The San Francisco call., 1903-09-18
RECORD ENTRY
FOR PARK TENNIS
Thirty-Two Teams Quail
ify for a Handicap
Tournament.
Women to Compete in Glass
Doubles for Challenge
Trophies.

The men and women of the Golden Gate
Tennis Club will hold tournaments on
the park courts tomorrow and Sunday.
On Saturday there will be a class doubles
event for second and third class players.
The trophies in the first class have been
disposed Of, having been won three times
by the Misses Varney. In the second class
the cups are held by Miss Dorothy Weed
and Miss Alice NayIor.. Miss Vera Bey-
fuss and Miss Hazel Naylor are in pos
session Of the third class trophies.
In the second class six teams are en-
tered while in the third but three will
figure. All Of the teams in both classes
are evenly matched and some close con-
tests are anticipated.
The entry list in the mems handicap
doubles tournament for Sunday is a rec
ord-breaker. Thirty-two teams entered.
the largest in the history Of tennis on the
coast.
The cups were won by r. y. Whitney
and Jules Brady on the last occasion.
Iney have been won also by Routh and
Dunlap. Clinch and Mckay, the Hotch-
kiss brothers twice and Allen and Smith.
The HotchKiss brothers will not play in
future. Smith and Allen, the most heav-
lily Handicapped team, did not enter.
The teams playing from scratch are
ANNuth anu Ouuldp anu the bdkcI DTOln-
ers. This will be the first appearance of
the latter as a doubles team on the pub
llc courts. They made a good record at
| the University of California and are con-
sidered to have the best chance of win
ming. Their game is better suited TO han
dicap conditions than is that Of Routh
and Dunlap.
Next to these two teams probably the
strongest players are Russell and James.
who receive ''2-6." They have never
played together, but are good individual
players. Foley and Lewis, on the "2-6'
mark, stand a good chance.
In the women's event play will COM
mence tomorrow morning at 8 o'clock.
The mems tourney will commence at the
same hour on Sunday.
The draw resulted as follows:
First round-Harry Routh and Charles Dun
lap tscratch) VS.. Guerin and Hall Q5); l.. S.
Howell and E. w. Hall 05 2-6) VS.. T. ID.
| Black and DR. Lovegrove 90 2-6); J. r. Lewis
and c. Foley (2-O vs. L. ID. Roberts and c. ..
Sayre ia 2-6; j. NJ. Baker and c. Griffin 05)
vs. Barnes and Carpenter C5 SD; r. n. Whit
ney and j. F. Brady (3-0 VS.. Burnett and
Little Q5 40; Lemon Ardley 15 1-6) VS..
Cotton and HelbOrn 05 3-6l: Hotchkiss broth
ers go Russell and James (2-6); Gunst
C15 1-0); Hamilton end Prichard G5 3-G) VS..
Finnegan and Mann 40; Rolfe and Kuehn
$50 vs. MacFarIand brothers Q5 2-6); Single
ton brothers Q5 800 vs.. Skinner brothers
15 1-6); Gayness and Lytton go Bates
and Finch $50: Bozarth and Gomph G5 2-6)
VS.. Code ana Ambrose (3-6) Baker brothers
(scratch) VS.. Edwards and Joseph q5 SO
Skaggs and Ryan as 1-G) VS.. Getz and. Moss
as 3-6) Teller and Otes (5-6) vs.. Long broth
ers Us 1-6).
Women's class doubles, second class prelim-
mary round-Miss H. Lindstrom and Miss All
berger Miss Sea and Miss Lubbin: Miss
Weed and Miss Alice Naylor Miss Mearns
and Miss V. CrOcker.
First round-Miss Mills and Miss Duncan a
bye: Miss Anita Beyfuss and Miss Lindstrom a
bye.
Third class-Miss II, Naylor and Miss v.
Bevfuss VS. Miss u. Durkee and Mrs. Il. N.
whitney; Miss J. Pickle and Miss V. Towne
a bye.