The San Francisco call., 1906-07-07
JAMES To DEFEND
TENNIS TITLE.
Coast Championship
Tournament for Sep
tember PromisesMuch
May Sutton VIII Com
pete at San Rafael IN
Principal Court Event

The next tennis tournament Of I'm
portance will be the annual coast
championship event This IL the most
important meeting OF the year. and
the most interesting. AS IN the past
IL will be held the first week In Sep
ternber at San Fafael. Besides the
city cracks there will be experts from
all parts Of the State In the various
competitions. George James Is the
singles champion. while the holders In
doubles are Harold BraIey and Sirp-
son Sinsabaugh OF Los Angeles.
The coast championships should
prove better this year than they were
last. Charles Foley, the premier
racket-wielder OF this section or the
State, will compete and viii probably
carry of the honors- Foley has
proved in the past year that he II the
best player IN the bay counties despite
the fact that he was beaten In the
State championship tournament Foley
has won a majority OF the tourna-
ments played and Is entitled TO drst
place. Another promising candidate
Is young Maurice McLoughlin, the
Juvenile champion This young ex-
pert opened the eyes OF the experts
pion George James. Mclaughlin ts
Improving every day, and should be at
the head OF the list within year.
Mclaughlin is not thes only young
ster at he park with bright future
The StHachan brothers. who are but
little taller than their rackets, are the
real wonders. For their inches they
are proably the cleverest players In
the world. They do not resort merely
to getting the balls pack, but drive.
smash and chop like experts Mr.
Marvin. the manager Of the boys club.
has worked wonders with his pupils.
and is doing more for tennis than any
one on the coast. While he does not
pretend to know much about the game
himself. he is responsible for the boys
success.
The instructions received by the 1u-
veniles from Professor Joseph Daily
account for their remarkable skill
Daily is unusually successful as
teacher, being about the only man who
is able TO teach the game. Many
champion will develop from the Cold
en- Gate Junior Tennis Club IN the
next few years.
Young Mclaughlin so far outclasses
his eliminates as to be required to
allow them special odds. He will play
in the coast championship tournament.
and 1t would not occasion much sur
prise If he carried on the honors.
AS was expected. the closing rounds
OF the State championship tournament
were not as exciting as usual Many
of the best players came together In
the earlier rounds, and the closing
matches brought unevenly matched
players together.
The championship match between
Long and Adams was a great dis
appointments. Adams played about as
we'll as he did in the finals OF the
coast championship last year. Muir
dock played the best tennis In the
tournament, and but for the extreme
heat last Tuesday would probably
have won the championship. While
it must be admitted Herbert Long
played a fine game. ne could hardly
have beaten the game played by Mur-
dock when he disposed OF Gardner.
James and Foley.
The new State champion has at
last learned TO play his practice game
in tournament play. He is unQues-
tionably the best driver here. but
hardly plays the rest OF the game as
well as Foley. From now on Long,
like his younger brother. will prove a
decided factor in championship events.
While the defeat Of Champion May
Sutton was a surprise TO many. 1t was
really to be expected. The ex-cham-
pion, who is inclined to be f1eshy has
taken on considerable weight, and il
told in her match with Miss Douglass.
Any time May Sutton gets a lead OF
40 and loses the set there must be
something wrong with her condition.
Ndmitting that the new champion Is
1lly as clever as Miss Sutton, she
ould hardly beat her out from lead
OF 40 unless the California girl be-
came fatigued-
Miss Douglass is said to be a clever
net player. which also would account
for Miss Sutton's defeat A good net
player will always beat a good back
court player. Miss Sutton also plays
clever net game. but the effort to get
up In her present condition would
make her game rather ineffective at
the net.
Miss sutton with her sisters will
play at San Rafael in September. As
in the past, they will be the class OF
the women's events. Many other
clever women players will also come
from the southern part OF the State.