The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-06
CONTEST VERY OPEN
Hard to Pick the Winner Of Tennis
Tournament-Field Well
Balanced.
Defeat Of Charles Hale by Nels
Werner Was the Sur
prise Yesterday.

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Deephaven. which progressed to the third
round yesterday, Is the most open contest
In several years. OF the eight players
VINO were scheduled to meet In the third
round this afternoon. there is scarcely one
VINO mas not a good chance of winning,
ana not one who, on the form shown in
the tournament, should be made favorite
over the others
The play yesterday developed only one
surprise, the defeat of Charles Hale, the
veteran, by Nels Werner the university
player. While Hale has not taken part
IN tournam ent for some years. he has
oeen playing a strong game this season,
pected to win handily. The younger man,
however, showed even better form than:
IN his match with Eaton Tuesday. His
cross-court shots were placed with accu-
racy, and he found little difficulty in pass
ing Hale, whenever the latter attempted
TO run the nett When Hale did sue
ceed In running up, Werner drove him
back with lobs, and forced Hale to play
back court game, his weakest point.
IN the first set, with the high wind in
mis- favor, Werner ran the game to 81,
and then eased up In his. work. finally
taking the set 6-4.Ssi In the second set,
with the wind In hfs favor, Hale did no
peCter, and Werner took the set and,
match. The university man was conceded
an excellent chance to defeat Larned to-
day, unless the Lake Forest man showed
better physical condition than he did Tues
day. aS@.E 15
The only other match OF interest was
tnat pet between Harry Belden and Norman
NeWhall. &Belden was conceded an easy,
victory, but he won only after three hard
sets, the total score in games being 10
TO II. Belden had the wind in the first
set and took 1t in Jig time by a score of
g to 4: In the second set the gale both
|ered Belden, whose drives repeatedly went
out OF court or into the net. NeWhall
played careful game, keeping Belden
away from the net, and won the set ell,
IN the third set the men changed courts
on every odd game, and for a while the
result seemed merely matter of which
one had the wind. Belden finally secured
q lead and won out Ga Newhall put up
the pest game he has shown thus far.
George Belden, Hunt and Waidner all
mad easy work in their matches. Snow.
the winner of the western tournament
won the first set from Wilbur Thayer,
VI, and had taken the first three games
Of the second set when. Thayer tripped
on g piece Of wire netting carelessly left
near the court, and sprained his ankle.
putting stop to the match. It. was an
nounced that Thayer would be given a
chance to finish the match to-day, but It
was considered unlikely that he would
be able to play. In any case Snow was
certain to win. .'%- -"
The doubles were begun yesterday, with
two one-sided matches. Hunt, the Cali
forian, playing Snow, easily defeated
| Ward Burton and Ralph Gillette, and the
| two Beldens made short work OF Graves
| and Rhodes Of st. Paul Waidner had
not succeeded in finding q. partner yester-
day. so that the doubles probably will
Sno, -
It general opinion. + e'local men
sta - - Ter chance Of winning the
eshassstssae This year than they have
ha6 T le Bairings for the third
eo :75aIl sssa rs ssay Brought together
Lar :s'TN = on and Waidner, and Hunt
and $@ fBelden. d loce : man being
pitt. e - st an outsider in zach instance.
shoRs ~. the strength Of HIS victory ut
Kenwood, was a slight favorite over Har-
Try. Belden, and the winner Of this match
was picked to, defeat the winner Of the
Werner-Larned contest In the semif1nals.
Burton, who played Waidner close match
at. Chicago, was conceded a good fighting
chance to win to day, altho the odds were
slightly In favor Of the Chicago man
Bclden was given at least an even chance
to win from Hunt, and if SO, he will prob
ably defeat the winner of the Waidner-
Burton match tomorrow. Summing up
there was none OF the visitors who was
AASAN
! either Of the two Beldens, If victorious
to-day, should have an even chance OF
winning out tomorrow and Saturday.
i 1t has not been possible to date to get
d;n accurate line on the outsiders, althc
1t was remarked yesterday that Hun!
played slightly faster game than a year
ago, and put more force into his strokes
Lack OF steam was his weakness last
year, and II he has gained speed he must
be considered a dangerous man. The
scores yesterday follow:
First round W ~,
+ fault. = " "'"an ~ ue'
Hale from J. Roche by default
| r. g. Hunt won from H. E. Helmholz by
| ., default. . 81 .-. u =
W; Rhodes, Jr., won from h. D. Ke1epper
| by default. 80 '.r- ~:+r'3z - :
R. p. Gillette won from W. v. s. Finch by
~ default ~ *.
l Second round T.. ..---f, III
A.. 9. Snow vs.. Wilbur Thayer. 81 (unnn.
Harry Belden: beat Norman Newhall, 81, 1-e,
W: g. Larneds won from A. W. Bodkin by
| 1. H. Waidner beat T. F. Wallace go. e.2.
R =: g: Hunt UNIT beat. W Rhodes; r.; e-1 So;
Doubtless first round----,- ..:.s..
Hunt and Snow beat Burton and Gillette,
H. l. Beiden and g. X. sBelden beat Graves
and Rhodes, .6-2, 81, go. - ~
The pairings for to-day in the third round
A 8: Snow Is. HI. Belden. 49,. y. ~. p.
N Werner vs.. W. C. Larned .s
| w. G. Burton VS.. L. III. Watdner.
| R. G. Hunt vs. G. X Belden. 5p ~ 81
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