The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-11
STAR TENNIS MATCH
TEMPLE sErBELs LOSES CONTEST
To DAVID sTAKELY.


No less than seven matches wer.
pulley on YESTERDAY. the fourth DAY o.
the opening. The play was vibrant
chilled through several Of the matches
aesse sns rs SDss among
those trying to figure which side was
Capt. Holt. 1t was inally disclosed.
down one set. as the net result Of
score now stands Is to 10 sets in ia
S Sor q c c;Hs Holt AGAINST Capt Keai-
Decidsdiy the star match OF the
tournament so far developed between
Temple seibels and Davis stakiey.
These athletics exhibited real briiliancs
ss.. tn; mat sy psy ss. : With S s. ~:
slight tntermissfon between the third
.. would s ..s a.pe VT to say; jus.
prise Of the day. ssibsis. il was
srs Of the cioverdaie epoch. For him
to switch In day from his golf suit
and put up an effective. fairly accurate
game provoked much applause. His
old time form seemed 10 return IN
flashes. but the lack OF practice told
r re 70 Ssiissr@or faiied 10 dsiivsr
Ibis 'Ioffut kills. and so long as he
did not improve his service. seibeia
s Sss os 10 ~ ss 8. race ras. ana
the ns saa w q the ne firsa set ana i may
be said ct the end ef the second set.
lrstt two sets. the second was taksn
.fter the younger. opponent had Raise
ed the score 70 So. BY an unaceount-
able lapse IN stakslsy's plays. ssibsls
speed AID cisverness and made Il Eve
credit Of ssibsis whom he pmiiissd IL IL
three games while his opponent land
But The sndnrancs of stss<ely realty
stood him In good stead rather than
faiisd him. as many Thought would be
his sharp L.offut stroke. delivered at
an improved service. the young PLAYER
fss .s L . @s seized ss g. 'h nat ana
seemed he ought TO have won his Sec
Then was me rub. Players who
around the central court. whore the
seibels- Staixely match had now shift
ed. There were many other speckstors
70 witness the nntsh: The set rocked
others. until tow s =. the last. when men
tho score stood s-aii. seibels at this
tuncture bplEtered his service 90 that
his ffrst ball landed aAfs. thus heading
or the terrible Loffut that he knew
swae waiting for HIS second ball
BY this eleventh hour method, Sesn-
eis STAYED on an apparent defeat. He
took the fifth ana decisive set 60. The
players were surrounded and rongrat-
uiated on their SENSATIONAL work
But there were other matches which,
though not quite 20 absorbing In fn-
much In the score Of sides. The lead
terday between Mrs. Boise walker
and Miss Caroline Harmon. The sets
were close but Mrs. walker seemed 70
he the more consistent player ana
took the best two in three. scores
iiue other mems singies were psay-
ed IN the afternoon, this between Hen.
ry Mourning and Mr., McKamie, fsa
latter carrying of four OF the ffvs
played. The latter seemed TO have
the best Of the argument on both
strength end points me score was:
Tss D5 ,nss say hs swo CsssS lSSis
Miss Bonnis Andrew ana Miss Tuiiie
Norwood, and Miss Florence Davidson
and Miss Bertha Fitzpatrick. The
three sets straight went to Miss Da-
vidson, score. S-S; e-4;, Ga. Miss
Norwood took the best two In threm.
score: 1-e, ga. e-z.
Other matches win be played this
morning and afternoon, and the inter~
est will not lag until the close OF the
toufnament.