The San Francisco call., 1905-06-10
TENNIS DRAWS
MANY PLAYERS
Several Tournaments Lead
Up to State Champion
ships at San Rafael
GRAMMAR SCHOOL GAMES
Young Experts Will Meet
Shortly to Decide the
Question of Supremacy

MANY tennis tournaments are scneduied
for the month of June and the cracks
sbould all be in good form for the State
chaunionship tournament TO be played
at San Rafael early next month. the
uublfc court players have had long rest
from tournament play. but from now ON
there will be a tournament almost every
SUNDAY. The third and fourth class play
ers started the bali rolling last Sunday
and the first and second class experts
will have an inning Tomorrow.
Owing to the unusually small entry iist
in the first and second classes IT was de-
cided 70 combine the two divisions. Ihis
might seem unfair to the second class
men but there are several OF them VINO
are by no means outclassed by those IN
the first class. A new cup has been put
up for the competition tomorrow, Like
the one won by George Baker II VIII pc
a three-time trophy. The best OF the
PLAYERS at the park entered the tourney
and there will undoubtedly be some m
terestfng tennis. Carl Gardner, VINO won
the San Francisco championship last
Sunday. did not affix his signature 70
the entry list. nor did George James an
other clever player. Gardners 1nluIe 70
enter is quite disappointment. as the
enthusiasts were anxious TO have him try
conclusions with George Baker. The lat
ter is expected to win to-rnOrroW's event.
but he will have easy time doing So
The finals OF the third and fourth class
tournaments commenced last sunday
will be played tomorrow. In the third
class @. Guerin and c. Hal1 will fight IL
out while in the fourth class the con-
testants will be w. Howell and M Crlcn-
ton. Guerin and Hall have met several
times and the honors are about even.
Many of those who watched the play last
Sunday pick Howell to beat Crtchton'
but the latter may spring a surprise.
Other tournaments set for this month
are the first annual singles for the gram
mar school championship, handicap
doubles for the Olds Cups. tournament
for the juveniles and a handicap doubles
on the California Club courts
The grammar school tournament was
originally set for the 18th inst, but has
been postponed to the 24th- Many Of the
Juveniles are entered and as their June
tournament will be played next Saturday
a postponement of the grammar school
championship was necessitated. Already
six schools have entered players and
many more will do so next week. This
event will doubtless prove Interesting, as
many of the boys entered are quite skill
full with the racket. NJ. Mclaughlin. the
Junior Club champion, Is expected TO
carry off the honors-
The fifth annual tournament for the
championship Of the State will be played
on the San Rafael courts on July A. The
tournament viii probably commence on
the 1st of July. Champion MacGavin viii
not be here 10 defend it and the event has
an open look. All Of the cracks who
competed in the San Francisco champion
ship tournament and several who did not
will be in the competition Many think
Carl Gardener will annex the champion
ship, but he will have much harder time
than he did in the tournament completed
last Sunday. George Baker and George
James are fully as clever as Gardener and
Percy Murdock win play much better
game than he did last Sunday. He VIII
be in better form next month and II he
decides to play should carry on the hon.
ors He was bothered considerably last
Sunday by the wind. Gardener plays a
great uphill game and is improving all
the time. He will be hard man to beat
from now on
Clarence Griffin. year or two ago
one OF the most promising young players
in the city. will have try at the cham
pionship this year. Griffin has gone back
considerably of late, but IL has been due
principally to a lack or training and
practice.
George James, who has been taking an
enforced rest of several weeks, will be q
prominent candidate In the coming tour
ney.