The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-29
EODAY THEY BATTLE.
lard and Pelly viii Contest
For Tennis Honors.
|ussELL is TO PLAY KeLLeHER
~. Howell and Mira. KeiIeher win the
+ Championship I'm Doubiea-Mrs.
Cross Fine Playing.

-. There II certain 70 be big crow 4
4srearxe George Hard All +. Ie8gv. sna
Esrs crack players Of this cEfy. w4ll meet
rs ne finals Tor ire Hansen challenge run
~ - a'clgck. THE next mos. Interesting
Arafeh w4A be that between .'sau4s Aus-
II and Kelieher for FIRST place ~ tae
I<sa:sau1ea's singles restrs1 Cd event Rus
- has made splendid shuwiax IN the
lsssrnz meat. and 81 now depends .4non alns
Iwkss1er the prize remains with the Nd
ron Street elun. Another fnusa talked
rbofx match - that to be plasNd fasg
Irsruo0n between Mrs. Howell ard 81 "a
Insry Miss ltiiey's name ~ airesay sgi-
Ier.be1 on the silver cup. and i sne ssif :
Issaay that settles IL. Otherwise 81 extra
Inasrs IL IN order.
| Tas specia4 feature % yesterday
tssmsS was the work % Mre t.FoSs in
Irxed doslsea. she and Dick" I'LL wers
I%afea gv Miss Murray and Mr.. Russell
III II Hui had not lost his head ard given
Faost distressing exhibition OF net play
IL the third set her side would have won
INrs Cross baek-llae play was ROT oniy
Isezay. bat brilliant
In the open evenf.L. Feiiy had no tfou-
L. In dlzpozing or Meserve. e., g.. as-
Issrve WAS not In good form and Pelly was
IL no danger 81 losing A. any stage cF
I,Ae match Meserve was OF on serving
IsaA allowed Pesly To scofo several points
q double faults.
II
Issals In ladies' doubles by defeating Mrs
IgoEaas ard AIRS. Carstens. 81. 60.
Thursdays brilliant Playing.
Those present Thursday afternoon, when
lizard ard Ruzssl met n The open eveaf.
Isere treated 70 . pretty exhibition Of
fs!ensIde tennis HArd DISPOSED OF his
Youthful opponcat in tWo straight sets.
la 81, ha, before tie winning stroke was
--jszyed Hufd had displayed hls best Skin.
- A. Il usual. when an experienced payer
irests comparative beginner. the - m
If4thY Of the crowd was aith Russell
IEsmy time he made brilliant stroke Do
less heartily app.auded The OCCASION for
Is2p.aase did not come as often in the firag
fsss IS Ia the second. Al the commence
men OF the match HuTd went in TO show
bapng Russell few OF the lne points.
: lad he dld Il to the tune OF ssx straight
Iffanes Russell ma nagesd TO score II points
Ia agsins; Hura'A 3. bat he was clearly
tsa.egassed. Hurd was using a very swift
ikreana stroke and Russell either failed
H. return or found the net In the way or
ltaeesl the bah ous OF bounds
| The second SET. however Eaw a remark
Isbie rally on the part Of ine young man
d. commenced go wing, aud ia quick time
Ixon tho first game. fIura was sin driy-
be- from the back Tine. but was occasion
lsiy putting the bal out. The last poiat
lei the game fell to Russell after hot
lssrses Of passes In which he finally placed
It's hall out Of Hurts reach hy a skill
Ifaly executed back-haHd stroke.
| Nhen Russell won the second game the
Ispectstors cheered him Justify. Hura.
However took q brace IN the third and set
Il very hot pace. Russell drove outside
Itzlee. fiund paced his ground strokes
lseenrafaly AMI SOB the game, 49-sa.
10 tho next game Russell scored the
lfrxf two points aud then Hnri gOt two on
f~xFa - taua ELL
\1aced the next and Hurd took the next
It an out. WIN the advantage out Hur9
Issayea a wonderfully strong game and a.
ltae eighth pass crossed Russell. winning
To- game
4 From this time on til the close OF the
klss which Was won bv Hura. 81. the pay
Isas unusually brilliant on both sides
1fassau fairly nutdsd himself. AMI on one
Occasion strained himself IN mAking 2
ltsck.han1 stroke that returned what
Isem.d a safe niaeea bail. Altogether Il
= 4sAs the most brilliant teuals 50 Tar IN the
Id4turnament Tho score hy points in the
exyrroGd sei gave Hura 50 Russell a..
~ sfnsIsff blk. mfwyp hrf * gf 81 kwksy
m An interesting match MAS played in
4 4rsxed doubles between Miss Riley AM
ru1Nr Cole on one side. and Miss Ranks ard
qMF. ellison on the other. Miss Riley ant
W.. Cole won. g.. d. Miss Riley
ITayed very cool calculating game. and
u -. -. 49,. 49,
- "a. -
stAI re-. -, -. s,s., ~ a u,,vtsixa when
INfs Hawal ard Mrs. ketleher beat Mrs.
Itsosa AMI Mrs Kirk ~ ladies' doubles by
A. score OF SEA 6-l Mrs Howell developed
III s. t,.rs,,ts, 49,
,vs5 = shse vs. '*t'N ltiasisi9 - ~. - -,
rs anu Aafn 9fiFFa tt"H l'la 80 ''.ss
II ar one - afl0tt t'e ',Nil $3.50 = :
somsn cAiffo. t'Hi Ht'fe" tf't' : = -
ee&At ~ hsFe sne ~.
tsfiiht Z" itt"i u tt''N ttN'" So
asNell.s racSes. -. .,....n ,.,o.,.,
L., ~ ~, ,,,s,,s,.s ana il was ssssi
H. bls t.fayfne VAS feature" or she
lsay. Tie score howevcr, was AGAINST him.
- 60 Ar. cfess says sie Wiil nave re-
H. in fhe tat@fF .- .-..,. -
~ Nseui'"Ae So WEE
- Ane t"R9stl9f A.. r
VS. ser So f,,,s N,-.
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e u.es Eesas Mss arauenshsl ami
Iass u. T.. wnierhegrne eamrr9see the
Ieamnltsee Today the committee consists
lef Mrs bchh Mrt a. X. liskeu. MISS
liaaks ANA Miss fisken,
IA A amusing Incident vas noted during
se afternoon. Il appears that daring ~
seat1le Tennis cruz tonf'ae naeat ssFahs s.
80 ~ -. st~f T. ~, ne
L. srg rss,rs,,e5 s.Islgs Tho day Tae
- 49, KS h,..f, nresent sarias the
Inrsaent s..,en4t3ast. sr8 watches thfoagi
/, Ass la she fencs TEE management
II The tournament came tc the eooeiBsial
al aat 30 enthusiastic an admirer % the
same "aSa5 - tsNs go, e. .,,,, -