The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1919-04-11
Il. P. Baldwin Cups
WonBy Baldwin-Nix
Two Exciting TERMS Tournaments
Have Spectacular Finish-Inada
Wins Singles Championship -,
Mems Doubles Begin Next Week

By defeating John MacLaren, Class
A, in the finals of the All-Maui mems
handicap tennis tournament, last Sun
day afteroon, on the Puunene Athletic
Club courts, H. X. Inada, Glass B,
won the title and the silver cup pres
ented by w. A. Baldwin, to become
the property of the winner.
Inada's victory over MacLaren was
won in straight sets 81, 6-3, 81, and al
though the fans had hoped for a sharp
~ contested match, since MacLaren
had decisively defeated Eddie Tam
in the semi-1nals a few days before,
the hopes of MacLaren's friends were
all dashed by the strength of Inada's
play. His fierce hook stroke and his
accuracy of placement, together with
his very nimble foot work, kept Mac
Laren on the rack throughout the
match, and only at n time, during
the second set, when the score stood
at 3 all, did the fans see any hope for
John MacLaren. linda, being a Glass
B man, had a small advantage over
MacLaren in that the latter owed him
half of fifteen on each game.
A large and enthusiastic crowd wit
messed the match, the grandstand not
being large enough for the crowd
which overlooked onto the side lines.
Tennis is very popular on Maui and
a larger crowd has seldom been seen
at any tennis event outside of the
Harvest Home matches.
Mr.. Inada is an employee of the
Baldwin National Bank, and in any
future handicap tournaments he GER
talnly will be put in Glass A. He
is young, and if he continues to build
up his game as rapidly as he has dur
ing the past few months he may
1afely be reckoned on as a factor in
the coming tournament for the
straight singles Championship of
Maui, for which Caleb Burns is to
present a silver cup. His tennis
career started at the Mills School in
Honolulu which he attended. AT pres
ent he plays almost entirely from the
back line and is not very strong at
the net or in his overhead work and
leaves some chance for improvement
in these departments of the game.
In the tournament just ended, Ina
da's record was remarkable in thai he
did not lose a single set. He met and
defeated consecutively the following
men: Frank Burns OBJ 60, GA; AL
fred Taylor OBJ GA Sc; w. A. Bald
win (A) 60. 90; C. C. Campbell (D)
60, 90; Caleb Burns (A) rs, rs, 6-3;
and finally MacLaren (A) 81, 6-3, 81.
Mixed Doubles Also Pau
1t took five sets of fast and furious
playing last Saturday afternoon to
decide the champions in the big mix
ed doubles tournament which began
on the Puunene Club courts several
months ago. 1t was finally won by
w. A. Baldwin and Miss Annetta Nix
from Eddie Tam and Mrs. Paris.
The scores stood-6-3, 6-3, 1-6, 1-6,
81.
The game was witnessed by a large
crowd of fans and there was great ex,
citement over the hard fought match.
The trophies in this championship
are the well known H. P. Baldwin
cups, which have been played for an
nually for many years. The finals in
this tournament were delayed for sew,
eral months on account of the absence
of Mrs. Paris, who was called to the
Coast just after she had won her
place in the finals but before the
match could be played.
Mems Doubles Soon
The mems doubles handicap tourna,
nent, entries for which will close
close next Tuesday, is the mex big
feature in Maui tennis circles. 1t will
be played on the Puunene courts and
the preliminary matches are expected
to take place on Saturday, April 10
1t is reported that a large number OF
players are getting their names down
for the play,