Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-18

Playlng up 10 the standard OF rea
champions, Clarence Griffin and WARD
Dawson decisively defeated Walter
Dillingham; and William Henoch in the
first round of the Hawaiian champion
ship doubles At the Pacific court yes
terday afternoon. The mainland stars
won out in straight sets, 6-2, Ell.
A large crowd was in attendance
and the spectators cheered the visit
ing players on many occasions when
quick work at the net or a run in the
back court Melted them a point Grit
fin was watched by all yesterday
afternoon, and his net game was q
revelation to number Of the spec.
tators. Time and again he would run
to the net and send a fierce drive back
to the end Of the line.
Griffin poublefaults.
Griffin did not serve in his usual
manner, making seven double faults
during the afternoon, but his serve
was harder to handle, and when his
serve went over the opponents were
invariably in bad position to handle
It. The doubles champion did not
save his second serve. He placed "a
much behind his second as his first,
and consequently a number of double
faults was chalked up against him.
His smashing drives to the back court
and his hack hand strokes were fea.
ture Of the match.
Dawson was appreciated by the
spectators. The California player
worked consistently throughout the
match, and his first serve was usually
good. The two players showed that
they understood each others game as
the drives from the back court were
handled in way that showed famill.
arity with each others strokes.
Dillingham; Plays Well.
The local players, although up
against strong team, played good
tennis throughout. Dillingham; brought
the crowd to its feet on two occasions
by startling work at the net, and in
the second set returned drive from
Dawson that seemed impossible to
handle. In the first set Dillingham;
played especially fine tennis and sent
three Of Dawson's serves out of the
danger zone.
Dillingham; was at his best in serv-
ing In the second game Of the second
set, when he sent three hards ones
that the mainlanders failed to handle.
With the score standing 40-15, billing
ham returned a pretty drive in the
back court winning his serve and the
one game Of the set. Henoch played
fine game in the back court, max
ing some pretty returns of hard-hit
balls. On one occasion he placed Daw-
son in q bad position by driving e
hard one at his feet.
One Game to Locals.
Dawson won the toss and the serve
and scored the first point on return
The game was won by the visitors,
Dawson sending a pretty drive to the
back court Dillingham; lost his serve
In the second game, Griffin showing
some fast work in the net play. In
the third game, with Griffin serving,
the champion double faulted, and fast
work by the locals gave them the first
game Of the set. Henoch lost his
serve. the locals annexing but one
point in this game.
Dawson missed a hard drive after
the next game had gone so all, and
the locals secured the next two points
when Griffin made an out by four
inches. With Dillingham; serving, the
mainlanders speeded up and returned
the serves in fine drives to all cor
ners of the court The next two games
went to deuce. Griffin was serving,
and q double fault sent the game to
deuce. A pretty return of ball close
to the net made deuce again in
the next game. but a poor return
gave the game and set to the visitors.
Nice Return by Henoch.
The visitors sIeeded up in the sec
ond set, and won 6-1. Dillingham's
playing in the second game gave the
locals. thefP lone game by 4 to
count; The sixth game was hard
played going. 10 deuce when Henoch
made a return that. seemed impos-
sfhie. The players speeded up m the,
SftefnopN,. and although the matches
Yes not close, some exceptionally
fine tennis was given 20 the apprecia.
tive spectators.
Wright 10 Perm.
Those who believe that Beals
wright is catalogued as has been"
are not numbered In the crowd in at
tendance at the first doubles match Of