The San Francisco call., 1905-04-15
UNIVERSITY MEN
ON THE COURTS
Tennis Representatives Of
Berkeley and of Stan
ford to Compete To-Day

The fourteenth annual intercollegiate
tennis meet will be held this morning
at Berkeley. For many years the Cali
fornia Club courts have been the bat
tle-ground, but the courts recently laid
the matches there.
In the last four years California has
been victorious and her rival has not
scored single point. Beginning with
1901 California. has won each year by
a score of 80. California's sweeping
victory during this period was largely
due to- Coast Champion j. d. MacGa-
vim Even without MacGavin the
chances for a blue and gold victory
look much brighter than for a cardinal
victory.
Stanford practically comedies one
singles match to Berkeley This is the
Swain (Stanford) and Neil Baker (Cali-
formal. Man. of the Stanford enthusi-
asts figure that George Hodge, their
No. 1 player, made a showing against
MacGavin last year which warrants
his beating Claude Wayne, Californias s
No. 1 man. These two clever young
players are evelly matched and 1t
would be difficult matter to pick the
winner On recent form Wayne looks
a trif1e stronger than Hodge.
A victory for Hodge would make the
outcome of the meet hinge on the dou-
bles- This also should prove a close
and an exciting match. Stanford will
be represented by John Cassell and
Hodge, while the California representa-
tives will be Robert Variel and Wayne
The latter are both from Southern Cal
ifornia and have been playing together
for several years. Cassell was former
ly champion of Lowell High School and
is a promising young player at the
California Club. Cassell and WAYNE
are both steady players, while Hodge
and Variel belong to the erratic class.
Both of the latter are capable of play,
ing brilliant tennis at times.
The second singles match will be be-
tween a veteran and a novice Neil
Baker played in the California team
last year and is as steady as a clock.
He has had considerable experiences
On the other hand McSwain, the cardi-
nal representative, is a new man who
mas had little or no experience. He is
a clever young player, but is hardly
conceded a chance to beat Baker.
Conceding this match to California
and an even chance to Stanford in the
other two contests another California
victory is anticipated. The blue and
geld followers expect to win all three
points and thus establish a record that
would stand for many years Stanford
undoubtedly has a fighting chance and
her representatives will make a desper-
ate effort to win the meet
The finals Of the handicap doubles
tournament commenced on the Golden
Gate Park courts two weeks ago will
be played tomorrow afternoon. The
Baker brothers (owe Is 3-6) will meet
Fred Adams and Guy Lytton (scratch).
The match with be unusually interest
ing, as victory for the Baker broth
ers would give them permanent posses
sion of the cups which have been up
for more than three years.
A class singles tournament will he
played on the California Club courts
Tomorrow. The players will meet un-
der the new classification for Guns re-
Gently offered by the directors.
Two tournaments will be played bv
the members Of the Ladies' Annex newt
week A handicap singles tournament
for the Miller cup is scheduled for
Tuesday. Miss Gully and Miss Hess
have each won the trophy twice and
it is expected one or the other viii ret
the third and final victory on Tues
day. On Wednesday handicap dou-
bles tournament for the Olds cup will
be held.