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a deuce, and after two advantages
Griffin tried for the point and played
| sharp angle shot with ease. Al
though this return was not what one
would call spectacular tennis, never
theless ii was good tennis carefully
planned, and IL brought out applause
from the enthusiasts. r
Smashing Victory.
With this game won Griffin won
out in the next two for the set. The
last game was love 40, Dawson serv-
ing, but after a great rally he finally
pointed to deuce and then lost the
game and set by double fault The
third set was an easy victory. for.
Dawson on games, but every point
was holly contested. After rallies
Griffin often forehanded the ball out
side the court. and his outs caused
him to bow to Dawson.
Dawson was at the top of his game
at all times, and played Griffin's
backhand and shot drives back to the
base line, which were difficult for the
doubles champion to return. In this
set Dawson did not show one single
weakness. With the game 2 all Daw-
son started game that was hard to
break through. His lobs were, well
placed and his lift drive sent Griffin
back for netted ball or an out. In
the seventh game Dawson went far
across the court and reached ball
that looked like certain point. and
to the surprise of the crowd sent it
back over the net, but the court was
r1n - nxI n ;y, he
far corner. The match point was won
when Griffin netted and Dawson went
into the finals against William Elk.
lund. the Hawaiian champion.
Wright Injured.
Beals Wright, former national cham
pion and hero of many Davis Cup
matches, lost his match to Eklund
after he was made strong favorite
by the enthusiasts. In justice Wright
did not play his game as he had an in
jured thumb which caused him trouble
on the cut strokes. Several times
during the match he stopped to bind
the tape around his injured finger,
and from his strokes it>appeared as If
the injury caused him difficulty in
getting the proper angle. Despite his
handicap he went after the points and
made a good impression.
II was unfortunate that the injury
to Wright had to come at this particu-
lar time, as many believed that the
accident to his thumb had slowed him
up, but nevertheless Eklund deserves
plenty of credit for his work When
he learned that Wright had been in
iured he asked to postpone the match,
showing thorough sportsmanship, hut
Wright waved him aside and asked
that the match go on. This incident
/ is one of the many that Is certain to
boost the tennis game here.
Ekland a Sensation.
II would have taken a great tennis
game to win from Eklund yesterday.
Anyone watching the work of Eklund
during the tournament saw another
Eklund on the court in the match
against Wright. He changed his tao
tics entirely. and instead of making
hard smashes down the center OF the
court he turned his play to the sharp
angle style and Wright, who is one of
the really great generals on the court.
was forced TO meet a new style of
play.
II was not because Wright was
playing poorly, but because Eklund
was playing an entirely different
game, planning his shots to leave the
court clear for point, and then run
ming out the game. Wright appeared
to be handicapped in playing close
angle shots. His turn on the racquet
evidently bothered him with his in
iured thumb. This was noticeable in
the first set, when Eklund won the
first four games. IT,.
New Style Of Play.
II was different player who walk.
ed out on the court to meet Wright
Tho moment he took the court one
/ could realize that he was on bis game,