The San Francisco call., 1904-07-16
EASTERN CRACKS
MAY PLAY HERE
Tennis Experts Are All
A-Flutter Over Prospects
of Championship Matches

The question as to whether or not
some of the Eastern cracks will visit
the coast in September and compete in
the championship tennis tournaments
is the one that interests followers of
the game most at present. Each year
at about this time the same rumors are
in circulation, and the enthusiasts
have become skepticaL Those who are
making arrangements for the enter
tainment of the Eastern champions
claim that there is no doubt about
their coming The local tennis men
are anxious to try conclusions with
the Fasteners, but will not believe
they are coming until they see them
here.
1t would be an easy matter to bring
two of the best players in the country
10 the coast, as several Of them have
expressed a desire to participate in the
September tournaments at San Rafael
1t is the intention Of the committee
making the arrangements to hold an
exhibition match in a week or two to
raise funds for this purpose.
The tournaments are only six weeks
at once. The Hardy brothers would
probably decide to enter the tourna-
ments. 1t would take over a month
to put them in shape, and If the local
players are desirOus Of making any
kind of a showing they should see that
these clever brothers compete.
The players who are expected to come
to the coast are Beals c.. Wright, HoI-
y I'd I
will be one Of the players, but whether
his partner viii be Clothier or Ward
has not been decided Ward ranks sec
ond in the United States this year. The
only man placed above him is Cham
pion Larned. ClOthier ranks third and
Wright fourth. Against these cracks
the only local men with a chance to
win are the Hardy brothers. Bell, Muir
dock and MacGavin might make good
showing, but 1t is doubtful Sam
Hardy is not in very good shape, but
Sumner, with months practice, would
have nothing to fear from any of the
visitors In 1893 he beat both Wright
and Ward at Del Monte. The latter
have improved since then, while Hardy
has not played in a tournament for
three years. The same year. In doubles.
the two best teams in the East were
beaten by the Hardy brothers.
The presence of the Eastern experts
would be a great benefit to the local
players and would help tennis verv
much. The latter learn nothing from
playing with one another year after
year, and the game here is at a stand
still.
Parmeley Paret, a weIl-known player
from the East, has written a relative
in Alameda that he will come to the
coast and participate in the Septem-
Der tournaments. Paret at one time
ranked in the first ten and was runner
up at Newport. but the game has gone
ahead of him since then and the local
men are figured to beat him.
Reuben Hunt, former champion oe
Alameda County. will also enter the
coast championship tournaments. Hunt
has made quite name for himself in
the East and stands a good chance OF
winning the tourney.
Two tournaments will be held in the
local courts Tomorrow. On the Cali
fOrnia Club courts there will be a hand
leap doubles tournament for the al
rectors' cups. The trophies are In the
possession of Herbert Schmidt and
Harry Rolfe. This team has won them
twice. Schmidt is in Canada. and RoIfe
will play with Sfdpey Salisbury. The
cups have been won once by Will Al
len and DR.. Hill. Grant and Chester
Smith and Allen and Tracy Crawford
The last named are the only ones. OF
the three now playing together.