The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-19
CLOSE OF Tennis GAMES.
SPECTATORS At TACOMA WITNESS
SOME GOOD PLAY.
YFe~man Wins the Mems Singles
From Fonfkes, After Pour Hard
sefs-FfnaIs In MIXED Doubles
Won by Miss Riggs and FonIkes.

Won by Miss RIGGS and Fouikes-
Special Dispatch to the Pcst-Tnteiligencer-
TACOMA, Aug. M-The tenth annual
tournament n the Tacoma Tennis Club
was concluded today. the weather was
perfeet no wind and bright sunny day.
The largest attendance ever present az
the courts turned out erd the grounds
were taxed 10 their utmost In seating ea-
paeifv. Had II no; been for the success
fui manner In which II vas managed y
would nsvsr have besn finished. IS there
wsrs nfty-three entries in the handicap
and shsrty-tx tn the open gentiernen's
singles atone
EVERYBODY IL fnii Of praise for the ham
dfcaps given by the Official Handicapped.
Mr. T. A. Franslols. ard al the matches
IN that event we're very even. mostly AL
being three-se. matches Many oDt-of-
town people came in during the day TO
witness the finals Of the geusiemen's sin
wfer which were played 81 the afternoon
In the morning the finals fr mixed dow
bzes were played between Mrs Riggs and
Foulkes and Mrs Burriii and Powell IN
this powetf demonstrated that ne was
fine MIXED double man. covering the front
Of the net ike a cat But Fof,ikez and
Miss Riggs proved a trfne too good for
them. and they were defeated. Score -.
e-s
The serfi~fnais ~ the handicap were
also played during the morning, and they
airo brought out some g0od tennis IN one
half w Mrers ADf Seattle. and freeze. OF
Tacoma. were the contestants, and was
won by the latter Myers was wild In bis
drives and waa compelled 70 play AT the
net. Breeze was too good for him ana
won out e-2, s~i
In the other half two Seattle PLAYERS
were tho contestanss namely ". Geary
a ma ffh
elnze and well played. the ret WORK OF
Gearv and the driving Of Brupn being
fYonssnens throughout the match Brunn
won the FIRST set 81. and Geary had WITH
In one point ~ the second net twice, but
failed 10 score the necessary point scors
OF match. ga. s-5
~ finals in shia event was called the
nrxt thing In the afternoon and was won
b. Breeze In the second set Breeze had
~ ,xheu prtsnn took a decided brace ana
pulled n M 10 TAN. The match was close
and exciting from that point on; Breeze
anally winning out, -. score OF h's'eh'
Tbs f,ns,s in the ladies' singles proved
mr. Easy victory FOR Miss Riggs over Mrs.
ytsrI. In Meas sssGies.
The ena.s Of the mems singles were
then called. and the minute the frst ball
wa. struck q could BE- seen Clearly tnal
ii was 10 BE- fine match Freeman ~
me whole match, with the exception OF
the third set. roulkes was very steady
returning everythirg on the other hama
rrssm esns ~n s.oss Il s his pars Of the
country,
Fre~man's short cross-court smashes
and drives we're very effective. and nis
reach wonderful He won tho FIRST set and
the second after lang and hard HEht;
score. 81. 60. Both men appeared fresh
far the third set. Fouikez taking the orsn-
al q ~ n
rack r a. the court a. much as po-sihle
Foulkee was too much for Freeman that
set. and won out, 81
IN the last set Freeman was determined
to win. He was exhausted before II was
half over, hut was game 20 the last. He
ran the score up 10 81 and things looked
good for him. but Foulke-' fine physical
condition began 10 tell. and he easily won
the next two games. making "a IN Free
mans favor. In the next game Fouikes
ran things out 20 coils. making within one
nolnt of tieing tho games. Freeman then.
by two terrific smashes. brought the
game up to deuce. then Foyikes won the
nd point. and FREEMAN the next. max
ms deuce twice; tnsn freeman Won the
point ~ the match. and on the neces-
sary poins. with the wholo court open. he
drove the hall into the net on smash.
He sgain won the vantage point, only 20
knock the bah out The third and last
time he put the ball clear out OF FouIkeS.
roach. winning the game, set and match;
score. WI, Oh Ro w.
should rouikss hnvs tied the score he
would have undoubtedly won the set and
the last would have been . very close
ono. ~ Foulkes was IN as good condition
~ when he began while Freeman was
exhausted. AZ the conclusion az this
match the prizes we're distributed 10 the
suecssrfl1 ones, and the players left for
their different cities dusing the evening,
Summary
caasapsenship Mess ss.gI~s.
Finais-FrsenAn beat FoulkeS. ST.. "a.
&c. 81
Champtonshtp Ladies' stnHI~..
Ffrals-Hiss Riggs beat Mrs Hurriii.
80 ell
opes Hssaicap.
Brecxs beat Myers. s-t. ell. prunn beat
w. Gesry "a S.
Finals hreeEe beat Hrunn. s-s ga
CHASE ptoashfp Mixed DomhIea.
Finals Fouls-s ard Msez Riggs beat
Powell and Mrs. burrilL 81. Ga
onweststa ssif Tournament Closed.