The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-11

win then Taylor would take a game and
thus they kept at it for two hours.
Sharp effective plays were character
1stic of the work of both men and their
work was watched with much interest.
There are people who inhabit the
courts that believe H. s. Lawrence will
finish close to the top of the list This
is but a guess on the part of some of
the players who watched him finish two
good men Thursday afternoon. McCune
of Cottonwood Falls who has a swift
serve which he does not control at all
times gave Mr.. Lawrence lively game
in the first round but Lawrence won
Cd, 60. Then Lawrence got satisfac-
ton out of his ancient enemy Griggs.
Last year Griggs put Lawrence to sleep
and Griggs and Carroll gave Stoker and
Lawrence a hard battle for the finals
in doubles. Yesterday, however, Mr..
Lawrence took Griggs down the line in
two brilliant sets, the score being 6-3,
Ga. The sharpest playing during the
second round was in this match.
Many people are anxious to see Mr..
Sheldon play. He goes on Saturday to
defend his title, playing the winner of
the third round of singles today. Mr..
Sheldon appeared today with L. c.
Bronson in doubles.
The doubles were started Thursday
evening at $50 and ended at 1920
Sherman of Topeka and Gabriel put
Price and Sharrard of Atchison out of
the business by the score of 60, Ga.
There was exciting match in dou-
Web Wilder and Harry Noble. Vernon
is far superior to his partner McCune
and to VernOn's careful, heady playing,
is due the victory which they secured.
McCune plays well, but he is not as
steady as Vernon, the latter playing an
especially strong placing game The
score was first Ga in favor of Vernon
and McCune. Noble and Wilder then
took a set 6-3. In the final set Vernon
and McCune won 6-4. This afternoon
the third round will be finished in sin
giles. This promises to be a great
match Vernon plays Fred Eberhardt;
Lawrence plays Frank Eberhardt; Will
der plays Carroll; Bronson plays Harry
Noble; then the winner of this bunch
plays Sheldon Saturday for the $50 cup
offered by Nit White of Emporia
The rain last night prevented the
early beginning Of play in the tennis
tournament this morning and the
games did not begin until II o'clock.
The most important event of the day
in the double class was the finishing
of the state champions, George Stoker
and H. s. Lawrence, which was done
with ease by Taylor Bros. of Lyons.
The score was 60 Ga in favor of the
Taylors. Stoker was not in good form
this forenoon. The team work of the
Taylors is interesting and they are
strong on a lob game.
This series of games attracted a large
crowd of spectators and the applause
at times reached an uproar even in the
open air. Lawrence and Stoxer were
the favorites with the spectators who
were principally Topeka people but the
TaylOrs were given a good share of the
applause because their playing deserv-
ed it and the spectators were impartial
Carroll and Griggs of Lawrence de-
feated the Guthrie Bros. of Atchison, in
doubles. Score Cd, 6-1. Carroll and
Griggs are more experienced players
than their opponents in this match but
the Guthries showed in this match but
at times. Warren Guthrie is a. steady
player on lobs while his brother, G. L.
Guthrie is active at the net.
Gibson and Davies of Kansas City
defaulted to Eberle and Mcbride of To-
peka.