Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-08-09
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Be Marked Down In Ten
ns History Of City.
John Hancock, Of Chicago, won the
Fed River Valley open tennis cham
picnship yesterday afternoon by de-
featicg W. n. Elton of Grand Forks.
present state champion AS, 6-4.>6-3,
i6-4. 1t was one OF the most clever
exhibitions Of tennis scen on the local.
courts and played between two men
so equally matched and playing such
similar games that If they played to1
day h result might be exactly the
opposite
The ~closeness Of the competition in
every game can be better comprehend
cd when it is known that but three
frames we're o by a love score.
Elton took two of these and Hancock
one. In the first set the flrst four
games played went to duce, the frst
one twice. the second twice. third
The ninth game in the first net also
went to duce.
Terrific Driving
Hancock won becauselof hie terrific
driving and ability to place his shots.
IIis serving also had considerable 10
do with his winning. Me hit every
ball hard and his serves were terrific.
Twice In one game he drove the Ball
across with such force ia the outside
service line that he caught Elton fat
footed During the whole match the
local man was forced to play, well
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handle Hancock's serves.
Both men hit the ball hard. It
was just the kind Of a tennis game
that a spectator loves is watch. Lob
hing wa resorted to only a few times
during the whole afternoon. 1t was
fortunate for both, as neither Is handy
at handling the high ones. Elton, US
uh1ly drovk them into the net or far
outside. while Hancock was SO uncer-
tain of them that he eased up on his
stroke when returning them instead
Of SIN ashing them as they are ge1er-
ally handled.
Eoth Play Back Line
They both played the back line coma
tinually and at this Elton was better
than his opponent. but Hancock was
more sure Of the sides lines than the
state champion. winning a large, num-
Der of points by slipping them down
the outside by his opponent.
Hancock won the first game Of the
afternoon and Elton took the second,
each winning his own serve. Elton
took the third and fourth, but the
Chicago player wor the fifth ana sixth
without trouble, Elton getting but one
point in each game: With the games
three all the local nan took his gus
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Hancock pulled the ninth game out
of the fire after It had gone to duce.
With the games ga Elton brought the
set to a close By taking the tenth
game.
After winning the fret Set the spec
; tators were not surprised to see Han
cock win the first four games of the
second set before Elton took one. The
local man pulled himself together and
won tho next four, but Hancock. was
not to be denied the set after getting
that big a lead and he won the riintl,
and tenth.
Not Worried
Local tennis followers were not vTor-
ried after Elton lost the SECOND set.
because they have seen him pull
:, matches out. Of the hole after they
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that time. He has always played his
best tennis when he was down. Han
cock, however. started off onrthe third
set in about the same manner that he
did the second and won four games
before the local mar started, although
all Of them we're contested hotly. Ell
tor, won the fifth. sixth ana seventh,
the seventh being the second love con-
test he took from Hancock; put after
that squirt he dropped the eighth after
It went to ducc twice and Hancock
won the. third set by taking a love
game from Elton. r
Last Was Best
The last set, wae the m lost specta.
cular of the match. The Grand Forkt
fans were looking for the state cham
pion to take his customarysbrace. The
\ Chicago player was two sets to hit
one and needed only One more to take
the match. The expected squirt seem.
II ed to be forthcoming when Elton took
81 the first two games Of the fourth set
v the second one after II, had gone tt
duce four times. Hancock won thu
third game after 1t had gone to duct
and took the second, allowing Eltof
but one point. The local. man wor
the fifth and the games were 80 II
mis- favor, but Hancock tied up thu
count by winning the, sixth. which w4l
fIA duce game. Elton made 1t 44-3 Ii
\, his favor by taking another dutt
game, but the set and match was ovel
after the Chicago player captured thu
next three without a halt, the eighth
after it had gone to duce twice and
the last two by allowing Elton Ito gej
But one point in each.
II was plain that Hancock was GU
10 wind up the match after he tool
%ttha eighth game. He~redoubled tint
vreight on his drive sending tter,
4 HAli back with crashing force, whit,
elton tried in vain tofirid himself ant
xAffle down to his game.
Vi Only a small gallery Of red-ho
I tennis, fans saw the match match 7 I /
F1NALIsT m ALL EVENTS.
This was the sixth event 81 the
~ fin the recent tournament 1t
In which Elton played as
" sNNusi 1T He rcaclGd the finals In
.n0th the singles s,Azd doubles 81
m three evcnts-state. Northern
Gre9t SHlains and River Valley.
xyiMninka out In all Int the
\ ii ainSItsTof the Great Plains Aud
tI1e siukles OF the r. r.. V.-the
insschI paayed Tuesday.
WESTERN LEAGUE
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