The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-08-08
GEE WINS OUT
QUITE EASILY
By Cassius Griffith.

Gee defeated Warren in the match
for possession of the Wall cup for men s
singles by three sets to one: 6--1, 3-6,
Cd, IS.
The contest for the Wall cup yester-
day afternoon on the Beretania courts
wound up in verltable blaze of glory.
Only after four sIashing sets, the last
point of which was always in doubt,
did Gee manage to squeeze out the final
score which gave him the undisputed
championship and one leg on the trophy.
In his present form Gee is almost in
vincible, having played through the
entire tournament and the challenge
round, defeating FIVE of the strongest
players in this city, with the loss of
but one set; in other words, he has won
thirteen out of fourteen sets, which is
really a remarkable record. Had he
been less cool and collected in his
match of yesterday, Warren would have
won. 1t was a case of Greek meeting
Greek and neither contestant showed
the slightest sembance of faltering
throughout the match. Warren was as
cool as his opponent and always played
best when he was particularly in need
of point and at the crucial periods
of the game, his placing into the ex-
treme left corner and rapid run to the
net to catch and kill the high return,
almost invariably winning him the
point. In the entire match he lost only
two smashes.
Gee started out as if he would make
short work of the final round, winning
the first three games quite easily. By
service. hard and then cut. Warren
pulled out a love game, bringing the
score to games to |. Gee then began
TO drive to the base line and soon had
his opponent in trouble, winning the
next three games and the set. TO /.
Warren took the first two games of
the second period but Gee came back
strong, playing perfectly at the net and
drought the score to 8 games to in
his favor. Warren, however, was now
at his best and was not to be denied.
His chop stroke, close to the side line
bothered his antagonist and prevented
him from passing at the net with the
frequency he has during the tourna-
ment, Warren apparently anticipating
his return and always being in the
right place. The set finally went TO
Warren games to and the spectators
began to sit up in their seats and take
notice
The third set commenced with both
men at their best, the score almost
invariable going to deuce, backwards
and forwards. With the score to 2
in favor of Gee he appeared to tire,
the pace having been terrific, and it
was here that his judgment and cool
generalship saved him the match. War
rem won the eighth, ninth and tenth
games with apparent ease and the gal
lerv began to remark that Warren had
it. Gee had something up his sleeve,
however, and. with just enough nerve
and endurance. took the tenth and de-
Gliding game and the third set, 6 to 4.
A six minutes intermission was al
lowed at the completion of the third
set and Gee made the most of it, COM
ing on the court for the final struggle
in apparently good condition. He play.
ed with all of his usual GOODNESS, plac-
ing beautifully and lobbing over his
opponent s head repeatedly. The score
went TO to and to 2 in his favor.
Warren took the seventh game and was
10 four all. but Gee was too steady and
won the eighth game and the score
stood ) to in his favor. Here Warren
made a beautiful brace. nlaving perfect
tennis. bringing in a Larford stroke
with good effect and tantalizing his
antagonist with his continual chop
strokes down the side lines. bringing
the score to ) games all and the specta-
tors cheered him for several seconds
when he made a beautiful smash that
tied the score. Once more it seemed
that Gee was in trouble but it always
appeared as if he held something in
reserve for critical moments and bv
patient and steady placing. he took the
two final games and the match.
The day was perfect for tennis and
every tennis enthusiast in Honolulu
was present. There has probably never
been so enthusiastic gallery present