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


Finals OF ladies' singles at Hawaii
Polo & Racing Club courts
At o'clock Mrs. George Coulter
vs. Miss Male Wears.
/ Results yesterday Mrs. George
Coulter defeated Miss Janet Storrs
! 7--5, Go.
Miss Male Wears defeated Mrs. F.
A. Belin 6--l, Sc.
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 p. m.-Miss Alice
Hopper and Miss Male Wears vs..
Miss Edith Stubs and Miss Pearl Jo-
sephson.
Monday, ISIS p. MFRS. +. A.
Belin and Miss Janet Storrs vs.. Mrs.
Gordon and Miss Maud o'Sullivan.
Bye-Mrs. George Coulter and Miss
Ward
It remained for the fair sex to up
hold the honors OF Honolulu In tennis
circles. When the mems tournament
was staged William Johnston Of San
Francisco and George Church OF Tena-
| fly, New Jersey, fought 1t 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.
Feminine stars from New FORK.
Pittsburg. Philadelphia. Sydney. Aus
tralia. and other oenters were enter.
ed In the tournament. but Honolulu
won out by placing two players In
/ the finals which win be played this
afternoon at 3:30.
Locals In Finals
Mrs. George Coulter, who captured
the first championship In 1902. and
! held 1t for seven consecutive years,
will meet Hiss Male Wears Of Hilo.
who is in attendance at Punahou. and
has been adopted by Honolulu. i
has been a strange coincidence that
Ethe first real champion OF Hawaii and
the star tennis player of the islands
for the past Is years should meet the
yoIneest player in Hawaii in the final
match.
Miss Male Wears was born about
the time that Mrs. Coulter won her
first tournament In Hawaii, and the
match win prove interesting in more
/ than one. respect. This tournament
means much to tennis in Hawaii. and
fer.tcs who have watched Male Wears
in action believe that in a few years
she viii be ranked with the first ten
PLAYERS OF America.
Mrs Coulter defeated Miss Janet
StcTrs one Of the leading Eastern
Disvers. in the first semifinaI match
veste~dsF afternoon in straight sets.
To f1rst was a hard fought one.
gnd the Eastern girl played startling
tennis throughout. returning many dit.
f;"r't Friree good for points. Mrs.
ccr'ter's 81 around play proved too
much for the visitor in the last set.
ani the Honolulu feminine star won
ttit IN love set after great battle
for poinss in each game.
Male Wears Wins
Male Wears. the youthful star.
brought the gallery to action IN her
York Yesterday afternoon. The Puma
heu player exuded yolleys. sharp
nng'e shots and lobs which proved too
r uch for the Eastern player. Maize
/ Wears has improved wonderfully
since the last tournament. and her
back-hand game has become more ef-
fective.
The big feature of Der gar.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 ntaryeled
when the young PLAYER sent her first
serve over for e'eon aaes on many oc-
casions Yrs ~e-in bad a sharp cut
| to the hall. and continually played to
shave tho not por ~iey OF yesterday
showed TT sr.e hos had much expert
ence, as etir paad -ceiIent Judgment
Throughout tie mat. h.
Male Wears came from behind In
the second setgand 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 ha-d match. Mrs coniter
plays remarknI 70 tennis and ',ar -n~la
! is well rounded hut IL Mate .vicr,--s
plays the game that she bal n e*hfhi-
ticn yesterday, the match g rct VT
won. Mrs. Coulter has ne'er heep de-
] feated II would he strare-n o''ift ct
fate II the youngest playa IN Hawaii
should accomplish this TODAY.
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