The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-08-19
Bouscaren and Joy Play for TWO
Hours but Were Compelled
to Stop on Account
Of Darkness.
LA HARPE COMES TODAY
The LaHarpe Men are Playing This
Afternoon With The Keokuk
Team Composed Of Joy, Bous-
caren, Powers and Bailey.

Darkness put an end to the finals
In the singles of the tennis tourna-
ment yesterday afternoon with no de-
cision given. When Referee Powers
decided that it was too dark to con-
tinue, the sets stood. C. r. Joys, first
and second, and Bouscaren, the win
ner of the third In the fifth game
of the third set set Joy wrenched his
ankle quite severely, but after a few
minutes rest continued the set. al
though handicapped. The injury will
keep him from finishing the finals for
at least a week.
The men started to play promptly
at five o'clock and played till seven.
Bouscaren started out by winning the
| first three games Of the first set, but
Joy came back by winning the next
four, Bouscaren the next one, and Joy
| the final two and the set. Result,
Joy 6, Bouscaren 4.
The games in the second set were
as follows: Joy, Bouscaren, Joy,
Bouscaren, sBouscaren, Bouscaren,
Bouscaren, Joy, JOY, Joy, Bouscaren,
Joy, Joy, JOY. Result, Joy s, Bous:
caren, G. In the last game of the set
Mr.. Joy won a love game, the first
so far in the series.
] The third set ran Bouscaren Bous
caren, Joy, Bouscaren, Joy, Bouscar.
en-, Joy, Bouscaren, Joy. Bouscarer.
Result. Bouscaren 6 Joy 4. II was in
the fifth game of this set that Joy
4 sprained his ankle but succeeded in
| winning the game. The eighth game
was a love game won by Bouscaren.
The men started on the next set but
darkness made it almost impossible
to do good work, so the rest of the
finals were postponed till some future
date.
i AT the conclusion the clothes OF
both men were thoroughly wet with
perspiration and Joy limped Off the
field with difficulty At no time dur.
ing the play was there any continu-
Gus brilliant work. Bouscaren seemed
to be willing to play waiting game,
4 lobing the ball back to Joy who tried
II placing and succeeded in putting sew.
4 eral where they could not be touched
Although having to run all over the
court to return joys placing, Bous
caren seemed the fresher IF the two
at the conclusion of the match.
!, The rest of the match should bring
} out some faster playing by both mer
; as both are capable of better play
than was exhibited last evening.
The date on which the match will
, been finished has not been set ye
but will be before long. The match
will be played on the C. R. JOY court
and anyone is welcome to participate
j as witness. The rising ground OF
the side of the court makes mag
nifcent natural ampitheatre from
which to witness the play
LaHarpe This Afternoon
The two teams from LaHarpe arr
playing this afternoon with two Keo
kuk teams composed of Powers ant
Baily and R. B. Joy and Bouscaren
The LaHarpe men will prove yer,
fast for the Keokuk players as the,
have played in teams for the last sew
eral years. One Of the teams ha:
: never been defeated away from home
, hut once, and that time In Keoknk OF
the C. R. JOY court LaHarpe has {
! very active tennis association and hai
put out some fast players. The single
championship of Illinois was held b.
LaHarpe man for four years.
The visitors will make the trip ii
autos and were to begin play on arriv
/, al in Keokuk. The teams will alternate
, one team playing on the Athletic fell
court while the other team plays OF
the c. r. Joy court and then chang
ing.
Results in Doubles Yesterday.
Only one game was finished in tn,
!. doubles yesterday afternoon FREQ
T and Frank Highly of Hamilton defeat
ed J. Kiedaisch-Pease. 6-2, 6-3. Free
Highly was somewhat Handicapped by ;
bad ankle but the fact was not no
. ticeable in his playing
, In the Harrison inger VS.. N. Kied
aisch-Pease match darkness fell be
= fore a decision could be given. Har
rison-Winger won the first set rs ant
: the second set ran to 7 all with M
prospects of either team winning
The match will be finished soon.
The rest of the matches other thai
the Harrison-W inger VS.. N. Kied
aisch-Pease match are between Keo
! kuk and Hamilton players. TIL,
e matches are as follows: #. & f
Q Highly VS.. R. b. Joy-Bouscaren, Miller
! Bailey VS.. L. & H. Dadant. and C. r
Joy-Powers vs.. D. & L. Highly.