The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-01

Yesterday at the Country club saw
the finals of the intermountain tennis
tournament in mems singles and dou-
bles and in each the title was won
by four visiting players from Los An
geles. T. 9. Bundy. winner of the All
Corners tournament at Newport and
challenger TO ". A. Larned FOR the
national title. won the intermountain
singles championship. defeating : Sin
sabaugh in the greatest singles match
ever seen on local courts.
In an equally brilliant doubles match
came the surprise OF the tournament,
when Bundy and Hendriclx. Pacific dou-
bles champions and the pair that Chal-
lenged Hackett and Alexander for the
national title, met defeat at the hands
of Sinsabaugh and Duncan. on form
Bundy and Hendrick were sure winners.
Sinsabaugh. playing one Of the brill
liant games for watch he Is noted, and
Duncan. playing with his usual steedi-
ness. were more than a match for tho
favOrites. and after losing the first set.
came on to take the next three and
the match. The score does not fairly
indicate the closeness OF the match. as
the majority of the games went to
deuce. and each point was desperately
fought for.
Tire winning Of the match meant
much TO nsabaugh and Duncan. as in
the rating for 1910 their victory will
boost them up pretty close to the top.
The doubles match was the first OF
the afternoon. Sinsabaugh and Dun
can did not seem TO warm up for the
first set. Each was wild and they did
not work smoothly together. In the
second set Sinsabaugh got his wonder
fully fast service and smashing game
TO working, and all or Bundy's ability
as n place SHOEMAKER could not stem
the tide OF the battle. Equally steady
and at times more brilliant. Sinsabaugh
and Duncan forced their way TO the
lead and held their pace To the final
set and game.
Win Doubles Title.
Following the tournament finals the
winner met McBroom and Garnett in
the challenge match and won i'm two
straight sets, the length OF the sets
having been cut down TO two out OF
three on account OF making it Dossi-
bic to finish the play yesterday.
McBroOm and Garnett played their
usual strong game. but were Outclassed.
although the local players made the
visitors extend themselves.
The semi-finsls in singles returned
Rundy a winner over Frank Roberts.
81. 81. and Sinsabaugh winner over
ing Bundy and Sinsabaugh in the
finals.
The first set set the large gal
lery In an uproar Of quite sur
prise, as Sinsabaugh. putting up a
brilliant attack. won game after game
and the set, 81. Sinsabaugh had every
thing, and both on his service and in
his returns scored many aces. balls
that the all-comers champion could not
touch.
The pace OF the first set was too tell
ing for SinsabauEh to hold. and Bundy.
showing hts remarkable staying power
under fire. came on 20 take the next
two sets and the match rather easily.
Had he been addicted 90 stage fright.
however. the tennis world would have
felt one Of the greatest form upsets OF
the year.
Better tennis than that seen yester-
day would be hard TO find on any
courts. and the galleries that lined the
courts were called uDOn time and
again 20 applaud brilliant work. not
only with the rackets, hut OF tennis
Eencralship.
sam Neel.- holder OF the internoun-
tain title did not defend HIS honor
aEafnst Bundy. standing by his an
nOuncempnt OF some months ago that
he was out Of the game and would not
attempt to come back.
Tennis Dinner.
In the evening a tennis dinner was
held at the Country club with the Wis