The Hawaiian gazette., 1909-09-03
SPORTS.
FINALS COULD
NOT Be PLAYED
(From Wednesday s Advertiser. }

(From Wednesday IS Advertiser.)
In the semi finals of the mixed
doubles yesterday afternoon on the
Beretania courts, Sonny Cunha and
Mrs. r. Hind defeated f. 5. Gee and
Mrs. D. D. Gregory -, 20, 6-S,
f. L. Steere and Miss NJ. Hall de-
feated d. Anderson and Miss NJ. Birney
6-3. Ga.
A large and enthusiastic gallery wit
messed the closest and most exciting
match played so far during the tourna.
ment when Mrs. Hind and Sonny final
ly won out after two hours of brilliant
play. 1t had been the intention to
play the finals Immediately after the
two matches scheduled but it was al
most dark at the completion of the
qualifying rounds.
Mrs. Hind played beautiful game.
She possesses all of the qualifications
necessary to make a tennis player,
nerve. steadiness, a good stroke and an
excellent service. Time and again Gee
would smash the ball down into her
territory and she would place 1T per
fectly, passing him as he came to the
net. Cunha s ability is too well known
to require special mention. He is UNI
doubtedly one of the best players in
doubles in the Territory and he was
certainly the goods yesterday. He was
there with the happy smile, the tan
talizing placing and his proverbial yell
"nobody there generally turned out
to be statement of fact.
After Sonny and Mrs Hind had run
up four games to one in the first set,
Mr.. Gee and Mrs Gregory steadied
down and tied the score. The ninth
game went to Cunha and Mrs. Hind
but their opponents again tied the score
at games all. After two games that
went to deuce and vantage SO many
times that the referee became weary,
Cunha and Mrs. Hind finally pulled out
the set IS.
The second set was hummer. Cunha
and his partner again started out with
lead of games to l, which was tied
at games all, after which the score
went backwards and forwards inter
minably, one side having slight ad-
vantage for a moment only to be over
hauled.
With the score games all, Mr.. Gee
and Mrs. Gregory put on little extra
steam and took the second set games
to z. After seven minutes rest the
deciding set was started and, as usual,
Cunha and Mrs. Hind took the lead, 3
games to l and again the score was
tied at 3 games all. During the last
portion of the deciding set Mrs. Hind
played brilliantly, repeatedly returning
almost impossible shots and placing her
returns SO far in the back court that
her opponents could not handle them.
Every point was holly contested but
Cunha and Mrs. Hind gradually forged
ahead and took the three deciding
games necessary for the match. This
was by far the best match of the tour
nament and it is safe to say that no
better tennis in mixed doubles has ever
been seen in Honolulu.
S. Too much credit cannot be given Mrs.
d. d. Gregory, from Schofeld Barracks,
for her showing during this tourna-
meDt. 1t was her first appearance in
tournament play and she has won the
admiration of every one by her plucky
struggle against odds. Her match with
Mrs. Hind in singles was extremely
close although the score seemed one
sided and her playing with Mr.. Gee
yesterday was a revelation to those who
had not seen her play.
The match between Miss Hall and
+. E. Steere and Miss Birney and ID.
Anderson was hotly contested from
start to finish. Anderson played bril-
liant net game and Miss Birney was
quick on her feet and covered court
much better than in her match in
singles against Miss Hall. Miss Hall
played her usual good game and Steere
assisted in making the combination
that Cunha and Mrs. Hind will play in
the finals on Thursday afternoon.
The drawings in gentlemen's doubles
are given below. Play will begin
promptly in this portion of the tourna-
ment at 400 p. m. today All gentle
men entered in doubles should be pres
ent at this hour. Finals in mixed
doubles will be played Thursday. Finals
in ladies singles will be played Friday,
and if possible, finals in gentlemen 3
doubles on Saturday.
There were nine entries in gentle
men S doubles which necessitated a
peculiar drawing. There is only one
preliminary round and seven byes.
Preliminary round: Noel DEER and
George Waterhouse vs. L.. Il. Conness
and Major Long.
Byes: Greenfield and McKeever vs..
+. L. steere and Hemenwayj Sonny
Cunha and Gee VS.. Anderson and Low;
Richards and Richards vs. Brewster and
Hogs; w. Il, Roth and VIM. William
son drew the seventh bye and will play
the winners of the Deer, Waterhouse
C0nnessLong match.
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