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Alternative Title
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Lawrence Bruner Letters, 1897
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Creator
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Lawrence Bruner
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Identifier
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081210-1897-059i
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Transcription
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surpass. Against odds which daunt a player less sanguine she plays with wonderful force, for a woman. In this quality of winning against long odds she reminds one of "Bob" Wrenn, the champion of the United States in singles.
To gain the third set it was now necessary to win in succession six games, and she did it. Twice or three times the score stood "advantage, Miss Craven," but each time Miss Pound won the next point and game.
When the score became 5-all it was evident that Miss Pound would win out and carry from Chicago the trophy of the western championship—an elegant silver cup. The last two games were easy. The score follows:
Pound ...................1 2 1 0 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 4—38—7
Craven ..................4 4 4 4 1 6 4 4 2 0 0 2—35—5
As the tennis people of Lincoln know, Miss Pound has played tennis but comparitively little for several years preceding this summer and her success is almost as much of a surprise to her as to the tennis world generally.
A few artless moves of Miss Pound caused ripples of laughter among the spectators at several different times. Once a high out-of-court ball came directly toward Miss Pound. She dropped her racket and caught it deftly, and what is more, threw it back to Miss Craven, who was then serving. She caught in this manner several times.
During the preliminary rounds of this tournament in which the "Nebraska Cyclone" has played Miss Atkinson, holder of the triple championship, she has lost but one set.
It may be pertinent to mention the fact of the extreme dissimilarity in appearance between Miss Craven and Miss Pound. Miss Craven is short, somehwat inclined to be adipose, with black hair, eyes and a very dark skin. Miss Pound is slight with delicate white skin and red hair.
In the evening members of the Kenwood Country club, contestans in the tournament, and invited guests celebrated the close of the successful tournament with a dance and reception at the grounds of the club. The prizes won during the tournament were presented by President J. W. Brooks. The champion recieved a cup of solid silver and the runner-up was presented with a ring set with diamonds and pearls. The rest of the prizes consisted of diamond rings cut glass powder boxes, smelling bottles, bon-bon boxes, manicure sets and inlaid brushes.
Certainly the self-complacent east must begin to awake to the fact that some things are "riz" beyond Chicago besides corn and hogs.
The Times-Herald, in speaking of Miss Pound's playing in one place, says:
"Such terrific drives as she sent over the next had never been seen on the Kenwood courts before. They came with such force that once or twice the balls almost knocked the racquet out of the hands of Miss Craven. Miss Pound more than demonstrated the efficacy of that cyclone style of playing which she has made famous, and she won the second set on the strength of it."
In speaking of the last set, the Times-Herald says:
"Miss Craven did her only playing in the last set and it covered the first four games. She captured the four games with ridiculous ease. Then came the uphill work of Miss Pound. It was as remarkable as the victory itself. She won the fifth game and then lost the next after going to deuce twice. MIss Craven needed only one game to win the set, but it did not come. She tried all the tricks at her command and placed well. Her opponent met her at every turn and on more than even terms. She carried the seventh and eighth game to deuce twice, but she won. The ninth she won in a canter and the tength and eleventh were gifts. They were both love games. In the last game Miss Pound rolled up three points and then MIss Craven was given one last chance. She failed to accept it. She took two points and made an attempt for the third. The ball went into the next and with it the championship."
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