The morning call., 1890-11-28
LAWN TENNIS.
The Championship Contest for Alan ed
County.

The Championship Contest for Alamo da
County.
The well-appointcd courts of the Alameda
Tennis Club, near MOrtOn-street StatioS.
were gay vest erday with the presence of
many favored representatives of the fair
sex of sunny California, attended by their
escorts, who had assembled TO enjoy the
contest for the championship OF Alameda
County. The tournament was arranged by
the following clubs Lakes de of Oakland,
East Oakland, Alameda. High School of
Oakland. Versailles Of Alameda. and Uni
versity of Berkeley. The players rank
among the most scientific in the county
The game was called at $3.50 o clock in the
morning and terminated at 4: AS o'clock in
the evening. At noon an elaborate lunch
con was served beneath an awning erected
at the rear of the grounds, and during the
day banana ice-cream was served TO the
spectators.
In the morning the most interesting con-
tests were between 81. Ii. Haight OF the
Lakeside Club and w. Baldwin of the High
School Club, and between Charles Bates of
the Lakeside Club and L. Hoffman of the
same club. Haight won by GO 10 61. His
opponent was young. but played an exceed
ingly plucky game. Bates won by SO, go,
6-3.
The afternoon play was continuously ap-
plauded, more especially in the scientific
contests between C. L. Hubbard and l..
Haight. aud Il. Haight and C. Bates. The
following is the score:
PRELIMINARY ROUND.
Charles Bates and r. Hofiman-Bates won BY
So, Go Ga.
George Wright and G. Hohman-Hoffman won
sam Brock and s. NJ. Hasett-Breck won by
GO, 6-2.
A. Marx and O. G. Haslett-Marx won by 6-1,
Go.
A. Goodall and H. MISUNDERSTANDING
won by default.
E. A. Cohen and ID. Morris-Cohen won by
6-3, G-1.
E. J. Dubbs and w. r. INSTRUMENTATION
won by Ga, ca
Dr. Younger and A. d. HARRISON Younger won
by CO, Go. Harrison defaulted after first
set.
c. Mel and F. Maurer-Nie won by ca, GO.
A. Waterman and b. Marx-MaTx won by Go,
rs.
FIRST ROUND.
W. Baldwin and Ii. Il. Haight-Haight won by
W. Cook and C. Bates-Bates won by 6-3,
6-1.
G. Hoffman and S. Brack-Ho Gilman won by
a. Marx and Il. Neutrality-suspicious. won by
6-3, 60.
E; A: Cohen and H. wheatOn-cohen won by
Dr. Younger and C. Nlel-Niel won by 60,
2-6, e..
B. Marx and A. Stewart-Marx won by Go,
L. Haight and c. Observation-Disclosures won by
CO, Cd
SECOND ROUND.
Fl. Haieht and c. Baies-Bates won by Ga,
6-4
G. Hoffman and II. Marx, E. A. Cohen
and C.. Mel and b. Marx and G. Hoffman
will finish the contest on Saturday afternoon
next.
The fol lowing acted as scorers: A. Water
man, a. NewbOld. S. NJ. Haslett, y. C. Has
lett and Frederick Maurer, all Of the Ala
media Club.
Among those present were the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. win Gibbons Jr., Mr.. and Mrs
p. b. Barton, Mr.. and Mrs. William Comstock,
MIR. ana Mrs. David Norris MIR. and Mrs. Garth
vale, Dr. aud Mrs. E. A. Younger, Mr.. and Mrs.
George I. Wright Mr.. and Mrs. MI ton X. Hall,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Maurer, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Hasletr. MIR. and Mrs. +. Ii. Mccormick, Mr.. and
Mrs George b. PIummer. MIR. and Mrs. A. New
bold, MIR. and Mrs. Il. II. Swayne, Mr.. aud Mrs.
L. j. Holt. Mrs. .. =. Flint, Mrs. L. j. Iennent
Mr. and Mrs. w. Irving Davis, Mr. and Mrs.
George Ii. Murdoch, Mrs. II. b. Smith.
The Misses Bates, Miss Newhall, Miss Edith
Cohen, Miss Brayton, Miss Tisdae, Miss Haight,
the Misses Middleton. Miss Gibbons, the Misses
Haslett Miss Kruger. Miss Maud Tyler, the
Misses Haruden, the Misses Brown, Miss New
hail. Miss snow, Miss Waid, Miss Francis, Miss
Russell, Miss PefDe, Miss Zel.
K. b. Holmes, +. Il. Zie q. A. Ziel. A. II. CO.
hen, ". A. James, +. &. Hasett, Sidney Hasleit.
James Tyson, Edward Shaw. Frank THOMPSON.
DIR. J. &. Humphrey, W. II. Francis, +. w. Van
Sicklep. Martin Strauss, J. X. Fulton, f. L..
Holmes K. Holmes. w f. Beck, Gus Costigan.
Judge Seden s. Wright, Mayor Glascock OF
Oakland. Professor Leuben and Peter Hopkins.