The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1899-08-12

noon. The games have been
thoroughly successful from start {,
finish. and the paying has boen tn,
BEST Ia the history Of the club. In
the twu meet exciting games IT %,
day. those Of the gcntlemen's singles
between Hurd and Pelly. and men,
doubles between Hurd and Russell
and Foulkes and Coward. IL wa
anybodys game until the last min
ute. The score In the hurd Polly
match WAS as a.S and 81 In the
Hurd and Russell F,uulkes and Cow
ard game the scors stood lie IS
so Sc. 7-A The battle royal. how
ever. remains 10 be played at d.
o'clock this afternoon, rh~n r
Fou ks. the champion % British Cui-
umhia. will meet q. A. Hurd the
champion % the state. and one II
them Will 50 down 90 defeat The
same game was played in issl. a nj
Hurd Was suce-ssfai. bat very few
people are vrnluriuw an opinion az
40 saw It VIII SO this time.
Thr next event In tennis circles
viii BE the tournament AZ Tacum 4.
beginning Wednesday. August a. far
the championship 81 the Northwest
Nearly all the players participating
ia the championship tournament this
week nu the grounds % tbs Seattle
Tennis club VIII 80 on hand. and. n
addition. the leading players ~ ore
Eon viii be there. besides many local
people who did not participate IN the
meet. The events % the meet VIII
be
Gcntiem.u's singles Open For
the championship 0f the Pacific
Northwest and the Tnerur cup IN
der the terms ~ gift FRS, and run
ners up prizes will e. presented hy
the Tacoma Tennis club
G.ntlemen's Doubles - open Foe
the championship - thr Faclnc
Northwest First ard runners up
prizes presented rs tn. Tacoma Tcn-
mis- club
LADIES' singles Ofs-sn - For ths,
championship Of the Pacific North
west. and championship cup tunder
the terms Of gro. presented BY Rubi
Cassidy. % Victoria. 81. G FIRST and
runners up prizes BY tire Ladies
Tennis club.
Ladies' noubles open For the
championship of the Pacific North-
west First aud runuxrs up prizes
presented BY the ladies Tennis riuh.
Ladies' and Gentismen's Doubles
Open-Fur championship II che Pa
eifie Northwest First and runners
up prtHes are given BY the Tacoma
Tennis club.
The entrance fee ~ 81 FOR each
event. and the Zee must - sent in
az noon IN Monday. August "a. and
the drawings win be In the afternoon
Of the same day.
Playing viii begin at 10 a m and
- . m. each day. and viii b. con-
Quoted according to the rules Of the
United States Lawn Tennis asrocia-
ton sir. George w. White Will
referee the game.
Athletes OF Astoria.
All athletes of the Northwest are
training hard at the present time for
the coming cha mpiuuship games at
Astoria next saturday. August -
The uiref IL scratch one, and 80
the result viii be fairly indicative -
the respective merits % the different
entries. Five clubs viii enter teams
for the meet The Z. A. C.. seven
men. + ". &. a. four. and one man
from the q - W. from Seattle. the
Tacoma Y. NJ. c. A two. the Multi
nomah Athletic club 10. and the As
torls Football 4 Athletic club four
with such an equality in the number
Of men. Il l. comparatively easy TO
predict the result. II the Mutt
nomah Athletic club. with more than
half the men entering the meet. can
rot carry on the championship. there
IS something radically wrong At
TIE snme time. there are several ath-
leies In the Seattle teams that will
give a good account % themseivea
Prof Crane. Of the y a. c. expects
members Of hts team 20 hunt for i've
FIRST places. and n they DO not get
them. II will be because they run up
against unusually good men. The
members Of the Seattle teams that
will contest for places are: =. \. G.
Jay Humss. Don - Palmer, George
Paris. T MonEon. Edward Badsr. ].
Geary and N. O'Donneii. Y. 81.
G. &C J. Elder. A. p. Davis. A.
Hall and $. MeDouKaH. L. u W
Lyman Thayer.
Albert COokinRham. secretary Of
the $. a. e. Is arranging Tor trans
portatiDn 10 Astoria for those who
wish to attend Tre preparations
are Intended 10 include large num-
Der u s. A. e. rogters aud many
others.
The Hs~thorns Club.
The Hawthorne Athletic club re-
Gently incorporated. ia again to the
front in their sudeavor TO promote
good clean sport in this city. and an
nounce for Thursday evening
August n. a smoker at the Jrner-
son street theafer. They have ar
ranged = series Of scientific boxing
contests for points. The first f. a
sIx-round contest between Tommy
Bullene and Patsy Carroll. Then
comes a second six round exhibition
between the Portland Kid and Billy
Walsh The smoker will end with a
l0-round contest for points between
Ike Hawkins and W. ". Jones. The
men are all clever and TIE carnival
promises 10 outdo anything ever
given on the coast. The real In
terest Will center In the main event
Of the evening Ike Hawkins ta well
known in boxing circles here. and
needs no introduction to local sports.
His showing with Biliy Mead before
the s. 4 G. last spring demonstrated
that ne il both scientific and gritty.
W. H. Jones In newcomer In So
attie. hut he has shown good form In
the gymnasium.
Superior Judge VIM. Hickman
Moore. member ~ the board Of man
ayers for the Amateur Athletic
union Of the United States. and
chairman Of the registration com
mlttae 81 the T. y. A.. will be among
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