The San Francisco call., 1903-01-12
TENNIS MATCH
LONG DRAWN OUT
Grant Smith Defeats
MacGavin in a Great
Contest.

The largest attendance of the season
was present at the California Tennis Club
courts yesterday and witnessed one Of the
finest matches ever played there. 1t was
the firaI of the New Years day scratch
singles tournament The contestants
were Drummond MacGavin and Grant
Smith. who constitute one of the strong
est doubles teams on the coast.
1t was the closest and most stubbornly
contested match seen in years and was
won by Smith by a small margin. The
fifth set was one of the longest and clos
est ever played in a tournament. The
score was 1t-12. In the opening set Mac
Gavin played rings around his team mate.
He passed Smith with a back-hand or
fore-hand drive repeatedly and won 6-2.
In the second and third sets Smith won
with equal ease, the score being g. 6-1
In the fourth set Smith seemed to have
the match well in hand and led up 10
"A and 800. At this point MacGavin
played some brilliant tennis and won out
the set O.
The fifth and final set brought out the
real struggle. Smith had a lead of 5-4
and 1890. but MacGavin won the game.
After this MacGavin was within a poin.
of the match on five different occasions
and Smith on four. 1t was nip and tuck
and the outcome was constantly in doubt
After 7-6 MacGavin led all the way up to
PIP At this stage of the game Smith
braced and won out. The closeness OF
the final set is demonstrated by the fact
that twenty-four out of the twenty-siX
games played We're deuce-vantage ones
Tie complete score in Smiths favor was
2-6, So. 6-l, sc, 14-l2. MacGavin was
much the more brilliant Of the two, but
Smith beat him out steadiness. The
formers driving and the latter's volley-
ing. were the features Of the match.
The following practice matches were
played:
Worthington and Bull beat Cert and Germ
Ga. 60. GA. 10; Daggett beat Dole "a. 6-3,
6-3. 6-l: Gibson Sr. beat Dr. Noble 6-l. Ca
los. Salisbury beat Pratt "a. 6-3: Hardy and
G smith beat Beyf1ss G-4. G-3. smith and Beg
fuss tied Parker and Schmidt Ca 4-6. 6-3, SO;
Parker and Noble beat Gibson and son. o. ;
H. Lisser beat G. Lisser e-2. 1c-s. 81; Armsby
beat Kuehn ca, o.: HodgkinsOn beat W. Mac
Gavin GO. c.; Allen beat Schmidt 81. AZ.
The interclub round robin doubles tour
nament between the Golden Gate and
Cocoquelicot Tennis clubs played on the
courts of the latter resulted in a victory
for the Golden Gate Club. They won fifty
out of the sixty-four matches played
Following is the result:
Talcott and Hall CO. beaten by Ambrose and
Hotchbiss 90; beaten by Webster and Bates
6-1: beaten by Dunlap and Code 6-2; beaten
by HOtchkiss brothers 81; beaten by James
and griffin 6-4: beaten by Foley and Twiggs
So. beaten by Lytt0n and Gayness 60: beat
Black and Brady Ga
waggoner and r. Webster CO. beaten by
Webster and Fink 6-2 beaten by Dunlap and
Code 60; beaten by Hotchkiss brothers 81:
beaten by James and Griffin ell beaten by
Foley and Twiggs 81: beaten by Lytton and
Gayncss Go: beaten by Black and Brady e;-;I:
beaten BY Ambrose and Hotchkiss 81.
Ames and Cook Co beaten By Code and
Dunlap 6-5: beaten by Hotchkiss brothers G-i;
beaten by James and Griffin 6-5; beaten b.
Foley and Twiggs 6-5; beat LyttOn and Gay
ness 60: beaten by Brady and Black 6-5: beat
en- by Ambrose and Hotchkss 6-3; beaten by
Webster and Bates 6-3.
brothers 6-5; beat James and Griffin 6-5. beaten
by Lytton and Gayness 6-5; beat Black and
Brady 6-1; beaten by Ambrose and Hotchkiss
6-3: beat Webster and Bates 6-4; beaten by
Dunlap and Code Co.
Heath and Warren CO. beaten by James and
Griffin 6-3; beat Foley and TwiFgs 6-2; beaten
by Lytton and Gayness 6-5: beaten by FsIa ok
o.: beat Webster and Bates 6-1: beaten bv
Dunlap and Code Go; beaten by Hotchkiss
brothers Ga.
Otey and Mcdonald tC.) beaten by Foley and
Twiggs CO: beaten by Lytton and Gayness
Ga; beaten by Black and Brady 6-5 beaten by
Ambrose and Hotchkiss 0-2 beaten by Web
ster and Bates 60: beaten by Dunlap and Code
6-3: beaten by Hotchkiss brothers 60.
Frost and 5lcdle tC-) beaten by Lytton and
Gayness 90; beaten by Black and Brady Ga.
beaten by Ambrose and Hotchkiss GA beat
Webster and Bates 6-3; beat Dunlap and Code
G-5: beaten by Eotchkiss brothers Ga: beaten
by James. and Griffin G-5; beat Foley and
Twiggs GO
Carlton and Milwain CO. beaten by Brady