The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-05
KANSAS CITY TENNIS.
Jones and Chambers Defeat Wilder
and Vernon.


Kansas City, Aug. 5.-Herbert Jones
and j. @. Chambers beat Wilder and
Vernon in the finals in doubles in the
Darlington tennis tournament Tuesday.
The team is now entitled to its cham
pionship of the city in doubles. In the
semi-finals in singles d. L James beat
Herbert Jones and Dr. Frank Sheldon
defeated r. Fectshan. James and Shell
don will play off the finals today. The
match will probably begin about 4
o'clock.
Chamber and Jones won their match
from Wilder and Vernon much more
easily than was generally expected.
Both teams, however, played brilliantly
and the match was perhaps productive
of more really good tennis than any
contest in doubles during the tourna-
ment. The placing and teamwork of
the winning team was much better than
that of their opponents and they seemed
to be able to cover more ground. In
the latter respect Chambers was re-
markably effective. Nothing looked i'm
possible to him and he made many spec
tacular returns. Jones did his best work
at the net, but gained many points on a
middle court slice stroke. Neither Will
der or Vernon appeared at times to be
certain what part of the court he was
expected to cover and they interfered
with each other very often. In the first
set Wilder and Vernon succeeded in get
ting but two games. In the second they
began auspiciously, running the score
up to to 3. Jones and Chambers took
a brace at that stage though and won
out easily, the score being GA.
The match between Jones and James
attracted much interest and was a
sharply fought contest, Notwithstanding
that James won in straight sets. James
as usual, played a net game and cover
ed a world of territory. He was cool
and careful at all times and made num-
erous difficult shots with apparent ease.
James is probably better judge of dis
lance than any man that has played in
the tournament, and his lObs and drives
seldom went over the back line. James
did not seem to play the best tennis he
is capable of and was obviously nervous.
His best strokes were wilder than usual
and he did not seem to be sure of him
self This was more noticeable in the
first set than the second. He played a
very brilliant game, however. The
score in the match was 6-3, 7-5
In the Standardization match the
former outplayed the latter at all stages.
Feitshan seemed to lack confidence and
his game was very erratic. His best
strokes went wild repeatedly and he did
not appear to play with his accustomed
run. Sheldon played a COOL heady game
and the result of the match was never
in doubt.
The James-S Sheldon match, which will
decide the championship of the city in
singles, should be interesting. The con-
testants are thought to be evenly
matched, and it should be a hard fought
battle. James won the tournament in
1901 and Sheldon captured it last year.
The summaries:
Singles-James beat Jones, 60, rs;
Sheldon beat Feitshan, 6-3, rs.
Doubles-Jones and Chambers beat
Wilder and Vernon, 6-2, GA.
Consolation singles-Chick beat Eu-
banks. 81 4-6, rs; c. H. Williams beat
Barnard, 6-3 6-3
Consolation doubles-Feitshan and
Clifford beat Sheldon and Craven, AS,
GA, GO.