The San Francisco call., 1905-02-13
BAKER PLAYS
CLEVER TENNIS
Although Heavily Handi-
capped He Wins Matches
Without Loss of a Set
LONG BROTHERS BEATEN
Baker and Howell Prove Too
Steady for Them in the
Handicap Singles Tourney

Some interesting tournament matches
We're played yesterday on the tennis
courts. On the park courts the handi-
cap singles tournament commenced
several weeks ago was completed down
to the semi-fnals. No tournament was
scheduled at the California Club, the
players confining themselves to contin-
uous tournament and practice games
The four successful players at the
park were George Baker lowe 10 S-6).
l. Howell (s-6, Harold Gabriel
(scratch) and A. Brabant (owe $50.
Baker is the most heavily handicapped
player in the tournament, but has won
his matches without losing a set. He
has given big odds, his wonderfully
steady game carrying him through 1t
is probable he will have much harder
matches from now on First he meets
Howell, and If he wins he will be pitted
against either Gabriel or Brabant. Both
of the Longs were beaten in the same
round and by exactly the same scores.
Baker disposed of Herbert Long. This
was not much Of a surprise. but the de-
feat of Melville Long at the hands OF
Howell was unexpected. Long pulled
his two previous matches out cleverly
after losing the first set 60 IN each
The score against both Longs was 6-2.
Ga. In the Long-Baker match the win
ner was too steady for his opponent.
Long received 'owe" odds Of 3-6, but
they availed him little.
After beating Jewell and Palmer.
Melville Long looked to have an excel
lent chance to win a prize. Howell re-
ceived odds of 3-6 and owe 3-6. and
made good use of them. He played a
clever game.
Gabriel beat Morton in his first match
and Lemon in his second. Morton was
called upon TO give odds Of "owe 3-6
which put him out of the race. Gabriel
won as he pleased, the score being 6-1.
6-1 In the Lemon-Gabriel match the
latter lost the first set, but won the
next two. Gabriel kept up his winning
streak and took Marius Hotchkiss into
camp in straight sets. The tournament
committee underrated Gabriel, who is a
clever youngster.
Brabant had an easy time winning
his matches. He won from A Nc
Farland and c. Teller in straight sets.
Teller made a good showing in the
second set.
In the continuous tournament at the
California Club one match was played
in the first class and two each in the
second and third classes. George
James, the No. 1 man, beat Carl Card
ner in straight sets. The loser had a
lead of So in the first set and 81 in
the second set, but was unable to win.
James pulled out both sets, the score
of each being 7-5. Gardner looked to
be sure winner in both sets. but he
seems unable to take James measure.
Gardner was within a point of winning
the first set, but was too nervous.
In the second class Albert Kenyon.
who graduated from the third class
recently, worked his way to the top of
-,
He first beat George Cutter. the No.
3 man, in straight SETS Paul Jones.
who headed the class, was the next
victim. Kenyon had a much harder
time beating Jones. The latter won
the second set, but lost the first and
third. Kenyon has been improving
steadily. He has declared his inten-
ton of going right after the first class
men.
w. G.. Knowlton won two matches
in the third class. He first beat II.
Punnett. the man below him. and then
took revenge on DIR. LovegrOve. Last
Sunday the doctor beat the New
Brunswick champion after a hard fight
Knowlton was at it all week early and
late and improved enough during the
week to beat Lovegrove- The match,
like the one a week ago, was extreme
ly close KnowltOn Is in third place.
The scores follow:
Handicap singles-M Long lowe SD beat
Captain Jewell $50. O-6. Ga. SO: Lemon
Cs-6) beat Turner d5). TO. 6-3; Gabriel
(seratch) beat Morton lowe 3-6). 81, 81;
sayre d5) beat Lozano d5) by default.
Third round-Baker lowe Is $50 beat c.
Gayness (scratch). Ga, SO; NJ Long lowe s-6)
sobey ts-e). 40. TO. e-s; NJ Long lowe 3-6)
beat Palmer go. O-6. 6-3 6-3; Gabriel
(scratch) beat Lemon $50 3-6, 6-4. SO;
HotchkIss lowe 800 beat Hall go by default;
Brabant lowe 3-6) beat Mcfarland lowe 15),
6-3. 80: Teller beat Sayre by default.
Fourth round-Baker beat Fl. Long. 81 So:
Hotchkiss. 6-s, 6-4; Brabant beat Teller. 81.
ct.
Continuous tournament-G James beat G.
Gardner TO 7-5: A Kenyon beat G. Cutie,
ST. 6-4 and p. Jones. so, Sc. go: ".
Knowlton beat Fl. Punnett 6-4 "a. and Or.
Lovegrove. ga 2-6. Ga