Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-12
FINALS PLAYED
THIS AT TERNOON.
Hunt and Roberts Will Contest for
Intsrmountain Championship
And Trophy.
WOMEN'S FINALS ALSO DECIDED
Special Match Game Scheduled With
Hunt and Nee Playing Against
Salisbury Brothers Today,

This afternoon at o'clock the greatest
game Of tennis yet played IN Utah be.
tween two men should occur at the Fort
Douglas courts. Matched against each
other are Reuben Hunt who has won his
right 10 play by defeating every man plac-
ed against him In the prelminaries, and
Frank Roberts who secured his place yes
terdsy afternoon by defeating u. McPher-
son Boyd Hunt IL champion tennis play
er Of the Pacific coast. and Roberts Is
the best local man developed IN the pros
cut series. II Hunt wins 1t viii carry
his FIELD Of victories from the Sierras oyer
to tho Rockies, and help 10 establish his
right TO contest for the American cham.
pionship Should Roberts win he viii not
only take the championship Of the inter
mountain country and the loving cup do
mated BY Samuel Newhouse, but will have
al least a good sized hold ON tho chain
pionship title west TO the Pacific
DOUBLES FINALS MONDAY,
Monday The championship game In the
doubles will be played, and this event
Will Of course, be the CHIEF one OF tho
tournament BY defaultlng 70 the Roberts
brothers yesterday afternoon Conrad and
Mcleod LETT them TO meet the Salisbury
brothers for the last event of the tourna-
mcnt From the first the dope" makers
have pointed 10 the Salisbury brothers in
tho doubles and Hunt I'm the singles as tho
coming champions, and 10 Is CON monly
predicted that things are shaping them
selves that way although there Is hght
at the last ditch for Is possession.
Noel was booked for place at first, but
when he announced that he We'd not play
inhg singles but would save himself for
the doubles he was counted out Things
might have been different had he aud
Hunt teamed, and many people would
hive liked 20 sec a game of singles with
Hunt on the other side OF the net But
those combinations did not come aud
Nool has not taken q prominent place
however this afternoon a match game OF
doubles, not part OF the tournament
VIII give an exhibition of Neels work
teamed with Hunts.
WOMEN PLAY SINGLES
Preceding the match game for the cup
ai : O'Clock tho Women's finals for singles
will be- pulled OF at $3.50 p, m, The ladies'
Who have secured positions for this event
are Miss Williams and Miss Humphreys,
and the game viii settle definitely lust
who Is the best woman tennis player Of
The inte1mountain country, Both pnrtcl-
pants have won their way up through
prellminaries with excellent records, and
II is impossible to pick the winner Till the
score decides II, outside Of the main
event this game should prove q leading
flud'llpls a IeNlult or Oolll OF tne fNdlH
~ that 1t takes three out of five games
instead of two out OF three to bring
decision
IN the game Yesterday afternoon Hunt
had TO exert himself to his utmost to
defeat Salisbury. who took ON hurst OF
speed that was remarkable He caught
hunts delivery as no one here vet has,
ana solved It So completely that no kept
the Alameda man guessing IN the 0rst
SCI The scores were rs and 6-2
SPECIAL MATCH GAME.
After the finals In the mems singles to-
day game IS scheduled that will prove
interesting, and viii show some keen
edged tennis TO local players II H. be-
tween Hunt and Neel on one side and the
salisbury brothers on tho other com
linauon that ought 10 bring closer results
than any yet played II is generally con
coded that had the teams been paired his
way for tho doubles hnals. Hunt and
Neel would have had o place aa ~ VAS
only the long team work OF the Salisbury
and Roberts brothers that qualified them
oyer the visiting experts, each OF whom
played with a local partner.
Tho games this afternoon promise to
draw the largest galleries Of tho tourna-
mcnt