The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-28
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Harry L. Waidner and his team-mate, Kreigh
Collins of Chicago, defeated Reuben Hunt of
in the tennis doubles yesterday afternoon. The
game was the best played for many season
on ahe Deephaven courts. Collins said he had
not played in any tournament in the country
this season where better match game in the
doubles had been played off. For the audience
the match furnished an over-abundance of ex-
hard work as and fS lots Of it. t waner and Collins
are known on all courts as splendid team.
Their work was well nigh perfection: Hunt
and Burton have played but little in team
ability is undisputed, and nothing but good
work was expected from him. AS to Burton's
play, there was some speculation. Attic known
as a good team-mate, his work yesterday on
more than that his skillful play saved
game. He was in splendid form and never
played better. Characteristics Of his play We're
accuracy, GOODNESS, good eye and speed, and
several occasions he made valuable >points by
quickly covering the courts at a critical mo-
ments. Waidner, whose lob game Is his strong
cred the court with lightning rapidity. Both
he and Collins used the trick OF sending low,
swift ball close at the feet Of either Hunt or
Burton with success, which had its telling effect
on the score. Hunt sent beautiful serves over
the net, and his underhand chop shots often
baffled the skill of the two Chicago players.
cuts and bounces, putting them out Of reach
Of any Of the players.
Waidner's Play.
sWaidner adheres to his telling method of
smashing the balls close over the net whenever
possible with swift side swerve, and when
at play he covers more ground the courts
than any other player A number of wild
smashes We're responsible for the loss of several
placing was without a naw, and as an exponent
| of scientific tennis he ranks first. He has mas
| tered the art Of sending low, swift balls with
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! pears the most composed and easygoing. The
first set was won by Hunt and Burton. They
scored the first two games, lost the third (love)
Fourth game Was s.soa and the IN
enth, eighth and ninth games were in their
favor. Waidner and Collins scored the first
| game in the second set. It was a deuce game
| the second and third were love games and in
| the fourth, fifth and sixth games Burton and
Hunt had a lean score, making but two points
In the fourth and one each in the two last
games. g.@< '.1
| deuce game and love game stood on Waid-
ner and Collins score for the first two in the
third set The fourth game love game,
score in favor Of Hunt and Burton, making it
| two all. Burton and Hunt lost the fifth game
by one point and scored but light in the other
games. trem9r Of excitement ran thru the
| audience during the fourth set, which was one
| OF the best and most skillful manifestations of
| tennis. During the fourteen games which were
played to decide the standing of the teams
players and audience went thru the wild ex-
citement of see-sawing process. Dame For
! tune smiled favor on the Waidner team, only
to turn her back on the team in the following
game and vice versa: The first game was won
game IN their favor s In the Sixth game
it was S-3. The seventh game fell to Hunt and
Burton 400. Hunt and Burton took highei
flight and made the tenth game 5-5 then came
the score 6-5, 6-6. But Waidner and Collins
proved the stronger in the end and took the SET
with 7-6 and s-6. Thirty-eight games were
played, four sets, score 3-6, CO. 63, So
| Belden VS.. Waidner.
In the semifnals George Belden and Harry
Waidner pitted their skill against each other
Belden still retained much Of his power and fas
play Of yore. but decidedly at odds IL
covering the court to keep up with Waidner's
cross-court shots. In returning the lobs Belde1
played too often into the net, and in the las
three games lost valuable point in each game
, by doing so. In the third set Belden was quit.
himself and put up a game of old, while
game.
Collins and Graves opened with deuce game
The fifth game showed desperate fight O
Graves against defeat and the game was Gale,
deuce, six times. Graves played a plucky gam
play te11ing- on Graves in the third set
He played Collins thru a deuce game and scored
= but lost with three love games.
Belden brothers played T. N. Jayne an
Forbes Watson In the doubles after Jayne an
Watson had defeated Niles Werner and A
1nolnpsou III d pretty SdHe WIN q score o
60 90. ST and 6.3 The finals between til
. Belden brothers and Waidner and Watson, an
d the match. between Waidner and Collins 70
!. the right to play the champion OF the north
n west; Reuben Hunt, are the closing games o
schedule for the rest of the week. The consolu
ton matches will also be played off,
The results Of yesterdays play are:
8 Singles, Third Round-Kreigh Collins Chicago
a defeated w. Graves ST. Paul, 60, 6-3, 6-2.
e Singles: Third Round Harry L, 5Waidner, Chi
cago, defeated George K. Be1den,5s Minneapolis
/ 6-1 6-3 81 GO {.E7 M
Doubles, Third Round-T. H. Jayne, Mime
!, apolis. and Forbes Watson, Massachusetts, de
= feated Niles Werner and A. Thompson, 60
!. g. 81, 6-3.
Doubles, semifnals-Belden brothers. Mime
; apolis. defeated Jayne and Watson, go, 6-3 ga
Doubles, semifnals-H. L.. Waidner, Chicago
and kreigh Collins Chicago, defeated Reube
Hunt Alameda. Cal. and Ward c. Burton
80 w. eTsi 80.
1 NIcoLLET LODGE LEADS
President of A. o. U. w. Leagu