The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1917-03-02
Brilliant Tennis
Played By Winner
ID Championship Sets

In four well-played sets, Mrs. George
T. Coulter wor-the Island tennis sin
giles championship at Kapiolani Park
yes 'erday afternoon, defeating Miss
Male Wears, 6-3, 2-67 IS 6--1. Mrs.
Coulter Is victory was expected, but the
fine fight made by the youthful Miss
Wears, who is only sixteen years old,
made the match unusually interesting.
The tide of success turned again and
again from one to the other. After los
ing the first set, Miss Wears rallied
splendidly and by brilliant play took
the second rather easily. She got a
good lead in the third set, but Mrs.
Coulter, playing steadily and calmly,
forged ahead. Double faults had much
to do with Miss Wears defeat. 1t was
double fault that cost her the last
game of the third set. In the fourth
set, the last one necessary as it gave
Mrs. Coulter three, Miss Wears was UNI.
able TO stem her opponent 8 play. In
this set the new Island champion was
at her best of the afternoon.
OF the two, Miss Wears played the
more spectacular tennis. A backhaud
cross stroke in the second set was the
best single play of the day, Mrs. Coul-
ter did not drive as she usually does,
preferring to lob much of the time. A
reason for this may have been bad
wind that whipped the court, making
driving uncertain. In the last set, how
ever, she played faster game
The match was one of an experienced
calm player against young star Miss
Wears was nervous and ovgranxious at
times, but the resiliency of youth en-
abled her to recover rapidly.
The first game of the first set was
won by Mrs Coulter easily. Miss Vic
ars, past her first nervousness, took the
next three games, and Mrs, Coulter
countered by taking five for the set
Play in this set principally was on the
back court, neither going to the net
much. ...s.. -
In the second set Miss Wears, al
though she had committed frequent
double faults in the first, had the cOur-
age TO continue fast, high serve, and
she improved it greatly, 1t contributed
markedly to her victory in this set,
which she took, 6--2. Miss Coulter be-
gan to ndt frequently in the last games
and to drive outside, and the set ended
with Miss Wears apparently probable
winner. -
Miss Wears continued winning in
the third set, taking the first two
games. Mrs. Coulter began to regain
the command and lobbed over Miss
Wears head to marked advantage. The
best fought game of the match was the
fifth, the deciding point being featured
by fast net work, Miss Wears particu-
larly making brilliant returns and re-
eoveries. In the sixth game Miss Vie
ars. again committed double fault, but
she won with her serve, which she had
under excellent control,
With the games standing 5 to 3, Miss
Wears leading, Mrs. Coulter began Il
steady game that wore down her op.
ponent. The score climbed steadily
thenceforth. In the tenth game Miss
Wears became erratic, committing two
double faults and netting frequently.
Mrs. Coulter, while not driving, used a
difIcult underhand stroke, and outgen-
efaled Miss Wears, who, however, re-
covered brilliantly at times.
With the score 1910 in the twelfth
game, Miss Wears double faulted again,
losing the game and set.
For an exposition of Mrs Coulter 3
ability the fourth set was the best, but
y was less interesting because Of Mrs.
Coulter marked command of the game
at all stages. Miss Wears was out,
played decidedly, there being more love
games Mrs. Coulter's serve was great
ly improved, and this means much, for
! she is the equal at hard and fast play
Of many men.
Miss Wears playing showed that she
is to b. reckoned with in the future.
She should become an unusually bril-,
liant player within few years, .