The San Francisco call., 1905-08-14
ADAMS PROVES
CLEVER PLAYER
Tennis Expert Wins First
Class Tournament on the
Golden Gate Park Courts
GEORGE JAMES
Beyfuss and Smith Defeat
Long Brothers ON the
California Club Courts

Two tennis tournaments kept the cracks
busy all day yesterday and furnished sew
eral hundred spectators with some inter-
esting matches. A handicap doubles
tournament was completed on the Califer-
MIA Club courts, while on the Park courts
two of the classes were finished and the
other two, were run of to the semi-dnals
and finals. In the California Club event
Chester Smith and Alexander Beyfuss
carried off the honors, beating the Long
! brothers in the finals.
BY winning the first class again yester-
day Fred Adams proved beyond doubt
he is the cleverest player in the city In
the finals he disposed of George James in
straight sets, all of which were close
enough TO be interesting. The fourth class
was also completed and the cup went TO
III. Allan In the second class M. Hotch-
kiss and f. Guerin won places in the
I! finals. The third class was the largest Of
the four and hve matches remain 10 be
played.
NJ. Martin and Kahn reached the semi
finals. Hall VS.. Miller and Getz vs.. Cue
rim are the matches TO be played in the
second round.
As usual, interest centered chiefly in the
first class. The new classification gave
promise of some close and exciting
matches. To the surprise Of all, every
match in the class was won in straight
sets and not one was close until the finals
were reached. The biggest surprise was
the defeat of George Baker The latter
did not even make a showing against
George James, after having defeated Carl
Gardner easily. The play of both Gardner
and Baker was a great disappointment.
James also disposed of c. Griffin handily.
Adams went through his half as easily
as did James and at no time had TO eX-
tend himself. In his first match he met
the veteran R. N. Whitney. and beat him
easily. Adams next took on Foley and
again won as he pleased.
James played the best game he has put
up in months, but il was not good
enough to win a set from Adams. The
score, which was rs, rs, SO, was closer
than the match. James was at all times
on the defensive and Auams led con-
stantIy. The winner played the same fast
game that won him the State champion
ship, and demonstrated that he is. easily
the cleverest player in this part of the
State.
In the second class Hotchkiss and
Guerin both won their matches In straight
SETS The closest match was that. between
Brabant and Hotchkiss. Brabant won the
first set but lost the next two.
The third class matches were closer
than those of the other three classes.
Martin and Kahn each received default
in the first round and each had an easy
match in the second.
In the fourth class Allan had his hands
full in all of his matches. His opponent
in the finals, Lucky. was all his name
implies until the finish. when he was
taken into camp by Allan The latter
won the first two sets by small mar
gin and led at Al in the third set, when
Lucky defaulted.
Seven teams competed in the handicap
doubles tournament at the California
Club. Smith and Beyfuss played fine
tennis when they beat the Long broth
ers i'm the finals The winners have had
little or no practice of late. but played
the game as well as ever. Smith did some
remarkably good smashing in the finals
and received good support from his d.
minutive partner.
The days scores follow:
Glass singles atournament.-First class-G
James beat G. Griffin 81, 81; q Baker beat
default; F. Adams beat R. n. Whitney 81.
6-3 Semi -hnaIs-Janes beat Baker 6-s. 81:
ssst Adamf 5sbss beat IS E0lsy 4E5 Sc sls
second cIass-M Hotchkiss beat A. Bra
bant s-e. g., So n ambrose bros beat 5 Gay Y.
default; r. DrolIa beat z. Finnegan 90. 6-S-
Semi i-hnaIs-Hotchl1iss beat Ambrose 10. 6-f;
kiss vs.. Guerin-
Third class. preliminary round-Hal beat L.
Howell BY defaplt a- bsnsaHo heat "a aoEsa Sa
Getz beat Knowlton by default; Shaw beat
Martin 6-2. ga First round-T. Allan beat
Davenport 40, 81. TO: NJ. Martin beat Grey
hurst BY default; Hall beat H. Guerin 81, 6-3;
Miller beat vensano 81. 4-6, Sc; Getz beat
shaw ca ga; @. Guerin beat Roberts by de-
fault; NJ Peck beat Mcguire Ga 81; Kahn
beat c. Allan by default. Second round
Martin beat Allan So, 6-3; Kahn beat Peck
6-1, go.
Fourth cIass-Cunnngham beat Crullinger
by default; Allan beat Nevin, 2-6 81 6-f'
Waller beat W. Cunningham. 81. 81; Lucky
beat Cohn 60. 6-2.
Semi -finals-H Allan beat Cunningham. Sc.
6-3 e-1; Lucky beat Waller. so, 81
Ffnals-Allan beat Lucky. 6-4, rs. Al. de-
fault.
Handicap doubles: Preliminary round-C.
]. Smith and A. Beyfuss (owe $50 beat H z.
Punnett and F. II. Black d5l, 4-6, 6-4. 6-3; c.
G Kuehn and Albert kenyon (3-60 beat DR..
Noble and w S. MacGavin t3-6). IA. 6-4, SO;
Long Brothers lowe Is $50 beat Major Ducat
and N Blaisdel f30). 81. ga. rs.
Semi -hnaIs-Smith and Bsyfuss beat Kuehn
and Kenyon SIS. Sc: Long Brothers beat Ray
Cornell and G. H. Busch lowe 10 $50, AS.
ga, SO.
! FfnaIs-smith and Beyfuss beat Long Broth
crx. 6-3, 1-6, 6-3.