The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-15
FOULKES THE WINNER
rourkex Makes the Most 81 Hsra's
weak pesns-MIss Riley Cha1Pios
of the Iadf>e-Eoa1kes anA Miss
rrere Carry on tke Honors for
uoMbfeN.

SPECIAL Dsssatrh 70 he rex.-rs.s'ifss.ce'
TACOMA. Aug. i'll. =. Fo1lkss oe-
feared George a. puYa tnez-. thsTseT WIZ
r.ag far ahs sscond tine 81 three years
fae handsome Tnnrne eIp which csFFfes
vsrh 1t sas tennis championship q ma
f.aefsie Stzsawess- Tie result was slf-
PRISE 70 q uEaaker % pecrls. VITO BAG Ezg~
arsd that thu Seattle rnsE was nexI 20
igs~tscfSIe 81 easy courts Re detsA'"a
Foa.kea twIcs sa Seattle ias. month. and
ftcs Re Dsanss u which DC has r-ayea
during ss~ tossn&sserst ssst closed Il iocksa
IS y he wGSld rep@zt hts searae VIC
tories teoay. Bat tzsstexgi3rs are very afssn
Sscaptsvs, and never were they 1asTs 50
thaa b. toSsYs gans- Fouikss faasea Al
Tae4s G. ~ fessfr, ana psoattTsg ~ TIE e1~
r~-ferce sa:nsa Ii Victoria l4ss week,
kag. sa-c8ag HurG 20 Use ire s1ck-nzaa
ssrotx@. wnscn is nts oEsy weak point X
~ not rrsar. ~ fnis that ksa<s .s weak
a. na=k -asBG raxginE h. he nferai accept
snes OF s4s -r<u. bur that he - weaker
there thar anywhere else. because In DIS
rssGxrs ne r. esransalee 80 Ieh. WHICH gives
Il sxaAsf. Placer ike Fcalses al o7por-
ttrsSt. 20 win many p1ints- TINE ana
again boulkes wegia rssurn the ball with
his chop stroke. advancing TO tee Let
xnea he knew Hura would lob snort
The score Of the match was 81. 40. 90.
60
The nsatch was called al O'Clock and
Was played Oh the court nsar.s. the lawn
IssnsSsuen were chosen and assigned posi-
tlenz q set of rev balls were thrown en-
TIE ce4ri and Ir. Cover, vino ofsieiated
a. scorer called rin.. Foalkes won tins
tors and zsiecse. the north court. Aurd
taxing The ssrvtca.
Fouiksa waa apparently az cool as an
iceberg, placing bis strokes with great ac-
eaFacy. He ran the set up TO four-Iove.
ana !; looked very much II he would
n.sks II love yet, hnt Hurd upset this
calculation rs taking the next game on
series CT we'll placed drives across court
lie could Tot keep Up the pace. though.
tbs Victorian taking the next Two games
and Set ~ a score % 81.
After q seven minute rest the players
reappearsd. Hur1 this time having tho
aorth court. The sun sizzling hot.
affecting both players. Fouikss apparently
more than Hard, during the next set ne
played listiessiy. allowing points 10 escape
him that would. ordinarily. be easy to get.
Hurd VAS quick 10 notice this. and with
his brilliant drives and strokes. took the
ret s-s.
This caused hts stock To rise and gave
his supporters new nfe During the seven
minutes Pooley. FouIkes' double part
ner. gave his man a good rundown and
made him drink glass of stimuiant. The
effect was instantaneous. for when
foulkes appeared on the fayorits north
court. his movements were agile and his
eye as bright dollar. He played with
all the vim that characterized his playing
Ia the first set. aud more. too. winning the
set easily with SIX games to Hurd's none.
Daring this set he kept the ball almost
continually Hurd's left thus spelling
tie iatter's chances Of employing his IA
nous drive.
Daring this set and the one before a
number Of rallies occurred that set the
crowd Wild. Fouikes made several star
plays. nc sAbiy running from the net 10
the service line and returning q high
lois that seemed 20 be a sure enough
point for Hurd- Hurd also made several
star plays that called forth storms of APP
plause. Tbs last sr was reptefe with
fine rallies and brilliant plays. In which
Foulkes was The star. He took the first
four games. which made IL lock as IL ne
would maks II another love set. Hurd
took a brace and won two successive
games. but he could not keep up the
race. FoaIkes ticking the neat two. which
gave him the set. match and champion
ship.
The Tacoma people wa.a exceedingly
Impartial In sentiment toward the two
players. hsstoNing applause whenever
good play was made by either man.
Hurd took his defeat gracefully grasp
ing the ~ictsr's hand manfuliy at the
conclusion Of thu match.
To SUM up the match. Foulkss won by
superior h-ad work. well placed smashes
and careful. steady play. lie denenasa
on his stesdiness In returning Hurts
drives and back handlers Knowing that
seoncK or later his oppoaent would pop
an easy over ara net put the ball o1t
of the court n his anxiety 10 hiring the
game to IA end Hurd played as II he
was Urea bis strokes lacking the dash
that usually accompanies them. Only
once did he play Up % his form. and that
was when tse task second set More than
once ne Passed Faulkes when that player
be placed iobs within an inch of the SER
he placed tohs within al inch OF the SER
Nce line. In ether words Hura "a credit
Cd with more PASSES than Feulkes. bat
ne drove ~ CUT OF court 10 - Tor
Foulkcs and he Melted forty-seven
balls 70 iwenty-one for Foulkes which
shows that hs was unsteady. There IA
hardly "a DOUBT that next year these two
stars viii enter the championship games
ai san Rafael Cal. playing in both he
singles ard doubles The writer having
Witnessed the play Ia both places. Is Of
fhe oginion that Iurd and Foalkes VIII
GATHER n' both events should they enter.
Mas Riley Ia Isrds Champion
frw minutes before the iiurd rouikes
match. Miss Riley. u Seattle and Miss
KeaWn. ~ Tacoma contested Tor the
championship 81 ladies singles They
gave magnificent exhibition OF tennis.
which evoked round after round Of ar-
p'aa3se Miss Riley wss ia rare form aasi
took both sets rs a score OF 81 ST. Miss
Keawo was ups ~ badly heason as the
sCorc would indicate In many OF the
sansrs shA r4n the score un 20 deuce.
bus Miss Riley WAS steady as the rock Of
Hees a.d hy brilliant net play placed she
ta8 just Ctlt - reach ut ttr opponent
rcaple wHo Gsse followed tennis for
yrsrs declared after the match eat Miss
1Nify PLAYED one ~ the prett iest games
they Aaa ever witnessed Her U3Av "a
taa ges was simply perfection. while her
Judgment cG playing vas Up 20 the stand
nra Of ghe male experts that followed
her
The MIXED Double Finals
IN cha Dsxe3 3onble nnals Ass Frers
ega NJ. FaNikez sanNed their ssesaiaeez
ara wcsd frs;8 week rs taking iva oar
~ three sets from Miss Srruve ana NJ
.lf~s tbs Seattle p r won the isrSt sat
= rtal'T e~if-ant play, in whtsb NJ.
Srsvn aa2 Miss FTe-e SCARED tire homer.
WftA gNelr expert mariners IN tNA LIST
fu" SETS she Victoria couple stnasile4 dow
&r4 wen tW - We'f- sestrs SEATS
~ fNe r0r eIHs5ou - ms s-a,ar.r,fgsr, 50. g,
ss9ses Nj r.. 3 Hii{ker pyeeerfa4s fp,~
n1sr@ ~ the hanaeNr-- rFsxn~ ana
tgaphtes oTsr~8 ~ So club VI Nrntxas,
rref4re8 ere pres~nsztton ~ ge~ han~v
E0H appropriate remarks. II r~sre~e~ :,
.Ftva far speech. Champion Faulkez ssss
az tA@ niessarW g gave Asrs - vfstt "a
s-sasR ~-e"r~ ~ feit a. herae tN7. gt~s~es
ftetfaT having w1~r 81 lorx age us ~>-
yassSs were srcas efe heart srs made IL a
4teAtterwarA manner. ctsc.sfns long
continued Applause