Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-26


first point and then made three beau.
! tiful forehand drives close to the net
that Dawson failed to return, making
II love game.
Longest Game Here.
The next game YVES the longest of
the tournament, going to deuce seven
times before Dawson could get the
necessary two points. In this game
there was some nice playing by Daw
son and hard smashing drives to the
base line by Eklund Dawson played
carefully with the game at deuce and
Eklund did not win one deuce game
during the match. In the long game
Dawson played pretty return close
to the net which Eklund failed TO get
Eklund had the next game 80 love
when Dawson made two outs, but the
game went to deuce and hard drive
in the corner court gave the Califor-
Man the game. The next two games
were taken by Dawson, one by quick
work at the net and the other by Elk
lund's double fault for the set point
Dawson Stars
Dawson played his steady game in
the second set and Eklund secured
only ten points. The visitors took five
straight games, the last one being 40
10. In this game Eklund was falter-
ing and missed the court by wide
margin on both his forehand and back
hand returns. Eklund won his one set
o. the game when he scored an ace
and made two pretty shots TO the side
court. Dawson was on his game in
the next one and ran the set out with
a love game.
Both players were serving carefully
in this set and also in the first, only
two double faults being charged up to
each player, but In the next set the
style of play was changed when Elk
lund began TO play startling tennis
and he took the first two game, play
ing a style not unlike his play of the
day before. He outfought Dawson at
the net in some pretty rallies and
showed his best tennis of the day in
this period. In the next game he fell
down and Dawson took his serve
away in love game. which was fea-l
tured by lob that mad Eklund driv-
ing into the net Dawson scored this
one point which gave him the game
as Eklund made three double faults in
this game He attempted to break
through for point on the serve. but
this department of his game was weak
here and from that time on he failed
TO show to form
Eklund took the next game, but
owed his success principally to two
double faults by Dawson The next
two sets were featured by rallies
which showed pretty returns to the
base line. by Eklund and great lift
strokes by Dawson, who never failed
to win his point when this shot went
inside. This game went to deuce four
end the set stood at all.
MainIander PIeases Enthusiasts.
In the last two games Dawson dis
played some of his new tricks and the
spectators witnessed good tennis His
shots were not sensational, but there
was an elegance about his play which
called out favorable comment on the
part of the enthusiasts. In the match
point the players fought hard for the
point and furnished brilliant rally at
the end of the game. but well-piaced
angle shot which Eklund returned left
the court open for q smashing drive
and Eklund did not try for the last
point but walked to the court and
grasped the hand OF the champion of
the Hawaiian tennis tournament play.
The class of play that has been wit
messed during the past few days has
done much TO create enthusiasm in
Honolulu. Many of the spectators
commented on it, and nearly everyone
who passed out of the gate after the
tournament was history stated that
they were sorry that they could not
witness more matches next week. Num-
bered among those who wished for
renewal were a number of tourists who
have been present each day Their
appreciation of.the play here is bound
tc boost the racquet game in Hawaii,
and with the added strength Of the
support given the game and the inter-
est that is being taken by the younger
players since the arrival of the main.
land stars. the next tournament is
bound to be a successful one.
Interest in Game.
From the conversation heard in the
stands there are number of real ten
mis- enthusiasts in Hawaii, and there
should be more. If the men who ham
die the tennis features wish to con-
tinue to create interest in the COM
ing matches next year they will stage
mere tournaments among the local
Players during the season and also en-,