Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-23
RICHARDS-CASTLE
I'm CHAMPIONSHIP
NOVEL; AND COOKE BEATEN IN IFINALSGREAT TENNIS
ON SATURDAY-FINALS THIS AFTERNOON

to NOVEL; and he then led by two sets
to nil
The third set was started almost i'm.
mediately after the second was fin
ished and although Novel; took the
first game. Richards quickly got into
his stride and took the next Ave
straight. Novel; appeared to be tir.
ing and he had slowed down a lot In
his driving. His service was not so
deadly either and the supporters Of
Richards began to feel hopeful.
NOVEL; took the seventh game to
fifteen but Richards then won the
next and with II the set 6-2.
when the men came out on the
court for the fourth set of the match
there was a subdued air of excitement
among the spectators. The admirers
OF the young player did not feel too
hopeful. although IL was thought that
Novel; might lose one set more.
This fourth set must always be re.
membered by those who saw II. II
and the final one Of the match were
sensational enough for anybody. Now.
ell took the first three games before
Richards got going. but then the lad
won the fourth and fifth and his
chances improved. The sixth went to
NOVEL;, to thirty. and the score stood
at 40. and Novel; looked all over a
winner.
Then change came about. and
Richards won three games straight
through, magnificent placing and vol
leylng. Novel; then evened up things
and five all was called. The eleventh
game went to Novel;. and the set
stood at 6.5, Novel; leads. Richards
however. captured the'next game. and
six all was the call. There was a
great struggle before Richards tool,
the two games necessary to win the
vantage set. and when he did he was
applauded for some considerable time
Two sets each. and twenty games each
was then the state OF affairs and a
closer contest could not be imagined
The fifth and deciding set was re
markable one and Newell seemed ia
start out with fixed determination
to make every stroke a point.getter.
How close he went to II may be real.
lied when II is recorded that he quick.
ly had the set Al In his favor, and
that Richards points In the four games
he lost were, respectively, love. fif'
teen, love, and thirty
Then the young player pulled him
self together and playing in champions
ship style against the rapidly firing
Novel;. won Ave games straight. and
took the set and match. Nowell's
score in the Ave last games OF the set
was: love, thirty, deuce. fifteen and
love.
The match could not have been bet
ter and the spectators were delighted
with the exhibition. People who were
annoyed because the Castle-Cooke
match was not also played on the Der
etania courts, soon forgot their trou'
bles when Il was seen how the Rich
ards. NOVEL; match was going. Over
two hours Of the best kind OF sport
was enjoyed by those present and
those who were not at the courts
missed the time OF their lives.
President Bockus officiated az um
pire and his decisions were good. II
was hot sitting out in the sun but the
scorer seemed to enjoy himself as
much as anybody.
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The Hawaii may rot get away I'll
about the end OF the month, but she
will have plenty OF time to get VI
! to San Pedro In time to start on Jul,
9 In the trans-Pacihc race.