The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-07-01
CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS.
Brilliant Opening of the Great
Animal Tournament.
ALarge Crowd Takes Advantage Of the Lovely
Weather ana Throngs the Stands at
the San Rafael coarts.

'IhA lovely grsands Of the Hotel Rafael
were looking a their best In The bright
morning sRnshiIe yesterday - the long
line of Nagonesses which met the Donahue
tram at tie dapdt rolled up the broad ave-
nue. With Their ire gifts Of charmingiy At
tired s7aatroRs. So gfs and neaz4ens and ia
tyAd .0okTnE very rssuul-
sits anC straw eats.
isiaess-loek4ng ractfiets
proportion Of the male
Il tie entirs party W ere
The loug-lockeli-f0r
deeide tie cham;ien-
&c Coast. The total
rather than large.
OF an opening day,
a further contin-
5lter OF spectators.
appointed courts looked
,err ctiTe, surrounded with
Biiniat.41s s.ss "a toe brave banner Of
the sfars and strips floating from the tall
fisgpoles in The rocTs'y of the grand stands
Among those present. as spectators were
Mines. l.. Parrot. BoWles, II. Il. Sherwood
Walker, DHtei, Cushing, Laseelies, Win
SLOW. 0xuard. Dimnnd. Schmeidell, Folger,
Webster, Jones and Bowers; Misses Longh-
horpagh, Dgrbrow, Flora Low, Kate Nolan,
DilioH, N. 2. Gibbs Mamie Griffin,
Weslrr and Barnes: Messrs. f. C. de Long
Ws-1 MeAilister, w. Mayo Nswbal, H.
Sherwood, II. Tobh, Oxnard, II. Egeers,
Z Sci meidell and Wherefore. Altogether
-as.zss..sss-f=ss al ID with the laugh
king crowd, the bright
rs blending barmoniUusIy
lue tennis suits of me
ma j actad az referee. while
Daily, the popular profess
his usefulness by filing any
I'd Of MIN. fToIs scoring TO
his usual satisfactory aud
eE
were occupied at II O'clock
ID tbs preliminary found
the spectators became deeply
lie play Of their favorIte
r racquet The first DAYS
Us CON paTaIvely tame as
Il the remaining DAYS, as the
the con: patitors are generally
ff ault IL drawn against
c9 players. Il Is when
% be pitted against each
Si9ent reaches fever heat
become crowded, and every
Gf brilliant play brings
OF 'Ohs, Pretty pisy,v
smash" exc, ete.. from The
enes. Then it is that the
OF each player gather to-
and veil u unison at the
IS their various college
5 tennis. with ono or two
-. ole was 4 kind of curtain
tennis drama which will
cTo.dea audiences during
,'7tll tie curtain finally
Glorious Fourth"
Champion Of tne
ng ~ front bow
sda OF the day was
2enc F,g.H Phillips Of the
..layed The last pamed
seen, and loc zed ike wIlIi,l iob games ever
umt DIT lis opponents 'LaS1CrL' dfifpe
and rigorous smashing won hlfa the victory |
oyeT the visiting Nevsdan by tue BafrOgesf |
OF naJoTiiies. Another capial and we'll |
con estee match was that bttiyeen Rstas |
anc c. Neel il the second round. the 9oT
Inef coming out IN top. T0-days play will |
SHOW 9p fto chances Of the Tari0as COM |
petters for championship h0n0rs. W. |
Alseh, tie OAKLAND newspa ser favorite. |
went Gowr IL the preliminary 10 young |
Dates, ana The Olympic Clue cOnt;ngens |
wt { pat Sigbt out OF the running. Play |
VIII De re5Amea at II o'clock this morning. |
re following is the offieial. -Sgyfse.> =,
..aa Id s3s 3 To- 50 1851. Pacihc Clbat
elSfAsiOnship singles tOuruau.ent First
Preliminary round-H. y. stesson beat J.
A: code Cd. 90; D hetiRhB beat ID. L.
= iiison Go. Cd; G. L. Hubbard beat n |
Z. WILDER Cd, Go; y. Alexander beat o.
c. Haslett Sc. Cd; c. ID. Bates beat
W. Allen6-3, rs; a. Carrigah defaulted to I
g. Neel; III. III. Haiglh beat j. w. Phillips
81, 6-3, TO; e. f. Dutel defaulted to
Joe Tobin: a. Stewart beat ". McAllster |
CT. 6-3; S. s. Sauborn beat I. Driscol |
I'd. Go; Sam Nell beat w. Wheaton ca,
6-1; 4. de Long, o.. de Long w. English, |
w. Is. Collier Jr. and G. Krug drew byes. i
First round-G. de Long dsfaulted TO i. |
De Long; Stetson beat Hoffman, Cd. Sc:
beat Alexander, 6-s 6-3: Bates |
beat G.. Neei, 81, &c. Ga. Play then /
ceased for the dav
The larger proportion of tn PLAYERS are /
staying over at San Rafael for the whole |
and a most enjoyable dance
took place IN the BALLROOM at the hotel last
evening"