The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-07
TENNIS PLAYERS
ENJOY RESPITE
Days Rest From Tour
nament Refreshes
Them.
Competition Will Be Re-
sumed To-Day at San
Rafael Courts.

The crack tennis players of the coast
put in a strenuous week before the nets
at San Rafael last week and were glad
of respite yesterday. 1t was six days
of hard play for some of the men and
the effect in several cases was anything
but beneficial. The two. players most
used up are Grant Smith and r. n. Whit
ney. Smith has been i'll since his match
with Bell on Friday, but will be able to
play in the challenge match Of the dou-
bles on Tuesday. 1t was lack OF train
ing in both cases and neither will enter
another tournament without proper prep
aration. Any one who saw the Bell-Smltn
match on Friday would undoubtedly De
convinced that tennis is not woman
game, as a great many people think who
observe it casually strolling through the
park.
The enthusiasts feel encouraged over
the showing made by the northern girls
Although none of them won, a larger
number than usual competed and several
gave promise offs developing into good
players, If not Sutton beaters. Miss
Hotchkiss in a year Of two, with the
proper practice, will make the southern
ers who believe that lit takes Sutton
to beat a Sutton change their minds
The little Berkeley player has the right
idea and should improve her net game as
much as possible. A good net player Will
conquer the SuttOns but a baseline play
er never.
A discussion arose last week between
a prominent player from the south and
one of the local men. The former stated
that there are not ten men In the state
who can beat May Sutton. The local play
ers do not agree and contend that there
more than twice that number who
can beat her. This has been a mOoted
question for two years and one that all
tennis followers would like TO have set
tied. 1t would make an interesting
match If she and some local player could
be brought together this week
The present championship tournaments
Will come to a close Wednesday, when
the singles will be played. Percy Muir
dock Of Alameda and A. +. Bell Of Los
Angeles will meet in the final this after
noon. The winner will meet Champion
Freeman Wednesday.
The championship doubles will be played
Tuesday afternoon. J. ID. MacGavin and
Grant Smith, challengers, will meet A.
Z. Bell and l.. r. Freeman, holders.
These two teams met last year for the
championship and a hard five-set match
resulted. MacGavin is not playing quite
as well as last year, but Smith is much
improved
The consolation tournament will be
played to-day and tomorrow and also
the mixed doubles, which were not com
pIeted last week The challenge match
in women's singles will be played Wednes-
day morning. May Sutton, holder, will
meet Florence Sutton. challenger.
The following matches were played on
the park courts yesterday;
Clarence Foley and J. R Lewis beat George
James and c. Griffin. SO. Ca; Griffin and @.
Baker tied James and Lewis, 6-S, 6-3; Baker
brothers tied c. Dunlap and II. ROuth, 10, So,
80. G. Bates and q. Finch beat ROuth and
Dunlap. IS: Griffin and G. Baker beat ROuth
and Dunlap O.; f. Finnegan and F. Leilch
beat c. Teller and J. Code. G-3. o.; Teller and
II Russell beat Bates and Finch, So; c Skaggs
and NJ Long beat Guerin and Hall. 4-6 90,
GIL skaggs and NJ. Long tied Hail brothers,
40. o.