Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-12
HAWAII TO PLAY
Tennis With
MAUI
special star-Bulletln Correspondence

Especial Star. Bulletin Correspondence
HILO, Feb. 10.-Tennis was in full
swing at Honokaa on Sunday last and
practically the whole day was taken
up in a number of matches, the event
Of the day being the play for the E.
o. Hall cup, which was brought, back
to Hilo by the local challengers, who
defeated the holders, Messrs. MeKen-
zie and Fraser lof Honokaa, in the
three sets. The weather was perfect
and the tennis players from Olaa to
Kohala were. present to witness the
match and then take part in sets
which kept up the interest for the re-
mainder of the day. :
From the manner In which the first
game Of the challenge match was play
ed, It looked az though the cup would
remain in Honokaa The challenging
team, Irwin Scott and CONFESS, both
we're wild, and failed to make any
showing, being only able to score one
point. Then the tables were turned,
and the Hilo people took the set with
out losing a game, though many con
tests went to deuce. Scott was in
clined to be wild on his drives from
the back court but the Honokaa men
lobed short continually and gave OBJ
portunity for net smashes which
counted for points when badly needed.
The second set was very interesting.
Game after game went to deuce and
after sharp rallies the Honokaa play
ers generally won till they had score
of So. At this point Scott commenced
hard driving into the back court while
CONFESS covered the net and by a
series of sharp attacks first even the
score and then won the set Is, wind
ing up with a love game on Scott's
serve. The third and final set brought
out the best tennis Of the match and
there were a number of long, hard
rallies, with some quick and spectacu-
lar work at the net on both sides. The
real feature, however, was the driv-
ing by Scott, whose speed was such
that it prevented any great amount of
playing by his opponents after he once
reached the ball with his racket. The
total scores were as follows: Hilo
beat Honokaa, SO, rs, SO.
Another match which attracted a
good deal of attention was then ar.
ranged, in which Kohala and Puma
were combined to lower the Hilo
colors and attained the result they
desired. DR.. Fred Irwin, of Olaa, and
Eugene Horner, of Kohala formed the
combination which took two straight
sets from Scott and CONFESS, Ga. 60.
The playing was faster than in the
previous match but the combination
of Twins steadiness and excellent net
work on the part of Horner won out.
Horner's serve was also a factor which
counted strongly for his team.
Another interesting set was between
Irving Scott and Horner, the former
winning out Is. He had the set we'll
in hand. when with the score at -,
when horner made sensational brace
end evened the games at 5-5. Scott
then commenced his back court driv-
ing and did especially good work
whenever his opponent came to the
net, winning out in the last game
without allowing his opponent a
single point.
From the present indications a team
Of Hilo players will play against Maui
team in the near future The
players on the Valley Island are very
anxious for match and it is likely
that it can be arranged for Saturday,
March l. Two double teams will prob
ably represent Hilo to be taken from
the following players: Irwin Scott,
CONFESS, George Willfong and DR.. Fred
Irwin. They will probably play at
least two matches each, while the
Maui players may play only one match
per team and for his reason the best
two sets out of three is likely to be
the rule. Itwould appear as though
even the Hilo players would have
good chance for at least an even
break in such contests.