The San Francisco call., 1896-04-19
Freeman, His Team Companion,
Falls Before Magee of
California.
DOUBLES CLEvERLY CONTESTED.
Perftc CT Team Work Gives the Cardinal
Victory-Santa Clara Beaten
at Baseball.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, April
1S.-The day has been made exciting by a
succession of athletic events, such as have
not taken place for many months on the
campus. This morning Stanford settled
the intercollegiate tennis championship
tournament in her favor by winning one
OF the single matches, as well as the
double. Inasmuch as she had won three
of the nine matches last Saturday in San
Francisco the two victories to-day settled
the championship of the two universities,
and Stanford has added another defeat to
the list she already has against her rival.
The matches this morning were between
Freeman (Stanford) and Magee Berkeley
and Picher (Stanford) and Gage berkeley.
following score, Ga, 6-3, 6-3; while
Picher defeated Gage, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1.
Freeman played a much poorer game
than he did week ago, and his lobs and
place shots. which practically won him
his former games, were seriously interfered
with by heavy wind which was blowing.
Magee played a swift. smashing game from
start to finish. His volleys were irresistible
and Freeman had some trouble in nego-
tiating with Magee's hot drives. Freeman
played steady game. His GOODNESS and
freedom from all show of temper won for
him no little admiration. His forte is evil
IDENTIFY line game, while Magee is most
powerful at the net.
In the Picher-Gage match, Picher had
things his own way and played much the
better game of the two men. He is very
strong at backhand strokes and to-day
showed remarkable accuracy in placing his
balls just out of Cages reach. Gage, on
the other hand, seemed apathetic, redeem
ing himself occasionally by a brilliant
stroke.
The great interest of the morning settled
on the doubles between Freeman-Picher
and Magee-Gage. This series was by far
the most exciting doubles played for years
on Stanford courts. The perfect team
work of Freeman and Picher made them
easy victors, but Magee's speed and Cages
general ste -iness made NJ alters look
rather doubtful at first. The first set went
10 Magee and Gage by a score of Cd.
Then was seen IN the second set what good
team work really means. Freeman livened
up and showed something OF his usual
form, while Picher played with unusual
care and skill. The result was that the
Stanford men won 60 set
The following two sets went to Stanford
by scores of 6-1 and 6-3 After the first
set there was no time when Berkeley was
not clearly outclassed, both Magee and
Gage seeming to regard Stanford victory
as foregone conclusion.
Stanford's diamond was occupied by the
mines of Berkeley and Santa Clara College
this afternoon. Berkeley won the game.
Score, to 1. Berkeley played winning
ball from the first pitch. Its outfield made
some grandstand catches of difficult f;es
and the infeld was very accurate. Wheeler
was rather slow at getting the ball down
10 second, but Berkeley's "southpaw" mo-
ton gave few men chances to get around
the bases that far. Santa Clara owed its
defeat largely to its weakness in the box
Galtez has slow ball. and his curves are
not of the most perplexing cut. AS re-
suit, Notwithstanding excellent work by
the outfielders as well as those on the
bases, Santa Clara lost game that might
have been a victory. Shortstop Custer
was weak brother at critical moments.
F; Following were the men and their posi-
: finns.