The San Francisco call., 1904-09-07
NORTHERN TEAM
IS SUCCESSFUL
MurdOck and MacGavin Seem
Assured of the Final Hon
Ors in Tennis Doubles
CHAMPION BELL COMING
Will Arrive Here on Friday
and Will Be Ready to De-
fend Title at San Rafael

The last of the doubles tennis teams
from Southern California were disposed
of yesterday in the tournament at san
Rafael. The northern players are thus
assured of at least one championship
title Percy Murdock and Drummond
MacGavin, the best northern team
easily disposed of Fritz Overton and e
Elliott of Los Angeles. The match was
close at times, but MacGavin and Mur-
dock seemed able to win games when-
ever it was necessary. The nrSt set
went to MacGavin and Murdock, with
the loss of only one game. In the sec
ond OVertOn and Elliott led at AZ, out
their opponents took the next four
games handily. In the third set over
ton and Elliott did less lobD1ng ana
won from a So lead after their oppon-
ents had almost evened UP the score
MacGavin and Murdock won the fourth
set without losing a game.
MacGavin was easily the star OF tne
four and did some remarkable smash
ing. His driving and serving were also
better than that of the other three
Murdock gave his partner good sup
port but did not play as 6rlllant
game. OVerton played an excellent
game, but his partner, Elliott, was IN
company a trifie to fast for him. Mac
Gavin and Murdock are in the semi
finals and are almost sure to win. Ihey
will meet either Allen and Baker or
Gardner and Rolfe in the finals. In the
semi finals MacGavin and Murdock
will have to dispose of Griffin and
Whitney The final match VIII De
played Friday afternoon
The singles has narrowed down 10
five men and they are the best players
on the coast. In the upper half over
ton and Murdoch will come together
and in the lower half MacGavln Will
meet the winner of the Hunt-Hendrlck
match, which viii be played this after
noon.
Murdock played great tennis when he
beat Robert Vance three 60 sets.
In the ladies' singles Miss Florence
Sutton disposed of her sister, Mrs.
Bruce, easily. The score was 6-2, o.
In the semi finals Miss Hazel Hotch-
kiss beat Miss Ethel Ratcliffe in
straight. sets. The winner played a re-
markabIe game and many expressed
the opinion yesterday that she VIII
make either Violet or Florence Sutton
play their best to win. Miss Hotehklss
plays one of these two in the finals and
a great match viii result.
Only one match was played in mixed
doubles. In it Miss Violet Sutton and
Trowbridge Hendrick won two close
sets from MISS Bessie NdiIedu anu
Drummond MacGavin. 1t was an IN
teresting match from start to finish
In the mems doubles two matches were
finished. In both the score stood two
sets all. Allen and Baker won the
fifth and deciding set from Variel and
Wayne easily, the score being 6-1. The
set between Whitney and Griffin and
Foley and Dunlap was close and went
to the former by a score Of S-6-
The following matches were played:
Ladies' singles-Miss Florence Sutton beat
Mrs Bruce go. 81; Miss HOtchkiss beat Miss
Ratcliffe, los, so.
Mixed doubles-Miss Violet sutton and Hen
drick beat Miss Valleau and MacGavin, 81.
Mems singIes-MacGavin beat L. c. Bo-
zart, so. 6-3, Go; Murdoch beat Variel. g.
g. 60
Mems doubles-Whitney and Griffin beat Fo-
ley and Dunlap, 6-2. 2-6. 6-3, 6-S. Sc: Baker
and Allen beat Variel and Wayne, 81. 6-5,
as Sc 6-1: MacGavin and MurdOek beat
Elliott and Overton, 81, Ga. 4-6. so; Baker
and Allen beat James and Long. 6-3. o., 81
Ladies' douoles-Miss Valleau and Miss
Hotchkiss beat Miss Weed and Miss Mearns,
6-S 6-2
A telegram was received from Cham
pion Bell last night stating that he
would arrive here Friday night and
will defend his title TO the singles
championship on Saturday afternoon.