The herald., 1897-07-21
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT
At Santa Monica Next Week-Some
Close Ties Expected

The tennis tournament that Is to open
at Santa Monica next Monday, the 26th
inst. and continue during the week, Is
arouslng more interest and attention
than usual 1t will be the 18th annual
MIDSUMMER tournament OF the Southern
California Lawn Tennis association;
nearly all the best players both men and
women, of this section have entered, and
there will be a number from the north to
add zest to he play. which promises to
be exceptionally brilliant in conse.
quence.
The events will be held on the asphalt
courts OF the Casino and will include all
Corners singles. all .comers' doubles,
ladies' singles and mixed doubles. Con-
siderable interest is being taken In the
All-Comers' Single Challenge Cup event,
as this Is always the most hotly con-
tested of any on the program. The cup
becomes the property of any person who
wins 1t three. times. l.. r. Freeman Is
the present holder. Mr.. Freeman will
defend the trophy against the winner of
the All-Comers' tournament this year
The same gentleman, in company with
%. S. Pitcher Of Stanford University and
the collegiate champion of the Pacific
coast, holds the doubles" championship
of Southern California, and the pair will
be called upon to defend their title this
year.
Another interesting event is the La
dies Singles, the championship of which
Is now held by Miss Marian Jones. She
is the daughter of Senator Jones Of Ne
vada and has rare record to her credit
She has never yet suffered defeat at
Tennis
r. A. Rowan the secretary and treas
urer OF the association, has worked
faithfully to MAKE this years meeting
one of the most successful in the history
OF the organization. The rules Of the
United States National Lawn Tennis
association will govern all play. An en-
trance fee of 81 for the all-comers' sin
giles and 81 for all other events must &C.
company each entry. The entries to the
all-comers' singles close next Saturday.
Play is to commence at 10 a. M, and
continue until 1890 p. m. At 2 p. m. play
will be resumed for the afternoon. Trial
matches will be the best two In three
sets: finals. the best three in five; all sets
advantage" The ladies' event will be
finals. John w. Wilson will direct the
tournament.
Following are the players from South
ern California: John Daggett, STAN
ford and Pasadena; j. c. Craven, Yale
University; r. p. Osborn and j. w. Will
son, Redlands; w. e. Pedely, Riverside;
D. D. Acker, w. E. Lester, M. Barry,
Santa Monica; Harry Routh,
Art Bumller, Claude Faithful. Harold
Brady, Calvin Green. D. E. Welcome,
Los Angeles: F. M. Vail, Santa Paula;
w. W. Alexander, Santa Barbara, and
two or three from San Francisco; Miss
Marian Jones. Miss Knight. Los An
geles; Miss Keifer, Los Angeles; Miss
Hugus. Miss Lutan, Pasadena; Miss
Georginia Jones, Santa Monica; Miss
Shoemaker. Pasadena; Miss Bertha
Crouch and Miss Griffin Of Pomona.
In the mixed doubles Arthur Bumiller
and Georgia Knight will play together,
Lon Freeman and Miss Fannie Shoe
maker, and O. S. Pitcher and Miss Marian
Jones. John Daggett Of Stanford is
looked upon with interest as a dark
horse" from which some surprises in
the way OF pools may be expected; his
playing will be watched with close scru-
tiny.