Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-12

played for the Davis Cup. Reading N
lin. Edwin 8. Gee, William Roth and
Run. Willie. rum" was what the
local tennis fans sang out To Roth
y yesterday, when he and Gee were In
a tough position In their match
against Long and Mclaughlin. And
that about sizes up the situation as
regards the match. for 1t certainly
was run. both OF you, run" right
through the three sets.
Long and Mclaughlin were good
enough to give an exhibition Of their
real Davis Cup form before leaving
Honolulu. and the big crowd that at
tended at the Beretania courts now
know how Il was that the two CAL
lfornians did SO wen against Brookes
and Wilding. From the form shown
By Long and Mclaughlin In all their
games here-that is, up till yester-
day-it was mystery to everyone
how the two youngsters had perform
ed SO brilliantly In Australia.
In defeating Gee and Roth three
sets straight-7-5, 81, Gland do
ing It In such hollow fashion. the
Californians showed what they can
do on y tennis court. and II certain
ly was treat to watch them at
work.
Mclaughlin did some wonderful
smashing from seemingly impossible
positions. and the pace he got on the
ball was terrific. His net work was
also brilliant. and the way he placed
the ball just out OF reach of Roth
or Gee at times showed the COM
mand he has of the game. Nc
Loughlin served as he never did be-
fore In Honolulu, and his pace was
about the fastest ever seen here. His
reverse screw puzzled his opponents
and. time after time. they never
even touched the ball. much less hit
II out or into the net.
Long, too. showed what n sterling
good player he is. and his way OF
working his opponents out OF posi-
ton, and then paralyzing them with
a stroke that either had too much
pace for them to see. or else landed
In the spot where neither man had
any hope OF getting near the sphere.
was great.
Thettali young Californian drives
with terrific force. and his pace often
left Gee and Roth standing scratch
Ing their chins and wondering what
was coming next. To the spectators
the game put up by the Davis Cup
men was a revelation, and there was
only one opinion to be expressed.
and that was that Long and Davis
are wonders for their age. and that
II they remain with the game, the
worlds championship should be
theirs within a few years.
Gee played better yesterday than
ever before In Honolulu. an& his net
work was excellent. Some OF his
passing shots came OFF at times. and
he astonished the Coast men with
some Of his strokes. Roth played In
and-Out tennis; some OF his strokes
were excellent, and In the first set
he showed that he knows the game.
Toward the end of the match. how
ever. Roth was away on his game,
but It did not matter much, as the
Californians were simply invincible
land were playing in their real form.
The first set went to five-all be-
fore the mainland players won It;
they took the two necessary games
In easy style. The second set was
simply runaway AFFAIR. and the
locals got one game in 1t. The third
set showed the visitors at their very
best, and the applause was long and
loud as the Californians showed the
Honolulu people what real tennis Il
/, like. The visitors had no trouble In