Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-01-11
| u SPORTS
BY '. L. STEVENSON.
Mainland Tennis
Men Surpris d

Never before have the tennis ca
thusiasts OF Honolulu had an opportu.
nifty OF witnessing the leading main,
land tennis players In aciioi, and at
the conclusion Of the match today,
between Mclaughlin and I.Jng, the
American representative team and
Roth and Gee. the Honolulu experts. a
record week will close. Tennis week
has more than stimulated local en-
thusiasts of this game, which, as play.
cd here is a good clean sport free
from the demoralizing effects of profes.
sionalism. Local individuals who
have not until now been made aware
of the skill, judgment and endurance
required for an expert In tcnnis. have
had their eyes opened, and become dyed
in the wool fans, and will certainly not
fail to miss tennis games In the flu
ture.
MIR. Edwin s. Gee, of the Pay De-
partment OF the Army, Is responsible
for the presence Of the tennis cele-
brites and II Is to his efforts that the
credit Of the successful matches Is
due. When Long and Mclaughlin
came through en- route to Australia Mr..
Gee met them at the boat and urged
them to stop Off and play match
with the local men. They were some.
what averso to doing so, fearing the
risk Of a sprained ankle or ligament,
but finally as result Of his earnest
solicitation arrangements were made
for the match. A cordial invitation was
sent to the distinguished visitors by
Mr.. Gee urging them to stop of for
week on their way back to the
States, stating that he had already
their return tickets to Vancouver, TO
enable them to return to San Fran
cisco BY the Alameda. lie has been
untiring and unselhsh during the
entire week In his efforts to give
tennis players am opportunity to see
the game as It. should be played and Is
certainly deserving of the sincere
thanks OF every tennis loving resident
Of Honolulu.
Maurice Mclaughlin was the sen
sation Of Newport last season. Only
eighteen years Of age and practically
unknown to the eastern cracks he
went through the preliminary and
semi.final rounds of the national
championship match. defeating older
and more experienced players with
ridiculous ease. His corkscrew SER
vice with the reverse cut, which seems
to defy the laws of gravitatlon, bounds
to the left instead OF continuing to
the right, Is one of his chief assets
and never falls to puzzle an oppon.
ent. In the national championship
finals he met Clothier and was defeat.
ed only after a -four set match three
OF which went to deuce. His match
with Wilding In Australia was one of
the most spectacular events ever wit.
messed there, as, after winning the
first set and with five games TO
three In his favor In the second, he
would In all probability have annexed
the match had he not been over con.
fdent, Mclaughlin is still a student
In the San Francisco high school and
undoubtedly has wonderful future
before him.
Melville Long is player Of sterling
merit. with an excellent service. He
has great command OF the ball at the
net or from the base line. IL a hard
driver and can negotiate tantalizing
chops on the side lines. He held the
Pacific, Coast championship until 1907,
when he lost to his present partner.
and these two have been rivals since
He made rather a better showing
against Brookes In the Australian
match than Mclaughlin. but did not do
SO well with Wilding. so honers were
apparently easy. He has few superiors
In passing an antagonist at the net and
docs SO equally well fore or back
hand. His height gives him a great
advantage In reach over the average
player and makes It almost an i'm.
possibility to pass him at the net.
Davis Gun Play.
The match for the Davis Cup will
go down In the history Of tennis AZ
one OF the most remarkable OF these
classic contests. Thirty-eight games
were played to decide the first two
sets the final score reading 1910, 81,
6'3. Although the American team
was defeated In straight sets, the re.
suit OF each period was in doubt un.
I'll the final point had been played
and In both the FIRST two sets the
Americans were. several times within
one point OF taking the set.
The local players are to be- heartily
congratulated on their showing
against the mainland cracks. Castle
Gee and Low have all put up game
night against almost overwhelming
odds. I'VE are surprised at the high
class singles that the local men have
remarked Long. On the
day OF their arrival Gee defeated Long
IN set SO and In the sem.finals
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