The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-07
SPLENDID TENNIS
IN THE FINALS
Collins and Burton and Hunt Re-
tain Their Championship
Titles.

In addition to the title Of western champion
of tennis which he earned at Chicago last week,
Kreigh Collins has retained the title Of north
western champion. He defeated Harry Wa1dner,
the winner of the cup for the northwestern
touprnament, in a championship match yester-
day afternoon at Deephayen by the score OF
4-6, go, rs, 1-6, 90. The match, witnessed
by large crowd of people from the twin cities
and around the lake, a delight to witness,
accurate and artistic was the play of both
men. Both were perfectly cool and business
like turnout the whole match. The serves and
returns had the finish that is only obtained after
long practice and by men who take joy In
their vocation. o. rather avocation.
The contestants were in the best of trim, ex-
cept that Collins had hand which panied
him considerably. 1t did not Interfere with his
playing, however.
Collins a trife more clever and little
less cratic than his opponent turnout most Of
the match. Repeatedly he would work his way
up to within a few feet Of the net where he
would meet his opponents returns. He would
drive first to one extreme corner Of his oppon-
ent's territory and then to the other extreme
this trick that twas utterly impossible for
Waidner to cross the court in time to meet
them. Every time the champion succeeded in
turning the trick he would score.
A, great many times during the contest, how
ever Waidner spoiled this play by driving the
ball&back swiftly, low and close to the
side line that Collins could not reach them as
they came over. On one or two occasions he
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the ball and catching it just before it struck
the ground after the first bounce.
The third set was at one time 81 in favor of
Waidner. 1t was during this set and after this
! score had been made that Collins did the most
spectacular work Of the day. He took the next
| six games straight and won the set. Waidner
took the fourth set. The finish of the last
game of the last and deciding set especially
interesting Collins was In the act of executing
his trick of making his returns go to the ex-
IRENE opposite corners. He up close to
the net and had driven a swift one barely in.
side the extreme lefthand corner of his oppon.
ent's territory. Waidner got it, however, and
started to trot over toward the other corner
| Collins did not do the expected, but dropped
! the ball just over the net and close up to it
| Wadner made quick squirt for it, but was toc
| late. He used the momentum he had gathered
| by the squirt to jump over the net and shake
hands with his conQueror. &c.,.
| The championship game of doubles was alst
played yesterday afternoon and resulted in
victory for Burton and Hunt over Jayne ant
| Love by 60, 4-6, 81, Ga. DR.. Love did no
! long and high drives that would sonnet times Ian,
some lively tilts during the match. One tim
In particular the two stood close to the ne
and volleyed back and forth for several second
without letting the ball hit the ground.
| The matches Of yesterday finished the tourna
ment, which Of the most tnterestin
and we'll attended ever held on the Deephave
courts. .. S',s-
! Hunt, Jayne and Burton left last evening TO
Grand Forks, N. D., where they will compel
in the North Dakota Tennis association tourna
ment.