Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-07-18
]. A. RICHARDS
WONIMPORTANT
TENNISEVENT

J. Anterior Richards, who won the
Hawaiian tennis championship last
year, has been playing fine game in
the east this summer With c. T..
Bacon he won the intercollegiate dou-
bles title, and recently, partnered with
the same player, he won the New Eng
land championship, an event that
ranks very high in national tennis.
The Hartford. Conn, Daily courant,
has the following to say OF the VIC
tory of the young HONOLULU player:
To achieve to the finals in both the
singles and doubles of New Eng
land tennis championship tournament
is a lot that,falls to but few and then
TO be defeated for the title in both is
luck that few men would care to have,
and it is no wonder that when the
days tennis closed at the Hartford
Golf Club yesterday Wiley c. Grant,
New York Tennis Club, national in
door champion, was discouraged, for
he had gone down to defeat in both
the singles and doubles before men of
much more youthful years and athle-
tic vigor. For years he has been a
player In the New England tourna-
ment at the golf club, but never before
has he gone SO far in both tDurna-
ments in the same year, although one
year he won the doubles title when
paired with Theodore Roosevelt Pell
of New York.
This year he felt that perhaps the
ink that had followed him at Hartford |
tfor in other cities and tournaments
he had bested the men who defeated |
him nere) had deserted him and he had
hopes of holding the cup, which has
been his fondest ambition, for at |
least one year But it was of no use,
FOR while he had the skill and the ex-
perience, he lacked a certain quality |
Of ginger, which his more youthful OPP
ponents possessed, and, although he
fought pluckilg, he was gradually
worn down. due perhaps to several
hard matches played during the week;
and again to the fact that he has
played little this year and, perhaps,
was not in the pink of condition. What
.ver the reason. he was defeated and
when It was all over. and he and his
PARTNER lin the doubles, Richard H
gole, were Shaking hands with the-yie-l'
ors, C. Everett Bacon and ]. A. Rich
lrds Of Wesleyan, he was led to re-
mark. well, boys, you were a little
)etter than the old men. Thank you
or the match" Twas this sportsman
ike attitude that gave his vanquishers
, tinge of sorrow in the midst of their
oy of victory This feeling was felt
Eore or less by b large number of
hose present for in the years Grant
las been coming to Hartford they have
earned to like him, and while all real ,
zed that the better men had won, they
,ould not help wishing that it had been
i little different.
The play in the final round of the
doubles for the championship title and
up was far more exciting than that in
he singles, probably due to the longer
ength of the rallies and the greater
number of players. Grant and Cole
loped to win this, Grant especially,
ince he had lost out in the singles and
hey pitted .sall their tennis lore
gainst the strength and speed of the
Wesleyan players, but with no avail,
or while they made creditable show
ng, the superior team clearly won
superior not only in strength, but in
he ability to handle themselves on
he courts. Throughout the three sets,
With one exception, the Wesleyan duo
Aayed as one man and the exhibition
hey put up has seldom been equalied [
IN the courts of the Hartford Golf
Tub. Repeatedly the boys = for they
re hardly more than that - played
he old veterans completely off their
eet While they. won the intercofie-
,fate title this year it was hardly
bought that they would besable to cap
ure the amateur title as well, and
heir work brought forth the heartiest
raise from all, even though, as said
,rfore, it was tinged with the sorrow
aused by the passing of the two older
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