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Show Preliminary Matches Played Off at the Miller Courts. Prcllmlnorj' malclios for tho Slnto tennis champlonnhlp were played oft yesterday nt tho Miller courts. Considerable lntoroal centered nround sovcrnl of the matches oino of wnicli wero closely contented. Tho numbor of ns-plrnnta ns-plrnnta for champloneldp honors Is slowly slm-rrerliu; slm-rrerliu; down nnd by Sunday evening tliero will remain but ono lono candidate to contosl for auporlorlty with JameH &illsbury. Camo as a Surpriso. Hemphill won out from Ttust ycaterday by scorcH of C-7. C-3 and 8-C. To some Hemphill s victory waa somewhat of a surprise, but ho earned ovary Inch of It by steady, well-planned nlaying Kust had a hnrd drlvo that troubled Hemphill considerably at first, but ho solvod ll as tho Rumo proKrossed. and with ll solution solu-tion nusfo chnnces for vletor- faded away. V SallHbury dofoated D. M. Uoyd In two BirnlKht nets by scorcH of 6-1. CI Boyd wa sllRhlly off hln Bmne, but at times ho did somo cood nlaylnp. althouKh tho scoro falls to in-dlcnto in-dlcnto 11. Sollsbury's superiority was well marked In both nets, at limes his playlnp was brilliant und masterful. Capt. Ely Defeated. Car) Roborts defeated Captain Kly In two strnlKht sols by scores of C-2 and C-l. The cap-tnln cap-tnln olayod a Rood pamo but ho was not uc-itvo uc-itvo enouch nnd frequently fumbled In his endeavors en-deavors to return Roberts's hard, low drives. Roberts played a steady ROino whllo Ely fnlled to gauge tho height or tho nob or tho boundary bound-ary of tho opposite court. Dr. Plummer and D. Taylor played throo grKKi fH'ts. tho Doctor llnnlly winning out, but rot without a struggle. Tho scores were C-l. J-C nnd S-C. During tho early part of tho game Taylor reached n sccmlnely Impossible ball nnd returned It well, but failed to recover re-cover so us to hnndlo the next shot. Dr. Plummer Plum-mer carried oft hU service games In great stylo, whllo his rapid return shota frequently puzzled Taylor. R. Badger defeated Athol Rnwllna-ln two strnlght sets by scores of 0-1 nnd G-2. Badger 1 played an unusually strong game. Somi-Finnls. Tho scml-flrtnls will bo played today. Tho schedule for the day follows: 2 p. m. V. Hemphill vs. Frnnlc Roberta. 3 p. m. Dorsoy Ash vs. R. Badgor. 1:30 p. m. Dr. Plummer vs. Cnrl Roberta. I p. m. Salisbury vs. winner of Hemphtll-Roberls Hemphtll-Roberls match. 5:30 p. m. "Winner Plummer-Roberts match vs. winner of Ash-Badger match. |