The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-07
GOOD " ORR
rreditable Showing Made by
Him in Tennis at Niagara.
CRICKET GAME HERE TODAY
nfcycie Meet at Y. VI. e. A. Park In
BE the Greatest Ever Held
in seattle

J. r. Fogikes. champion tennis expert
n British CoiBu10la. won the handicap
q ngies Al the International tournament,
ii Nlsgara. Debating George I. Wrenn
j brother a Richard %. WrenR. the cham
d BON Of me UDltcd States.
N Vrenn conceded odds OF half ffseen, or
one point every other game and CONSIDER
q knr the fact that he had already disposed
N s1ch players ~ j. J.. Paret and lesser
xbts IL Is something % a surprise that
b. MAS not bic 10 beat Foulk~s. IL rnuat
BE- recognized that Eoalk-s Was a stran-
her far from home. aud therefore under
Il d. di.4dssntage. That he sacceza-
1sgily faced The brother Of the champion
b really q blk feather in his cap. ana Il
Nsaows conoIgEycly thai tennis in the Pa
Hciac Northwest f. 81 a high grade and
TO- rs players are able 10 make a good
llsb0wing away from home.
n person not acquainted with the Inner
z4orklnKs Of tournament play might con-
4clude ;Aht t. was easy for F0ulkes 70
but UP as good a game AT Niagara as Ia
HBr.tsh Columbia SUCH an idea would be
IL ronR, beeaAss. Il fails 30 take into con-
aAslderation many points that are factors
IA such contest. In the first place Il was
Etaily the first time. as the Post-Intcliigen-
3ser mentioned week aGG, that an oppor-
E;nnity haa been offered 10 get line on
& The work Of our tennis players with those
II the East and the Middle West Felrkes
=lcould not have been blind 20 the fact that
10 eyes Of the tennis world in his own Sec
3,l0n were upon him. hoping thai success
III ould crown his efforts. while on tAe other
hand, the players with whom ne was to
kornf "a contact as wen as the Epecfs tors
Zpfesent at the tournament we're watch
sag him with curiosity. wondering what
ind ~ tennis player the Pacific North
West could produce. Under these condi~
lions he would necessarily be keyed ap 10
high pitch, doubiy anxious to win. and
ther efore ia that nervous condition that
has led to the exploding Of many a good
players chances Of success. Change OF
Ieinaie might aiso have worked 10 his
hlsadyantage.
4 Bat Foulkes did not allow any OF these
u"ifs" 90 interfere with MS work. lie went
kahead. and by hts steady. strong play won
! The unqualified praise of the critics. The
&s'hicagr, New York and Boston papers
Ispoke well Of him and said that his vic
tory WAS popular one. especially "a no
had come from 30 far away. Highly ia
Ayufab BILE comment Was made on his hair
Nroilcy strokes from the back line
II In the open singles h'onlker was beaten
In tho FIRST round by r. X. Ward 81 fsoch
lester y. y. who ls spoken Of by the Bo@-
I,on Herald "a follows. Fritz X Ward.
Ithe young expert from Rochester, who
Ishowed such clever form three years ago.
lproved himself TO hc the star Of the IN
Hfernatlonal lawn tennis tournament. ito
Nheat George l.. Wrenn. the promising
Younger brother OF the champion, after "A
Ncievsr three ect match. Later in the day
1ward continued his good work by defeat
Iing sheldon. of Yale, IN the most exciting
Nmatch the tournament has produced
ii while the admirers Of Fouikes VIII re-
sret mat he sas defeated by ward. yet
Htbere IL considerable satisfaction Ia know
1ing that II took the champion 10 30 II.
Fouikes won his preliminary match ~ inc
4epen singles by heating W. 6 Grant, OF
NBoston. G-l 80, and was beaten by Ward.
Iss g..
IN the doubles Fouikes played Will H.
HI f,seomh. of chcton. England. They
went out IN thu nrst round. 1912, SO. -.
Irhe score indicates that the match Mas
thought hard from beginning 10 end.
by comparing the work OF Fonikes IN
the international tournanent with what
}ho has done I'm tho Pacific Northwest. the
Ieoncllslon Is easily reached that there arc
three or four players IN tho Northwest
That merit ranking in the official tennis
hand book In 1855 Foulkes Vas put IA
class seven with J. = Paret, j. +. Tai
Imadge s. Hardy. j. -. T.. Jones, > -.
Reed. " T. jennings and a. l.. Win
slon His play has Justified this rating.
and Il H. probable that he viii be moved
up a notch this year
George Burd Of this city who beat
ufOukes in the IAciHc Northwest fhaih-
rlonshlp games al Tacoma last August
VIII undoubtedly be rated this year.
The Younger Tennis Players.
4 The ipniur tennis tournament. which
took place last week. MAS Success and
Viii undoubtedly be followed next year
uwrh silH larger tournament The
l Younger tennis enthusiasts deserve aii
thr sneeuragcmcut the Seattle Tennis
c.uh ana ine Marion street club can give
sad 81 WOULD be- a good idea FOR the older
i organizations 90 combine in nuttfnE tip a