The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
TENNIS CRACKS
ENJOY A REST
No Important Tournaments
Are Arranged at Either
Park or California Club
JUVENILES ARE ACTIVE
Additional Prizes Will Be
Offered Them to Increase
Their Interest in Game

The pleasant weather during the week
attracted many tennis players to the
courts at the park and California Club.
The club courts late in the afternoon
could not begin to accommodate the play
ers. From ocloclk until dark they are
taxed to their capacity.
The cracks will have a rest from tour
nament play tomorrow. Nothing is sehed-
uled for the park and only two matches
Of the class singles tournament remain
to be PLAYED at the California Club. Carl
Gardner OF the first class has been COM
peting in the Ojai Valley tournament
during the week and may not return in
time 10 play George James tomorrow.
Gardner and James qualified for the finals
Of the first class last Sunday and viii
meet either tomorrow or one week later.
The final match of the third class will
be played tomorrow afternoon. The
match is of little Importance save for
the. fact that the contestants in the finals
viii be two fourth class players. The
entry list of the third and fourth classes
WAS small and as the fourth class play
ers made no objection the two classes
were consolidated. Daniel Nolkmann and
DR.. Noble of the fourth class caused quite
a surprise by beating their third class
opponents. They viii meet in the final
match tomorrow.
The next tournament OF the Golden
Gate Tennis Club will be played on the
18th inst. on the park courts. 1t viii be
a handicap doubles event for the three
time cups. Play will be called promptly
at 10 o'clock. Entries close Saturday, the
18th. and should be sent to y. II. Martin.
the club secretary.
The members of the Golden Gate Jun
ior Tennis Club will meet in a handicap
doubles tournament on Monday. Next
week the school children will have va
cation and the park courts will be In
great demand. Mr. Marvin, the man
ager of the Junior Club, recently re-
him a number of handsome prizes to be
competed for by the juveniles.
The defeat of Charles Foley at the
hands of George James last Sunday has
been the chief topic of conversation
among The tennis enthusiasts. All agree
that James tried his hardest to win, but
they are not so sure about Foley The
latter has been invincible for the last
six months and his defeat naturally came
as surprise TO his many admirers. Fo-
Iey's defeat is not SO surprising in itself,
but the fact that he lost in straight sets
has caused considerable comment, Those
who fig,.re that Foley deliberately al
lowed James TO win are undoubtedly mis-
taken. Foley's repeated victories may
have caused him TO take matters too cas-
lily, expecting TO pull out at any time, but
tennis players are too anxious TO be at
the top TO lose purposely-
James played good tennis and despite
the wind and Foley's Indifference should
receive the credit due him. The two will
probably meet many times during the
year and the question of supremacy VIII
be settled before the year is over. Foley
was IN need of a defeat and will play
better tennis from now on.
The next championship tournament will
be played on May 80 at the California
Club courts. 1t is the annual event for
the championship of San Francisco.
The annual intercollegiate tennis
matches will be played this month at
stanford California will have two strong
representative in Neil Baker and Her
bert Long