The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-16

Ssvnaon. The games we're more tnte1s
- tbs Thursdays on account o(sthe
- go The Eastern Champions played
8 - one another. both II singles And
zlSa ne local players who contested
5 ,s-s1f ~ champ.ons were beaten 49,
s~ - a they wese the day beeose.
- Snss and accurate poay Was -.
n 3 aH the games yestefday.
@9rrkane the most interesting game yeo.
1.ssv 1lsesnooa Was the match be&Wesn
8 l1nnn the champion II a6neSee. I'D
J -, a. cyclone player In doubles. d.
r. - nfrom Whitman. but - cannot -
- sioyod II the back Of the court. doing
- - from Whitman, but Il cannot b
M aeronx point. DAVIS. on tie oeher
- fo5lawed his service b. . run Flghs
8 = the net. and played Z beamtifut
- Re took every opportunity Tor
1uGf6ae that was gwen him. ana al
neA whitman succeeded In making
- yeYy clever returns from them, yet
s3S1y vsre strong factors In helping Davis
80 whitman played very carefully.
- r3ed not 10 give Davis any high lobs,
RI ssnet.mes did II en- difficult return.
1hyk strokes were very accurate. and
~ nv errors were married against Inn
RI esIng out OF bonds One thing Dat
~ match Was that he sometimes forgot
Mfh Wns playing singles instead q dou-
and struck out
i Perfect naclkhanA StPoko.
~ nsst set went 70 DAVIS By . score
3tbl In the second set Whitman By
(iew placing and magnificent service won
- to 1 Throughout both games some
fnssonai backhand returns we're made.
$50 ejlctsed the applause Of I'll present.
8 ~ backhanc stroke - almost perfect.
\ - the ball very hard and very accu-
6616. no matter al what angie II h COM
Several beautiful rallies were made
through the match.
~ third set Davis led q fast pace.
- Whitman was unable 20 overcome.
- perfect controi 81 the ball. and
sMUo The last est and the match ~ "a
= tece1ved = perfect ovation a. be left
- eeuFtA All the local players were on
- vatcting very closely the points Of
lisshsr match. fully as interesting. was
eo earlier IN the afternoon between
~ md ward and Whitman and
Nnat 10 this match the perfect and
oeiae team work was very apparent.
s&RfAef - their opponents. losing 4 point
seegai times through . misundessfa nd
e09esn them. Whitman began the
- u1th his sefvice, which was An usual
- snd accurate Ins ch.mpions lost
4 esss up to ~ in Sle1f favor and fin-
- ~ ct without tle1r opponents win
- eAoehsr game. Davis played his
si eane: smashing hard ard success
whea he could. serving like whiri-
~ and making some brilliant returns.
~ played : APPENDED supporting game.
1 - nash at the net ana winning
- HraiGht drfves. Whitman played
~ made several hard returna His
~ a.
~ ~ opponenta Wright played his
e,Remed careful game. placing well.
- reed supporting game both 1T
- lock line and At the net and making
nasea each point va 4 hard contest
Mgoea the two teams. The champions
neY voa the second sst By q scpge Of
lnA In this match was exhibited some
Y lost scientific. correct and graceful
~ ~ seen In this city.
Wright Beats 0urA.
eesgs A. Hurd. formerly champion Of
- before the clever little interscho-
champion as easily ~ did Foulkss
81 before. Wright played very
y tame throughout, eerV.u9 we'll ana
y eoored only once in the iirsi set In
SKI Set Hurd bfaced up. and by
me his usual net gNma TO hack line
repeatedly until they we're together
~ dutu won the next game by 3
- ~ weIi-directed drtvea but Wright
sAe next shrve games and the second
. score Of to & In the beginning
- esrnek Gut several times In success
ut eetsled down to careful niayfng
~ On Wrish, won the applause OF the
usse several times on his clever returna
= ne match between Ward ard Fculkes
nuef played a much better game than
~ ga Thursday. Wara played In the
-ssss g the court, serving good balls and
usng with great speed and accuracy
sae1esd his play Al intervals to q very
@esa, net play. He won the first
In the second set rouikes
0 60 and tied his adversary az the
Sm eamc. In this he made n heau-
Nsurn az fierce smash 90 wards
Scsfed The winning point in the game
remarkable speed on his feet
49, MA wonderfully. hut the Eastern
@ vas too strong for him ard the
ses went 20 Ward by q sce.e OF
~ ehamrions play In Tacoma TODAY
49, the best PLAYERS NJ shis city and
SsSsA Ire tournament starts IN the
] -. na az 10 ana lasts all aay. The com
~ ae TO he In the following order
eMAh vs. Fauikes. Ward vs. Russell
M Va Newton. DAVIS - Hursi Da-
tculkes. Wright vs.. Russeii Whit
Hnrd. Ward Va Newton Ward
-Ss'a W. Foulkss ard Russell The
lne game viii Re nm exhfhitson be-
- the Eastern players.
Tennis az Tacoma.
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