Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-06

4 Mems doubIes-A. c. Way and /
+ Alfonso Bell. \
Z Women's doubles = Gabrielle I
+ Dobbins and Mrs. Bruce. 4
Z Mixed doubIes--Simpson slnsa- 4
7 bauqh and Violet Sutton. 4
4 Junior sngles-Cecil Henry. I
Z Consolation slngIes--Nat Brown /.
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The twenty-first annual tournament
for the tennis championships of South
ern California came to an end on the
courts of the Ocean Park Country club
yesterday afternoon. After week OF
brilliantly contested racquet struggles
the remaining title" matches were
played off and all things considered
the final day Of the tournament was
productive of the keenest sport of the
week. Alfonso Bell and that hardy vet
eran of the courts, Archibald Way
captured the mems doubles from Fritz
Overton and Hart after a terrific
struggle, the teams going onto the
courts for sthe fifth set with two each.
Bell and Way. however, proved trifle
steadier in the decisive action and won
the match, set and championship for
the season of 1905, GA.
Bell and Way got to the finals by
going through Rising and Tom Bundy
in reather easy fashion, 6-1, 6-2. Hart
and Overton also proved a trifle too
strong for Variel and Sinsabaugh and
romped away from their oponents, 6-2,
6-3. When the two winning teams
came together a brilliant match was
anticipated and expectations were
fully realized.
In the ladies' doubles the same team
that emerged victorious from last years
tournament, Mrs. B. o. Bruce and Ga
brielle Dobbins, were well able to de-
fend their honors against the bid of
Mrs. Seymour and Elizabeth Ryan. In
the semi-f1nals Mrs. Bruce and Miss
Dobbins had some difficulty in dispos-
ing of Eleanor Peralta and Florence
Sutton, but they finally took the match
in straight sets, 6-2, So.
Win Mixed Doubles Again
Violet Sutton and Simpson Sinsa-
baugh, also winners of the mixed
doubles in 1904, again managed to re-
tain possession of the title by defeating
Florence Sutton and Hal Gorham in
the finals, rs, 6-3.
The consolation singles were tossed |
in among the laurels of Nat Brown. In |
the semi-fnals Brown won from Gerald |
Young in straight sets, 6-2, 6-S, and
Sheldon was the only man left to ques-
tion Nathaniel's right to the title. |
Brown was the man to experience the |
soothing effect of consolation for, |
after dropping the first set to Sheldon,
2-6, he warmed up to his work and won |
the succeeding three and the match, |
6-1, Ga, 6-1.
1t was large and appreciative gall |
lery which gathered about court I when |
the match for the championship in |
mems doubles was called. The SYM |
pathies of the majority of COOKERS on
seemed to be with Way and Bell al |
though the Overton- Hart team was not
lacking in sideline support and SYM
pathy.
Bell took the serve in the opening
game. He was just a bit wild and
slammed the ball out of the court a
couple of tinaes which combined with n
brace of miscues upon Ways part and
the effective work of Overton and his
partner eventuated in the latter COM
bination having the satisfaction of an
nexing the Introductory game. Hart's
killing smashes at the net were. in the
main, responsible for the second also
going to his side of the court When
the rangy young racquet wieIder picked
out one to his liking, and fate permitted
him to connect with several, the enemv
never had chance at the boundine,
sphere. Hart showed great control IN
Allling the sphere in the first set but
thereafter he continually drove the ball
outside the lines much to his support-
er's discontinue
Aleer ten games had passed into ten. |
ms history 1t was an even break both
NdpLultu 0Ne. SuDeTiOr
placing and consistent work upon the
part OF Bell and Way gave them the
eleventh but Overton and Hart made
1t six all in the twelfth. The thirteenth
and fourteenth were captured bv Reu
and his colleague and the first set was
theirs.
Bell and Way Victorious
OYerton and Hart came back strong
IN the second and won on their merits
overton did some brilliant lobbing and
Hart played a cool. calculating game
ana the set finally went to overton's
SIDE OF the court. Ga. The following set
the third. was distinguished by some
particularly clever work upon the part
OF bell and Way and they finally cap
tured IT, e-4 oyerton and Hart evened
UP The score in the fourth, making a
nrth round necessary to determine the
question OF supremacy. The opening