Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-01
HONOLULU STARS
TO MEET IN Big
TENNIS BATTLE
Mrs. Coulter, Champion for
Seven Years, to Play Male
Wears, Youthful Star
TENNIS TO-DAY

: TENNIS TO-DAY
! Finals OF ladies singles at Hawaii
, Polo & Racing Cub courts
! At o'clock Mrs George Coulter
! vs. Miss Maile Wears.
| Results yesterday - Mrs. George
Coulter defeated Miss Janet Storrs
! -, Go
! Miss Iaile Wears defeated Mrs. F.
A. Belin 81. SIS.
Doubles Drawing
Monday, $3.50 p. m. Miss Kathryn
Williams and Miss Pauline Schaefer
VS.. Miss Ruth Anderson and Miss
Ruth Richards.
Monday, 4:l5 n. m.-AIiss Alice
Hopper and Miss Male Wears vs..
Miss Edith Stubs and Miss Pearl Jo-
sephson.
Monday, ALB p. MFRS. f.. A.
Belin and Miss Janet Storrs vs.. Mrs.
Gordon and Miss Maud O'Sullivan.
Bye-Mrs. George Coulter and Miss
Ward.
II remained for the fair sex to up
hold the honors Of Honolulu in tennis
lcircles When the mems tournament
MAS staged William Johnston of San
Francisco and George Church of Tena-
fly. New Jersey, fought il out in the
battles. and many believed with the
large number of entries from the
mainland in the ladies' tournament
that the visitors would also carry off
the hOnors. H..."-
Feminine stars from New York, :
Pittsburg. Philadelphia, Sydney, Aus
tralia, and other centers were enter
ed in, the tournament, but Honolulu
won out by placing two players In
the finals which will be played this
afternoon at $3.50.
Locals in Finals -
Mrs. George. Coulter, who CAPTURED
the first championship in 1902, and
held it for seven consecutive years,
will meet Miss Maize Wears OF -Hilo,
who is in attendance at Punahou, and
has been adopted by Honolulu. Il
has been a strange coincidence that
| the first real champion of Hawaii and
the star tennis player of the islands
for the past Is years should meet the
youngest slayer in Hawaii in the final
match.
Miss Male Wears was born about
the time that Mrs. Coulter won her
| first tournament in Hawaii, and tine
match will prove interesting in more
/ than one respect. This tournament
means much to tennis in Hawaii, and
critics who have watched Male Wears
in action believe that in few years
, she will be ranked with the first ten
players of America
Mrs Coulter defeated Miss. Janet
Stcrrs. one OF the leading Eastern
nlsyers in the first semi.final match
yeste DIV 9fternoon in straight sets.
; TIE f'rHt st was hard fought one.
and the Eastern girl played startling
tennis throughout, returning many DIFF.
tout drives good for points. Mrs.
|Cuter's all around play proved too
much for the visitor in the last set.
| end tie Honolulu feminine star won
gut in a love set after great battle
for points in each game.
Male Wears Wins
Male Wears, the youthful star,
brought the gallery to action In her
match with Mrs. F. A. Belin OF New
; York yesterday afternoon. The Puma
hou player exuded yoIleys, sharp
Gng'e shots and lobs which proved too
}Tuch for tie Eastern player. Maize
| Wears has improved wonderfully
since the last tournament. and her
baCk-hand game has become more eff
, fcctive.
| The big feature of her gsp'e Is her
service. which at the present equals
/ that Of the best California players. In
this respect she was far superior to
, Mrs. Belin, and ENTHUSIASTS raarVeled
when the young PLAYER sent her first
serve over for cen aces on many oe-
casions Mrs "e'in had a sharp cut
to the bal. fHi continually played to
shave the MT. Fer rt"y OF yesterday
| showed tHot ehe has had much expert
enCe, as "'c used r~ceilent Judgment
! Throughout the mate h.
| Male Wears came from behind in
! the second set, and electrified the gal
| lery with her great lift strokes and
! sharp angle shots She did not ap-
! pear TO be as nervous as on other oc-
casiOns. and should she play the net
! today may give the former island
champion o ha-1 match. Mrs Coulter
plays remarla''" tennis and Ter @oma
! is well rounded. but If Nj" TirHr~'
! plays the game that she Ia! IN e~hihi
| tion yesterday the match IS ut vet
won. Mrs. Coulter has n"V"r b""" de
I feated. II would he a strange SIT OF
J fate if the youngest playe- in Hawaii
| should accomplish this TODAY.