Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-10-11

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claimed q pretty malihini girl last
night to her father. And It was APP
parent that the young lady was
astonished at the enterprise Of the
tennis players OF the mId-Pacific
Isles.
The scene at the Manoa courts
last night was very pretty one, and
although the high wind that prevail
ed rather interfered with the play
ing, and did not add to the comfort
of the spectators, an enjoyable even
| ing was spent. The air was cool
and the crowd a congenial one, and
even II the play was hardly up to
standard, there was some fun to be
had.
The electric lights were in excel
lent condition, and the pickering
was, nil, The new lamps are good
qbd they food the court on both
Sides with a brilliant glow that
makes sthe playing very like that of
daytime,
Five matches were played last
| night, and only two OF them were
anything like even. Three were
won by the easy scores of 1O-1, 10-1,
1913. The first two mentioned
might have easily been 100, IL the
leaders had tried their best. These
Il SRSy, Victories rather robbed the
matches OF Interest, but something
like that must happen whea first
\ CLASS man runs up against man
who does not know much about the
game. The other matches were
closer, and the losers got seven
games while the winners were piling
| up the ten necessary to cinch the
match.
The spectacular feature OF the
evening was the serving OF Irwin.
The man from the Far East certain.
ly got in some terrific serves. and
in the ninth game against Single
hurst he took the game to love with
four serves that were like shots
from a rife.
Irwin VS.. Singlehurst.
Irwin and Singlehurst opened the
ball last night. and for d while the
games were level. When eight had
been played the score was tonr-all
but then Irwin took two In success
sion and led. Then Singiehursi
captured another and Irwin replied
by winning three, one after the 9th.
err. with the score standing at 90
in Twins favor. Singlehurst woke
up and played his very best. He took
two more games and 1t began Il
look as IL the match would be Q
close one. Irwin, however. took the
next game and won out, 1917.
The winner played a better game
than he has for long time. While
weak in the volleying line. he served
well. and, using a cut stroke on hii
drives, scored easily at times.
Schmidt Was Easy.
The next match" was that be-
tween Atherton Richards and w. r
Schmidt, and 1t was a runaway at
fair from the first ball served til
the set ended. For game after game
Richards Just hit the ball back an,
old way and Schmidt did the rest
It was very poor exhibition, ant
young Richards had no trouble II
winning out FOL. 1t was the tenth
game that Schmidt won, and he tool
1t to uoye!j In the previous gains
Richards made three double fauit'
and then won out after9aii =
i Schmidt was lsheesed when h,
managed ;t6sget aFgame y<rom lRich,
ards, and lin the last game played ~
and hit out hard The consequence
was that he did better than wher
he was, pottering around trying te
hit them over the net in an easy
fashion.
Doubles.
When Atherton had disposed Of
Schmidt, the doubles were started NJ
and Hemenway and Singlehursl
played Clarence Cooke and Anterior
Richards. This was another run
away match. and the last-named pail
won out by score OF 10-1. Cooke
was In excellent form, and he vol
leyed brilliantly. His ground strokes
were also good and he showed about
as good form as he has ever done.