The San Francisco call., 1904-02-29
TENNIS EXPERT
MEETS DEFEAT
DrummOnd MacGavin Loses
to Robert Variel in Alame-
da County Championship
MURDOCH PLAYS WELL
Wins Easily the Matches He
Is Called Upon to Play,
0utclassing His Opponents

The Alameda County tennis cham
pionship tournaments furnished some
good sport yesterday in the East Oak
managed and as a result three rounds
of the singles and part of the doubles
were completed.
The surprise of the day was the de-
feat of Drummond MacGavin, the San
Francisco champion. by Robert Narlel.
The latter is MacGavin's doubles part
ner and is also from the University OF
California. The loser was considered
the strongest man in the tournament
and many thought the championship
honors Law between him and Percy
Murdock Variel has played but little
in the last six months, but beat the
erratic MacGavin in straight SETS Both
sets were close. especially the second,
whicL went to 81. The score was o-4,
81.
In. the second round H Brabant
made an excellent showing against
Clarence Griffin, both of the Golden
Gate Club. Griffin had to play his best
to win and was hard pressed through
out.
Percy Murdoch was in great form
yesterday and won his matches easily.
A close match was expected by the en-
InuSlaSIS Sdn fTduClSCO witch
Murdoch and Griffin came together.
The young crack from this side of the
bay was outclasSed and cut no figure.
Murdock allowed him but three games
in two sets With MacGavin out of it
MurdOck has by far the best chance
to win the singles.
Two players have reached the semi
finals. They are Charles Dunlap of
San Francisco and Percy MurdOck of
4 c-Ff in
the race are: Gorrill, G.. Baker, X.
VarieI, Ambrose and Otis.
The tournament by rounds is as fol-
lows
Preliminary round-R GorrilI beat F. Web
ster "a. As. 6-3; c. Gardner beat 3. Nc
Duffy. Ga. Ca F. Adams beat G. Lytton. So
T-5; P. Carleton beat J. Lewis by default; G.
Baker beat c. Foley by default; G. Jones beat
II. Arnold by default: d. MacGavin beat J.
Finkenstedt 90 go: r. VarfeI beat O. Lowell
90. go; G Griffin beat e Ames 81. 81
II. Brabant beat II. Long, 6-1. 3-6. 1913: H
Murdoch beat W Milwain, 6-2. 81; II. Palmer
beat S. Talcott by default r. Finnegan beat j.
Brady by default: r. Heath beat F. Newell by
default; p. Murdoch beat J. Code by default;
n. Baker beat NJ. Sherrard. 6-1 81.
First round-H Biddle beat W. Foster, So
80. 6-3; H Medcraft beat W, Porter. 81, 3-G
Sc; c. Dunlap beat r. Smile, 10. 10; Adams
beat Carleton, 81 6-3; G. Baker beat Jones.
6-3, 6-4; Variel beat MacGavin. O. 81; Grif-
fiji beat Brabant. 6-3, 1l-9; Palmer beat H.
Murdoch 81 60: p Murdock beat n Baker
90. 90; n. Ambrose beat S. Gayness. ca.
11-9: F. Turner beat A. Hayes Ga. G-3; W.
Cook beat F. Francis, Ga, 7-5; E. Otis beat
r. Parr 90. 3-6, 81.
Second round-Biddle beat Bates by default
Dunlap beat Medcraft. 81. 81: Gorriu beat
Adams. 7-5 81; Griffin beat Palmer. "a, 7-5
p Murdock beat Finnegan, 6-1. 6-3; Ambrose
beat Turner, So, 81; Otis beat Cook, 6-3.
10-S
Third round-Dunlap beat Biddle. 4-6, SO,
go; Murdoch beat Griffin, 6-2. 81.
Only four matches were played in doubles,
the best Of which was that between variel
and MacGavin and the Baker brothers. The
former two sets out OF three The score
6-4. 4-6. 6-1. Gayness and Palmer beat
Marius Hotchkiss and Ambrose, 2-6, rs. 6-4.
Webster and Gage beat $. Talcott and W.,
beat Gabriel and Drolla, 4-6. GO. rs.