The San Francisco call., 1904-09-11
CHAMPIONSHIP
STILL IN DOUBT
Bell Plays Two Sets With
MacGavin and Goes Down
to Defeat in Each of Them
DARKNESS SAVES TITLE
Four Sutton Sisters Will
Play Exhibition Matches
at Park This Afternoon

The challenge match OF the mems
singles in the tennis tournament was
not completed yesterday and the cham
pionship is still undecided. Champion
Bell was delayed en- route from the
East and did not arrive at San Rafael
until after 4 o'clock. At $50 Bell was
on the courts and playing. He was
tired from several days travel, but
when the committee decided TO play
the match he was too good a sports
man to protest.
Two sets were played before dark
ness came to Bells rescue. MacGavin
played better than he ever did before
in his life and the champion lost both
sets. 1t was an uneven contest with
MacGavin at his best and Bell tired
and IN poor shape to play. After the
first two games MacGavin was con-
stantly in the lead. He drove and
chopped to perfection and kept the
balls close to the net On the other
hand, Bell was off on his volleying and
seemed unable to get started. Had the
match been finished yesterday Mac
Gavin would undoubtedly have won in
straight sets.
The score stood 6-2, 6-3, in favor Of
MacGavin when the match was post
poned until Monday morning at 10
o'clock. With a lead OF two sets
love" MacGavin is almost sure to win
the championship. The tournament
committee undoubtedly made a mis-
take in ordering the match played yes
terday. 1t was hardly fair to the cham
pion, considering the delay was in no
way his fault
The ladies' doubles and mixed dou-
bles were completed yesterday and
brought out two of the prettiest
matches of the week. Miss Gabriel
Dobbins and Miss Florence Sutton won
the ladies' doubles championship, rat
ing Miss Violet Sutton and Mrs. Bruce
in the finals.
Miss Violet Sutton and Trowbridge
Hendrick carried on the honors In the
mixed doubles. In the finals they beat
Miss Florence Sutton and Fletcher Ell
liott. The match went to the winners
in straight sets, both of which were
So. In the first set Miss Sutton and
Elliott overcame a lead of 81, but lost
the set. The second set was equally
close and there were numerous exciting
rallies.
The match in ladies' doubles was the
most interesting of the kind ever
played at San Rafael. 1t was also one
Of the best uphill fights on record Miss
Dobbins and Miss Sutton lost the first
set. In the second and third sets the
score was 5-1 against them. They
pulled out both the sets, the score of
ho q
In the last two sets Miss Dobbins did
some remarkable driving. Miss Violet
Sutton did some excellent volleying and
won many aces. The score was 4-6, Sc,
S-6.
The mems consolation doubles and
womens consolation singles were also
finished. In the former Stewart Gay
ness and John Donnell took first prize.
They beat Herbert Long and Carl Gar
dener in the finals after losing the first
two sets. The score was As, 2-6, rs.
6-1, 1872.
In the other consolation event Mrs.
Hendrick and Mrs. Seymour met in the
finals and the match was as fast and
interesting as any in which the young
er ladies participated. Mrs. Hendrick
lost the first set and looked to be beat
en- in the second. but she stuck gamely
to it and finally won out The score
was 4-6, S-6, So.
In the afternoon while the spectators
were waiting for Bell to arrive a spe-
cial exhibition doubles match was
played. In it the Hardy brothers were
pitted against Percy Murdock and Will
Allen. The former champions played
almost as well as ever and MurdOck
and Allen were outclassed. The latter
won the third set. but the first, second
and fourth sets went TO the Hardys
The score was 60, 6-3, 1-6, Ga
The four Sutton sisters will play ex-
hibition matches on the Golden Gate
Park courts this afternoon at o'clock
Those who were unable to go to San
Rafael will be given an opportunity to
see the greatest lady tennis players in
the country in action.
Decrease of Solar Radiation.