The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-17
J TENNIS At TACOMA.
,voNsHrP TOURNAMENT Is
nnAwING TO A CLOSE.

1as6snes-seattle People Beaten In
as.~les and Doubles = Hurd
sn,es 10 Coward, of Victoria.
&szS Dispatch TO the Post-Intelligencer.
tS1r0NA. Aug. l6.--The local tennis
:sranept at Tacoma continues to be the
s1sf sflraction for the local society peo-
~ M tournament may Justly be said
| % M most successful ever held In this
,11Sa Of the country. The weather was
~frfful. the sun shining brightly during
- atire day. The wind, however. was
" afrone As yesterday and bothered the
Sn The games started promptly at
m ~ continued TIL after g. Everything
~ well under way, the singles to the
~tAnai and the ladies doubles and
M11I6mef7's doubles will be finished to-
&rrpv Afternoon. The handicap Is also
IN 10 the last three rounds and the
rnoment will be concluded Saturday
sehsduled. Many interesting matches
- played today, mostly between the
fofst0wn players The most exciting
80 IN the forenoon was the mixed
fu6bits between Miss Banks, OF Seattle,
- Freeman, OF Pasadena, VS.. Miss
Xmn o. Tacoma, and j. r. Fouikes. OF
- start to finish. many long and brill
RI net rallies occurring at short inter-
- throughout the match. The former
~ were finally defeated ga, So. The
Annnf returns OF Freeman's smashes
~ MIS- Riggs called forth applause
mother good match was the doubles
kuoen roulkes and Coward. OF Victoria.
~ Breeze and Remington, OF Tacoma.
n jhe nrst set the games were even all
49, until fivc-nli was reached. then
Noulkss and Coward, by good team work,
koa ont, rs In the second set they were
1G6fn even until fonr-all was reached,
MA the Victoria men again took a
800 and won out "a.
1hs match between @. A. Hurd, OF Seat
~ Aad Coward. Of Victoria. proved to
~ the surprise OF the day. Time and
H. again Hurd would send his drives
nGose the net only to be returned in
41mhton. In all the sets Hurd was err
7nlIc. HIS strokes lacked that vim which
1oally characteristics them and on tho
Mbv hand. Coward was playing extra
Ueod tennis The first set went 10 Cow
ard. ~ The next set was even. Coward
N1aying fine net game. Hurd also trying
4 reach the net. Coward finally won, 81
~ third and last set was fine exhibit
~ Of Hurd's uphill abilities, Coward
mag a couple OF games and then ty-
~ tho score until six-ali was reached,
"a then Hurd won the leading game the
rat three times and several times with
Jscked the Victorian won the next two
1eNes and the match. Score, -. 81, 11-s
! The match between Newton and Free
nan brought forth some excellent tennis
ysesman played a somewhat different
: tAcD court game. His drives were some-
What erratic. but swift.
i Newton also played a fine game. showing
cgod net work Freeman IL gradually
1utting all his strokes In perfect shape
6Ad 4 victory can be expected for him
~ the nnais Foulkes II also In better
jbfm than In Seattle. and 4 faster match
EAy be expected Freeman won from
4 n the match between Russell and
ysuikes another good exhibition was had.
Neither man played his best Russell los
~ most OF his points by balls driver out
= into the net, thus defeating himself
Frouikes and Coward will contest In the
1nni-hnni tomorrow on one end and
1sry good match will undoubtedly be the
f1eult. In the other half Freeman and
sSsls ana mai gentlemen's doubles will
W played tomorrow. az will also the
iaAits' doubles The handicap singles VIII
Re played throughout the day, sum
- championship singles.
q w. white beat II. u. Simpson, g.
r. Coward beat q A. Hnrd. s-a, s-t.
fs-a
II, Freeman boat r. C. Newton. 80
n, Il. Powell beat q. W. white. 50.
- '. rculkos beat 8, l.. Russell s-s.
Third round.
Chsm pion.htp GeptIcwen's Doubles.
!. ruulkes and Coward heat breeze and
Remington, rs. 81
Hard aud Russell beat Hudson and Ben
ham go a..
e. Cha m pfonship Ladies' singles.
Mss Banks beat Mrs Burrili, a., Ga
Ars Price beat Miss n Smith, 60, $50.
Miss Rigss hca, Miss Dickson, so, SO
Nrs Prize heat r Hohrpoke. Ga. 81
Championship Ladies' neabtes.
Miss Rsgga ana Mlss Rerrhaw beat
Mrs Snow and Mrs Burrill. CO. 50
Championship MIXED Doubles.
Fuulkss and Miss Riggs beat Freeman
sM Mas Banks. 90, az
fNwen and Airs Rurfili beat Breeze and
Mrs Tantru "a. 50. T-A
HpfA end Miss parcheil beat Armstrong
80 Mas neirksnn Us. I'D. sci
Coward and Mrs, Snow beat Halstead
and J ftolirnoke. go, e-i
Open Handicap singles.
+ n Tyler beat r. = Hudson, ell, ga
u hrunn heat r. Adams go 60
i utary heat raschail 6-i s-6 50
W. Geary beat Sherwood 5-s 60. 6-s
Y X Henham h~at Hewitt. d-s SIS
Aasms heat Mason. ct, 2-s, So
Fsefe beat Foulkfs, a-G. So