The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-08-23

BY defeating S. Stellwagen of Min
neapolis, northwest ennis champion.
H. G. Mayes of Winnipeg, Manitoba
champion, won the right to play
Lejstikow, also of Winnipeg, for the
Red river valley championship in
the North Dakota tournament. The
match was one of the best ever seen
on the local courts and went the five
sets, Mayes winning, Ga, AS, As, CO,
GO.
f. NJ. Wilson of st. Paul. formerly
of this city, retains the North Da-
kota championship by virtue Of his
victory e Theo. b. Elton of Grand
Forks yesterday. Wilson defeated
6-1. 6-2.
The North Dakota ladies' cham
pionship was won this morning by
Miss Ruth Farrar OF Brookline.
Mass. who is visiting at the home of
Miss Ruth Withheld in his city. Miss
Farrar defeated Mrs. S. Janus of Bel
court, 11-9. So.
Was Fine Match.
The Mayes-StellWagen match this
morning was exceptionally interesting
from beginning to end. Create eX-
perience and steadier playing on the
part of Mayes defeated the north
ShihitkPIoIs IL
champion played a steady, consistent
game from beginning to end, while
Stellwagen proved a more spectacular
player. Some of ~Stellwagen's shots
at the end to the corner of the court
were exceptionally good. Both men
came to the net at times, and each
had good luck in passing each other
while resorting to that style of play.
A number of sharp exchanges of
-h~-A -. .1s~L GU
wager a the advantage.
Mayes won the first set, ga. The
games a~lternated up to the last two.
when Mayes succeeded in capturing
two straight. The wind proved a fac
tor in deciding the set, as all of the
games, with the exception of the last
two. were won on the south court.
In tn second set, %Stellwagen tool
the first game n lost the next two.
He came back strong. however, and
took three games in a row.. only to
let Mayes capture the honors in the
next two. Both men had four games
each at this stage. but Stellwagen
succeeded in capturing the next two,
ending the set.
Mayes took the first game in the
third set, but Stellwagen captured the
next three. Mayes succeeded in Win
ming the fifth game, but Stellwageli
ended the set by winning the sixth
game.
Stcllwaarn Felt Confident.
At this stage of the game 1t was
apparent: that Stellwagen felt conti
dent of h match n let up a little,
with the result that Mayes took the
first three games in the fourth set.
Stellwagen tried hard to pull up and
succeeded in winning in two games,
but it was impossible for him to head
y Mayes.
Stellwagen showed nervousness in
the fifth set. and lost the first two
gaines to Mayes, the second being
maj took the third game, but lost the
fourth. He tried hard to defeat
Mayes. but the best he could do was
win the fifth game, II Winnipeg man
getting the SIXTH. seventh and eighth
contests.
In the first set there was only game
went to deuce, while three in the sec
ond went that far. In the third set
the men player to deuce in six games,
once in the fourth set n once in TIN.
9th. all of which indicates that there
Vas some fast playing and killing
shots on both sides.
Mayes will meet Leistikow of Win
nipeg, the present Red river valley
late this afternoon OF tomorrow morn
ing.
The final in the consolation event
was played late yesterday Pollard
winning the title by defeating Har-
vey, 81. CO, 6-3.
The fnal in the state doubles was
reached this morning when Blather-
wick n Sunberg defeated Elton and
Jackson, 60. 6-3.