The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-13
RUSSELL THE. HERO.
New Tricks Which Kept the Expert
Jampinc and Won the Fair oaes'
Applause Features of the Day's
Play n. Ta~osna Taarnnra~nf-
san1sary Of Games asd Tcany's
ProGrrmne.

Epec4ai Dispatch 10 ,se Post -fntsllsgs Y1esT.
TACOMA. ALr. ie-fsa8l Russell. - Sc
gttie. was the nero ~ toe tenns1 toarEa-
ment today. even II ne dad not wia rs
match from tbs famous Fotsfk@ss 81 faa-
eoussr In the s@s0ua 81 o. fhssT match
yourg Russell ran TIE game ~ 70 fs~~aai
from fiye-oue b. srfns 0f IT, nscat bill
liant tenssss ever Witnessed on the s9~sai
courts. He employed ssyssst ard 3fSf+
which he used wills aeeszrzsy, and @f3fEfi
aeemed To puzzle tie wefsYan krt0s2@
player. Tsysse and again kushes! y8Ila sasf
the res on & short 'lob ~ Foaisss Assa
send the iaa sizzling town tn@ side Xmas
or at the feet Of Hls opToasni. "sh sf7e
games nj fIEa.a!i. FesIk@s changed sss tae-
ties and bexan placing 9o~a the lines. with
tho result gnat M Kept hss younger ard
less experienced Gfuonsat or The t@f1p.
finally placing thu pil and w}gniaz the
set -. TIE FIRST get he teUk H.sn CONF
paFa.ige e&se Ia the tana 81 s~5. kJIssesi
suffering az arx. from tie negsc'iSnass taat
usually takes pcsseas,sn as = young mayer
when against "A star psgforEneF-
Although two lively sets 81 doubles xsre
soing on Ia the adjacent courts. the IN
tsrsst ceufsred IN The RUSSELL cuikss
match frequent huFsts IL applause greet
inx sogax b-fIisanf stroke Or exciting rally.
Five young fnssaes sssil IN ttsssr tssrs. sat-
fra a row ~ the aap OF the terrace and
vigorously arplausled eve y good play mad :
by Russell who II Of their own ags ard
sshe Is 81 esritanse adoass on The teissiis
court May nsalasa bear; nlftsfed
when that eesfe stoasi aye~nll. with good
change Of fsEsosil winning,
The e.0sd was larger th8n on the open
inR aaF. CRYING no des3shI 30 the announce
Iaesit shat Issa44es aud :se other hEttssh
Columbia pIsysrs wseId take part As oa
the OPENING day. many f*tseins zawna
were worn by the fair ones. forming
pretty ceBuas. 10 the green lawn and the
dsiil gras OF tse courts. Tea end ices we've
served during tha lay By bss. 81 So
eiety tsaseE. TIE fnafghea generally were
exciting and sell contested, especially ta3n
mixed double IS Mics Riley and itasseii
Va, Miss Frerv and F'oaikes. won h. the
latter pair; the gentlausens doabiea be
tween Fuas.kca and roalsy and Anderson
aud stafnherg. and between u. j. Fran
bali ard Tldmarsh ard e;oxa and f. A.
Fseneiaf.- and the singles between Cars
stsaH ard Anderson. Hard ana Jack
gTows~ ard Fguikcs and Tiamarsh. The
gasse~ were pulled of wish eioek-ll.xe pre-
rlaion, rejecting credit on the gentlemen
having the affair in charge.
FaHikHa appears 10 b. la good form. but
whether that fern Is coed enough 20 de-
f~at tfnFd on ths cIay cuurts Ia hard %
faressll Especially hard II 1t for the fore
sasiarw. ms F1askea piaya tust hard enough
tr win from second or thiri-eiass men,
Just - tbr ease may le. while Hufti never
shruwa away point. no matter whether
his opponent b. A. II ar G class.
This Is considered ny many critics
IT, be the correct plan, as IL neYer gives a
man an opportunity 10 eaae up his play
or diminish the speed of his xtFokeA some
contend that Fouikez. by easing np while
Playing NTH an Interior man. preserves
his strength for tbs final effort. and IN
this way IL enabled &c play fast game
No matter which contention IL correct the
fact still remains fha, both Of these ex-
ierts always give magnificent exhibition
Of this most fascinating game
Many regrets were heard that the
drawings came 80 40 10 throw Fouikes
and Miss Frere ana Russell and Mas
Riley together In the tsrst round IL being
conceded that they are tne best anarfetta
Of mixed players In the Northwest Such
II game should h witnessed In tho anai
Although the Seattle team lost they are
entitled 10 just a. much praise az the
vfcsofa. "a they ran nearly every
Eafne up To deuce and vantage, aud then
lost only after "a series Of most brilliant
rallies Both Miss Riley and aIias F'rere
played like veterans returning ties
against driving gentlemen with the Ut
mcst ease. Miss Riiey's ,tvie az play
u more graceful them Miss Frere'x. bat
the latter has an energetic way Of being
In the ri.hf place NJ the right time and
always having place picked ouf fo< the,
return.
WITH the Seattle team out Of the way
II viii he comparatively cary for the Vie.
tcfiaas 10 win he finals. IN gentle
mems d'sahlea II cooks like . victory for
Hsrd and Russell the Seattle pair. "a un
10 this writing they nave shown the hest
form.
'reinerrew tFrsday9 night the hau wsu
take place IL the Tacoma thcater ana
from hlais asiuns II will be the sn,.l.ts
event al the saass,n
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