The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-08
Chicago Men Matched in Finals Of
-
Tennis Tourney at Deep
haven To-day.
Waidner Has an Easy Time Defeat
ing Hunt, the Californian y
Snow Beats Werner. =

Yesterdays games in the Northwestern,
tennis tournament at Deephaven mar,
rowed the singles down to Snow ,andt
Waidner of Chicago, the same men who
met in the finals of the Western tourna-
ment at Chicago a week ago. Snow yes
terday defeated Werner of Minneapolis,
and Waidner disposed of Hunt Of Cali
fornia in three straight sets.
The match between Waidner and Hunt
was by far the most interesting Of the
tournament, and both men played bril- I
liant tennis. It had been expected that
Waidner would win, but it was not
thought that he would have as easy
time as he did. The stocky southpaw
player was at his BEST while Hunt was
cratic, and his usual accuracy In plac-
ing was lacking. Waidner, on the other
hand, while he showed all his usual
speed, was much more accurate than.
usual, and simply played rings around
his opponent, excelling him at all points
of the game. He was especially tortu-
nate in killing Hunts lobs, and even more:
active than usual in covering the court.
Hunts game, never very fast, yesterday,
was not even sure. He repeatedly netted
easy balls, or smashed the ball out OF
court. Without his accuracy, the only
| really strong point of his game, he was
practically at Waidner's mercy, and altho
the Chicago man had to work for all his
points, the result Of the match was never
| in doubt after the first half dozen games.
| Altho so one-sided, the match was so
fast that the attention of the gallery was
held from start to finish. Waidner ran
| to the net at every opportunity and Hunt
was seldom able to pass him. The match
was best three in five sets, and Waidner
won three straights, the score In each be-
ing 6-2.
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with Nels Werner Of this city, the only
! local man to get into the semi-finals.
! Werner did not play as strong game as
| the day before, but had he gone far be-
yond his speed he would have stood little
chance against the Chicagoan, who al
| lowed him but two games in the two
sets.
| In the semi-f1nals in doubles Snow and
Hunt defeated Werner and Louis North
rop In straight sets, 60, 3d.. 6-3. This
brings Snow and Hunt into the finals
with the two Beldens. The latter team
was to play Hale. and Wallace yesterday.
but wallace was unable to appear on
account fof Illness, and the match was
I defau1ted.
The matches scheduled for to-day were
| the% finals in singles, doubles and consola-
tionSsingles. AS Little, last years cham
pion,sis not here, the match between
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the championship. It was the general
opinion that waidner would win Il he
played as, strong a game as he put up
I against Hunt yesterday. :. The doubles
between, the two Beldens and Hunt and
Snow promised to be close and excit-
ing match. In the consolation singles j.
Thompson Of st. Paul met Louis North
rop of Minneapolis. Yesterdays results:
! Semifnals. Singles-A. G. Snow, Chicago, de-
feated Niles Werner. Minnea polls, go, go.
L. II. Waidner, Chicago, defeated R. G. Hunt,
California. g. 6-2. 62. -.rsE :.
i Semifnals. Doubles-A. c. Snow and R. G.
Hunt defeated Louis Northrop and Niles Werner
so. go. 6-3 --s
Consolation singles--Joseph Thompson. st.
Paul. defeated Jones, Minneapolis, go, 81.
Joseph THOMPSON st. Paul, defeated Julian
Eaton Minneapolis 6-S, ga.
| The North Dakota tennis tournament
is to be held at Fargo Aug. II, IL, ID. a
large number of players from different
towns have sent word they will be pres
ent. The championship Of the state In
singles and doubles will be decided. 9