The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-13
HUNT Is CHAMP
AND GETS CUP
Defeats F. Roberts in Finals For In
termOuntain Championship.
MISS WILLIAMS is VICTOR
LARGE GALLERY AT FORT DOUG
LAS COURTS.
Spectators at Club House.

Reuben g. Hunt! champion OF the
Pacific coast, runner-up in the north
western championship. has added an
other title to his string, and VIII be
known from now on as the inter
mountain champion and recognized as
such by the tennis authorities Of the
country. It is the first time this title
has been bestowed upon a tennis play
er as the Inter-Mountain Tennis asso-
citation, a new organization governed
by the national association, ended it's
first championship game in singles yes
terday. when Hunt defeated Frank
Roberts for this title.
And such a match it was. Tennis
enthusiasts in this neck of the woods,
one and ALL admit that IL was the
greatest struggle between two top
notch players ever seen on SAT- LAX :
tennis court.
While Hunt won the title in three
straight sets. one of them at least was
Il deuce set. with deuce game after
deuce game making up the maj score.
Largest Crowd OF Week.
The largest crowd of the week gath
cred around the Fort Douglas courts
at the hour allotted by the committee
FOR the game, and it is safe 20 bet
that not a single individual left until
a wicked smash by Hunt won the last
point and the match
Hunt began business as IL he meant
to aunihilate Roberts, and won the first
two games in love. In the third game
Hunt lost but one point. that on a
double fault, and in the fourth game
The Californian fell down for the first
time I'm failing TO return a shot oy
Roberts. but won the game with but
TWO points against him.
Then Roberts began to wake up, ana
took the fifth game. which went deuce
a couple OF times before he finally won
Roberts took the next game after a
hard night. and the seventh and eighth
went to Hunt. giving him the set by
a score of TO 2.
The second set was a love one for
Hunt. he apparently OutclaSsing Rob
erts all the way.
Great Work in Last Set.
The third and deciding set, however,
saw Roberts play up to his top form
and give Hunt the hardest tennis he
has had in the tournament Roberts
SURPRISED even his friends by taking
The first two games; the third went
10 Hunt, and the fourth and fifth to
Roberts. making it Al in favor of the
local man. Then Hunt picked up two
games. tieing Roberts. The latter took
the next game, and Hunt the next
thfee winning the set by a score or
! 10 :. II was this set that kept the
gallery on eoge The spectators natur-
ally syrnoathfzed with Roberts be-
cause he was the local man. Both. how
ever. were warmly cheered as they
returned difficult shots.
Hunts Accuracy Did II.
In summing up the game, it is safe
to say that it was Hunts deadly &C
hi oh uvnn
the game for him. Whenever Roberts
returned one of his drives from a diff
fcult position, Hunt would invariably
place ii immediately back OF Frank
before the latter could recover himself
TO receive the bail. Hunt also made
quick and sure work of Roberts Jobs.
There was little batting OF the ball
back and forth between the two play
ers. If the serve was taken care of
&c was generally put out Of commits
them were returned with the speed of
a bullet clear out of reach Of any
one.
Hunt seemed to stand the strain of
the hard work better than Roberts. he
seems to have the faculty OF never
getting tired. Hunt never makes q
move or takes step that is not neces-
sary and when the match was over
did not appear nearly as tired as Rob
erts.
Wins the Newhouse Cup
BY winning the match. Hunt be-
comes possessori Of the Newhouse chal-
iengs cup for the coming year. 1t is
one or the most expensive cups ever
offered in tennis tournament OF any
kind The cup going over to Hunt
makes it necessary for him TO come
to Salt Lake again next season and
defend the same, as it must be won
three times 10 become the property of
any single individual.
Before the Hunt Roberts match was
PLAYED Miss williams and Miss Hum2h-
reys played off the finals in the wo-
mems singles, and Miss Williams won
in two straight sets. Score, Ga and
6-3 This match was also far from
being an easy one for Miss Williams,
as win be seen by the score Miss
Williams also wins a handsoIae tfo-
ply offered by the association, and the