The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

= .ruffi<ss exhibition OF tne game OF
-. - seen in this city was the tour
- vse,erday At the courts Of
seestIe Tennis Club. Tho oc-
-. q the tournament was the
~ a the city q the American
S..s4on Mayors The party Of Eastern
- s.11uee6 Of Marcus Whitman. tho
ks..raso IA singles In the United States:
- ~ Davis. the champions Ia doubles.
80 Wright, interxchoiAstic cham
-. q III the Eastern schools. These
k--raons are on n tour Of the country.
~ Ne been playing In California and
Ss6.ea They were uniformly successful
- = in their matches hero yesterday.
~ latte players were not able to cope
- thetr antagonists at any time. and
nnaefn champions won everything
- u rsatsst ease
sG5nmon's remarkably clever serving,
~ "a swift returns and wonderful
- "a the singles were more than the
1e Northwest champions could touch.
~ q the doubles Davi1 swift. straight
- and clever team work with his
-. Ward. made them completely VIC
- ey9 their opponents. Bsais Wright.
- ekfI,fu, and accurate work, won easily
- Fuulkes. the champion Of the Pacific
ESu(Avest end British Columbia
- peutug game was played between
- and Newton. Newton plays a good
- a,fbough he did not get In the finals
] - la2 tournament Davis won easily
a soee Of -, s-2. The service Of DA-
- c,eAn and swift. very rarely maxi
- fsuit. He also had a very clever
.tasd stroke, and his returns were
- ousudde tho lines
whitman W. Russell.
EUnuAn then played Russell. beating
p enay n 81 and O.. Champion Whit
= ~ 9 VERY pretty service. Every ball
= racket n delivered with Q cut.
1ng II very hard for the opponent to
- sAth way IT In going to bounce. He
= 10 place the bali in any part Of tho
- His back-hand work In clever. and
= psncA II such that he very seldom
= ball He won the f3rst and second
- Ct IS the third At 40. and tho fourth
Il q two splendid passes % the left
nla On Whitman's errors. In the sixth
- 4 the second set Russ<ii rallied and
E1A he game By good net playing. Tho
- snnses we're won by whitman In his
- SAsy and graceful style.
~ doubles between Ward and Davis
xuu5kE0 0fid NEHlOxl WGI0 S&4y tHLSI-
-. The first set was about game and
"a and they stool At all. In the sec
! = ~ F0uikes and Newton. by skiiifW
r. 3isy1ng and careful drives. succeeded
fDhnlsg love game. but the champions
r Dan out In the set. Both Foliikes
r. Sssscn played GOOD games. Foulkes
|lIn1Hg aoms Sensational returns and New
Fl ane coed straight drives.
/ ~ ne1f game Of doubles. played be-
- Whitman and Wright and Russell
Eu1 Hmd was Won By the visiting team
~ IA both sets. Whitman drove out Of
lrn6s and into the net on lobH repeatedly
) - game Russell and Huri played
- Mt and 1t the hack Iines- RusseitB
lvtas was much better than IN his pre-
- game with Whitman. both In the
41lef a serving and returning. Towards
y nd q the second set Russell began a
- q swirl. accurate and remarkably
~ Snaahes. which were I'm IN. bounds
psyes cut Of reach Of the opposing teams.
I ikis X Hurd and Russell managed 10
= 1--we game. Hurd played his accus-
I'D Heaiy game His service was good.
! 1efe also his returns. Wright played a
~ sptty game. very rarely making an
- and winning repeatedly on his SPLEEN
9s1v.s. He also made several difficult
INLAND returns
last Games OF the Day.
~ bss games Of the day were two sin
nafsAes between FouIkes and Wright
Hard and Ward IN the first set
sl1es was successful. He played a very
III And fairly fast game. serving well
- Placing the returns very well. Feuikes
. TIE first SCI. ga In the beginning OF
- atond set Wright from the start show
= 80 superiority over Fouikes. He IL the
<est Of the Eastern players on the
KEA s.sV. Ia ~ - al
saseR TO b almost the equal Of any OF
BY next season u Is expected that
w give Whitman a hard sussIe for the
~ sonship Wright ~ very fast on his
Ma splendid Judgment. and places
~ over the court IN such "A manner
- ~ = sen Tire. an opponent out. He has
wwsrs or endurance. ard rarely
eat either over the back or side
IN The second set he won four
S.sH Eanss with the creates, rANr.
- u;sd ais best 10 plare balls out of
sMeh. nut the Young interscholastic
|Na vas always IN hand so return
eahno, be said that Foulkes was
vESxs ais regular good game. but tho
- 49, very crciitahIe enc for Wright.
n :. a. tso sss beng 50 and s-s IN favor
~ sosns Fastener On the other
So nufd was equally unsuccessful with
a. wno Won in Ga and 81
1e'neon large number OF spec Ia
49," taFsrht. VITO Spi441sesi effthusf-
esesy good play an either side
~ - interesting games arc promised for
p n moon Hiird ARD Wright win play
81 arc Foulkes ara Ward a, ala
rfe-sW 'sesihlfs wili - rlayct sc.xesu
r. ss,' Nrigh. arA Ward and ps-
Ies.se s' IN the dsv Whitman will play
80 WIN Davis. These matches BE-
~ -. - champions will Enthusiastically b..
-. ..esss from start II fn!sh. and
- sfsi-eiass PLAYING = promised
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