The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-05
WHIT tn" ATHLETES OUT OF DOORSI
FAST TENNIS PLAY
AT DEEPHAVEN
Spirited Contests Mark the Clos
ing Rounds Of Northwestern
Championships.

Harry Belden's victory over J. c. Neeley
Of Chicago and the match Of w. c. Bur-
ton and ]. B. Larned VS.. l.. H. Waidner
Of Chicago and Reuben Hunt Of San Fran
cisco were the features Of greatest inter-
est yesterday afternoon on the Deephaven
tennis courts and furnished variety Of
fast tennis. Harry Belden was quite the
Belden Of DID, and played a game which
was delightful to watch. After the first
set, which was in favor of the Chicago
player. Belden warmed up to the occa-
sion and rushed into the game with
GOODNESS and calculation, giving his op-
ponent an interesting dose of cross-court
shots, backhand and net play, and hold
ing his ground in excellent form. Neeley,
not slow in the defense, led the game
to a 3-6 score in the first set and beat
Belden. In the second set Belden went
at it with q will and determination and
rushed at his opponent with variety Of
his swiftest play, but Neeley would not
take defeat easily and played Belden an
even game and the score ran up to Sail
4-all, deuce, and finally Belden won out,
the games standing in his favor 7-5. The
last set was handily taken by Belden,
| score 2-8.
Larned's Fast Play.
The match In doubles played by
Burton-Larned VS.. Waidner- Hunt brought
out the fastest play Of the tournament so
| far. The men were in good form, and,
with the exception of too strong a breeze,
| conditions were favorable for good tennis.
Waidner and Hunt were expected to give
Burton and Larned a hard battle, and
1t was not Walk-away match for the
two champions by any means. Hunt
played a clear game and showed great
speed, and stood splendid in the back
court and at the net. He returned Bur-
! TONS swift serves with volley Of lobs
and lawford shots which kept the others
guessing. Waidner's play was beautiful
and always deadly in it's accuracy, show
| ing an ability of being everywhere at all
times. Waidner played faster game
than any man on the courts. Larned, who
Is one Of the most graceful players,
played a clever net game, and the men
pitted against him found it pretty hard
to pass him at times.
Larned, in playing George K. Belden
In the second round covered the court
with an agility which proved disastrous
to Belden. He took the first game, but
Belden put up good fight and, with
some Of his old-time fastness, took the
next two games away from him. Larned
took the next four and proved superior
in his points. BY hard work Belden made
} the third game, but lost to Larned will
a score 63. In the second set Be1der
to Larned, 81. In the third set Belder
had the decided lead for the first three
games. Larned took a brace and defeated
him at the three following games, and thu
remainder of the set was pretty deuc,
play. Larned was playing fast all tn,
time, ever ready with a swift backhant
stroke to return some Of Belden's power
full balls, and won the set ST.
: Hunt was picked to win from Carter il
the singles He proved to be the stronge
player of the two and played continuall
= for Carriers weak points. In the secon,
set Carter took the lead at the start witt
two games, but he was finally outplaye
by Hunt.
Russell Greer, the young Minneapoli
! player who was pitted against j. G. Neele
8 Of Chicago played the game Of his lif
= and put up a desperate struggle agains
the Chicago man. Greer played a beauti
full net game in the second set, and vic
/ tory did not come as easily to Medley a
2 might have been expected. He defende
. his set against score Of four on Greer
= side each time. The match was playe
: at noon, when the wind was at it's fulles
speed, and the play was considerably at
fected by it.
l Wilbur Thayer put up gallant defens
2 against Wilkins of Chicago and was de
: feated in the first set 81 and lost tn
J. second set 6-S.