The San Francisco call., 1901-10-21
TENNIS PLAYERS
IN FAST GAMES
Class Singles Tourney
on California Club
Courts.
Largest Entry and Most Sue
cessful Meeting in
Years.

The class singles tournament held on
the California Club courts yesterday was
a record breaker, being by far the largest
held in many years. Thirty-four men en-
tered and there was not default The
contestants were divided into five classes
and the following men were successful in
their various classes: Championship class,
r. N. Whitney; first class. Fred Brown;
second class, Frank Stringham; third
class Charles Kuehn, and fourth class, G.
n. Armsby.
In the championship class George and
Bob Whitney had a hot argument for
two sets, until the former unfortunately
stepped on a ball and turned his ankle.
The match went 10 Bob the score
being 81, 6-3 George withdrew.
With Grant Smith out of the tourna-
ment the first class looked to be easy for
Collier, but he went down in the finals
before Fred Brown, the University of Cal
ifornia man, who played fine game
The tournament committee made mis-
take when they put young Graham in the
second class instead of the third He has
had no experience, and although he made
a good showing, he should have been
class lower. In the second class Cornell
was a strong favorite, but Frank String
ham the class winner, beat him handiiy
in the first round. Young Smith put up a
good game but Stringham Outplayed him
IN the finals
With Graham in the class above, Charles
Kuehn had little difficulty in winning the
third class. He beat Richard ErSkine two
straight aces in the finals.
The fourth class was composed Of
novices. G.. NJ. Arnsby, who has been i'm
proving rapidly, had little difficulty in
winning it. His opponent in the finals was
B. G. Wood, whom he beat easily.
The matches in the different classes re-
suited as follows:
Championships. N Whitney beat G. F.
Whitney ST. 6-3 Withdrew.
First class-Preliminary round, II. W. CTowelI
beat S. H. Adams 6-5, 2-6. 81; first round. W
beat Merle johnson As 6-1 Ga; finals, Brown
beat Collier 3-6. 6-s, GO,
Cornell 6-2 TO; first round ]. A. Code beat Dr.
Lane 7-5, 6-3; Stringham beat Paul Jones 6-1
ga; c. Smith beat Sidney Salisbury 6-4 So; o.
Stringham beat Code 81 6-4; Smith beat Pratt
6-1. 81; finals Stringham beat Smith. 6-3. 6-3.
Gibson 40 GA, SIS; g. Whipple beat p Will
liams g. GA; B. TrObOck beat H. Schmidt 6-1
60; c. Kuehn beat J. Prumett 90: 70; second
beat Trobociz GO. Ga; finals, Kuehn beat Frs
kline 6-3 6-3
Fourth class-Preliminary round. M. Cert beat
b Wallace 81. 6-S; first round. G. N. Armsby
beat B. Golcher SO; so; a Worthington beat
Hooper beat A Kenyon 4-6 81, ga; second
round. Armsby beat Worthington ga so: Wood
beat Hooper Ga. So; finals. Armsby beat Wood
60. 6-1.
AS result of the tournament Frank
Stringham will be advanced to the first
class, G. n. Armsby to the third, and
Gorham will go back to the third. Each
of the class winners received a cup.
The class winners will play next Sunday
for first prize. The drawing and handi-
caps are as follows: Brown, first class, a
bye; r. N. Whitney, championship class.
will give G. N; .Armsby. fourth class. odds
of half forty; f. d. Stringham. second
class. will give Charles Kuehn, third
class, odds OF fifteen.