The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-07-03

good chance of being in the finals. It
proved an interesting contest, three SETS be-
Ing necessary to determine the victor. The
pair, too. played more evenly than the score
shows, Gray winning not a few of his games
alter deuce had been called more than once
Brilliant rallies were numerous throughout.
and the applause of the spectators was fire.
Quently evoked by good strokes. Sanborn's
strong points were his hard left-hand serv-
ice and capacity for smashing whenever he
got good opening. Gray played ia good
form all around, perhaps his finest strokes
being his returns while running back ward of
Sanborn's lobs. His placing, too, was ex-
cetdlngly good, aud at times completely
gift for Gray, Sanborn only scoring one
game. The next set was well fought. but
SanborD, who took the lead at The start,
kept game or two in advance, and won the
set by score Of Cd. In the third, how
ever. he could only secure two games, and
the match went to Gray by score of CT,
46, Go.
Southland Hoffman of the California Club
, next won set from w. b. Lee OF the same
club by a score of Go. The second set was
ding-dong struggle, and was just pulled off
by Hoffman. The score was taken to five
games all, and then Lee took the next game
and got within one point of winning his sew
enth and the set hoffman, however, made
the game, won the next two strokes and
running straight out won the set by 8 games
to 8.
w. G. Cooke of the Oakland High School
Club having defeated w. c. Allen of the
Madison Lawn Club by a score of Ga, Cd.
an interval was taken for luncheon.
The best play of the game occurred in the
first match of the afternoon. between C. ID.
Bates of the East Oakland Club and Thomas
| Magee Of the California. The even char
acter of the playing may be judged from the
statement that deuce was called three times
In the first game, four times in the fourth,
fhrpp times in the
in the eighth, and that twelve games were
necessary to decide the set. 1t was brill
liant display of scientific tennis. Sustained
| rallies, in which difficult strokes followed
each otherIn quick succession. were frequent
all through, and the winner should have a
| good deal TO say as to who will be in the
| finals.
Magee showed himself the stronger when
playing up to the net, and beat Bates repeat
edly by his rapid volleying and good placing.
Bates Kept driving ms opponent back by re-
peatedly Dobbing the ball over his head
and these tactics, combined with his hard
service and effective back-hand play. eyened
up matters.
The second set was comparatively tame.
though there were some fine rallies in the
sixth game, and was won by Bates by 6
games to B.
The third set was won somewhat easily
by Magee, Bates only taking the second and
sixth games The sixth game again proved
the star game OF the set 1t opened with a
good rally, in which Bates won by back
handed return of half-volley. Bates re-
turned the next two strokes weakly into the
net, but after deuce had been called the
best rally OF the day took place. The ball
must have been kept going back and forth
at least twenty times, and the returns we're
in nearly every case of the most difficult
kind. The rally only finished by Magee
putting the ball just outside the side line of
the court. But this was Bates last effort
and Magee won grand struggle by IS, 3
%. c.
Joseph IObin, meanwhile, easily disposed
of Haslett's chances by a score of e. 6Wl
and III. III. Haight defeated j. w. Phillips
OF Reno. New, after good contest by
Is. GO.
The remaining match of the preliminary
round between August Taylor and III. N