The morning call., 1893-09-09
THE BOYS PLAY.
In Doubles to Win the
Ladies' Smiles.
THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.
Brisk Playing at the Hotel Rafael
Courts Despite Rain in the
Early Hours.
THE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP.

reproduced in the hearts of the tennis
devotees at the first glimpse Of the driz-
Zling rain.
Fancy playing In such dirty weather."
said Alec Basil Wilberforce with depre-
eating glance a his immaculate f1annels.
Jack Crooks, who was not TO play,
thought little rain would not hurt
tennis costume, and Baron w. Z. j. Won
Balveren. who did not fight a duel with
Willis Polk, iDdorsed his opinion.
AS soon as the downpour subsded Man-
ager Brennan sent half dozen men with
brOoms to the courts. They swished and
swabbed under the superintendence of
Fred Larken and Harry WILDER. and then
carefully wiped the wet aSphaltum with
flannel cloths. The effect was magical,
and when. about TO- few ftful sun beams
appeared, they shone upon courts in per-
feet condition.
Play was called when the streets of San
Francisco were becoming nOmentarily
more sloppy, and the large crowd of spec
tators at the tennis grounds were IN
armed with umbrellas or mackintoshes.
More men were present yesterday than on
Thursday, and the assem- blage had less
the character of a seminary picnic. The
benches were covered with pretty faces
above summer toilets and there was no
lack of cavaliers.
Miss Bee Hooper, red-cloaked, yelled
and crowned with a becoming Gainsbor-
ough, as she sat sedately watching the
play presented a very different appear
ance in her trim, blue walking-dresS from
the little maiden who, on the previous
day, rushed around the court in a striped
tennis-gOwn, cut short and full. She was
surrounded by little court of admiring
girls and James Brett Stokes. She will
do battle this morning with Miss Susie
MORGAN Of
the Pacific coast and good match is pre-
dicted by the friends Of both young
women.
On the other side of the court an opposi-
tion coterie. the central figures being the
Misses May and Edith Hoffman, Miss
Loughborough and Miss Zane. exacted
homage from Ned SchmiedelI, Fred Nc
Near. w. II. Taylor Jr. and DR.. Harry
Tevis. That veteran sport, Senator de
Long Of NOvatO, made sarcastic comments
on occasional errors to his daughter. Miss
Florence, and the young married set, led
by Mr. and Mrs. George Raum and Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Crooks, commented on the
flirtations of the day. The grandson OF an
English Bishop. when his set was over.
acted as referee under the becoming
shadow of Miss Helen Walkers white silk
parasol, borrowed for the OCCASION.
Trouble of an unusual character almost
was suppressed with some difficulty about
noon. George and Bob Whitney were
playing against Henry Fine and Howard
ByXbee. The latter team was winning
and not content with success, Byxbee,
who is barely past schooboydom, chaffed
his opponents numerically at every fail
ure to score a point. Finally George Whit
ney lost his temper.
You keep your mouth shut" he shouted
to young Bxkbee, who only guyed the
WhtneyS the more at this.
''If you want fight. you can get it right
now," said Bob Whitney, menacingly,
throwing down his racket and advancing
toward the net.
Gentlemen, there ara ladies present."
warned Secretary LarkeD, leaping into the
arena. This is not slogging match.
Now. go on with the game" and the brief
hOstlities were ended without bloodshed.
Doubles for the coast championship
should develop good tennis, and there was
lots of it at the Hotel Rafael. The second
day of the tournament was remarkable
for its uniformly good play, and even the
defeated teams have reason to feel elated
at their performances. The first match
was that between Wilber and Larken
against Bates and Driscoll, who had been
scheduled to win the first prize. Wilber's
customary partner Is Archie Treat, the
pair being the brigE est stars in the ten
mis- armament Of the Olympic Club. Treat
was urable to be present, and that the
club might be represented, Larken took
his place.
and had never done team work with Will
ber, who is in the first. The pair made a
good showing. despte all their bad luck
They lost by a score of 6-1, Go, but the
match was closer than the count ind-
Gates. Almost every game was deuce, and
there were many long rallies. Bates and
DriscOll were in fine form. and won the
match by their lObbing and driving. Will
Der made some remarkable backhand
pIckups. He won game by driving
difficult ball, which Larken had missed.
between his opponents. The Olympic men
scoring by passes. One of the best plays
of the day was Larken's side line drive,
which also won game.
Sanborn and Magee beat Wilberforcs
and Allison, Ga. 6-3, but the latter team
had only had two practice games together
and did not do themselves justice. Wiber-
force made some good drives early in the
game, but afterward his placing was rather
wild. Allison played in excellent form
and did the cIeverest work of the four.
Sanborn and Magee's team playing was
strong. the formers serving and Magee's
driving proving very effective.
The Whitney brothers went down before
Fine and Byxbee, Cd. 6-3. The defeated
boys were nervous and hardly did them
selves justice. The victOrs played well
together. Fines backhapd cuts aud smaShes
and Byxbee's net strokes confusing their
adversaries. Robert Whitney's play i'm
proved in the second set, and he made
some telling smashes, but too late TO save
the match, which was lost by the brothers
attempts to drive in every direction.
After luncheon Stetson and De Long
claimed default from Allen and Hobart.
the latter, who had just arrived from the
city, being a few minutes late at the
courts. At that point Hobart appeared,
breathless, and hard match followed
Stetson and De Long played a smashing
game, and Hobart made a succession of
keen backhand drives. but the young mil
l0naire was handicapped by the unusual
inaccuracy Of his partner, who lost the
game by wild drives at critical stages. The
vanquished team outplayed the others in
the second set. which they won, but the
first and third went to Stets0n and De
Long. Score, 6-1, 4-6, Ga.
The most evenly matched contestants
were Bates and Drscoll against MaRee and
Sanborn. The latter team played hard
drive game. and although every game
throughout the set was deuce, they won
by 6-3. In the next set Driscol played
with rare Judgment, scoring On many
pickups. Bates passed cleverly, aud even
Sanborn's serving did not avail much.