The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-05-20
HARD CONTESTS
IN SEMI FINALS

A. NJ NOVEL;, as anticipated, got
through to the final round of the ten
mis- singles championship tournament
yesterday by beating R. Sinclair,
three out of four sets, but the second
semi-final was not finished, three sets
only being played.
The brand of tennis put up in each
of the semi-finals was of a very high
grade, particularly that in the Now
ell-Sinclair match, which was sur
prisingly good. Bob Sinclair put up
a splendid game, characterized by
steady play, but Novel; had Just
little too much generalship to draw
upon, and he won out safely. But
Sinclair demonstrated that he is
force to be reckoned with in tennis,
and as he is young and improving
player it may be that the present
first-fighters will have to look 20
their laurels when Sinclair again
gets into tournament. Novel;
played in his usual style, bringing OFF
some particularly good shots at diff
ferent stages of the game. Novel;
has great advantage over Sinclair
in height, reach and experience, but
Notwithstanding these handicaps, Sin
clair made the ex-Moana Valley
player hustle around considerable.
Novel;, after winning the first and
second sets rs, SO, lost the third
4-6, but he came through with a 60
victory in the fourth and last set.
But this set was perhaps the best CT
the afternoon. OF the eight games
which comprised the set, four went
to deuce, Sinclair's efforts being kept
up the whole while. Sinclair is tena-
cious and with a trifle more expert
ence he will find himself in the "a"
class.
Jack Guard and L. M. Judd had
vimful set-to in the second semi-final,
twenty-five games being played be-
fore the first set ended It was a
wonderfully fine set, in which both
players came in for well-merited ap-
plause. Judd had the advantage of
the opening games, winning three out
of the first four, ana five out of eight,
seeming then to have mortgage on
the game. From this point, however,
Guard demonstrated his skill at the
game and played like a champion,
keeping up the effort until the score
was called, five-all 1t was really a
fine recovery and Guard was duly
applauded. Thence to the end of the
twentieth game it was first one and
then the other who led, until after
that Judd took two games in success
sion and won the set. 1t is, indeed,
seldom that so stubborn a game is
fought out on the local courts, sell
dom that the play is so good in so
prolonged a game, and both players
deserved every whit OF the applause
both gained.
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as good a showing in the second set,
which Guard won, 6-1. Guards serv-
ice was his strong point, but he found
innumerable chances for smashing
and seldom missed an opportunity.
Judd, on the other hand seemed to
be resting; he could not bring OH
the strokes he did in the previous set
and lost out, as stated.
The positions were reversed en-
tirely in the third set, for then it was
Judds turn to have a look in and,
making the most of his opportunities,
he captured the first three games,
lost the fourth, but won the fifth and
sixth, the score being called five-one
in his favor. 1t seemed all over but
the shouting, but Jack Guard came
back with another rally, which Melted
him three games in succession, and
took the score to five-four.
The spectators then settled down