The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-23
Russell and Card.

Russell and Gard.
Russell commenced d hard days work
by defeating Tidmarsh, of Tacoma, So,
6-3 The feature of the match was Rus
sells brace In the second set. Tidmarsh
Won three straight games, when his
younger opponent suddenly awoke and
took six games in succession and the
match. This victory put him IN the semi
finals against Lieut.. Card. Of Victoria
The match proved 10 be the most excit-
ing Of the tournament, as II was finely
played. and from the beginning 10 the end
there were phenomenal returns and long
rallies. Russell won BY superior play at
the net. His smashing was first class and
his cross-court drives accurate and hard.
Card did the prettiest work OF the tour
nament in double crossing. He would
make Russell think he was going to place
in one corner. and jus. as Russell started
would change the direction OF the stroke
and place the bali entirely out Of reach.
Although the first set was more closely
contested than the score indica tes. Il was
in the second that the tug Of war came
With the games Al In Cards favor, Rus
sell got down To hard work and went our
IN The next game when Card needed only
one point. The next was Il deuce game.
! and card won, as Russell drove out on l
long rally and lost the next pJn; by driv-
-
from the base line, All card needed was
one game to win the set. but Russell
played Ike ciockwork. and amid great eX
element lied the score. - The eleventh
game was one Of the hardest fought Of the
tournament, and when Card won the sixth
and seventh points by clean-cut cross
court places his friends greeted him with
hearty appltu+A. II Card could viii the
n"xt game the set was his. The If was
! big one and Card could not get over x.
lie seemed 20 fail OF la his play while
Russell could handle any kind Of drive.
He won ne twelfth game ~ Keeping Card
! IN the - uHtil he drove cut Of court Or
/ into the net. The same plaF marked the
thirteenth game Now Russell needed
only one game - win the set and match.
/ card won the first pom, on a beautiful
cross court pass but lost the mex. ~
driving cat. Russell shot one down she
: side line out of Cards reach and Won the
! next after the baI had crossed the net
fv, times al Cards drive into The net.
Four ,ifn.s had "a" Jackets ,ovched the
bail when Russell placed X IN the north
! last corner Just beyond cards reach lie
had aon lhe match snd r hard one ~ that.
! FIRST set
/ GINS Pts
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/ While his match was being contested.
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hes .niy got one hseusef ia tFa fourth TIE
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= Tae n-xt game went 10 deuce sut
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