The San Francisco call., 1906-08-05
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WIELDERS
TRAINING FOR
BIG GAMES.

with the annual coast championship
tennis tournaments less than a month
OF. the. cracks are practicing hard TO
be at their best when the most lmpor-
tant events az the year come up for de-
cgsion. The tournaments this year give
promise Of being the most interesting
and -hotly contested ever held at san
Rafael
The inauguration Of the first annual
5unior tournament for the coast cham
pionship will add 20 the interest in the
meet. There are many high-class play
ers among the juveniles at the present
time Maurice Mclaughlin, MelVlle
Long. Harold GeJz, Robert Strachall,
Henry Guerin and Harold Gabriel VIII
be in the competition and their pres
ence should insure good tennis Ne
Loughlin. Long and Gabriel are clever
enough to be conceded a chance 10 win
the senior coast championship. Two
prizes viii be offered for the new event
Il VIII not be possible to put UP chal-
lenge cup, as many Of the youngsters
are not far from the age limit. Flay
ers under Is years Of age only are ell
gible and for this reason three-tlme
challenge cup would be out Of the
question.
with strong delegation from the
southern part Of the state the tourna-
ments should prove unusually interest
ing While the doubles championship
went south last year that part Of the
State was weakly represented in sin
giles. II such players as Brown, Bundy-
Braly. Bell and Sinsabaugh come TO San
Rafael the northern cracks VIII have
70 hustle to carry of the honors
The defeat Of Charles Foley, carl
Gardner and Fred Adams in the South
ern California championship tourna-
ment came as g great surprise 70 the
enthusiasts. Many figured that Foley
wouid win the singles, but he was
beaten n straight sets by Tom Bundy.
All three OF the players were beaten on
the same day and in straight sets.
Il IS difficult 70 account for the poor
showing made by Adams. Foley and
Gardner for the reason that Grant
Smith and Percy Murdock beat their
conQuerors at Coronado quite easily
A6urdock beat SinsabaUgh and Brown
in straight sets, while Smith beat
Bundy without the loss Of a set. Con-
sidering Murdock and Smith accom-
phshed this with little or no prepara-
ton while Foley, Adams and Gardner
were trained 10 the hour. their defeat
is hard 10 account for.
The cement courts undoubtedly both
cred the local players. but no more so
than MurdOck and Smith. While Brown
and Bundy are clever players and easily
class with Foley, the latter, no matter
what the conditions, ought 10 make a
good showing. Adams and Gardner
have not done anything startling Of
late ana not as much was expected Of
them as OF Foley. The only way TO ac-
count for the poor showing Of the lat
ter is 20 attribute IL to stage fright
The only tourna ment match sched-
uled for today is the finals Of the han
dicap doubles at the park. The contest
ants viii be Charles Foley and Fred
Adams lowe 30) and Stuart Gayness
and Harold Getz (scratch).
A scratch singles tournament will be
played at the California Club courts
week from today It viii be restricted
70 club members. The competition Will
be for the handsome silver cup put UP
by George Fuller. The trophy has TO
be won only once.