Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-09-04
Tennis Tournament
VIII End Today

On the DeTetttnld CouTlS ycSttI--
day afternoon the country players
had day out, and the two cracks,
Greenfield and McKeever, from Eva.
managed to get into the finals by
defeating win Roth and Williamson
after hard tussle, Us, SO, 6.3.
The total games were very close.
as Greenfield and his partner scored
Is to IA, although they wont two sets
out of the three played. The first
set was a corker, and no less than
IA games had to be played before
1t was decided.
The play all around was very
| brilliant, and the match was watch
ed with the greatest interest by the
spectators. Roth and Williamson
! did their level best In the first set
and certainly gave the EVA pair a
run for the honors
In the second set ex-champion
Roth and his partner played up In
their very best form and took the
six games to three.
\ WIN ohS oS' 'o'hs 'ht h''s"
1 looked very open. and the spectators
were worked up to II great state OF
enthusiasm. When the four players
stepped on to the courts everybody
was on tip toe with excitement.
However, the Eva champion had
no trouble to speak Of In the third
set. as they took II to three games.
The set was much closer than the
Ncote would indicate. and there were
many douce and yantages IN each
game.
Greenfield and McKeever have
been playing first-class tennis for
ONE years now. and. although the
latter player has not had much prac-
lice OF late owing to his responsible
duties at the plantation, the cracks
are always In fairly good form.
Should they win out in the finals
against Cunha and Gee the Joy up
at the big mill will be supreme.
The Eva men may be relied upon
to put up a great fight against what
is thought to be the strongest com
binatiOn In the islands. and II they
so down in defeat It will only be
after strenuous match.
The match will start at 4 o'clock
and the largest crowd that ever at
tended final game is expected &c
attend. The tennis fans from Eva
will be present in force. and II
won't be from lack Of support that
the sugar mill men will lose the
match. should they be defeated.
Besides the semi-finals of the gen
tlemen's doubles, the finals of tn,
mixed doubles was played yesterday
Miss NJ. Hall and +. e. Steere bea,
Mrs. Hind and Cunha two set
straight, rs. GI. The first set wa,
! a red-h0t struggle. and at five all
| II looked n very open match. How
] ever, Miss Hall and her partner
played In championship style ant
took the two games necessary Il
J win the set.
The second set was Uot SO good
and Cunha and Mrs. Hind could onl.
! get one game In II. Still. the pla.
of all four was good, and the mattel
was very interesting one.
This afternoon will be the las
day of the present championshi
series, and the titles won will hol
good for one year from date. TIL
champions for the coming year ar
as follows: Gentlemen Singles, I
s. Gee; Ladies Singles. Miss NJ. Hall
Mixed Doubles, Miss Hall and r. I
Steere. The Gentlemen's Double
will be decided this afternoon.
1t is to be regretted that Ware
was not in the group when the chan
pionship tournament was played. a
he would have made things livel
for all the other crack players.
At the conclusion OF the play Il
day Judge Woodruff will preser
the prizes to the successful players
ka f,,n ..tlll hA N d,