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Show SALISBURY CAPTURES TENUIS CHAMPiOHSHIP Brown Pressed Him to Limit and Came-Within a Game of , Winning. In a game that will live long in th6 annals of the Intcrmountaln Tennis association. as-sociation. O. J. Salisbury, Jr.. defeated A. S. Brown for the championship in men's singleB at the Miller courts yesterday yester-day afternoon. By Jhelr spontaneous outbursts out-bursts of applause, their appreciative cheering and their close attention did the large gathering of tennis enthusiasts en-thusiasts present pronounce the contest the best ever played on a Utnh court. Such rallies., such placiug, such lobbing nnd such brilliant work at the net and in the back court as characterized tho contest has never been witnessed in any of the tournament matches played In this city. If those who were fortunato enough to see tho contest had any regret re-gret at Its conclusion, It must have been regret becnuso there could not be two winners. Jimmy Salisbury won, but It was by a scratch. After two hours of play tho mon were matched in sets and games. Tho llnal net set went to S-G. The men wcro 'tied at 5-5 and 6-6. Then Brovn broke the tie. Made It his advantage. He was within a game of victory- but one game separated him from having his namo inscribed on the beautiful Nowhouso trophy cup as the winner of the match. Cool and collected, and by playing that was brilliant. Sails-bury Sails-bury took the noxt game, and the score was 6-6. The next game went to deuce, both mon had their advantages in, and It was deuce again. After a rally in which the contestants waltzed from the back court to the net, and from one side-of side-of tho court to the other, keeping the ball In play when return shots seemed Impossible, Salisbury finally captured tho came, and the score was 7-6. Whirl wind driving, beautiful lawford shots and rapid lire smashing gave Salisbury-the Salisbury-the noxt game, the set and match. Yesterday's match was a surprise to many. Those who had believed Jimmy Salisbury almost invincible saw him pressed to the utmost and all but defeated de-feated by a man who Is his equal at any Btage of the game but endurance. But Jimmy's friends were not disappointed, dis-appointed, for under Are he proved himself him-self tho same cool, steady and brilliant player that he has been In matches where victory has been achieved with less effort. Of Brown, It must be said that he Is a most finished and heady player. Jimmy lost more points for himself than Brown, he smashed more balls into the net than Brown, and sent more balls out of the court than Brown. Where Brown lost was by not getting after the ball to even get a crack at It, though soma of Salisbury's smashes, it must be confessed, did not permit of returns. Both men proved themselves exports in placing tbe ball along tho sldo lines, while Salisbury's execution of the law-ford law-ford stroke was something beautiful to behold. Both men had a trick of driving to tho sidelines In rapid succession and catching the other off his balance. After a return ho ran back to cover his court. Tho final score follows: 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0, 8-6. . At tho conclusion of tho Brown-Salis-burv match Walker Salisbury, chairman of the prize committee, presented tho tournament winners with the trophies thoy had won, |