The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-23

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play at the state tennis tournament at
the courts Of the Town and Country club.
Under almost Ideal conditions seventeen
matches were pulled off, one Of which
was the best played thus far in the tour
nament.
No doubt the fastest, most brilliant and
consistent playing that has been exhib-
tied thus far in the tournament was in
the match between N. Q. Werner, the
university champion, and w. G.. Graves,
runner-up in the recent st. Paul tourna-
ment
Graves excelled in line shots and bril-
liant forearm Lawford strokes, but to-
word the end of the set it was apparent
that his opponent had the best of it, for
Werner won three straight games, max
ing the scores 63 for the set. In the
second set the first six games were a
repetition Of the first set. Graves seemed
better on returns and shot some beautiful
forearm strokes while at the net, but he
was not nearly SO steady as Werner, who
again made a squirt toward the close Of
the set and won out after Graves had
made the score deuce. The score in this
set was 65.
Shepard Loses.
The next interesting match Of the
days play was between R. Shepard and
Matteson and abounded in long rallies
and fast play at the net. Tho Matteson
captured the first set after the hardest
kind of play, Shepard braced up and
played his opponent off his feet in the
second set The scores In the sets were
6-3, 3-6 and ga.
Another excellent match was between
A. w. Botllin, the st. Paul champion and
F. G. Badly, former university player.
Botkin is probably the most active man
in the tournament on the courts and
played very fast in his first set with
Badly, defeating hin, 60. Badly. how
ever, showed his mettle in the second set
and for while had Botkin on the run.
Botkin then braced up and by his favorite
smashing and swift forearm strokes
along the side lines won the set and
match.
H. I. Belden put in his first appearance
on the courts yesterday afternoon and
played with the same dash that has al
ways characterized his playing. His first
much promise, who made the runner
up in last years tournament work hard
to land the first. Lanpher played a pretty
game and evidently was surprise tc
Belden, for he took the first three. games
quite easily. Then the Minneapolis mar
braced up and won four straight games
but his plucky young opponent came
right back at him and won the mex
game. Belden now got into form an6
won the next two games and the set. He
had no trouble winning the next set by
a score of 60. Belden's next match was
a little closer than the one with Lanpher
The scores were 6-3 and 81.
Wallace Beats Strickland.
Wallace played good match will
Strickland and won chiefly because the
latter was not playing up to his usua
game Wallace won in straight sets, g..
and 6-2
I,.of fo,,I IT,
ern champion, played his first match O.
the tournament yesterday with w. Mitch
I ell, and at times played as he used to ter
years ago. He won by scores of 6-1 ane
| 60
|. Northrop and Greer put up a clever ex
hibition of Lawford strokes combined will
lsome exceptionally fast volleying, and wer,
quite evenly matched BY forcing his on
ponent Northrop won in two sets, tn,
many games went to deuce five or 81.
times.
! Late in the afternoon the doubles wer,
I opened by Stem and Strickland playins
Driscoll and Rhodes. The: former team
Is among the best Of doubles in tn,
/ tournament, but players were compelled
| to play their best to vanquish tlei
| pluckys opponents. The match was char
acterized by much 1obbing and long raj
lies. Stem and Strickland won by score,
of 63 and ga
Ihe present champions In the doubles
| the Belden brothers, met their first OBJ
ponents in White and Haynie at 5 o'clock
The latter were no match for the cham
pions, who played in great form and wo,
very easily. The scores were 60 an,
I6-2
Thompson and Greer, the interscholas
| tic champions, played Shepard and Auer
bach and won without much apparen
effort, for their teamwork was good. TIL
scores were 6-3 and 6-2
The Scores.
The following are the scores made yes
terday:
]. Adams VS.. A. Thompson, e-s, g.
| Jayne VS.. w. Mitchell, 6-1, SO.
4 Werner VS.. Graves, 6-3, IS.
/ Northrop VS.. Greer, ga, 6-3.
j. Thompson VS.. r. Mitchell 6-3, 49, 6-5
/ Strickland vs.. Auerbach, 81, 81.
/ Northrop Haynie, 81, 60.
/ Botkin vs. Badly, 60. 6-5
| Wallace VS.. Strickland 81, 60.
/ Matteson vs.. Shepard, SO, 49, Ga.
/ H. !. Belden vs.. Lanpher, Ga 60.
81 1 Belden VS.. S: Thompson, 6-3, Ell.
/ The results in the doubles score during the da
| were as follows:
t60. 80.