The San Francisco call., 1905-02-18
TOURNAMENT PLAY
ENGAGES MANY OF
The TENNIS MEN
Alameda Games Will
Attract Numbers
OF Experts.
WOMEN IN ACTION

If inclement weather does not upset
the plans of the tennis players there
will be an abundance of tournament
games in the next few days. There
will be two events on the public courts
to-day. another on the Alameda courts
on Sunday and Wednesday. while on
the last named day there will be a
tourney at the California Club.
The events scheduled for to-day
are the completion of the boys handi-
cap sinble for the Reed and Barton
cup and a handicap singles tourna-
ment for ladies of the third class. The
ls tier event will be for the Miller cup,
which has been competed for twice
and has been won as many times by
Miss Bessie Gully. She will be called
the past and will probably find the
third and final victory hard one TO
achieve.
In the boys tournament, which was
commenced last Saturday, eleven play
ers are left in the competition Five
have won places in the third round
and six players will compete for the
other three places. In the second
round r. Reigel (15 1-6) VS.. H Nc
Lane COVE 3-6), NJ Mclaughlin COVE
3O) VS.. V. Butler (scratch) and E
Garcia (15 $50 VS.. NJ. Morris (3-6)
will be the matches played this morn
ing.
In the third round g. MaundreII
(15 1-6) will meet T. Maggo (5-6); W.
Marcus (1-6) will meet r. Strachan
COVE 15); H. Lang (owe 4-6) will
meet the winner of the Reigel-McLane
match The winners Of the matches
between Mclaughlin and Butler and
Garcia and Morris will come together.
The handicap singles tournament,
which has been in progress at the park
for several weeks, was completed to
the semi-fnals last Sunday. The four
players who will come together are
George Baker, c. Howell, III. Gabriel
and A. Brabaut. Baker, who is the
best man in the tournament, has not
lost a set, and, despite the heavy odds
he will have to allow. is expected by
a majority to win first hOnors. He
will have to allow Howell odds of
''owe Is 3-6" and give "3-6." Howell
has been playing good tennis and
should make a good showing with
such a liberal handicap.
The other semi-dnal match will be
between Gabriel and Brabaut- The
former will receive owe odds of ST.
The handicap does not amount to
much, but should enable Gabriel to
win. He is a clever youngster and the
decisive way in which he disposed OF
.Hotchkiss last Sunday caused quite a
surprise to some. Brabaut and Hotch-
kiss are about equally skillful and il
young Gabriel can keep his nerve he
should win.
The annual tournament for the Ala
media County championship will COM
mence tomorrow and will be COM
pleted on Wednesday. The present
champions are George Baker in
singles and ]. D. MacGavin and r. r.
Variel in doubles. Baker will be in
beth tournaments and stands an excel
Ia, Oh to Ar,fI T.
will play with his brother. Neil. in the
doubles.
There is some doubt as to whether
Percy Murdock will compete. He will
probably play. but has had but little
practice in the last two or three
months. The tournament would be
much more interesting with Murdock
in it. Baker holds all the other play
ers safely and unless Murdock plays
should win easily James. Long.
Griffin and Foley will make it inter-
esting for him, but are not conceded
much chance TO win the champion
ship. The doubles event has a much
more open look. Long and James,
Long and Gardner and Foley and Dun
lap will make the Baker brothers play
their best to win.
On the 22d the California Club will
start the first of a series OF handicap
doubles tournaments for the new d.
rectors' cups The last were won by
Lcng and James. This team will not
be in the competition and the cups
will probably be won the first time by
a handicap team. The entries close
Tuesday at p. m. when the drawings
will be held
The mems handicap singles tourna-
ment will be completed on the park
courts a week from Sunday.