The morning call., 1893-03-26
IN TENNIS SHOES.
Where One Popular Player
Saw Snakes.
Miss Lords Easy Undergraduates for
the Coming Championship in Gem
tlemen's Singles.

Out at the courts OF the California Lawn
Tennis Club, on the corner of Bush and
Scott streets, yesterday Scorer and Tourna-
ment Committeeman A. b. WIlberforce and
Tennis Enthusiast Senator DeLong summed
themselves in the coolness of the wired
verapda as they watched the practice pairs
perspiring at the nets.
Mr.. Wilberforce's throat was swathed
around with many folds of an elegant black
silk bandanna. and his genial companion in
Quired about il.
''Sick?" he asked
"Its nothing much now" returned Mr..
WiIberforce, ''only tumescent gland
But you ought to have seen me the other
day."
What was the matter?" asked the Sem
ator.
Thought I had 'em, sure-snakes. you
know. and monkeys and all that"
You don't say so. Why, every one
knows You never DR."
- know, l know" Interrupted Mr.
WiiDeTfOrce, hastily. "But the other day
tried bottle of that ginger beer kept
especially Tor the lady members. and I'M
mediately afterward had occasion TO 90 to
my locker for my tennis shoes.
Il opened the locker, saw my shoes, and
put out my hand to pick them up, when
saw something else that parayzed me. and
remained there staring, with ny hand out
stretched, as il had been turned into a
block Of ice."
What was it?" excitedly asked the
crowd, which had gathered round.
Snakes, my boy, and monkeys. There
they were climbing out of my shoes, wrth-
Ing around an ugly-looking snag as thick as
your arm The monkeys seemed TO be hid
Ing in knothnles and, CAD, you fellows,
thought | could even hear them chatter
mockingly. while the wicked-lookirg snakes
Missed In way that made my blood run
cold"
"Y ou'd make pretty good storry-teller.
WHberforce, If you went in for that lue."
was all the comment this thrilling tale
evoked. But 90 on: what did you see?"
w hen came TO myself" resumed Mr.
WILDE rforce, evidently rather fiattered at
the sensation he was creating. when
came to myself was gazing at big parody
of a walking-stick, which ii seemed some
friend had sent Professor Joe DAILY from
China, Joe put it in my locker to catch
me. 1t was the Queerest looking thing YOU
ever saw, weighing a least ten pounds. the
snakes and monkeys beautifully carved in
ivory. | understand Hobart wants it to
display on kearny street in the Saturday
parade"
"Bu' the chattering of the monkeys and
the Kissing of the snakes. what was that9"
BE 81 If know, replied Mr.. Wilberforce,
but | guess DAILY helped out the delusion
some. I'm getting better now, but it was a
shack, tell youw
Then the crowd turned to watch the VOL
leyS and back-hand strokes in the practice
games, which were all that occupied the at
tention Of the club Yesterday.
On the previous day the long-postponed
ladies' championship singles was decided
IN walk-over for the Ptesidio representa-
tive. Miss Myra Lord The contest lay be-
tween that young lady, Miss Brown, and
Mrs. Barry OF Angel Island. Mrs. Barry,
alter many attempts to come over, which
were fooled by The changeable weather,
defaulted TO Miss Brown. who in turn de-
1aulted TO Miss Lord. The latter, there
fore. won BY two straight defaults.
Considerable interest is being manifested
as 10 the possible arrival here uf Young
Chase, the southern player. 1t is said that
he will visit the city before long and the
hospitalttles OF the California Club will, in
all probability. be extended to him during
his stay.
There will be notable tournament out
at The club courts next Saturday. twill be
| for the club championship (gentemen's s
singles, aud the following entries have
already been made: Southard Hoffman,
A. 6. Field. II. n. Stetson, George 3. De-
Long, G. F, Whitney, r. y. Whitney, r. S.
Davis. A. s. Keeler, A. F. Allen, j. II.
Bishop, G. S. Bradshaw. J. 2. Hutchens.
The tournament committee consists of A.
B. WilberfOrce, II. n. Stetson and S. HofT-
man Jr.