The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
.BELDENS SHOWED
SPLENDID FORM
Closing Play of the Northwestern
Teams Championship at
Deephawen.

J.. I. B. Larned who has hardly ever
been off the courts since the northwest !
ern tennis tournaments opened, was pitted
against the California champion, R. G.
Hunt. in the third round. singles, yester-
day afternoon. The game was fast and
furious. and it took all Of Hunts speed
to down the plucky young player from
Lake Forest, Ill. The victory was not
glorious one by any means, and Hunt dld
not record walk-aWay match against
Larned. Hunt rushed up to Larned In the
first set and took two games straight
from him. Larned then got the upper
hand and beat Hunt four successive games.
The second game was a deuce game, ana
in the third Hunt let the score go easily
to his opponent. Then followed one more
game in favor of Hunt. In the next game
Hunt appeared fatigued, playing several
good shots into the net and out, and the
game went to larned on a love score.
Hunt took the following two games, max
ing the game sail, his fifth being love
game He defeated Larned in the set 7-5.
Larned led with two games in the second
set; Hunt took the third away from him,
letting the fourth go to Larned. After
that he held his ground and made five
games score 6-3. Hunt and Larned then
changed to the outside courts and long
deuce game followed. Larned played his
best and prettiest game, but Hunt proved
the stronger anu more player
Of the two and held the field, 11-9.
Belden brothers tried their skill sue
cessfully against J. C. Medley of Chicago
and Ford Carter, also of Chicago They
made the last four games in close sue
cession and the score closed with the
set GO.
After his match with Larned and after
the Beldens had won out, Hunt imme-
diately went back on the courts and
played with Wadner in the doubles
against Thomas Wallace and Charles
Hale. Wallace and Hale the once famous
champion double players, made a bold
front and surprised everybody by their
tenacious play and the grim determina-
ton to take defeat at a good score, if
defeat it must be- In the first set they
were completely beaten by Waidner and
Hunt with a love set The five first
games in the second set went to the out
of-town players. Waidner and Hunt
played a swift cross-court game and the
local men found it hard to pass their
smashing shots and side-line play. With
hard work Wallace and Hale landed the
last three games. One-all, 2-all started thu
score in set 8. The Minneapolis men lost
some Of their wind and speed and were
finally defeated by the more powerful
players, score Ga.
This brings the finals to be played by
Waidner and Hunt VS.. G.. Belden and H
Belden and the exciting match in which
the younger tennis players or more speed
and practice are pitted against the older
more experienced, tried players in the
doubles, the latter spurred on by the am
bition to hold the title as champion play
ers in the northwest, commenced early
In the afternoon. ~,
1t was an eventful day for the Belder
brothers, and the results of yesterday
afternoons play for the finals in double:
and singles put the two former champion
players in singles and present champion
players in doubles right in the foreground
and against the best players. Harry Bel