The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1909-09-02
GREAT PLAYING
IN GENTLEMEN'S
DOUBLES

The tennis match yesterday after
noon in which Sonny Cunha and e. >.
Gee beat Capt Lowe and David An
derson 6-5 6-3 in the first round of the
mems doubles championship was one
of the closest and best games ever
played on local courts. The score
hardly expresses the manner in which
Cunha and Gee were forced TO work
III order to win out
Anderson ana Lowe started out with
rush, getting their opponents 81 be-
Tore they mac chance TO get in shape
me latter then pulled up TO an even
score and it was question of each
man winning his service till tne last
game of the set. Cunna and zee prayed
DacK-court lobDing game, while at
every opportunity Anderson and Lowe
ran up 10 the net, onIy TO be forced
BACK ~ accurate loDs within few in
cnes of the Dack-llne. In the first
set neither Cunha nor Gee were Civ
en- chance to play up to the net at
all and volleying on both sides was
feature. Gee appeared to be tired at
the end of the set and it looked as il
he and his partner would be defeated
on this account. The deciding game
was on Captain loves serve and was
lost mainly through his breaking
string in his racket, which was pro-
ductive OF Two double faults.
In the second set Anderson and
Lowe again took the lead but the score
was tied at 3-3 by their opponents who
were playing a steadier game though
hardly as brilliant. Gee and Cunha
took the next three games IN success
sion, though every one went deuce a
number of times and was fought hard
from first to last. Cunha showed up
at the net in this part of the match
in fine style, his terrific drives Win
ming enough points to bring his COM
bination out ahead. 1t is generally
conceded that Lowe and Anderson
were the strongest team to play
against Gee and Cunha in the tour
nament and that the latter will prob
ably win the championship
Noel DEER and George Waterhouse
beat Major Long and L. S. CONFESS,
with little difficulty, by score of 60,
Ga. Both winners played steady
game and their victory was due to
this and to the wildness of CONFESS,
who seemed unable to locate anything
but the net with much frequency. Ma
jor Long played good game but had
too much on his shoulders to win out.
To the surprise of everybody Brew
ster and Hoogs beat Theodore and
Atherton Richards, 6-3, To- 6-3. BY
good placing they tired their oppo-
nents and out and had an easy time
in the final set. Hoogs, who won the
tennis championship at Oahu College
this season, bids fair to become one
of the best players of the Territory,
with more practise and experience.
He plays a pretty game to watch and
at times is brilliant. Brewster, when
his excessive weight is considered
played we'll
Greenfield and McKeever, the Eva
champion, won from Steere and Hem
enway, GA, 2-6, 6-3. They played a
fine team game and should be strong
opponents for Cunha and Gee in the
finals, from the present outlook. !
Play today starts promptly at
o'clock, the matches being as follows:
Roth and Williamson VS., Water
house and PEER, Cunha and Wee VS..
Brewster and Hooss. Greenfield and
McKeever VS.. the winner of the first
match.
The event of the day, however,
will be the finals in the ladies' singles
between Mrs. Renton Hind and Miss
Miriam Hall. While Miss Hall is ex-
pected to win, if Mrs. Hind plays as
she did in the mixed doubles on Tues
day, she stands fine chance Of annex
ing the championship of Hawaii in
this class.
The finals in the mixed doubles will
be played on Saturday. Miss Hall and
F. q. Steere paying Mrs. Hind and
Sonny Cunha. There should be many