The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-08-24
.BRANSON WINS IN
BRILLIANT MATCH
THE MOST BRILLIANT TENNIS
MATCH EVER PLAYED IN
IOWA WON BY THE NIT.
CHELL PLAYER.

Des Moines Register, is: In the
greatest tennis match ever played in
the state OF Iowa, Ray L. Branson
of Mitchell, S. D., won the Iowa state
tennis tournament for the year 1911
and the right to challenge Fred Brad
ley of Des Moines for the title OF
state champion. The match was bril-
liant, hard fought and dramatic.
Both men showed superior points.
Both won games on sheer nerve and
turnei seeming routs into victories
by displays OF unusual tennis execu-
ton. In addition to this the two
men were so we'll matched that sets
and games We're deuced without
number. The first set was l3-1l
demonstration in favor of Branson.
Hoerr won the second ST. Branson
came balk for the third, the only one
going in the usual number of games
i'll 6-S. and seemed to have the next
within his grasp at the same figures,
lin fact needed but oint when Hoerr
braced and sent the match through
deuce until the Dakota man finally
won Sc. The determination to win
points wrought the gallery to the
highest pitch of excitement and the
bursts OF applause were sandwiche3
in between the volleys Of balls and
the nervous screams of young la
dies as luck or ability turned the
tide in alternate currents to their fa-
SVorites
Hoerr Passed Branson.
Hoerr eXcelled in passing his op-
poncnt at the next, in fact, his back
hand stroke with Branson close to
4 the barrier brought him the most Of
his points. Branson broke up his
terrific forehand stroke but had trou-
Bile in meeting the infrequent lob
bing of his opponent. Branson's
great strength lay in his ability to
cover the back OF the court and also
to reach the net at the proper time
and place the ball while his oppon-
ent was on the run. Early in the
game, Branson tried a hard smashing
game on all chances close to the net,
but continually shot the ball into
the cords. He abandoned this early
and for the larger part of the contest
relied upon his ability to cover
ground to make up for strokes. He
displayed a battling serve during The
latter half of the game, one that
sent almost as many of the Hoerr re-
turns wild as did the cannon ball
shot of the ST. Louis youngster.
The match opened all Hoerr, Bran
son drove the first ball out of the
court. and lost the first game by a
love score. He lost the second and
third and apparently was not able to
fathom the game of his opponent He
wen the fourth game, long deuce
affair ran through two more deuce
games to his credit and ended up this
bit OF hard fighting by winning a
couple of Al games This run OF
five straight was the largest of tho
J tournament
This set then went through all the
changes of a long deuce fight, Bran
son breaking into Hoerr's serve in
the eleventh, but failing to win the
twelfth. Ioerr broke into Branscn'
serve in the nineteenth game, but
Icould not hold the advantage. Bran.
sen broke into the IIocr- serve in the
twenty-sscond. added his own to The
list CT Victories and added another
from, the serve of his opponent 1cl
the first match.
The second match was but slight,
less spectacular, Branscn having the
match all but won in the tenth game
when he lacked single point of win
ming the set. Hoerr made brilliant
: stand at this point, won the deuce
} game ana pulled the game out of the
melee to his credit after six more
: hard fought games.
; Branson Wins Easily.
= The third was a Bronson set al
the way. Fer the only time OF ths
; match he Won the first game. II,
y added the second, lost one. alternatet
z in winning and losing through fou
d games and then came back strong TO
D tho :as: two games of the G-3 set.
: The last set brought out anothe
= stubborn fight when the match seem
led to be all but over The mint
o |game was a deuce affair again, an,
!, Branscn was within one point &c
e winning the game, set and match
d Hoerr again came to the front wit
J a rally not to be denied, won thi
y game and the next, lost one, wen an
d other brilliant deuce battle and the
lost two deuce games, missing th
% final shot of his opponent when hi
A footing slipped as hessturned, to 81
le the ball.