The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-12
Darkness Ha1ts Play of
 the Day. DOUBLES MATCH IS
 TO BE FINISHED TODAY Stakely and Tyson Have One Set on Harold and Edgar.
  Edgar. Although Very Lame from e sprainea Ankle, wfr Meet Holt In the Singles Finsi
 Today.

The play In yesterdays finals and semi finals of the State Tennis Tourn- ament brought out another enthusi- opportunity to be dIsappointed. The sets were fast and hotly contested in both the morning and afternoon match es, making fit climax of the most sucesssrul state tournament ever held
 Early in the morning Joe Holt (AEont- gomery) Eliminated Sam Hobbs. of Sei- ma, in q pair of exciting sets. in which court. When Hobbs dd rush the net he got in some nice place work. but the passing of Holt on some of these SS ne csn,sn asssa iss brsns ss into h. Holt seemed to have the better of 1t. though 1t was the comment, all through that Hobbs' play was remarkable when favor. S-s, e-t.
 nI the semi -nnals of the doubles Ed- s ssr hs ss HsrSS Sfsa s best two of three sets. by scores of s-t. 2-6. e-3. There were many excellent passages scattered throughout this considered that Edgar, in the semI- finals of the day before. wrenehed his ankle. erippling him for the remainder
 Gessner McCorvey repeated his ter- rifc smashes of the day before. which for the most part enabled the Gulf Their opponents braced after the seo. ond set, however. and by good indie y,duai drives and service took the ss-
 But the afternoon play proved to ba fuller of interest than that of the morning. Tyson and StakeIy tMont- gomeryl in the emi-finals demonstrat- srai efectiSeness Sy T taking king tRo two ssas sets from Holt and Kealhofer, s4. 6-s This moved the former up the finals where they had tc face Gdgar and Harold faster tennis has been lately seen on the local courts than when these teams clashed in The finals. It was stua again sraoaous enough to I shade ths players eyes and do away with head covers. A good crowd lined the ter- race about the central court.
 Edgar and Harold ran the frst set up 6-6 with but point to win. The strain was hard, but Edgar, despite hia weak ankle. was playing neat game nsr. but with slight iet-down @ m Tyscn naas and Stakely, always noted for 6uliina from the rear. snatched the set e-e hy superb net work of Tyson and the acc curate I4Andsdown stroke of Stakeiy ,s And they took also the second set e-2. score that possibly may be mssiead- tng. as 1t was often deuce in games and end.
 Then came the third set, which. If ie should have gone to Tyson and Sfake- ly. would entftie them to the cup. Harss old and Edgar seemed to brace. ThetN service improved, the net work of eacia was more effective and the Iohbing was well placed. In this way the third set went to Harold and Edgar, e-a, at time when dusk had come and 1t was too dark to continue, The match will be played off this afternoon, provided the Holt-Edgar match for the singles trophy is finished in time. This cafriea the tournament over unti1 the fifth day. all the result of closely contested setss
 Summary for the day: Holt lMout- gomery) vs. Hobbs fSeima) 6-3. 6-4s Edgar and Harold (Montgomsryl vsss MoCoryey Brothers (Mobile) 6-i. s-e. e-S: Holt ana Keaihofer (MontgomeryAI vs. Ball and Bartlett (Birminghamtt 9-11, 1-e. 1O-s; Tyson and stakeiy Montgomery s-4, s-S; Tyson and stakely Montgomeryl ys. Edgar and Harold (Montgomeryl s-e. s-3. s-S.
 Referee-Holt.