The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-08-28
FIRST ROUND
Is PLAYED OFF
Tennis Tournament Begins ana
Many Surprises Result.
BIG CROWDS ATTEND COURTS
sALIsBURYss DEFEAT OF E. N.
GARNETT THE FEATURE.

All day long yesterday the different
courts in the city being used in the tennis
tournament for the state championship
were kept busy, while the side lines were
thronged with spectators watching the
progress Of the play. The first round OF
the singles was brought TO A close and
on many an occasion the plays and play
erS we're 10udfv cheered by their friends
when some difficult drive or brilliant re-
turn SnafChed victory out OF defeat Many
OF the games between the different con-
tesfapts were renIete WITH brilliant work
and even those who have closely followed
the sport IN this city were surprised az
the kind OF play put I'D q these times
Once during the dav the rain Eel FOR
few minutes. but It helped increase the
speed on the playing GROUNDS, and faster
tennis was the result ire crowds Nisited
of the games to watch the different fs-
vOrites who were scheduled TO play al
over the city
Many Surprises in Store.
The surprises were many. but the Rob
erts and Salisbury boys. considered by
many among the best players in the tour
Dament all came out victorious against
the men drawn against them Perhaps
the hardest contested set Of the dFv was
between Walker Salisbury and L n
Salisbury only after he had been deuced
twice b. Essrnett. the final score being
to = Salisbury however. too kthe sec
ond game and set by s'score Of s to 4
Blackburn won annlauss by defea ting
George r. Smith. although 81 took three
games to win the set. Blackburn played
A steady game against hard tennis put
UP by Smith.
Another surprise was McI.eod's victory
over D. Mcpherson Boyd. It took three
games to decide this set Boyd, how
ever. played an excellent game. but the
pace vas too hard on account Of recent
sickness. and McLeod's strong finish won
tho set for him.
Dorsey Ash was also 4 close one, Walker.
however finishing stronger and captur-
in= the set.
Yesterdays Winners.
The results Of the first rounds were as
W. Salisbury beat E. NJ. Garnett; score.
r. Badger beat J. T. Goodwin; score
W. L. Mcleod beat D. Mcpherson
BOYD, score SO: 3-6s So
D. c. Roberts beat George Rust; score.
G. R. smith heat W. H Blackburn;
DIT. Plummer beat s A. Whitney; score.
T G Griffin beat bod Ritter; score.
.. H Gray beat Lee Ritter; score. 60;
II. L. Roberts beat H. B. Pembroke;
score. S.: 50
W, b Raymond beat Leo Chandler
W. Yale Henry beat Phil Baxter: score.
ga: -.
G. E. Walker beat Dorsey Ash: score.
James Salisbury beat ". HemphiH;
W. K. Conrad won over n. X. McMas-
F, T. Roberts won over r. H. Claiming.
I IL hv default
r. Froissth won over George W. Top
lift by default
Schedule For Second Round
The committee in charge OF the tOurns-
ment met last evening and scheduled
games for the first division in the second
rounds These players will meet today
at the following places and time.
T. H. Griffin ". B. W Raymond. 3
street court 1879 a. m.
o. II. Gray VS.. 3. Froiseth, Miller court,
II. L. Roberts -. D. c. Roberts. B
street court. p m
George W. Smith vs. G. Z. Walker
Third South court. 10 a. m.
First Round Of Doubles.
The first division in the doubles viii
| also begin today, as follows:
/ Leo Chandler and d. NJ. BOYD VS.. W. L.
Mcleod and B. Froiseth, Miller court,
j. E. Broaddus and George Rust vs.. R.
II. Charming. ir.. and J. T. Goodwin
I 1890 a. n Miller court.
James Salisbury and II. l. Roberts vs..
/ L. Z. Ritter and bod Ritter, B street court,
Tomorrow the rest of the players IN the
singles viii meet as follows:
W. L. Mcleod VS. W. X Conrad, Miller
court D. n
]. Salisbury Us. Willie Y. Henry, 3
DIT. c. G. Plurnmer vs.. W. Salisbury. B
street court, o m