The San Francisco call., 1904-09-12

After ten days Of hard tournament
play most Of the tennis experts took
day off yesterday for needed rest.
Few matches were played on the Cali
fornia Club courts, and even the pub
lie courts at Golden Gate Park were
not as well attended as usual
The announcement that the Sutton
sisters would play at the park yester-
day afternoon brought an unusual
number of spectators to the courts.
They were doomed to disappointment,
however, as the Suttons decided a pub
lie exhibition on Sunday would not
meet with the approval of their father.
The spectators had to satisfy them
selves with an impromptu doubles
match between four of the public court
experts.
r. N. Whitney and Clarence Griffin,
who defeated Charles Dunlap and
Charles Foley in a close five-set match
at San Rafael lost to their opponents.
1t was in the nature of a return match,
but there was nothing at stake and the
players did not exert themselves as
they would in tournament. 1t was a
pretty match to look at, and those who
journeyed to the park specially to see
the Suttons almost forgot the non-ap-
pearance of the famous sisters.
Three of the five sets played went to
rs. Whitney and Griffin won the first
set, but their opponents took the Sec
ond set without losing a game. The
fifth and deciding set Foley and Dun
lap won rather easily. The score was
81, 60, rs, 81, 60.
On the California Club courts Harold
Gabriel, one Of the coming young ex-
perts, took the veteran Harry Haight
into camp Gabriel is fast developing
into a crack and can give some of the
first class men a rub. Gabriel won two
sets, 7-5 and Go, and Haight took the
third set, 60.
Frank Mitchell and Harry Butler
played a close one-set match with the
Smith brothers. The latter were ahead
almost all the way. but Mitchell and
Butler won out, 11-9.
Melville Long was in good form, and
after losing the first set won the next
two from Robert Drolla.
w Knowlton and Edwin Robbins
played the closest match of the day.
Robbins won all three sets. the first
two of which went to 1913.
The following matches were played:
Melville Long beat Robert D. Rolla. 3-6.
win Robbins 1913, 1o-s. G-3; Frank Mitchell
aud .Herry RRgtler beat Grant and and S; Chester
10 SO O-6 Fl. E. Punnett tied DR.. Younger,
Ga. 81; Gabriel beat w. Little. G-2: Knowlton
beat Little. GA S-6.
The championship IOuTndfnenL Will De
brought to a close this morning at San
Rafael The challenge match between
Alfonzo Bell. the champion, and Drum
morid MacGavin, the challenger, which
was commenced Saturday afternoon,
will be completed this morning. Mac
Gavin has two sets to his credit and
needs but one more to win the cham
pionship On the other hand, Bell must
win three straight sets to retain his
title.
The champion will undoubtedly play
better than he did on Saturday, when
he was fatigued from his long trip.
MacGavin was playing the game of his
life when the match was postponed. II
he can play as we'll as he did Saturday
B9h's chances of retaining the cham
pionship are slim. Bell cannot beat the
game MacGavin was playing, but the
latter may not do so well this morning
If Bell gets good start MacGavin will
have no easy time getting the set he
needs. It seems likely MacGayin. will
be the 1904 champion Of the coast.