The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-09-02
Big Crowd Sees Finals on Moana
Courts-Major Outplayed and
Outgeneraled Eklund = Latter
Put Up Plucky Fight for the
Title, Nevertheless.
lFrOm saturday Advertiser. I,

(From saturday AuNettiser.)
Fast, interesting and well-played ten
mis- enthused several hundred people at
the Moana tennis courts yesterday aft.
ernoon during the playing of the final
match for the Inter.Island tennis cham.
pionship, with c. A. Major, the Hlo
crack, opposed to ". Eklund, the EVA
star, the former proving winner in
three straight sets, the score being
Ga. ca and 6-l.
II was non partisan crowd in one
sense of the word, and AS far AS the
applause was concerned each of the
players for the cup received generous
treatment. Honolulu folks are keen TO
recognize grit and skill in athletic
events and, no matter where the heart
may be. they never fail to show their
appreciation of what a contestant is
doing.
The crowd was large and representa-.
tive, many of the best known society
ladies being among the applauders
grouped before the club house and
along the side lines. A long line of
automobiles filed in along the boule.
ward, beneath the coeoanut palms.
Ideal weather prevailed, just the
right kind to bring out the crowd in
their gowns, wraps and feathers. 1t
was pretty sight, all this gathering
Of youth and beauty in the beautiful
Moana grounds. The two players were
| filed with pepper and ginger 40 neces-
sary when skill is called to pit itself
against skill. 1t was case of plucky
youth against mature skin and judg-
ment, with the sympathy of the onlook'
ers for the Ewaite, but with everything
pointing to victory for the Cornell
champion, who, for this occasion, up.
held tho claims of Hilo for the cham
pionship. .tt-..f .tIL
| There were many more women than
men present and they were liberal in
their applause. Many glove was
split or parasol broken when some
fair damsel saw that her favorite had
served well or stopped a rally which
might have heen dangerous. The
chances to cheer Eklund, though, soon
vanished, for with the FIRST set half
under way it was seen that the Hilo
man had too much experience. In fact
he simply outclassed his younger OPP
ponent at every angle of the game.
Major showed remarkable steadness
all through the contest. He started a
hit poorly but in few moments pulled
| himself together and from then on sim
ply outplayed and outgcneralled the
youngster from Eva. Eklund started
the game confidently, hitting the ball
hard as well as stopping some of the
well-placed shots of the Hilo man This
did not last long, for Major soon tight
oned up and began playing to his true
form. Major took the first game cas- "
| by n score of 6-2.
In the second set Eklund did little
better and his serving showed some
Improvement, but while he improved
the Hilo man improved too, and the
second set was his by a score of g.
With the match best three out OF
five, Eklnnd showed dash of speed
in the opening of the third set and
for few moments hard pressed his
man. Major, though, was cool and col
leeted and soon was playing faster
steadier and truer game than his OPP
, ponent. His baseline playing and high
bounding service were perfection. Elk
lund could not fathom the peculiar
break of the ball and either Melted il
or sent it out of bounds.
With Major a winner of the cup this
year, the trophy goes away from Oahu
for year at least No doubt he will
be back again next season as HiIo s
representative in the 1914 tennis cham
| pioDship tournament.