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Show 1 WESTERN CHAMPION DEFEATS EMERSON , CINCINNATI, Sopt. Hy tho bnr-I bnr-I est of margin? Nat Emerson, of Cincinnati, Cin-cinnati, the wcftorn champion, defeated R. C. Scavcr. of P.osl'tii. in tho finals of the tri-atnle. funis tournament here today, to-day, o-7, 7 i, 0-1. 2-(5. S-t5. Emerson will meet Robert Lcroy, of New York, tho tristato champion, in the challenge i round Monday. Both played miserably at. the beginning, begin-ning, and after the game had been ' deuced at live, Seaver took the first, set. Emerson made awav with the second, j 7-5. aud then took the third, fi l. rather 1 easily. He was going nicely, while Sea-, Sea-, vr's plflv was ragged. In the" fourth set. Seaver's drives ; could not be stopped by the Cincinnati man. and the IBoslnu " player got six 'games to Emerson's two. , In thfi fifth sot. after the sets were ' deuced at t wo on.ch. Seaver corralled the I first three; Emerson took the fourth and fifth. Kinorson made a great finish, tied up the game at six, and won. S-ii, making the last a love game. Seaver was run-; run-; nor-up to Lerov last year. Miss Mar-i.iorio Mar-i.iorio Dodd and Miss Martha Kinsey, i Cincinnati, defeated Miss Kruz and Miss .Keljogg, G I, l-G. Q'4. in ladies' finals. |