The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-12
ON THE TENNIS LAWN
fACoNA SOCIETY GATHERS IN
PULL FORCE.
1l11f Days Play Amid a brilliant
Acenr--s~atsIe sfra nna Hom~s
VIA Every Gam~--Tsday-s Pre-
gsummc-Iawy~rs Take Held of
@a Fs~er s"ssSses-ssasr
{ Teaehcrs' ExAmfnasfoss-


TACOMA Aug. II. me hanasosas
fourts OF tfse Tacoma TsanfS C35h prs
ssnfed sn animated a9zeasanee sosl2F
apDn the assembly u 1fae beNE players =
tssH Nortg5.esf ~ psrtt*psss ~ tsas
ssytnsb anssnal tournament for ~. cfssrn-
P3onsntp Of the Paetas Ne-sawss-+ wffteT
IN given under tEe auspsee@ Gf ~ Taifs8
Mates National Lawn Tarfnis Association.
The usa5orsfy 81 tha gaines Tsre played 90
the soast cgufss ~ whst r. snsfs com
monty called the ladies' courts Ab8is
the&n ceursN are rs k@tf*r tran thoss so
The North side Of TIE cisbl8csse. sH"t afs
more picturesque Ssscmzfea ~ pfetsE
kswn which sAkez W ste ksss ersa. g@o
prrftIiy arras sssd ard decorated ssnflfs.#
WEIR placed on size lawn. fs1rn which ia'sY
suensferm Of ss4e r1aa served teHs. cakse
xsad tea. a ro-x 81 fsxnciAes ard CHAIRS
Scrc pissed ~ tse uppsr end - the ter
race sssxi 20 tns etsnAosssa. ffoEo whlrh
sfsf:srn could wssnh fsge rfagreas - ne
exarez In all three 81 t1e courts. ma p
after TIC fashion Of xats air. a tDTsee-rifsg
sstFeus Tbs Attenaaucs FOR s5Fsisss1 s
waa slngulaysy large ard fsanfoaahss. a
fact which keFaaaks . spxtAt ~ w~f2 IS
hnassesal surceas fsaafilr gownsa iaa5@s
talked TENNIS sisas as fataeh este as an
exHff. oveu n sheg iii nes know a ie'5
ffpnn i smash Earl, ans bad her faF@f-
Ne sna was rot ~ ali asassv IN 'sezto@ing
epgsiauMe Hfsor finding aut shsf ne resstv
do snske saad play
psar wns begun Al t0ss IN sse nsornissa
rra continued through sfae day uatii IN
the evsFsinr. With an lstefnlasAefa for
LUNCHEON. fatally he . veIiuslnary gaines
furnish iIttic sgeiieusssit, sws 81 thaa io~
days y.lay Yves an exception. Hasersl
very interesting and ssIossif contested
games were played zstsftfrg ne apge-
siies Of enthusiasts for what ia 80 follow
Mr.. usogxs gurd ths. esisEupisn, 5la not
put III 40 anefaa Tana" tstsli 0'clask- hfIf
essn this Late hotlf gave htsu uieaty -
time 10 dispose ~ fiss> aspirations -
Messrs ] Is. BewIsa and 5N a SteTuhsrg
It, an ha.T, Hs beat ,ha feFnIsr fwo toYe
sets a3ving him bot nue or two points In
each SGT and then defeated tse iafter.
who. while not q brilliant player. - aa-
Eresstyr. by n scofe os So and 81. Thus
In three sets OK eighteen games he sas
nat scored against. And tn the fourth sci
~ bus one game His play Ma Jspld
ard his strokes simply nefseesiane This
fast courts suited him ~ a sseets, ard
II he deer rot ssseesesi In defeating ess
famous antagonist Hr. Fouikes. On thesa
conrts ne will have no ax.slse 70 offer.
Mr. FonIkps, Mr.. Pooiey Miss Frere
and Mra. Langley the Victoria players
arrived In the city at 6 a'cleck and msnt
direct 10 she courts. wEegx they were re-
ceiv@a most courtsaasly 10 the ladies ard
gentlemen. aiessnhifsi thsis Mr.. EBaIkes
h a great fssvorits In Tacoma, So that
when hs sssns in the seurss ionurrow he
may b. assured Of q fastertrg reception.
Gfiss Riley % Seattle. the asknow testgssI
1atsy champion Of the Northwest was
present on the courts during the after
noon She played one game her ap-
poneHt being Mrs Burriii and wen easily
by a sccre Of 60 G-i.
~ 81
gained for himself the name Of being thu,
most efficient referee la the Northwest. Il
present. and during tho toufnam.u. will
bs aHslsftsd by Mr.. A. w Ti.lssafsn and
Mr. Arthur Remington.
One OF the surprises IT ths day was the
defect OF Tom Fransinii BY Sam T.. Rnz.
cell. OF seastis. Mr. FranAioii has been
usayinx In such sxeeilens form this year
taat II seemed almost a foregone eonei1~
sion ia the Tacoma people tina, he woula
Win his first game lie was sn good
form. loo. a. the score, Sc - will show.
bat he went against a young PLAYER fggl
Of dash and a perfect desgson for smash
Ing. The Tacoma champion has not f..sn
used To this Kind Of play ana when h.,
would lob short the ball was returned
with such force shat IL uaS Impossible far
him 70 return. The Seattle player main
taine. a lead throughout the match ard
shoaa has. won hy a smaller scnre in
both sets. t,oth players Ncre accredited
with several doubts faults. sainsthins
that h almost inexcHaahie n a champion
ship tournament Literal applause vas
given both players when a particularly
brilliant stroke Ma made.
The Seattle players. vita The exception
az lsenhams won every even, IN whlcn
they participated AR ard Mrs Carxteus
defeated jack isfuwn and Mas siolhro aka
.n tsis mixed doubles. NlsS Riley cnalls
defeated Mrs. ismgrila pla wing with thag
ease and abias,Qn HAT has always ctar.
aet-sigea her. iiurd sook als two
matches aud Russell defeated Franaissli
Young neAham played good gaiue
against nrowne bat wax not stsa ig
enough to win cut. Summary
Meas staa,eS.
r~elinin sfy round a. Il. Denham beas
Louis Parsons. 81 go.
w A sstsrnherN beat fselmnre Igrussrs,.
81 81 ~
George a. Hard beat j II nowles. g
80
j. Al. Miller. ~. beat Grant =. ai,ss.
BY default.
Robert Hudson sea, Ii, Map-on. by j.,
fault
@ A. Browne aea, H = fnl. by Dc.
fanlt.
r a. rraRsloli beat C. a White. ~ IL
fault
e l. Russell nea, g. II. ruyaon. by 81.
fault.
Role,t q. nreeae heat bon Mcponai8
e@f e.f.
Ii cars,ens beat pr. DICKENS. by .e.
fault
Pv. Audersea beat \. Resolns,on. SIS
e-s 30.
FIRST rehn,'-J ". nsowae beat pea.
ham, S-a "a
Hard beas SscfnhrrE. Go So
Russell beas T Fransioit S-k, -
Meas noastcs.
A. w Tfdmarsh aui = J f'rauxsast
beat il. Hudson saa reu Mcdonald 90
e-s.
indis@' singles.
Preliminary FeanH~Allss tSsowsn rs 1.
Mlas l. II Paddock. So. 81
si9sS Gaeai beat Mfs. Cars5ens by ,<e-
faatt.
A,ss Riley beas Ars BarriH So s.1
fiF<l rssses' MJ~@ Nordea bat Ms
Paddock. ga ca
tsasftes' Doubles.
FIRST resrad Mis- DHey sra sfsa Str,ays
heat Mrs Tia'e'eaa ard partner Ny g.
fault
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