The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-30
SPORTS
CHICAGO MEN LEAD
Visitors Win Most of Their Matches
at Tennis.
THE BELDENs SHOW UP STRONG
Jayne, the Veteran, Loses In the
Second Round to :Ashcraft ...
49,. of Chicago.

Visiting players took mostso the honors
in yesterdays play in the northwestern
tennis tournament at Deephaven. E. M.
Ashcraft of Chicago was the principal
factor in putting the Minnesota men out
of the play. He won easy victory
over Ralph Gillette in the first round, and
Immediately began his match with Traf-
ford Jayne in the second round. Jayne
plainly showed lack of practice, and con-
tinually drove balls into the net or out of
the court. =.
Jayne played his usual defensive game,
which requires perfect accuracyto be sue;
cessful. Failing in accuracy he lost IN
straight sets, the score rs, Sd.
Ashcraft also was inaccurate at times,
and gave Jayne quite many points by
drives into the net as Jayne gave him.
The Chicago youngster, however, played
moro aggressive game, and worked the
side lines beautifully. Both men played
get to it, but Ashcraft usually drove
Jayne back by lobs, while Jayne frequent
ly passed his younger opponent.
Hill defaulted to Jayne in the first
round so that the veteran is eligible for
the consolation prize for the first time in
more than a decade.\
Hunt, the Pacific coast champion, had
ton. The Californian showed an iron
nerve, and frequently pulled out games
with the score 400 or 40-15 against him.
He plays Harry Belden this afternoon,
and the match is looked to with great in
terest.
: George Be1den showed some of his old
time form in his match with Farnsworth,
the Nebraska expert. The veteran showed
lack of practice, and, besides, was not In
the best physical condition. His stroke,
often inaccurate, but his old nerve and
brilliancy of play were there, and he won
frequent applause from the large gallery
which watched the match.
Belden's Strong Net Play.
In the first set Belden went to the net
at every opportunity, and worked the
side1ines with beautiful accuracy. Farms
worth was quite unable to pass the vet
eran and also failed to drive him back by
'lobbing The set went to Belden 81, but
IN the second set the younger mans SUI
perlor physical endurance began to tell
For some reason Belden seldom tried the
net game in this set, although when he
did he never failed to win the point
Farnsworth won out after a hard strug-
gle, Sc.
In the third set Be1den again played the
net, and by good placing kept the Nebras-
kan so much the move that the veteran
was the fresher Of the two at the finish.
Farnsworth relied greatly upon his serve,
which is unusually swift and accurate.
Belden won out, 6-2, after breaking even
on the first four games.
Granett of Chicago played brilliant al
though at times unsteady tennis, easily
disposing of DR.. j. Fleming of Cloquet,
~ and winning from Graves of White Bear
after a. harder fight. Waidner won out
easily against Strickland of White Bear,
although the latter made plucky stand
against his more experienced opponent
and the st. Paul man got most of the
applause from the gallery. Strickland
played a clever net game, but Wa1dner'
cross court shots were too much for him.
The Chicago man played his usual smash
ing game, and placed his balls accurately.
Harry Belden easily disposed of James
Lawrence, Jr, in the second round. Bel
den is playing cry fast and accurate
game. His cross court work Is beautifully
accurate, and his net game strong. He
is still weak on high lobs.
The match between Louis Northrop and
Norman Newhall was interesting from
the spectators point Of view, both men
playing an accurate though not agrees
sive game.
semi-FinaIs Tomorrow.
All the matches in the first round were
finished yesterday, except that between P
BurweH and Little, the tri-state cham
pion, who WAS expected to arrive to-day
This afternoon Little will play Burwel
= in the first round Peters in the seconC
and Ashcraft in the third, and will Their
meet the winner of the Waidner-Georg
.Belden match in the semi-fina1s to-mor.
row-provided, Of course, he survives. thu
first three rounds, Of which there should
be little doubt.
Wyman and Newhall played off thei1
match in the second round to-day, com
pleting the matches in that round. In thu
third round the winner was pitted agains
Garnett, the clever young Chicago player
Harry Belden met Hunt, and these, witt
the Waidner-George Belden match, mad
up a most interesting program. It wa
the intention to complete the third rount
In singles this afternoon, and finish thu
semi finals tomorrow. The first round il
doubles was also scheduled for to-day.
Harry Belden at present stands an ex
cellent chance of getting into the finals
as Hunt is the only man his side ex
pected to give him trouble. The scores TO-
the first and second round singles: