The San Francisco call., 1899-09-09
SPORT S.
EASTERN MEN
GAIN TENNIS
CHAMPIONSHIP
BraIey and Bell, Southern CaIifor-
MIA Players, Create Surprise
by Excellent Showing.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

DEL MONTE. Cal, Sept. S.-Whitman
and Wright are the winners of the Pacific
Coast all-comers' doubles tournament,
and as such will play the Hardy brothers
tomorrow afternoon for the champion
ship of the Pacific Coast.
The Fasteners engaged in two matches
to-day in the morning with Braley and
Bell, champions of Southern California,
and in the afternoon with the Whitney
freres, winning both without much eXten-
sion or effort, although Braley and Bell
gave the Fasteners the hardest battle
of the tournament. The first-class dou-
bles teams of California are no longer
summed up in the names of Hardy and
Whitney; Braley and Bell is the latest
addition, and il is a strong one
Wherever you go on the Del Monte
grounds you strike some sort of tennis
champion, even if it is of a village school.
There never was such a collection of
racket celebrities before. The day after
tomorrow IL will be all over, and these
would-be champions will have lost the
denominations which carried Them TO Del
Monte to fight with the men of the East.
Ihe surprise of the day was the splen-
did showing that Braley and Bell made.
Ihis team came all the way from Los
Angeles TO wear out rubber soles on hard
asphalt in vain fight against Whitman
and Wright. but their work was easily
the best of the tournament. 1t was GER
tainly of a superior order when compared
OF America. Ward and Davis: The first
set played was won easily by the southern
team. Whitman and Wright secured but
three games.
The three sets following were won by
Whitman and Wright 6-3. 6-1, ca. The
last set was not an easy one for them,
every point being contested and hard
In the afternoon the largest crowd that
has Yet gathered at the tournament filled
the stands and awaited the coming of the
70 To- 40 c
Whitman and Wright were first on the
scene of the racket struggle. George
Whitney was an immediate follower, but
Brother Bob" was late by some ten
minutes. The 'clouting" he has received
during the last few days has left him
spiritless and he now thinks of taking
up golf or possibly croquet.
The first match OF this contest was won
by Whitney and Whitney. Brother Bob
smiled and George pattered to the other
side of the net, happier than he has been
in four DAYS. With a swish and bang
the terribles began their "clouting' again
and the Whitney freres were triturated
on the asphalt. Robert Whitney, with
diabolic inspiration; thought II wise 90
drive everything that came within his
rise He wanted to be a "clouter. but
all that was accomplished by his swish
banging was rent or two IN the net ana
removed sections of wire fence. Robert
\ Whitney is now known as "Clouter Ia
Second" George Whitney played a steady
game the best he has done since the be-
ginning Of the tournament.
In the second set the Wmtneys started
out we'll winning the first two games
The third game was taken by h1tman
and Wright. and they tied the score at
the end Of the sixth game. Four games
were won by the local men in this set;
'Clouter the Second had subsidized and
was feeling the ball. The third set was
easy labor for the Fasteners, the Whit
neys taking but a single game to con-
sole them in the contemplation OF the
many "clouts' received a the hands OF
the visitors. The tournament ended with
a uuadruplicate handshake just as Pro-
fessor Joseph Daley announced the WIN
The ladies' championship singles tour
nament was 10 be played tomorrow
morning but the only lady players on
the theater of action are Miss Bee Hooper
and Miss Sutton of Southern California.
A handsome silver toilet set ornaments
the office hall at the hotel and will be an
easily won reward If the tournament is
PLAYED as Miss Jones. the present cham
pion. is in the far East
Tomorrow afternoon the Hardys will
meet Whitman and Wright for the cham
many tennis omniscients al Del Monte
who are willing to wager cigarettes that
it will be a fizzle match.
The scores of tO-days play:
BraIey and Bell beat Fatjo and Warburton.
Ga 6-2 6-2 Observation-Disclosures and
Wright beat Braley and Bell 3-6 6-3, 6-1,
GA Finals-Whit and Wright beat Whit
Consolation doubles resulted as follows
Cornell and Crowel beat McChesney and
Davis Ga 6-1. McFariane and Stewart beat
Johnson and Arguello, 6-3 6-2. Hunt and
Seager beat Fatjo and Warburton, 9-6' 6-4,