The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10
TENNIS Hardy Brothers Defeat Fasteners.
YACHTING: Eohus Wins the Macdonough Cup.
BASEBALL: San Francisco Defeats Sacramento.
DEFEAT THE
EASTERN MEN
Hardy Brothers Win the Coast
Tennis Championship by Out
playing Whitman and Wright.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DEL MONTE. Sept. 9.-After an un-
bridled and unbroken course Of clouting
Whitman and Wright, the tennis invinc-
ibles from Boston. fell with a sickening
fail yesterday afternoon under the swing
ing racket blows Of Sam and Sumner
Hardy The many clCuts, for such have
the singing defeats at the hands of the
Last been dubbed. are now wiped off the
slate, for this single victory retains the
doubles championship for the West, ana
was as sensational "A contest as has ever,
been seen ON the Pacific Coast. In three
straight sets the Hardys rang the death
kueu Of the Fasteners. who have been
sailing on oceans of victory ever since last
Tuesday. the inaugural OF the Atlantic
Pacific tournament
Game by game the score advanced until
the boards read five all The local team
took the aggressive Sam Hardy was sud
denly metauorphosed into clouter
Whenever the opportunity offered he
smashed the balls nko another Davis ana
il was these strokes combined with Skill
ful placing, superb cuts across court ana
careful head work that won the set for
the HaTdYs. Five all, six all and then two
games in rapid succession gave the match
TO the pluckY " WeSterEerS. Whitman ana
Wright were bewIldeTed, it was some
tniHg novel to their tennis understandings
and they changed COur1s automatically
Tor the beginning Of the next set.
Hobart wanted TO bet Whittier horses
on the result of the mach but both pick
Cd the same team so neither VIII collect.
All books having fixed their states the
second set WAS called. again the Hardys
won the first game, but lost the following
TWO only 40 even up the score on the fourth.
They then went ahead again, but again
the score was tied three all and a palpi-
tatiug granGstGnd waiting for the END:
COURAGE and daring sat in the hearts OF
tae HardNs ana for the hrst tune IN tneir
uves they played with reckless bril-
Eancy Driving and chOpping everything
i'm sight by Summer and an outcIoutlng
Of the cloUters by Sam, saw the end of
This set which read 6-% in favor of the
Oakland boys After this there was no
more ruthless betting, except by the
youthful enthusiasts ON the back benches
who had cigarettes to burn ana gum 10
trihc with Indigt.-iOu. In the third set
there was no question as to the outcome.
Although every point was contested the
Gardys played hard and brilliant tennis
right up TO the end. The last point or the
same was The most sensational rally or
5re match and won by Sam Hardy's /
sIuash after a rally that was the cause OF
& 1lTce distinct cases OF nervous proStra-
ZION. NOlley after VOley. with the quickest
racket play at the end. all four men in
action, was what the spectators went wild
over. For time ii looked as II the game
would never end. but sam Hardy S ter |
luinal smash did the trick.
Game, match. set touTnamenl-t1aIuys
win" yelled Joe Daily in the scorers box; !
hut before he had finished the Nictors /
lcaped over the net and We're shaklng
hands with the NdnqUlSned. Inere was
Tot much joy in the Eastern countenances
Lux the Western beams more than coun- |
terbalanced. ,r,
and tomorrow they Will nave SWeIled |
LaudS-nOt heads.
The ladies' championship singles was
played out to-day between MISS sutton OF
cs Angeles and Miss Bee Hooper OF Sau
Francisco. This was the sole match OF
The tournaments and now Miss Sutton Is
he proud qossessOr of a very handsome
rl4 nTiZP offered Alr. lDOlItE.
The first set OF the match went 10 MISS
I0Oper with the score 6-3. Miss sutton
was Slightly nervous and not able to reach |
her regular game. In the second set she
improved while Miss Hooper showed !
weakness her returns losing their char /
aCreristic strength and SureneSs. The set /
was won by Miss Sutton, 6-5. Ihe third I
set went to the young lady. but not until I
every game was fought out to a bitter /
Sutton is the champion lady player OF the /
Pacific Coast, Miss Jones being absent and
reglecting to defend her title.
The consolation doubles played to-day |
resulted as follows:
Collier and Stauf won from Jones and /
Argueuo by default: MCFarlan and Stew |
art from Braly and Bell by default; John (
SON and Arguelo lost to McFarlan and |
Stewart. ca, e; Hunt and Seager beat /
Fatio and Warburton, 3-6 6-3, 81; |
RliVen and Code beat Collier and Stauf, |
ca. l-6, 6-. Finals: Hunt and Seager,
6-3. 6-1, g.
The week of tennis eliminated tonight
in a banquet rendered the Eastern men by
the Pacific Coast Association. Besides
the four Eastern players, the Whitneys, |
the Hardys and George Wright were