The morning call., 1893-04-02
ZEPHYR'S TRICKS.
Breezy Bouts for Tennis
Championship.
WHO WILL WIN THE CUPS ?
Several Close Contests Out at the
California Club Grounds-The
Finish To-Day.

Gentle Zephyr. otherwise known as the
wind, blew joyously yesterday out at the
grounds of the California Lawn Tennis
Club.
Zephyr's gladstone gamboing had a
breezy effect on the play and spectators.
The sun was out bright and warm. but
Zephyr did its best to discount any soporifc
tendencies that might be induced by old
Sofs gentle rays.
l. was a gay, glad time. and the boys in
fiannels had to skip about in lively form to
corral the wind-blow balls.
There was quite an alignment OF specta-
tors, too, and they were ali more or less
victims OF Zephyr's jocose caprices.
The ladies, who formed the greater part
OF these spectators. were daiDti!y arrayed
as beftted the close of the sad Lenten sea-
son. and the fact that the weather actually
permitted tournament out at the CalilOr-
MIA Lawn Tennis grounds. For weeks the
games set have had to be postponed; the
ladies' singles even were obliged to be
settled by the unsatisfactory method of de-
fault.
But this was the day set for the fifth
quarterly club tournament in gentlemen 8
singles for the championship of the club,
and the sun was out and not sign of rain.
In view of the possibility of playing the
| tournament out. 20 wonder the wind blew
rather boisterously in its wild, untutUred
| glee.
No matter now, since the hoodoo delay
| was off. that the balls veered some what
! askew when driven in the winds eye or
| that the ladies complained that their back
hair was hOpelessly blown about. For the
| players it was the same for alp and the
men declared that they rather liked the
effect of floating auIeoles of gold or brown
as an accessory of grace and beauty.
So it was all right anyway. The gallant
! escorts, with their great violet boutonnieres,
| found the most sheltered coigns of vantage
| for their fair conveys, and the games were
| started.
All the five courts were occupied by deter
| mined antagonists. Linemen and official
! scorers were dispensed with by consent and
| only Professor Joe DAILY stood on guard at
| the most westerly net. This position he
| had found out by long acquaintance with the
ground was exactly suited for giving the
| most satisfactory view of the ladies, whose
| devoted admirer lie is.
But with all these preparations ana n
fairly early start the gentlemen's singles
were not finished.
The preliminary round was between ALL
son and G. Whitney, resulting in a capital
| contest. Both men played quick game
! and Whitney's collapse in the second of the
three was complete surprise. He rallied
| however, before the set closed. winning by
| the following score: Go, 2-6, 6-3.
Code defaulted to Bradshaw. who PLAYED
the winner of the first preliminary. Hers
again G. +. Whitney emerged an easy victor.
the score being 6-3, Ga.
One close game and a hollow fight as
embodied in the score 7-5, &c, gave Gibbs
the victory over Keller. The winner then
played Bishop. who had been allowed by
Golfers default to survive, but not much
OF battle resulted although Bishop warmed
up little toward the end of the set Gibbs
renamed cOnQuer0r by score of Go, ca.
Nee played Stetson, the latter winning.
Score, 6-1, Go.
Davis then crossed racquets with Collier
Jr. (of grasshopper-cut fame), Collier pull
ing oil the victory by score OF 6-4, g.
Cham Dion De Long then quietly disposed
of Mitchell, the talies showing Go. ca.
though MltchelPs game was a good one
throughout.
Hobart and Hutchens were billed to con-
test and a close thing was looked for, but
Hutchens defaulted. leaving Hobart still in
the ring 10 try conclusions with De Long.
a game which caused considerable inter-
est was that between Hoffman and II. Whit
ney. Hoffman is one of the old warehouses;
OF tennis whose racquet is much feared by
the elect. In the first heat lie rushed clear
ahead, but afterward failed TO maintain
his lead. After the wire was reached the
eulleiin- board showed the following figures:
1-6, ca, 81.
But the best game of the day was PLAYED,
without doubt. by Linderman and Field.
Colonel Linderman is president of the club
and good all-r0und tennis-player. Yes
terday he PLAYED one of the games Of his
life. his antagonist, Field. only bearing off
the palm after contest proIractPd long
after every other Lad ceased. The score
was most remarkable, being Go, 70,
11-9.
This concluded tho preliminary first and
second rounds, leaving the third round and
final TO decide the winner.
The tournament will be finished to-day.
According to the present state OF the con-
tests, De Long will play Hobart. the winner
to meet the superior of the two Whtneys
Field will play Allen, the winner tn engage
Gibbs, and the victor in the latter battle to
meet either Stetson or Collier This will
make five contests before the final.
The favorite at closing vas De Long, who
at present holds the two single cups, which
have to be won three times before they
become the properly of their holder.
Among the attractions to-day will be q
promised contest between Professor Joe
DAILY and j. Hildt, the crack Saratoga
player. Mr. Hildt is out of ractice, but is
expected to cut out the pace for the pro-
fasSnT.