The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-05
llMS TOURNAMENT OVtR
- THE MOST SUCCESSFUL IN THE
ursroRY OF THE CLUB.
=, xitto wfns the Ladies' Cham
~s,.shsp Of British Columbia I'm
=. Exeiting Contest with Miss
n.wsrd-Osher Events of the nay.

xrcdAl Dispatch to the Post-IntelIigencer.
VICTORIA, u. c., Aug. To-day was
q anal day Of the tennis tournament.
80 4 number Of exciting matches were
- order OF the day. In the forenoon the
G1frh IN the finals OF the a1I-comers sin
~ between Powell and Coward. which
S29 delayed from day TO day, before. was
x<,uleted and was won after an exciting
Sss~rt by Mr.. r. Is. Powell. who thus Sc
- the right 10 challenge Mr.. Foulkes
~ ~ championship. Three sets had al
3sy been played when Coward and Pow
SSSexan this morning, two Of which had
- won BY Powell and one by Coward.
a. day before. Powell was trine nerv-
ana Coward by brilliant playing and
X5y1nR secured the set, thus placing the
~ - apiece In the NTH and deciding
"a Powell braced up and gave most
f161lant exhibition OF tennis, and do what
- Noulo. coward could not prevent Powell
- scoring six straight games. The last
Xrlne Of the set was q most exciting one.
1Ivs Hines Powell stood within one stroke
Il the match, and each time Coward
esprsd the point that brought the score
&xk 10 deuce. The tenth time. however.
G1Wasa lohbed tribe short. and Powell
~ashs1 the ball out Of his reach. and
- Won the match, and with II tho right
6e<haliengs Foull<sA
~. rapne between Foulkes and Powell.
ntwever, proved disappointing, as Foulkes
01fnlaassd Powell and won easily In
<SiGft sets. AT no time Was Foulkes
1s(rssssd; He put up 9 most sxceliens
X6ofsnt, proved that he IL etiH the pre-
sr wieider Of the racket OF the North
scsnd n the mems singles. II was made
r. for IN tho game between Miss Cow.
~ the lady champion OF British Co
i1nhda, and the challenger. Miss kftto,
Miss Coward has been champion for
~ met defeat. However. today. after
~ mont brilliant and exciting ladies'
llnsle match ever played In British Cor
shsA shs went down to defeat ., before before
Fhe scors was go, 40, 1913. The match
- n doubt from start to finish and
~ ~ time wAn ono able TO forefeIi who
sd NJ. K,.s se ., yesss finally
fl6ted too much for her opponent. and
IN nnaily won out. Miss Kitto won the
mi set handify. but fell of a bit In her
t"d .e ss sss Msns started 20 nss on ~
~ winner In tho third set. AZ she Inn
4AdlAtely secured . lead of Al In Games.
Mas Kitto. however. took a wonderful
S sn % , rck and ms't pulled
re score up to all: Here her opponent
ssss, and each time needed only
sr K;sto to vo win the ne, match &c but g..
40, and each time brought the score
lnek 10 games NIL. and nnaily. when tho
nencs stood . all. sho secured the next
sesmpionship 81 British Columbia.
In the forenoon Russell and GiliIson.
~ Seattle beat comte and Martin, of
Victoria. In a close and interestins match.
roulsss ' ana Coward n the e d R When
thu 6eattlt team met the latter team IN
The afternoon most interesting contt "
resulted. The victortans won the frst
same nss assns Rs s c ss
est and although Foulkes. and Coward
yon u. yet the score was much closer
the third ss. the s,s Seattle
ths ~; had bssn called deuce twice. they
'Wcn tho necessary two games and the
ct. Tho fourth sat saw Foulkes and
psyns 4. T sss.s ss
them a hard night, the British Columbia
champions won the set 6-3 and the match.
The feature OF tho match was the brll-
nlayinE shown by Foulkes
Tho champi snship IN ladies' doubles was
ION By Miss Kltto and Miss MacPss.
Tho heat MIS- e, Ben 4pa Mi,' Green rnvi in
( very exciting one.
The attendance today broke the record
for tho week. . large and fashionable
gathering OF spectators. who followed the
play with intersst. being present After
the matches yer~ over. the prizes were
presented by Miss n A. Pooley to the
Marcus winners. After cheers had been
SVEN for tho ladies'. for the vieitors and
NJ the lieutenant governor. who was
present. the crowd dispersed. thus ending
NE most successful tournament ever giv-
n BY the Victoria Lawn Tennis Club. Fol-
hNtnk are the ecoFes:
Nen'a sinslss-~Poweli beat A, r. Cow
Ard. 90; 81. Sc: so Foulkes fhoider)
heat Powell challenger, s-t. 6-s. Ga
Ladies rinxles--AftAs Kitto (chaliengorl
bat Miss Coward tholder1 60; t-s les
Mems douhies--Russell and Gilliron beat
t'umhs and Martin s-f: rs Foulkes ana
nsward beat Russell and ellison 81. 81:
g.. ss1
Ladies doubles Miss Kitto and Miss
AacRas beat Miss Bell and Mins Green q ..
Mixed douhies--Mr. rouikas and Mira
bprtnn beat Mr.. Barnard and Mrs. Crow