The morning call., 1894-06-04
A. 3. WHEREFORE
Champion of the Olympic
Club.
LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Open Contest for a Handsome
Trophy.
RATHER A HEAVY HANDICAP.
Experience and sNerve Carried the
Day-Other Events Coming OFF
at the Grounds.
LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
RATHER A HEAVY HANDICAP.

The lawn tennis season may now Oe Stiu
to have fairly opened. at the Olympic
grounds yesterday was held the first tour
nament in the form of a han dicap contest
| for the possession of a trophy presented
by local firm.
1t was rather remarkable that an open
contest of this kind should have attracted
| so few competitors. At the tournament
| held last fall on the same grounds no less
than twenty-five players competed for the
prize, but this time only twelve
entries were secured, among which. how
ever. were the names of some of the best
| players in California.
The twelve com petitors were divided into
| two classes, the second class ranking if
| teen below the first, in proportion to the
| handicap allotted. In the first class were:
| Allison and A. B. Wherefore, scratch;
| O'Brien, Lundborg. George Stoker, Lowell
and Keller, fifteen each. In the second
class we're: Humphreys and Durbrow,
scra tch; Elliot, Milton and Horrigan, ft-
| teen handicap.
| The only hing that marred the excite
ment was the absence of Allison from the
| contest As the only rival OF WILDER
| force, 1t was expected that an interesting
! struggle would result from the meeting oil
| the two champions. But he did not turn
| up, and his tie went to StOker by default.
| The weather has been anything but pro-
| pitlous of late, consequently IL was not
| surprising to sea but few spectators Of the
| games. In fact, the players had matters
| pretty much their own way, and the only
/ thing that showed that something unusual
| was occurring was the presence OF um-
pires at the net and lines as the sets were
| being played off.
! However, some unusually good tennis
was shown. and the extensive experience
| which Wilberforce has enjoyed In similar
| exhibitions stood bin in such good stead
| that after warm afternoons play and
| heavy handicap tn wind up with, ne con-
tinued By dint of superior GOODNESS and
agility to carry off the trophy.
The first pair that met in the first class
were O'Brien and Lundborg. OBrien is
a neat careful player, though somewhat in
win the set by Cd. 10. Stoker won his
tie by AlIison's default, and then Keller
beat Crowell, Ga. t. S. O'Brien
beat StOkeT. 6-1, ca, and Wilberforce,
who drew a bye in the first round, made a
sure thing of it against Keller, winning
by ca, Go. The final tie between Will
berforce and OBrien proved the superior
ity nf the former at all points of the game.
O'Brien simply was not in it. and Wilber-
force won the first three sets. Scores,
D 6-1, C., Go.
I In the second class Elliot and Hum
| d
victory for Hum phreys in the third set by
scores of %. TO, 6-3 Horrigan beat
Milton, Ga. 6-1, while Durbrow drew q
9 bye. Durbrow played pretty well In The
second round and beat Horrigan easily
| ca, Cd. The leadership of the second
class was determined by BURROWS victory
= over Humphreys, e., 6-1, GO.
Then came the deciding tie between
Wilberforce and Durbrow to decide the
possession of the trophy. WILDER force
was excessively dismayed to find that hi
had 10 give his agile opponent handicap
of thirty. "Why. he's only got to make
two strokes and he's out" said he. Blu
with his usual GOODNESS he resigned him.
self 10 circumstances, and after a bre
visit 20 the refreshment-room announced
himself ready for the fray.
After all he had an easv victory. Dur
brow played we'll and pluckily, but he wa
IS no match for mis- more experienced an
/. tagonist, who. when opportunity afforded
@ seemed to place the balls pretty much a
he liked. The first set Wilberforce wol
oy six games to one. and although thre
u games all was called in, the second sc
Q Wherefore gave his opponent no NOR
e chances, and won that set by six games t
v three.
The final set was more interesting
. Wilberforce was tired. and after leadn
l. himself at the short end with only fou
C games against Durbrow's five. Tn
y games were lied, and then WiIberforc
made a final effort, winning the next tw
q, games, set aud match. DurbrOw got
racket for second prize. Summary:
10 FIRST CLASS.
s. GnBdsor9 81 7-5( o'BrIon
,. allison default. 81 6-4 "il0erforce
E EssTsr Ga Is w tofss 81 81 g.
! wilberforce, a bye 80. } ga 60
SECOND CLASS.
;, E E1llSfi;;;:.: 90 rs s-s Durorow
Q M Milton: 49," 81 81 DurbrOw e.oe,e
: D 11ri a Bye. Cd 81 .
@ wiIbertoree beat Durbrow, 81 6-3 rs.
Athletes were practicing on the track a
d day, among whom was Frank Foster. VIII
o was pracncing heaving the shot and othe
things preparatory to his departure TO
d the East.
II On Sunday next there will be 220-yar
II fiat race on the track. Next month tn
champion sprinter of the Olympic Gu
e will be elected from the result of thre
! races-July !. 100-yard race; July s. %
t yards; July Is. a quarter of mile. A
. are scratch races. The trophy is a silve
t saddle, presented by w. w. Bridges.