The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-09-06
SAL|SbURYS WIN
DOUBLE FINALS
Miss Williams Wins Inter.
mountain Championship and
Cup for the Third Time.

In match in which every point was
notify commended and which brought out
the best tennis of the year, James and
Walker Salisbury won the finals OF the
intermountain tennis tournament from
Frank and Carl Roberts, 1912, So. GO. 81.
at the Country CLUB yesterday afternoon.
Ihis wins for the Salisbury brothers the
right to meet Badger and Brown. the
holders of the doubles Championship. on
Monday. VA
The match was most spectacular one
from spectators point of view. Roth
teams played magnificent tennis but the
Styfe OF game adopted by each was rad
lcaIy dlfferent The Salisbury brothers
got TO the net on every possible occasion.
and depended on hard smashing and cley-
er handling of lobs for their points. The
Roberts brothers played a steady. con-
slstent back line game, which showed a
magnificent development of team work
Inc service of neither team presented
any great problem to their opponents. and
the points We're fought out in long rallies
which brought delighted applause from
the gallery. Time after time the clever
placing and steady returns OF the Roberts
brothers brought to naught the terrific
smashing of the Salisbury brothers, and
the match was in doubt until the last set
The first set was the hardest fought
which has ever been seen in tournament
in Salt Lake. The Salisbury brothers
were palpably nervous in the early games
games in slaShing style, the strokes of
Frank Roberts from the back line being
beautiful in their accuracy and Thickness.
The SaliSburys then took two sets, and
the games alternated until the score
stood 40 in favor of their opponents. In
the tenth game of the set the score went
to vantage out, Walker Salisbury serving.
Then, with only one point needed to give
the Roberts brothers game and set, the
score went back to deuce five times before
the final point was won.
In the remaining sets, the Roberts boys
began to feel the effects of the terrific
pace and gradually weakened, while the
with increasing accuracy. The work of
the officials was satisfactory.
The challenge round of the ladies' sin
giles in which Miss HUMPHREYS. winner
of the regent tournament. met Miss VIII
hams, holder Of the title and of the New
house cup, also produced some excellent
and hard-fought tennis. Miss Williams
took the match. 6-2, As. SIS. Miss Will
liams took the first set, Co. through SUI
perior steadiness in ner returns. Miss
HUMPHREYS took the second set, Ga, by
splendid placing of drives from the back
line. The third and deciding set was
splendidly contested on both sides. The
score went to deuce and then to all, but
Miss Williams puZzling service and stead
mess gave her the next two games. Hav-
ing won the Newhouse cup for the third
time, the cup now becomes Miss Williams
personal property. Another cup will be
presented for the competition in ladies'
singles next year.
The Salisbury brothers will meet Bad
ger and Brown, present holders OF the
doubles championship. on Monday after
noon. At the same time. Frank Roberts
will meet Neel, the present holder OF the
singles title.