Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-08-08
GOOD PLAYING IN
TENNIS TOURNEY.
Fort Douglas Site Splendidly Lo-
Gated for Champion Match
Of the Year.
BOTH COURTS BUSY ALL DAY
Former Champion Neel Let Singles Go
By Default Yesterday to Save Him.
self for Work In the Doubles

The second day Of the Intermountain
rennls tourney which is TO settle for a
wear the championship for the western
mountain states, is on at the Fort Doug
las courts The players may be comfort
ably seen from the officers quarters, and
the ladies Of the Fort are among the
most enthusiastic spectators OF the love-
two game.
The play yesterday lasted all day, ana
was Of an excellent grade. The sun was
rsclaIly hot for tho occasion, but a SLIGHT
hfseze helped matters, and the players
fought hard for supremacy despite all
the obstacles Strings Of city visitors
thronged the courts as their fayoritc
players or friends we're scheduled FOR
games. and then went home. leaving
each set to be watched by rs own crowd
OF visitors.
The playing today, and that Of ycstor.
day Is Of q preliminary nature testing
out the players, and bringing tho best t..
the front Yesterday the usual order OF
things was for good man 10 BE- matched
against a poorer one. and put him safely
ont OF commission In "A minimum num-
her Of seA For this reason few games
were prolonged. skinner and Davis how
ever put up three set game, the first
going 10 Skinner. and second TO Davis,
and the third 10 Skinner, whose form
was decidedly better. This was the
closest contest Of the day
An interesting match wGg the women's
doubles. which was called ut 3 O'clock
Miss Miller and Miss Lyons won from
The Misses Marshall IN two straight sets,
Sam Ncel was expected Co play yestcr-
dsy but defaulted his game to save
himself for the doubles.
Brown who has forged rapidly to the
front on the Miller courts played SIM
gles with Niles, and ured up his oppon-
snt in two sets.
BETTER PLAY TODAY
For today games are scheduled in
which better form will no doubt be
shown. as some OF the players are top
notchtrs who are conceded candidates for
the semI.hnals and possibilities for the
The summary Of yesterdays results IS
es follows.
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Niles beat Pembroke. 81, GO.
", Salisbury pat McGregor. 50. OIL
Skinner beat Davis, So SCI Ga.
c. Roberts beat Ely. 81, 6-S.
Brown beat Rust G-2, 6-S.
Roberts beat Satterlee SO, 6-l
Garnett beat Nee nv default
j Salisbury beat Conrad. ell 6-4
McLead beat Whitworth oil e-l
MEMS SINGLES FIRST ROUND
Boyd beat Hemphill, Ga go,
Brown beat Niles, GO, GO,
WoMENs DOUBLES PRELIMINARY
ROUND,
Miss Miller and Miss Lyon beat Miss
G, Marshall and Miss NJ Marshall ga
s-3
Miss Williams and Miss HUMPHREY beat
Mss McGrath and Miss sherman, Go, 60
ToDAY's PROGRAM.
ga NJ mems doubles, preliminary
round Cohn and Oglesby VS.. Roberts
brothers Umpire, Boyd,
a. M mems singles, first round: j.
salisbury VS. w Salisbury. Umpire
Garnett b
a m, womens singles. preliminary
round: Miss y. Marshall VS. Miss NJ
Miller
go a. m. mems singles first round;
Myers vs. G., Badger. Umpire, Boyd
$50 a. M mems singles first round
G Roberts VS. Mcleod, Umpire, darnett
l00 a. m. women's doubles, FINALS;
Williams ard Mis- HUMPHREYS.
D. M mems singles, preliminary
round RAYMOND VS. Dinwoodey. I'M
? D. m, mems doubles. preliminary
round Hemphll and skinner VS. Penn
broke and McGregor, Umpire. w Sails
bury
80 y. M, mems doubles preliminary
round Hunt and partner vs. Satterly
and Niles, umpire,( j. Salisbury.