The morning call., 1893-07-02

see he sport, and vet who wanted+t0 get
glimpse Of the field just TO say, they had
seen 1t, wandered ont 10 the grounds Just
as d Y was beginning TO break and felt the
asphalt paving and tested the nets and ex-
amined the wickets rs experts would DO.
Ten later on the 5 ectatUrs began to
arrive. They came on horse. in r0aches
and on foot and hailed from all sections of
Marin County.
They didn't aim TO reach the scene
Just before play commenced. They knew
better.
There are only seating accommodations
for few hundred people in the vicinity Of
the courts, and Marin County people
were not going to be numbered among
those who might be compelled TO stand up.
At 9 o'clock there wasn't n seat to be
procured and still the tournament was an
hour and a halt away. Time, however,
didn't seem to disturb those who were
waiting: they found lots OF ways in which
to amuse themselves.
At first they made fun Of a man with a
camera, who seemed quite angry because
the sun would not cease to shine long
enough to allow him to get some sort of a
picture which he wanted.
Then they turned their attention to
joseph Daily, the instructor of the Cali
forna Club.
Joe is always source of amusement to
spectators, and yesterday he proved par
tleularly so. For three solid hours he Ia
boreo In an endeaVor to arrange the nets
for play. and then when he thought he
bad everything III tip.top shape, some one
in authority came along and made him fix
the whole thing over again.
When Daily was tired Of as an amuse-
meni-uroviding subject. something else
was discovered, and the sonnet thing proved
TO be charming Authenticated Girl ar
rayed in a fascinating challle dress. and
handsome youth whose attraetveness was
added to by an airy tennis suit.
Ordinarily there is nothing Particularly
noticeable about loving couples who
choose 10 wander on lawns and throuph
j 1es, but then there was about this one
For SOME unaccnuntable reason they en-
braced each other just as .hey came in full
view OF the fun-seeking spectators. and
well, life was made burden to them the
rest f the day.
The young man participated in one of
the. atches. and the remarks which were
generously shOwered upon him by those
who witnessed his lOye-nakng escapade
were not such as would have tendency to
steady the nerves of an ordinary indi-
vidua-
As % the heroine of the little episode.
We'll, she didn't really learn what i: was
TO be sad until evening Tnsre was a
dance at the hotel in tie evening and
H..
they wanted some one. but il might not he
fair 10 tell whom, so here's fol the story of
the games.
It was only half hour after time when
the first games-the prelimin aries-were
called and DR.. Seager and Code came TO-
gethef on one court, while Allison and
Tom Magee met Oh the other
Among the knowing ones-and tb.r.
tennis players who know it all. iust az
there are well-infOrmed horse racers and
other SDortS-these matches were MT
looked upon as being of much consequences.
II seemed quite certain that Code would
ontplay Seager, while as to Allison-well.
people pitied him when they thought of
him in connection with Tom Magee They
don't pity him now, however, neither do
they feel that Code is very great player,
and all this is because both the favortes
lost. r.:
Sesger found: no trouble at all in de-
feating Code. In fact. to use modern
tennisexpression. he got away with him in
''cake walk"
His: service was of most pulling ma
ture while ms PLAYS were usually OF the
rilliant' order. He did some remarkably
brilliant volley ing and Topped the ball In
most clever. manner, always. succeeding in
dropping il in safe territory. He has one
fault; however In PLAYING close
to the net, " here great actvityis required,
he seems quite awkward and Invariably
goes after the ball with his racket clutched
In both hands. A habit which is neither
graceful nor. ad van tageous. The result of
The Seager- Code contest was 6-1 and GO
10 favor Of Seager..
The. Allison-Magee"p play proved the most
interesting one of the day and opened the
eyes of tennis lovers to The fact that a new
star was abont to dawn upon them.
All along Tom Magee has boon looked
Ipon.as likely Candidate for. champion
hip honors. but he is; not con sidefed in
hat light now. Allison has knocked HIM