The San Francisco call., 1904-09-06
CHAMPION HAS
NO WORK TO Do
May SuttOn's Rivals in D0u-
bles Make Her Partner
Hustle and Win the Set
MISS RATCLIFFE LANDS
Miss DObbins Tires and the
Berkeley Girl Triumphs
Over Expert From South

Play was resumed in the coast cham
pionship tournaments at San Rafael
yesterday. Matches in both singles and
doubles were played, and many of them
were close and interesting. The match
in which most interest centered was a
doubles, in which Miss May Sutton,
the national champion, played with
Miss Mynta Seymour and against Miss
Florence Sutton and Miss Dobbins.
The champion and her partner were
beaten two sets out Of three. Miss SUIT
ton and Miss Seymour won the first
set, but in the next two their opponents
by playing a majority Of the balls to
Miss Seymour won out. The little
champion tried hard to ward off defeat,
but the support accorded her by her
partner was hardly good enough to
beat two such clever players as Miss
Florence Sutton and Miss Dobbins. Miss
Seymour played good game, but had
too much to do.
In the women's singles there was a
surprise in store for both spectators
and players. This was the defeat of
Miss DobbinS> the strongest player from
the south aside from the SuttonS, who
was beaten by Miss Ethel Ratcliffe of
Berkeley. After winning the first set by
an 11-9 score, Miss Dobbins became
tired and went down to defeat before
the STEADY game OF MISS 0Aloo
Dobbins outstroked Miss -Ratcline, but
the latter got everything back and
made no errors. Steadiness undoubt-
edly won for Miss Ratcliffe.
In the mems doubles there was also
a surprise. Trowbridge Hendrick and
Simpson Sinsabaugh, the Southern Cal
ifornia champions, were beaten In a
f1ve-set match by Robert Variel and
Claude Wayne, also Of the south. AT
- ~ xs,I1fQh Han
drick and Sinsabaugh won rather cas-
lily, Sinsabaugh fell heavily and injured
his ankle and wrist. He was hardly
able to hold his racket after this, but
finished out the match. But for this
accident the losers would probably
have won. although Wayne and Variel
certainly played great tennis.
Sinsabaugh had his arm in plaster
of paris cast in the afternoon and had
to default to Bozart in the singles He
looked to have good chance in both
singles and doubles, but seems to be
out of luck when he visits San Rafael.
Two years ago he was sick throughout
the tournament.
Two matches were commenced IN
doubles late in the afternoon and both
stood two sets all when darkness set in.
In one Whitney and Griffin were op-
posed to Foley and Dunlap. and in the
other VarieI and Wayne were opposed
to Baker and Allen. The scores follow.
Mems singles second round = ]. D. Mac
Gavin beat c. Griffin, 6-3. 60, 81; r Variel
beat c. James. T-5, 6-4, SO.
dock and j. D. MacGavin beat Gott and Swain
by default: Heath and Hunter beat F1nnigan
and Adams by default; G. Wayne and II. Varfel
heat It Hendrick and S. Sinsabaugh. 81 6-3,
6-1 4-6 6-3: W. Allen and g. Baker beat
Smith and Smith, 6-5 6-3. 4-6. o-5
and McSwayne by default Overton and Elliott
heat Brabant and Nourse by default; Donnell
brothers beat Mann and Gayness S-6, 6-S. oil;
Rolfe and Gardner beat Baker and Noble by
default.
Second round-Rolfe and Gardner beat Don
nel brothars CT Ga 6-4; Whitney and Grif-
fin VS. Foley and Dunlap. tie, rs. 1-6. 6-4 s-1O;
Wayne and Variel VS.. Baker and Allen, tie,
ga, 3-6 6-S. 6-3.
Ladies singles-Miss z. Ratcliffs beat Miss
Dobbins Gil, 60 6-3.
Ladies' doubles-Miss sutton ana MIS- MISS
Dobbins beat Miss May Sutton and MISS Sey-
mour 4-6, go. GA.