Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-20
SEvENTY-SEvEN GAMES TO
DECIDE DOUBLES FINALS
Castle and Ekund Win Pacific Club invitation Tournament
After Thrilling Match With Larned and Lowrey-CroWd APP
pIauds Best Tennis Ever Witnessed in the Hawaiian Islands

A. L., Castle and VIM. Eklund won 9
77-game tennis match yesterday after
noon, and carried OF the silver cups
offered for the invitation doubles tour
nament or the Pacific Tennis Club
Only the tail end OF the match was
played yesterday, as II had been call
ed the evening before on account oi
darkness. with, two sets to one In
favor OF Castle and Eklund, and the
fourth set 9-a1l. ~ ~
The four men passed the ball for
almost half an hour before starting
the match. n Castle and Eklund could
run away with two games In success
sion the match would be over, and
neither side was taking any chances
Of starting cold, Larned served the
opening game, aud after pretty e1
hibifion OF tennis he and Lowrey ran
Il, out On Castles serve there was D
great fight for the deciding point. but
Lowrey and Larned finally cinched It.
. taking the set dls9. II |, Isl
II looked as though the winners LEI
down a trihe after the sutreme effort
OF taking the. fourth set, FOR In TIM
first part OF the deciding set they
showed traces OF unsteadiness. Low;
rey served the first game, which went
on the other side of the net. but If
the second the score was evened when
Eklund's service was broken through
The third game went TO Lowrey ana
Larned on the latterrs service, while
the fourth was won by Castle and Elk.
lund. At this stage Of the game Low
rey's cross court yolleying close to
the net was exceptionally good, win
ming several points. Castle and Elk
lund took the next two. but the oppo.
sition made . grand brace and again
eysned the score. Lowrey and Larnedl
secured the ninth game, on Lowers
service. making the score 81. but Cas-
tie and Eklund took the next and
made II another deuce set The eley.|
enth went TO L0wrey and Earneds but
the twelfth crossed theAnet The tiirs
teehth game was spectacular EbNrey,
wds pitting q hot pace on his service,
while 1,arnSIi Nas sldmmine the ball
out or reach on anything low enough
20 handle. Castle made g reinRFi<hbltl
save Of Q high bounder that looked
hooked Tor the hont1tops The. score
vent ID deuUg nfIf 4 dozen times but
LoNrey finally double faulted. and fol-
lowed 81 netting ) return The first
tMt 4. IA ii. u tie fourteenfA and final
game were ia bh0itb. But 3 melted ball
b1 L6fncd and one out Of court BY
J.oNfey finished game. set and match i
The final kcore for the entire match
was 1s.l2. Is, "a s-i1, 6-6.
The doubles finals were partieularly1
interesting becndse there were no
soft spots. Every man was on his
game. and the class Of tennis was
probably the best ever seen IN the
Islands. ElIund. sas usual was very
steady. and be and Castle teamed %
vefy we'll, there being no interference,
and good genersiship. Larned. being
the tviEltor. probably attracted
more attention than the other
three. His game Is. beautifully
finished, some Of his shots be.
int verv much like his brother
aBilrsr best. Apparently he doesn't
hit his service hard. but he imparts
4 enap Of the wrist 70 the BAN that
makes Il travel faster than appears.
Il is also well placed l,arned has d
very strong tennis wrist. and his back
handlers are made with little or no
sweep Of the racquet He gets up tpl
the net faster than any Of the other
nlarere m hts service.