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Show Intermountain Tennis Opens Preliminary Rounds Won by Roberta Brothers Finals to Be Played the Fourth. The first lawn tennis matches held under un-der the auspices of the Intermountain association as-sociation w.re pulled off at the Miliar courts yesterday afternoon before a good representation of tho city's tennis players. play-ers. Roberts Brothers Win. The tournament started with the match between the Rob rts brothers, representing represent-ing B Street, nnd Meaara. Raymond nnd Smith, representing the Knst Side cluh. the latter team receiving a handicap of 13. The snatch Started briskly In the Roberts Rob-erts brothers' favor, who took the ilrst tin.. K nines of the set without a struggle, strug-gle, but aa the set proceeded all players play-ers warmed to thiir task, when some of the snappiest work ever een In Salt Knke took place. The Roberts finally took the set at (5-4. In tho second set Raymond and Smith played a hlRh grade of tennla, smith, cool headed, and Raymond Ray-mond with his briskness, taking It by "a eon of I.-;-. The third and final set started amidst greut nthdnliism b Rav-mond Rav-mond and Smith taking the first two games, nnd it looked to nil ns If thev would win tho match. Hut the Roheits steadied down In their critical position, Frank never once missing his smashes at the net, and they took the next six games, which gave them the set and the match. The second match was between the Roberto brothers, winners of the first match, and Messrs. Thompson and Tuv-lor. Tuv-lor. representing the Country cluh. the club, for the llrst timi In Its history, seeking open recognition on the tennis court. Thompson and Tav lor took the first set at t-L nnd Roberts brothers took the second at the same score, o the third net, neceeearj to decide, was started and stlflly contested for by both teams. Thompson and Tavlor put up 11 splendid light, but the deciding et was taken by the Roberta bfothcra by a score of c-4. Analyses of the game, which are Interesting Inter-esting to the baadlcappers particularly and to many who could not see the game, show that i Street 1 1 1 bea.1 the K.ist side team by 2 to 1 in sets. i n to 12 in Karnes, and bv In", to 1uj in points and (.'I the Country club by 3 to 1 In sets, by U to 11 In games, the olnts being fi9 for tch side the handicap being reckoned us joints made. Tennis Match Today The third match of tho tournament will take plgce this morning at 10 o'clock between be-tween Millar cluh and Third South club. the former ImIhk represented by Messrs. Dlnwnodey nnd Kdwnids and the latter by the Hemphill brothers As both teams receive 15 and 1-6 of jr, tro.n scratch) they play on an equal rooting, ind winner of thfs match will me t the Roberta brothers st the Millar courts on the morning of the Fourth, at 10 o'clock, to piny the finals. Thft excellent condition of the Millar courts nnd the courtesy extended l,y the members pf the Millar club made the meet a source of meat pleasure to all, while the play Itself Indicated, beyond a doubt, that tho grade has been immensely raised since hist year A small tournament was held at the Country club yesterday in men's nnd ladles' la-dles' singles, in which some very fine tennis was exhibited. Miss I, aura" Sherman Sher-man won the ladies' event nnd Mr. Dor-soy Dor-soy Ash carried off first honors among the gent h men The golf-putting contest was won by Miss MoOrath. |
