The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-15

ouble-Final. Match Just started be-
T. B. Elton, Grand Forks, vs.. Fred
s, Grand Forks.
to be played at 5 o'clock this after
illow City and Robert Muir of Hunter.
I siderable credit for her work, how
ever, in that she figured in the finals
in three events being successful in
the ladies' championship doubles.
North Dakota Doubles.
The North Dakota doubles was
easily the best match of the morning
and went four sets before the title
was decided, DR.. Bates of Grand
Forks and Fred Leistikow of Winni-
peg finally winning out over Fred
Wilson of Grand Forks and Robert
Muir of Hunter. The scores of the
sets were 81. CO. 6-3, 11-9. The last
set was holly contested and for time
it looked as IL Wilson and Muir
would even matters up, but after
going duce three times Leistikow and
Bates put up some strong tennis and
won the match. 1t was an interesting
match for Bates and Leistikow yes
terday afternoon to get into the finals,
and they had no snap in winning from
the Elton brothers in the semi-finals.
The Eltons started off with a rush
taking the first set CO, but their OPP
ponents soon struck their stride and
won the last two by superior playing,
Ga, 6-3.
Handicap to ]. F. Elton.
| J. F. Elton of Williston won the
handicap singles this morning, de-
feating Charles Eggers Of Grafton,
CO, 6-3. Elton had no trouble in his
match and won with handicap of
(minus 30 3-6) against the handicap
of (minus 2-6) held by DIR. Eggers.
Went 30 Grand Forkers.
Wenzel and Wilkerson. Grand
Forks, plus Is, yesterday defeated
Wilson, Grand Forks, and Muir,
Hunter, minus 80. 81, 6-2. Both
teams played splendid tennis, but the
handicap was too much for the older
players and Wenzel and Wilkerson
won the finals in the handicap dou-
bles.
Peggers Won.
| In the mixed doubles yesterday,
Miss Irwin, Grand Forks, and Adams,
st. Paul, won from Miss Abbott,
Grand Forks and DR.. Onsum, Devils
Lake, 6-1, 60, and lost in the finals
to Miss Hamber and Leistikow, Win
nipeg, 4-6, 3-6. The fact that Miss
Irwin played these two hard matches
yesterday, forced the postponement Of
! the championship event until today.
Oldfather.Lamb.
G. H. Oldfather of Fargo won the
state championship in mems singles
from Butler Lamb of Towner yester-
day afternoon defeating the state title
holder three out Of five sets by scores
Of Ga, 4-6, SO, Ga, GO. 1t was the
feature match OF the afternoon and
as has been the case throughout the
tournament Oldfather sprung the sur
prize, Lamb being picked all through
the state event as the winner. The
title holder was not off his game
either yesterday, but the Fargoan
proved the better tennis player and
won the match by scientific work. 1t
was close match through and
through. Oldfather looked good at
ter the first set and worked the fore
arm game, getting in passes which
Lamb was unable to reach with his
backhand stroke which has made him
successful through the tourney. The
SCORE does not indicate how each
fought for the title and the close
ness of the match could only be rea-
liked by seeing. In the fourth set It
was two all, and it looked good for
either one. but Oldfather took a won
derful squirt and had the title 81,
when Lamb started to play. Lamb
evened matters up somewhat In the
last set but could not overcome the
lead which the Fargoan secured at
the start. 1t was "sktdoo'' for Lamb
and after all was totaled up the
Towner man had % games to his Gre
DIT. Oldfather got over with IS games.
For the first time for three years
Fargo has had q representative in the
state tournament and that city may
be proud Of the one who captured the
state event. Oldfather entered In the
tourney and was an unknown quality,
no one entered ever heard Of him
before and only Comstock who also
halls from Fargo ever played with
him. Oldfather told Times repre-
sentative that he was the Indiana in
tercolegiate champion for several
years, but other thsn that he had no
noteworthy title to back up his fame
- q tennis expert.
His right to what title he had soon
became evident after he played the
first round and then defeated George
Sunberg In the semi-dnals and al