The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1897-07-28
RACQUET
CHAMPIONS
Progress of the Santa
Monica Tournament
SOME EXCELLENT CONTESTS
PYcHER AND BUMILLER FAVOR
TIES FOR THE SINGLES
Good Tennis Attracts Large Crowd
SOME EXCELLENT CONTESTS
PYCHER AND BUMILLER FAVOR
TIES FOR THE SINGLES
Good Tennis Attracts Large Crowd
and Bevy of Beauty at the
Casino Courts

The second day Of the tennis tourna-
ment at Santa Monica drew an enthusi-
astic and discriminating audience COM
posed of experts.
The day was an ideal one for tennis,
uoticeably tile afternoon, the air being
still and the sun just warm enough to
thoroughly loosen any refra Glory joint.
The grand stand was comfortably filled
with a bevy of pretty girls, who dis
tributed impartial applause and COM
mented wisely upon the players and
their form. Big Lewis Freeman of Pas
adeEa, the present champion, watched
the games, particularly the Picher-Bar-
~ match, with the keenest interest.
Freeman, by the way, is not only ten
mis- player, but is an excellent hammer
thrower, a football player and a fiend
of the baseball diamond; in fact, sort
of college Admirable Crichton. The
ron-appearance of Pedley and Warning
of Riverside was a great disappoint-
ment.
The mornings play brought out o.
Lillilingstone to play against John w.
Wilson of Redlands. From technical
standpoint the set lacked much, but it
afforded great pleasure to the occu-
pants of the grand stand. Both men
played slow, dignified, almost stately
game hich was quite restful to watch.
Mr.. Livingstone is lengthy man
whose legs nearly reach to his neck. The
advantage Of this could. be plainly seen
when he was reaching for short ball.
A. couple of strides would carry him to
any desired point on the court, and there
was no perceptible stretching of his
lathy limbs either. This remarka bic
reach somewhat ratified Wilson in the
first set, and Lillillingstone won out.
Wilson however, pulled himself to-
gether in the next two sets, and won the
match. The score was As, ca, 6-2.
E. w. Barry and d. D. Acker, both
of Santa Monica, next occupied the
court. Barry played an exceptionally
good game, though he lacks agility.
Acker, who confined himself to the back
line, grew tired Of chasing the elusive
Wright & Ditson spheres from one side
to another and began savagely smash
ing. Barry took quick advantage OF
this and won out easily the score for
the two sets being So, 81. These two
sets completed the mornings play.
The first match of the afternoon was
between o. S. Pitcher and E. w. Barry.
While in many ways the result was a
foregone conclusion, still Barry sur
prised himself and everyone else by his
excellent effort AS ne stepped upon the
court it was noticed that his right wrist
was tightly bound. One of the fair
spectators, renrarking it, enquired why
this was thusly. A feminine friend full
of superior knowledge, answered quick
ly. why, don't you know? He wears
that bandage so that he will not sprain
his ankle" The laugh that followed
nearly shook down the somewhat ancient
grand stand.
Pitcher, who Is in really excellent form,
at all times played well within himself,
contented to practice the placing of his
strokes without using speed, and rarely
resorting to that terribly effective drive.
Barry warmed up to his work in good
shape, and sprinkled the court with the
dew that fell from his Olympian fore
head; but though his efforts called forth
frequent applause he could not do his
opponent any great harm, and lost in
straight sets. The score was 6-2, 6-3
j. w. Wilson was next called on tc
face Hal Braly, to whom Faithful haj
defaulted in the morning. Braly played
with carelessn ess that was more ar
assumption than a reality, though a
times he showed form that approached
brilliancy AT the suggestion of {
friend, Mr. Wilson emerged from hi
dignified trance, superinduced by hi
morning match and played some yer.
good tennis. The score of games hardl,
shows how close the match was 70
Braly, though a winner, only score,
seven more points than his opponent di;
in the first set. Braly, who plays too fas
a game for Wilson, won in straight sets
The score was Co. 6-2. This mattel
leaves Bumiller, Braly, Pitcher and era
ven in the same finals, they playing to
gether as they are named.
To fill out the afternoon the first mattel
of the mems doubles was called, an
brought out Sinsabaugh ard Gosh
against the Craven brothers. This tn
first appearance of Walter Cosby for tw
years, was watched with the keenes
interest and though he showed a wofu
lack of practice, as was natural, still a
times his playing verged on the brilliant
At all times during his tennis caree
Cosby has beer seen to better advan
tage liz doubles than in single event;
Sinsabaugh, his partner, played wei
but team work was lacking, and Target,
accounted for their defeat The era
vens showed decided nervousness in tn
first set, and nearly lost it; but bot
steadied up and pulled out winners
Some of the best tennis of the tourna
ment was shown in this match, severa
of the rallies being very hard and fast
At critical moments the Cravens re
manned steady, ard won the second set
though at no time was the result of til
match a thing to be sure of. The scor
In favor of the Craven brothers wa
rs, Ga.
This closed the playing for the day
This morning the doubles will be con
tinued. Osborne and Young playir
Acker and Wallace. The seni-frals il
the singles will be played off and in tn
afternoon comes the final match to de
eide who will be the challenger of Free
man. Prior to this ever. the first mattel
of the ladies' singles, that between Mis-,
Hugus and Miss Georgina Jones, vii
be played In order to give the players o
the finals in the mems singles as muc3