The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-12

other big battle. Wilder won the first set
10-8. Eberhardt took the next handily
by the score of Ga. With set each the
two men agreed, owing to the darkness
to finish the match this morning
The crowd had congregated around
the east court to witness the match in
doubles between Sheldon and Bronson
and Carroll and Griggs. The Lawrence
men took the first set with ease by the
score of 60. Bronson and Sheldon then
pulled themselves together and start
ed after the next set. They failed to
get it although they were at one time
within two points of the set. Carroll
and Griggs succeeded in keeping them
out of the victory. At dark the contest
closed, unfinished, the score on the sec
ond set being all, with a finish on for
this forenoon.
The results of other games in doubles
Conclusion of the first round: Eber-
hardts won from Crane and Briggs on
default.
Matteson and FOrney defaulted to
Mcbride and Eberle.
In the second round Eberhardts de-
feated Vernon and NGcCune 60, Sc.
The players who were put out in the
preliminaries are now fighting over the
consolation prizes The score of the
games played Friday afternoon follows:
Guthrie defeated Price, TO, g.
Dwelle defeated Briggs, 60, 6-3.
McCune defeated Barnes, 6-3 60.
Eberle defeated Guthrie, GA, 81.
In the second round of the conSola-
tions the scores were:
G. l. Guthrie defeated Dwelle. GO,
Ga.
Walter Noble defaulted to stoker.
Crane defaulted to NJ. H. Taylor.
The finish for the championship in the
nnalS VIII be between the winner OF the
Eberhardt-Wilder match and L. c.
Bronson. The winner of this match will
then play Frank Sheldon for the cham
piOnship and cup.
Lew Bronson finished Fred Eberhardt
in tennis singles Friday afternoon but
Frank Eberhardt was too much for
him today. The contest between Frank
Friday was short and decisive this
morning. Eberhardt was invincible
and defeated Wilder 60. Wilder won a
set Friday 1913. He lost one to Eber-
hardt So.
This morning Carroll and Griggs fin
ished their match with Bronson and
Sheldon The score at the beginning
of the match was all, Carroll and
Griggs having won the first set Friday
evening. This morning they lost the
second set, Bronson and Sheldon win
ming 11-9. Carroll and Griggs then took
the third set, rs.
In the preliminaries in doubles Nc
Bride and Eberle were defeated by
MattesOn and FOrney, 3-6, TO, 6-3.
Carroll and Griggs then defeated
Matteson and Forney and played the
Eberhardts Immediately after dinner
The winner of this match plays the
Taylor Bros, for the championship of
the state.
The most exciting match of the fore
noon was the singles between Bronson
and Eberhardt. Bronson did not make
the Roadway against Frank Eberhardt
that he did against Fred Eberhardt
Friday afternoon and was put out by
the score of TO, rs.
In one of the sets Mr.. Bronson had
Eberhardt going by the score of SO
The Salina man made a wonderful raj
~, a record breaker in fact, and took
seven straight games and the set.
Frank Eberhardt now plays Sheldon
for the championship in singles.
In the consolation games this fore
noon George StOker finished G. l.
Guthrie by the score Of 6-3, 81.
Will Eberle defeated McCune 6-3, 81.
Eberle plays W. H. Taylor and the win
ner of the match plays Mr.. StOker for
the prize.
The final match between Sheldon and
Frank Eberhardt was called at $3.50
o'clock.