The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-08-07
WINS
|NTERC|TY PLAY.
Richmonders Put Up Gre at.
Game, but 1t Didn't Work
Out Right.
HALL WAS STAR PERFORMER
Hill Climbers Capture Both
Doubles, and Singles Break
Even.

Frank j. Hall O.. C. shaner. T. j.
Williams and Roo D. oglesby of Lynch
burg. defeated John Coke, Erskine Blu
ford, Donald Blair and James Mullen.
representing Richmond, yesterday af-
ternoon on the courts of the new Coun-
try Club in the first match of an inter-
city series by four matches to two.
The four single matches were divided.
but the Hill Climbers captured both
double matches. The scores were:
Singles-Hall beat Coke So, SO;
Williams beat Mullen. SO, As. Sc;
Buford beat Shaner, 81, s-4; Blair beat
Og1esby, ga. 81. In the doubles Han
and Shaner beat Buford and Coke, 6-3,
40, Ga, and Oglesby and Williams
overcame Mullen and Blair, rs, SIS.
.6-3.
The summary by sets and games
shows that the result was close. the
visitors taking eight out of fifteen sets
and winning seventy-two games to the
home boys sixty-three a point here
or there. or more especially a game
might very well have made the result
draw. The Lynchburg boys. how.
ever. were there at the critical mo-
ment and displayed good form ant
splendid dash. The home team worked
hard for honors and deserve praise.
Halls Great Work.
John Coke had TO battle young Hall.
It will be remembered that the latter
made an suspicious debut here In the
Old Dominion tournament, forcing
Richard Palmer. the one-time con-
queror OF Karl Behr, and one of the
high-ranking players of the country,
to a three set match. Lawn Tennis"
the chief tennis periodical OF the
United States of America. recognized
the young player in lengthy and
laudatory editorial recently. Hall took
the service and the first game. He
netted four times in the second and
third games. and lost both. He re-
aliated, however. and annexed the
next two. Coke evened matters. Score.
3-3. Hall ran out three straight with
the loss Of but three points, and the
set was his. Score. s-3.
Coke started badly in the second
set. and his opponent won three with
out much trouble. Coke rallied theIi.
fifth at thirty. The next two were
split. both at deuce Score. 4-3. Hall
leading. The next two went to Hall,
and with them the set and match, 6-3.
So.
on the adjoining court Buford
walked away with the first set. 81.
Shaner, in the second, led at 40. but
the tall Richmond player stroked out
six straight.
Score by Points.
Score OF Hall-Coke match by points:
First set
Hall. 2. i. 4. 4, I, 4, 4, 4-2s-6
Coke. 4, 4, 2, 2. 4. 1. l, 1-21-3.
Second set &
Hall "a. 4. a. a, 2. 4. 8, 4. 5-37-s.
Coke-O. 9. 1. 6. 4, 5. 5. 2, 3-2S-3
Williams defeated Mullen in close
three set match. the deciding set go
Ing to fourteen games before the amen
stroke.
Blair disposed of oglesoy without
great difficulty. Score, 81. Ga
Wlsn matters all even, the doubles
were commenced after few minutes
respite. Hall and Shaner VS.. Cook9
and Buford was the drawing caro-.
The gallery saw on.ens ot prosperity
when the capital OF the State embraced
three In row. It took eighteen points
to close the third. At this moment
lively turn of the brain matter struck
the Climbers, nd a rout as complete
as First Manassas stampeded Rich
nond's hope, lls under an avalanche Of
six sickening, sequacious games
Enough said Score, 6-3.
The Second Set.
The second set was better from this
towns standpoint Buford won his
serve. Shaner didn't. Coke did. Rich
mond. 8; Lynchburs. Q. The Hill
Climbers climbed upon the next. and
were climbed upon in turn. The visi-
tors resented such treatment. and
Rugged three big ones Within sin
gle little point of possessing the set
chapter. Country boys set, 6-4
Went to Lynchburg. Hall dropped his
serve. and neither leads. At five to
three. the Invaders take the neces-
1sary game at love and the match,
All four men played excellent ten
mis-. Halls returning of hard smashes
was feature. shaner used the cut
stroke effectively, and Buford and
Coke at times surprised the onlookers.
First set:
Hall and shaner..as s544s44-42-s
Buford and Coke. AS 1o311 611-33-a
Second set:
Buford and Coke. 447242so74-s7- 6
Hall and Shaner..1 0 54245451- a
Third set:
Hall and shaner. 240 64244 so 6
Buford and Coke.4 0-26-4
Mullen and Donald Blair fought
stubbornly against oglesby and VIII
liams. and lost only sixteen out OF
thirty-on one games played The last set
was the tester, and the Lynchbure
racketters snatched it and the first
inter-city series. The visitors were
much gratihed at the hospitality