The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-06
FIVE MATCHES IN
TENNIS TOURNEY

Five matches were played in the
Castle cup tennis tournament yester-
day, two were forfeited and the eighth
was put over until this afternoon. The
games completed were taken by the
winners fairly easily, but in view of
the fact that many of the players are
making an initial appearance in open
handicaps this was in a measure to be
expected. However, as this tourna.
ment progresses play will be the
keener.
This afternoon nine matches are to
be played, several of which promise
to provide good tennis.
The Castle cup will no doubt take
its place among the annual tourna-
ments of Honolulu, at least for two
seasons. The conditions under which
the cup was donated by AL Castle pro-
vide for the competition being held
twice annually, at dates to be fixed
by the committee in charge. It has
to be won twice before becoming the
absolute property of any player. There
is considerable speculation as to who
will win out in this competition, but,
as one-third of the players have not
been seen in action, it is impossible
TO gauge their respective chances with
any degree of certainty. However, R.
Sinclair, Theo Richards, w. A. Wall,
w. Greenwell, c. G. Bockus and Jack
Guard are among the likely-looking
ones.
The most keenly contested of yes
terday's matches was that between
J. ODowda and J. w. Bains on the
Pacific courts, for after O'Dowda had
won the first set 81, the second set
went to 81, before being taken by
O'Dowda. The latter took the first
two games in the second set, but Bains
took three in succession and held the
lead up to the thirteenth game when
the score was rs in his favor. Then
O'Dowda won three running and took
set and match.
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Roi 6-1, 60; Theo. Richards beat T.
, p. w. Gray, 60, SO; ], R. Judd beat
G. G. Irwin, ga, 6-3; and w. A. Wall
beat P. r. Bartlett, GO, 6-3. V. Stew
enson forfeited to G. G. Guild and R.
w. Smith defaulted to S. A. Baldwin,
while the Duckworth-Steere game
was postponed until this afternoon
Today's games are;
Pacific Courts.
F. E. Steere VS.. G. L. Duckworth.
L. NJ. Judd VS.. X. B. Barnes.
S. A. Baldwin VS.. winner Duekworth-
Steere match.
Neghborhood Courts.
i w. Greenwich VS.. r. S. Thurston.
]. r. Judd VS.. G. G. Guild.
|, Beretania Courts.
R. Sinclair VS.. T. Richards
; w. A. Wall VS.. ]. O'Dowda.
C. G. Bockus VS.. J. Macaulay.
j. T. Guard VS.. G. H. Buttolph.
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are not fast men in the field, dashing
horsemen and sllillful with the NAL
let, they have only to see the chl1-
lengers play, says the New York COR
; respondent of the S. F. Call.
They have shown great form in re-
spect to the use of the mallet. The
Englishmen, particularly in the back
hand stroke, are more clever than the
Americans. The backhand stroke is
great favorite among the challeng.
ers. They are such adopts at this
that they use it on every possible or
casion. Many times during the game
when they have a chance to wheel
their ponies and face the ball and hit
ii a driving forward stroke they have
preferred to hit it backhanded.
Captain Cheape, the No. l man Of
the English team, says: 1--WE are mo :.
or less bothered by the lack of offsids
> and onside rules. In India we never
, play except under these conditions.
= Many sideboards tend to confuse us.
: On the small fields in India we do not
use them. 81 think the team that
3 will represent England this year is
much stronger than the one that lost
D at Nottingham in 1909. Without de.
4 tracing the slightest from the merits
r of the American team, l believe that
+ their opponents at birmingham were
very weak"
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