusiasts know fun well
vAxf Pelly. Fouikes. Hurd and Heserve
~ capabIs OF. az they have taken part
. tks annual tournaments during tho
- fro or three years. But with Mr..
4 txrd. who made his first appearance in
4 ~n sfxH la naFA ~ 81
- Wat fe will do when piited against
sc q the f.rst-elsss players. as he will
4 r. somorrew afternoon. when he meets =.
RS ID tee seni-npals. His playing yeg-
1rrdny waa Impressive. ard at times OF tina
-. sar1ety. He has a splendid style.
Il e1xers 3 great deal Of ground and uses tia
laafcM dfiys with effectiveness. He also
a fzs { ysry peculiar back-hand stroke.
j ehkh be uses 10 advantage, both In lob
u hsx sac driving He defeated his two op-
sssests T. GEilsson and Frank Bell, handi-
\ h although In the former match he had
! b Sir himself rather lively at times
Il fasrs was one critical juncture when
i Gazson had him five-aIi In the FIRST set,
i tef Be employed more speed and took the
ssu gzms handfly.
j M Foalkss appears 10 be In excellent
fwm and has lost none OF his brfIIiancy
:
/ VIA the same abandon that has made
hsm famous in the Northwest. and as OF
i rare covers a great deal OF ground. He
sua his two matches with Daniel Kells-
her and little Dick Hill apparently with
BITE effort More especially was this
y with the iatter. In his match with
~ Kslieher be was often forced to ex-
q :<ad himself, as the former placed his
4 ask hand strokes and drives very well
j I'd with considerable speed.
81 George Hurd played magnificent tennis
i Yesterday. his chances for winning the cup
hang more favorahly talked OF than
i Gyoae else In the race. His first match
81 us With Phil Anderson, the Tacoma
champion. very aggressive player.
thish be won after a hard struggle by
no straight sets, both OF them being
sssiaga. In both sets Anderson set a
tgssy pace. but was obliged TO yield
tfsw fierce struggle TO his opponent =
azaFass placing, terrific driving and
1 faasfb yo.leying. This first match
ssmsi 10 place Hurd on his metsle. rs
h defeated F'rausioll. OF the Tacoma
tee who in the morning had beaten
car.ss Power. OF the Seattle club, with
81 az effort. e-i, 60. This morning he
i flsys Tidmarsh. or Tacoma, and should
h yin he will then play FouIkes. which
~ Re battle OF giants.
Fely defeated Pattuilo and Saunders
sith such ease that Il stamps him as be.
hz n rare form. His match this morn
e With Card at II o'clock will make him
u;sad himself and show just how good
Ms This should be one OF the most
sisfsSilHg and exciting contests OF the
i t.srrzment
asserye, whose style OF play Is similar
laal OF Fouikes. In that he Is careful
30 sure, had for his opponent that brill
ri young player. sam Russell. son of
and Mrs Montgomery Russell. sam
" slightly nervous during the first set.
sslsls Went 10 ais more experienced Or
tksai by 90. In tho second set, how
80. n which sam had the north court.
= played magnificent tennis. pulling up
Y hye-al after Messrve had a good lead,
esa then beating him in vantage set,
Many or Sans returns IN this set
sefs really marvellous ana STAN him
YOUNG player or great possibilities.
= vas loudly cheeted Tor his good work.
a.erTe took thaaIhlrd set easily. S.
another Juvenile player that covered
sasslf with glory Was little Dick Hul
fss kyeav-old SOFA OF A. T.. I'M. Dick
ltsssied Irving T. Cole. a steady. good
ssef. by a score OF s-4 90. s.. amid dear.
ing applause. Later he met the redoaht.
&c FoGlkes. getting four games IN tbs
~ SET and one IN the last. tie Was sew.
|sn tines compllmcnted by the champion
~ IA clever strokes
". II. Wright. who T. showing ur sr
Ired form. aefeatcd Il. ". Johnson. OF ths
ss'y organised Plymouth Club, In
fsslgh, sets, Ga. g. Johnson hiss coed
ssekes. het is erratlc.
sesore snccumbsng 20 reiiy. Sanaaer,
ISL defeated Goodwin. g.. s-G sam Rus
ostcrs hts defeat by Mesarve, played
around Ing and won as he liked. 60
This match was played az 5 ea'cioek
he morning, Two hours before the oEh,
IL fSuss were called. g. ". pGrdaa. a.
Tacoma Club. Was not present. and II
A'sssns. * the Seattle Cluh. VAS forced
withdraw from the tournament On ac,
~ OF a. accident % HIS feat M
ssseas frleads regret his Inability q
- as be VAS paying strongly, and
sasi have given Fonikes a good game.
he areiImluaries In the gentlemen
yes we're played. furnishing soma me
NNsS Feuikes and Card. the crack Vic
"a team, played FIRST against Goodwin
- laar. winning easily bv s-S. so mi.
50 gave the spectators a line on ths
asoss' team play. which Was seen Al
PANE - d clever ard well balanced
= eas That would prove effective zgalnS'
s<zses representative team. petly ard
80, which WAS 70 niece the British
81 hear lateT. In the meantime
- ana Wright disposed % Anderson
Fiemarsas chances Ter the doubles
anioasAlp hy taking straight sets. 60
:. - tbs match there We're many nne
49, ard soaie fine drives AnA vol1eylns
i naTd and Ardegsoa. the rivals of the
- seeoaat - the accident - Ca-sssnx
Nss "a play partner With Csilsan
II saunders ard Kirk. Ssra Rnssag
- constituted and put un a fiaR game.
rs partner Winning from the Mar.
sFeeS te83s, who for che Urss ser pay.
$50 Erp1sns. by A sc0re - IS s-a
49, ! GROVE was watching this Eams
~ oae between War1 aad Wright and
Nen ara Ti&mArsh bar they iaackes'
Ia ne nolEh enS courts when Fou,kes
~ Arr ard Fel3y ara Meserya gcek
Possloas "a begin their game.