The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-09-28
FEW PRESENT
At FINAL GAME

Winning three sets straight out w.
y. Eklund yesterday won the e. o.
Hall tennis competition, beating his
club mate. r. d. Collins, on the Be
retania Clubs court The match,
though the final event in a tournament
which has gradually been drawing
larger crowds, seemed almost devoid
of general interest, judging by the
very sparse attendance of spectators.
Half-a dozen tennis enthusiasts gath
cred on the porch of the club house
and watched the play, but even they
did not seem to ME particularly in
terested. Applause was stinted
Many excellent strokes passed without
a vestige of commentator and game
after game was won and lost with
hardly a movement from the onlook-
ers. 1t surely is seldom that match
of the Importance of this one at
tracts such little attention, or is it
that the city players were Disguised
when their own champions were de-
feated and stayed away rather than
witness two Eva players battling for
a trophy donated by a city magnate?
Whatever the reason the fact remains
that the match was played almost in
private. This does not testify much
to the popularity of tennis in Honolulu
in fact it seems to Indicate an in.
difference to the game on the part of
the general public
EkIund deserved his victory. His
play was brighter, faster and a great
deal more accurate than that Of Col
Inns. His success was not gained,
however without a keen fight, for
several times during the match there
was more than a possibility that Col
Inns would turn the tables and win at
least one set. This was particularly
apparent in the first set. Three games
each were won up to the sixth game,
but Collins then won two in succession
and had the score f. e-four in his favor
and the serve Deuce was reached
twice in the following game, but err
radc play on the part of Collins gave
Eklund the game. Thence to the
end of the set Eklund had all the bet
ter of matters and won the next three
games while Collins was making five
points only.
Excepting for the fifth game Elk
lund had practically a walk-over in
the second set. He won four games
in succession, Collins reaching thirty
in two of them, but the fifth game
proved a very stubborn battle. Four
times deuce was called and three
times Eklund had advantage in his
favor but Collins just as often came
back and Melted the necessary point to
save the game. BY playing too hard
and endeavoring to just Craze the side
lines Eklund lost the last two points
Of the game and Collins won. With a
couple of fine drives which beat Col
Inns, and aided by a double fault. Elk
lund won the seventh game, and with
it the set.
Interesting play characterized the
final set. Fom games were won by
Eklund, through Collins finding the
net six times and failing to place ac-
curately but of the next four games
! Collins took three and recovery such
as had characterized Collins play in
the preliminary matches seemed quite
! possible. During this period of the
game Collins was playing better than
ever, being particularly good on cross
| court cuts, a stroke which he misses
more than he gets. But here
he was netting points by his placing
and Eklund was forced to move about
freely to prevent defeat. The ninth
game was the final Collins won one
point, sending the ball skimming over
the net and just inside the side line,
but he put the next four balls out of
the court and Eklund took game, set
and match.
There were only two love games in
the three sets, one to the credit of
each player, and six games went to
deuce. Eklund won 1872 points to Col
Inns II.
Result.
w. N. Eklund, receive Is, beat T D.
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