The San Francisco call., 1904-09-09
NORTHERN MEN
DISPLAY FORM
MurdOck and MacGayin Dis
pose of Southern Rivals
in the Semi-Final Round
ONE WILL OPPOSE BELL
Florence Sutton Captures
Ladies' Singles Event by
Beating Hazel HOtchkiSs

The northern tennis players again
Rafael. In the semi-fnals Of the mems
singles Percy Murdock of Alameda and
Drummond MacGavin Of San Fran
cisco disposed Of Fritz Overton and
Trowbridge Hendrick, both OF Los
Angeles. Murdock and MacGavin will
meet this afternoon to decide which
Will play Alfonzo Bell for the cham
pionship tomorrow.
The morning match between Overton
and Murdoch was a four-set affair. in
which Murdock, after failing to win
game in the first set, won the next
three handilv. In the opening set the
man who recently beat Champion
Bell was at his best and Murdock
looked outclassed. Overton, however.
could not keep up the pace, the heat
and dense smoke overhanging the
court affecting him to a great extent.
In the last three sets Murdock played
his best game and, except for squirt
in the third set was in no particular
danger of losing. In this set Overton
seemed to get his second wind and
pulled from a so lead up to "a. Muir
dock undoubtedly played great tennis,
but 1t is only fair to Overton to say he
could have done better had the condi-
tions been different.
In the[afternoon MacGavin and Hen
drick met and the former. to the sur
prise of many, won easily. After dis
posing of Hunt on the previous day
many thought Hendrick would win the
forr hrrk - k~I.
MacGavin. The latter is playing bet
ter than he ever did and the man who
beats him will have to play some won
derful tennis He has steadied down
and also has more self-confidence than
previously. Hendrick played a good
game in his match with MacGavin, but
the latter kept him in the back court
and had him at his mercy. The match
went in straight sets. The score was
CA. 6-3, 6-3.
The mixed doubles event was COM
pleted down to the finals in one half
and the semi-finals in the other. BY
beating Miss May Sutton and John
Donnell, Miss Florence Sutton and
Fletcher Elliott obtained to the finals.
Miss Dobbins and Percy Murdock
beat Miss Seymour and H. DOnnell. The
winners Will meet Miss Violet sutton
and Trowbridge Hendrick in the semi
finals this morning.
The ladies' singles tournament was
finished and resulted in a victory for
Miss Florence Sutton. In the finals she
beat Miss Hazel Hotchkiss. Many
thought the loser would make better
showing, but Miss Florence has i'm
proved since last year and will make
her sister, Miss May, work to retain
her Iaurels.
To-day the semi-finals Of the mems
doubles, finals OF the ladies' doubles.
finals Of the mems singles, semi-fnals
of the mixed doubles and possibly the
finals of the mems doubles will be
played.
The following matches were played
yesterday:
Mems singles (semi- -hnals)-Percy Murdock
beat Fritz Overton 0-6 e. 6-4 6-3: Drum
mond MacGavin beat Trowbridgs Hendrick.
Ga 6-3. 6-3
Ladies' singles Chnals)-1liss Florence But-
ton beat Miss Hazel Hotchkiss 81, ga
Mixed doubles-Miss May Sutton and j.
Donnell beat Mrs Seymour and c. Grifnn.
GO 60: Miss F. Sutton and F. Elliott beat
Miss May Sutton and Donnen 3-6 rs SO;
Miss Dobbns and p MurdOck beat Miss Sey-
mour and H. Donnell, as 6-2. Ga.