The San Francisco call., 1904-07-25
CLOSE MATCHES
ON THE COURTS
Tournament Play Occupies
Attention of California
Club and Park Racket Men
HORACE MANN WINNER
James and Long Rally and
Take First HOnOrs Away
From c. Smith and ROlfe

The local tennis players were busily
engaged in tournament play yester-
day. On the California Club courts a
handicap doubles tournament for the
Directors Cups was the feature. AT
the park. the cracks met in a class
singles tournament The third and
fourth classes We're commenced and
will be finished next Sunday. The sec
Ond class was finished and resulted in
a victory for Horace Mann. In the
first class. r. y. Whitney and George
Baker were the contestants in the
finals. Baker won the first two sets
but the third, which was an exceed
ingly long one, went TO Whitney. The
latter was tired out and the remain
ing sets viii be played next Sunday
In the semi-fnals Of the first class
Whitney beat Carl Gardner easily, the
score being SIS, 6-3 The other semi
final match between Clarence Grimm
and Baker was interesting and closely
contested Griffin won the first set
but his more experienced opponent
steadied down and won the next two
by a small margin.
In the finals, Whitney tired in the
first set, which he lost, 6-4. IN the
second set he did not exert himself
and won only two games. The third
set was close, first one in the lead and
then the other. At no time was either
more than one game ahead. Whitney
did some clever driving and won by a
score OF 11-S. Neither player took any
chances at the net and consequently
some long ralIeys resulted
In the second class. Fred Adams was
no match for Horace Mann. The lat
ter won three straight sets. Mann
played a careful game and his clever
cuts were too much for his opponent.
The score was Ga, 6-4, 6-3.
Eight teams entered the California
Club tournament. None OF the first
class cracks entered and some liberal
handicaps were given. A new team
composed Of George James and Her
bert Long carried OF the trophies. In
the finals they met Harry ROlfe and
Chester Smith on even terms The
former won in straights, but the match
was by no means One-sided. In the
first two sets Long and James did some
great driving. Long handled lObs bet
ter than usual and the lobbing game
Of his opponents just suited him Smith
and ROlfe had a good lead in the third
set but lost after sixteen games had
been played.
In the first round. James and Long
had a narrow escape NOurse and
kuehn had many chances to win both
Z
/ den Ames and ". G. KnOwltOn made
/ a good showing for new men, They
| reached the semi-hnals and made a
good showing against Long and James
/ The matches resulted as follows:
First round - Herbert Long and George
James lowe SD beat B Nourse and Charles
/ Kuehn (15l. S-6. SIS. Alden Ames and W.
/ knOwltCn (30l beat H. Z. Punnett and Frank
/ Mitchell (scratch). 6-3 SO. 6-3. Harry Rolfe
and Chester smith lowe so beat Dr. Noble
| and J. O'Hara C}O. rs. SIS. William Murphy
and L C Bozarth 800 beat H Spring and e
/ p. Robbins go 2-6) 6-4. SO.
Second round-Long and James lowe SD
/ beat Ames and KnOwlton C30) 6-3 1-6 6-4.
Smith and ROlfs lowe $50 beat Murphy and
| BoZarth go 6-3, 6-5.
Finals-Janes and Long beat Smith and
/ Rolfe. SO, Ga 81
Park courts. First class-R- y. Whitney
/ beat Carl Gardner. 6-3. SIS: George Baker beat
/ Clarence Griffin. 4-6. 6-3. 81 F1nals-Baker
| Us. Whitney. Ga SO. Gil CpOstpOned). Sec
ond class-Horace Mann beat Fred Adams ga
I 6-4. SO.