Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-29
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PLAYERS MEET
IN THE FINALS
EkIund of Eva and Major of
HiIo to Battle Today at the
Moana for Island
Tennis Title

This is an out-of-toYn year IN ten
mis-. Every Honolulu man has been
eliminated from the championship
singles event, and this afternoon VIM.
Eklund OF Eva and Cedric A. Major
Of Hilo meet in the finals on the Mo-
ana hotel courts. whichever way
the match goes, the trophy viii leave
Honolulu
Major won his way into the final
round by defeating A. l.. Castle in a
good. four-set match, while Eklund
turned the trick on Alan Lowrey, in
straight SETS The matches, which
were played yesterday afternoon on
the Moana courts. brought out a big
crowd OF tennis fans, who saw a
flrst-class exhibition of the game as
played on hard-surfaced courts.
The Major-Castle match, which
was played on the grandstand court,
was given most attention by the gal
lery, and IL proved well worth watch
ing. The steadiness of the former
Cornell star gave him the victory in
the end, although he failed to annex
single game in the opening set. The
match started with Castle playing
confidently. and hitting the ball hard.
He was much surer than the Hilo
man, and passed the latter repeatedly
with welI-directed shots cross court.
Couldn't Stand Prosperity.
This walk-away set may have had
something to do with Castles ulti-
mate undoing, for he slackened up
perceptibly at the opening of the sec
ond set, and when Major frightened
and began to play up to his true
form. Castle couldn't get into the
high again. Major took the first
game on his opponents service, and
then won his own serve. Castle then
came back with the third and fourth,
and Major won the fifth and sixth,
making the score AZ in his favor.
Castle braced and took the seventh,
but Major annexed the eighth. Again
Castle made a desperate effort, TAX
ing thes ninth. but Major ran out the
tenth game and the set on his own
service.
The third set was almost a repeti-
tion OF the second, Castle getting the
third, sixth, seventh and ninth games.
In the fourth and last set the local
man took the first game on his own
service, and then dropped seven in
row.
Major proved very steady in his
baseline play, and his high bounding
service worked TO perfection on the
hard courts. Il has a high jump, but
very little side break, and Castle
continually Melted it. or sent Il out
OF court. Although not apparently DIFF
ficult to handle, this service won
Major a number of clean aces. II
was in the second set that Castle
started to put this service out Of
court, and when he tried to lower
his sights he found the net repeatedly.
EkIund Very Steady.
On the other. court. Eklund of Eva
was showing great steadiness, and
a mastery of difficult strokes that
gave Alan Lowrey all he wanted. and
a little more. Eldund was cool as
the proverbial cucumber, and used
his head to good advantage through
out the match.
AS in his earlier matches, his low
volleys were specially good, and time
and again he caught dropping ball
that would have pulled him way out
Of position had it bounced. and sent
it skimming over the net to the cor
ners. He kept Lowrey on the jump
throughout. and the pace proved too
; fast for the former captain, although
he put up a gritty fight EkIund was
in better condition, and 1t was the
sort OF match where condition told.
The scores:
Major beat Castle, DC, Ga, Cd,
Gil: Eklund beat Lowrey. 81, Cd,
Cd.