The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-30

pulled up his belt, and rushed in to
win. He accomplished his purpose
and won four straight games and the
set and match.
The concluding match of the day was
George Belden VS.. Armstrong. 1t was
expected to be an easy win for Belden,
but Armstrong has been playing good
tennis this week, and the fact that he
had met Belden earlier in the day IT.
doubles whetted his desire to increased
effort. He took the first set with only
one game going to the ex-champion,
and there was surprised look on the
faces of the spectators. Belden won the
next sets. however, and had his match,
1-6, 6-2, g.
In spite of the heat, the tennis play
ers were at 1t fairly early in the morn
ing and four matches were brought to
finish before luncheon-call dispersed
players and spectators OF these, the
last was played in doubles with the two
Fittings pitted against Peterson, of
Mankato, and Parker, Minneapolis. The
match was concluded at / o'clock after
a long, hard struggle, in which the
Minnesota boys pushed the outsiders
at every opportunity. They were 10th to
let a game slip through their rackets,
and they put up an interesting as well
as plucky play.
In the match thirty games were
played, three sets being required to
decide the. winners. Victor Elting, from
Chicago, rs one of the easiest players
on the courts He holds his position
against all corners, without turning a
hair, until he makes a sudden lam"
down the side line and wins his point.
The two Fittings as doubles was new
entry this year, and there was con-
siderable interest to see the cousins in
team work. Doubles are being played
in three sets this year, the entry list
not being very long, and best three
sets out Of five, providing more inter-
esting play. The first set Of the Elting
match went their way easy enough at
60 Luck was against them in the sec
ond set and they made a number of
poor plays. They held their own until
the games stood at deuce" when the
local team pulled out the vantage"
and the score was 10 in favor of Pat
terson and Parker. The Fittings took
the next game, then lost one. AT this,
they braced UP and won two straight.
This was what they needed to gain
them the set and it was theirs, dearly
bought at 81.
The Minnesotans lost heart bit in the
third set, although they did not lose the
match without winning four games in the last
set. The winning Citing score was go, 81,
GA.
The opening match of the day was in the
second TOunO OF singles WITH ArUStTOHS, Oh
St. Paul, and Wyman, of Minneapolis, in
the court. The st. Paul man made some pretty
plays and won his decisive points, but he had
to work for the second set and to pull it
away from deuce His score was 60, rs.
The next players to come out were ]. W.
Carver, Chicago, against Harry Belden. Not
withstanding the generally appreciated fact
that young Belden is one of the most PROM
Using players in the home club, and that he
stands ready to make every man who meets
him work for the honors, the fact that Car
with overmuch speculation on the results of
yer is one of the genuine cracks" did away
the game. 1t seemed a pretty sure thing
the match would go to Chicago. Belden was
something of surprise after all, and he
did not give up the match readily, although
it went Carver's way at the end. The win
ming score was GA, 6-2. Carver expressed
himeslf as much pleased with the younger
players work.
A match between Myers and Cook was called
and the loyal supporters of the Minneapolis
man gathered around the court to encourage
him, if not to victory, at least to a GOOD snow
ing.
In brilliant play, Myers has few equals In
the tournament and he made a series OF
pretty passes that rarely failed to score him
point. Down the side lines, or to the back
of the court SKINNED his balls, and "Cooky'
found himself not where he should have been
at the right time. The balls would get away
from him and it took the heart out OF him,
even before he lost the first set at O-6. 1t was
a love score we'll along in the second set, until
he finally won a game That was all, how
ever, and Myers finished easily with a score
Of 60, 81.