The San Francisco call., 1899-08-20
HARDY AND CODE
CAP TURE THE DEL
MONTE DOUBLES
Clever Tennis in the
Finals.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call.
DEL MONTE, Aug. 19.-Rarely has any
resort been the scene of two such notable
sporting events simultaneously as those
that occurred at Del Monte to-day, and
the interest that was manifested IN each
shows how much of the true sportsman
like spirit there is among the visitors in
this big caravansary. To-days tennis
matches were as well attended by mem
bers of the smart set and the good points
as vigorously cheered as on yesterday,
and the players were thereby encouraged
to do some of the best work Of their lives.
Indeed, the tennis of to-day, all of which
except two matches were scratch con-
tests. was as good as any seen on Cali
fornia courts and much better than most
of the tournaments.
The prevailing sentiment at the begin
ming of the tournament was that handl-
Gaping would play havoc with the mems
form and a really good team would be
unable to do brilliant work, but quite the
contrary proved to be the case, and the
scratch matches in the consolation tour
nament to-day developed the fact that the
men who received the benefit Of the hand
leaps won not so much on the advantage
thus gained as on their own excellent
work While Hardy and Code came out
victorious and won the handsome silver
combs and brushes that the hotel man.
agement provided as first prize, every
match was closely contested and their
very best efforts were necessary to keep
from going down before the stiff play of
their opponents. In the finals Smith and
Phillips ran them such a close match, de-
spite a constantly recurring cramp in the
leg from which Smith suffered during the
entire contest that several times the lat
by some that but for the trouble that
Smith had with his leg he and Phillips
would have taken the final set.
The consolation tournament proved so
successful that the hotel management has
offered another set of prizes to be COM
peted for tomorrow by the teams that
lost in to-days cCptests: The drawing
for the consultations was held last nights
and resulted as follows: Root and Brad
shaw VS.. Warburton and Fatjo; Jones
and Arguello, VS.. Emery and Wiley;
Johnston and Seager VS.. Hunt and stone;
Pyburn and Rowling VS.. Harper broth
ers.
Play commenced at $50. this morning,
with Root and Bradshaw Of San Fran
cisco and Warburton and FatJo of Santa
Clara in the opposite courts. The former
team won the toss and Fatjo served first;
form, the serving of Fatjo and the side
line play Of his partner being particular
ly fine. DR.. Root, who was in bad form
yesterday showed up in better style to
day He drove at times phenomenally
and accurately. George Bradshaw was,
as usual, on his mettle, and returned al
uniform and won the match.
Emery of Nevada and Wiley of Pacific
Grove defaulted to Jones and Arguello of
faulted to Harper brothers of Pacific
Grove
Johnston and Seager of San Francisco
played against Hunt and Stone of Ala
media. Hunt, who had been quite Ill and
who showed up in such poor form in the
first DAYS events, to-day played an excel
ter form, too. His drives were often hard
and accurate, while his partners lobs
were deep, frequent and effective. DR..
Seager, who played brilliant tennis yes
terdaY, played many clever strokes to-
day. Merle Johnston, his partner, was
rather inaccurate, but made good show
ing. The Alamedans won after losing
one set, 81, 6-1 and CO.
In the semi-fnals Jones and Arguello
were matched against DR.. Root and
four straight games. The Salinas men,
however. braced and made several deuce
games, but scored only one game during
the set. In the second set the San Fran
ciscans again PLAYED an aggressive game
and won easily in 6-2.
Dr. Phillips and Grant Smith played
Harper brothers of Pacific Grove a match
unfinished yesterday on account of dark
ness. Each team had scored one set, but
by mutual consent the entire match was
played over. The local cracks were de-
feated in two straight sets, GO, GO, but
before being vanquished played some good
tennis
COUe ana Hardy vs. GnlIllDS ana smith
started the finals in the handicap affair.
Dr. Seager acted as scorer Code and
Hardy won the toss and took south side
of the court. DIR. Phillips served first and
from first to last of the entire match
played an accurate although defensive
game. Grant Smith smashed continually
and many times effectively. Code was in
excellent form. and throughout the match
made strong partner for Hardy. Hardy
in the first set showed some poor plays
but braced toward the latter part and won
hn of a In hn cot off
furious play, Hardy and Code won Ga.
Smith and Phillips braced wonderfully in
the third set, played an aggressive game
and turned the tables on the final winners
of the match with a like score, Ga. The
fourth and fifth sets were played care
fully. In the fourth set. at the fourth
game Smith was attacked by cramps in
the leg and was compelled to rest two
minutes, after which he entered the court
and played in old-time form. Hardy and
his partner brought the game up to deuce,
but their opponents won out, Sc.
The fifth set, which was not only the
most exciting of the match but by far tho
most interesting tennis played in the tour
ney,, brought out. some phenomenal
strokes by Hardy, clever blocks by Code.
effective back-court work by their oppo-
nents and superb volleying by all four
players. At no time until the match was
finished could the outcome be predicted.
Hardy and Code took the set by to 7
thereby winning for themselves the first
prize, two silver toilet sets The defeated
team received as prizes two diamond scarf
pins
In the finals in the consolation doubles
Hunt and Stone played Root and Brad
shaw. The former team won handily in
three straight sets-6-2, 6-2 and rs. Both
team received rackets as prizes. The
summary of the games follows
Phillips and Smith defeated Harper
brothers, 6-2, 60.
Handicap finals-Code and Hardy (hand
icapped five-sixths of fifteen) defeated
Phillips and Smith. Ga, Ca As. SIS. 81.
Consolation tournament, all teams pIay-
ing scratch-Root and Bradshaw defeated
Warburton and Fatjo, 60, 4-6, 6-3
Jones and Arguello won from Emery
and Hamilton by default
Hunt and Stone defeated Johnston ana
Seager, 6-1, ST., o.
Pyburn and Rowling lost to Harper
brothers by default
Harper brothers defaulted to Hunt and
Stone.
Hunt and Stone defeated Root and
Bradshaw in the finals, CO, 6-2, rs.
The pigeon shoot to-day was a decided
success from a sporting. point of view.
some excellent records being made Four
teen entries-eight from the Country Club
and six from Burlingame-were made and
the prelminaries resulted In a tie in the
shootoff of which r. b. Murdock emerged
victorious as winner of the Del Monte
cup, with F. r. Webster second he TAX
ing the WOrdpO Tho