The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-10-01
A DOLLAR A PEEP.
Exhibition Tennis at the
California Club.
SOCIETY PEOPLE LOOK ON.
Joseph Daily Easily Defeats w. H.
Taylor Jr., the Ex-Champion,
The Club Election.

| J6uDIS OU6 uOlldr D6pO
attracted goodly crowd of society per-
| sonages and enthusiasts in the game gen.
orally to the grounds Of the California
Lawn Tennis Club. corner of Bush and
Scott streets, yesterday afternoon.
An attempt to give the affair the char
acter of midsummer meeting was hardly
success. a cold wind blew in from the
Golden Gate during the later hours CT the
day and the wearers of white gowns. thin
clothes and buzz straw hats shivered and
longed for wraps. With Spartan courage
the spectators sat out the tournament, de-
spite their little discomfort. There are
probably some inf1uenZa-stricken and re-
pentant among them this morning.
Several good games were put up, al
though the playing was not up to the
standard of the tournament at San
Rafael last month. when Harry WILDER
and Fred Larken arranged series of
hard fought contests. The greatest in
terest conferred in the match between w.
81. Taylor Jr., who has voluntarily retired
from the State championship. after wear
ing his laurels for seven years. and Joseph
Daily. the tennis Instructor of the club.
Every one expected that Daily would
win, but it was thought Taylor would
make stronger fight than the outcome
showed. AS it was, the pfofes sional
player won with ease, and it was evident
that he was fully fifteen points better
than the ex-champion. Taylor appears to
have gone off in his game. owing, doubt
less, to lack of practice and careessness
about training. His driving was strong al
of yore, but wild. He placed the balls in
or tn lyT Enn N Il inn npD rel do ho
court.
Daly's game is strong all around, but
his cleverest work yesterday was his
smashing. There were many excellent
rallies be yeen these players, and Taylor
made seve brilliant strokes. Daily won
both sets y d. Ga.
T. A. Drscol aud C. D. Bates Jr. of the
Oakland Club were matched against c. P.
| Hubbard and Joseph S. Tobin. Polo
proved greater attraction for Joe Tobn,
however, and he went down to Bur-
| lingame, his racket being taken by Joseph
Daily. Hubbard and Daily had little
trouble in vanquishng their lighter op-
his clever line plays. Bates handled his
racket sharply. but the others: won the
set, the score standing 6-3.
The long. standing contest between Stet-
son and DE Long against the Hardy broth
ers was again fought. and to the general
surprise the little Oakland boys we're
beaten, although they defeated StetsOn
and De Long without an effort at San
Rafael three weeks ago. The set was won
solely by Stetson's driving down the CEN
ter and De Longs well-directed passes.
The score Of games was Ga.
An interesting match between Miss
Ethel Bates and her brother, G. d. Bates
Jr., against Miss Myra Lord and Charlie
Hubbard, concluded the days play. Miss
Bates play has improved wonderfully
since her last public appearance. Doubi-
less the presence OF her brother gave her
con fdence, for she displayed none of the
nervousness that partly accounted for her
defeat by Miss Bee Hooper at the last all
corners tournament.
The brother and sister play well to-
gether and beat their opponents in two
straight sets. Miss Lords cut service is
very effective, and Miss Bates half
volleys. delivered in the Partisan style, as
she was taught. won numerous points.
Bates best play was at the back line, and
in Hubbard's rapid service lies his chief
strength as a player.
All the winners in the tournament re-
celved as prizes handsome Iackets.
The following is summary of the days
play:
G. P. Hubbard and Joseph Daily beat t.
A. Driscoll and c. ID. Bates Jr., 6-3 Alex
b. Wilberforce umpire and scorer.
George de Long and 81. N. Stetson won
from Sumner Hardy and Samuel Hardy,
Ga. A. j. Treat umpire and scorer.
Joseph Daily vanQusbed w. ii. Taylor
Jr. 6-3. Ga. A. B. Wilberforce umpire
aud scorer.
Miss Ethel Bates and G. D. Bates Jr. de-
feated Miss Myra Lord and c. p. Hubbard,
Ga. Cd. A. j. Treat umpire and scorer.
The next tennis tournament of the
Olympic Club will be the quarterly cham
piOnship matches for the medal. AS an
additional stimulus silver-mounted rack
els will be awarded for proficiency in
the game. 1t will be class handicap
meeting, so beginners as well as experts
will have an opportunity to win trophy
1t is expected that there will be at least
thirty contestants. Entries will close at 8
P. NJ. on Thursday. October 5. John
Elliott has been appointed chairman of
the executive committee and Ii. G. WILDER
secretary. j. F. Larken has been chosen
oac OF mt no tAfo isai fora. .is-