The San Francisco call., 1906-07-05

The State championship tennis
matches played on the California Club
courts yesterday were won by Miss
Hazel Hotchkiss Of Berkeley and Her
bert Long Of the California Club. For
championship matches they were con-
sidersbly below the average in quality.
The final between Miss Hotchkiss and
Miss Coda Myer was interesting but
not up TO the standard Miss Myer did
not play her best game and Miss
Hotchkiss won handily
The match between Fred Adams.
holder. and Herbert. Long. challenger,
was disappointment Adams was in
poor form and. won only one set out
game he put UP when he beat Murdock
last Sunday. he played well enough to
win quite comfortably.
The tennis was good in spots, but
errors were unusually numerous.
Adams and Long are two OF the speedi-
est players on the coast but they did
not show ii yesterday. In the first set
Adams led at AZ, but was overtaken
by Long. who won out Ga
The second set was close, Adams win
ming by a score Of Ga. Adams started
well IN the third set, taking four out
OF the first five games He seemed to
have struck his gait and was clearly
OF 40-15 in the sixth game he looked a
sure winner. Long played a good up
hill game. while Adams fell down mis-
erably. He missed easy volleys and
drove into the net or out Of bounds
repeatedly. Adams took the ninth game
and needed only one point TO win the
set. He missed the easiest kind of a
volley and Long ran out the set, 7-5
The score was Ga. As, rs. e2.
The final Of the women's tournament
was won in straight sets. Miss Myer
did not play anything like the game
she puts up in practice. Miss Hotch
kiss played carelessly, but at all times
held her opponent safely.
IN the opening set Miss Hotchkiss
won five out OF the first six games.
Miss Myer took the next two games,
but lost the ninth. The second set
proved much closer Up to the eighth
game Miss Myer was constantly game
in the lead. Miss Hotchkiss took this
game or her opponents service and
won ths set. Sd. The score was Ga,
ga
Since George Whitney won the first
two State cha mpionships no player,
either man or woman. has held the title
twice successfully. Miss Hotchkiss was
State champion in 1904. but lost the
title to Miss Ratcliffe last year
An interesting handicap singles tour
nament was held on the park courts by
the juveniles. Nineteen players COM
peted and, as the handicaps were well
adjusted. the matches were close and
exciting. Maurice Mclaughlin, the ju-
venile champion. was called upon to
allow special odds. The handicap was
changed in each match to suit his op-
ponent.
Despite the heavy odds he allowed,
Mclaughlin reached the finals In the
semi finals he allowed Robert Strachan
q handicap OF owe 80 and won in
straight sets. This match was one Of
the best ever played at the park
c. Axelrod (3-6) reached the semi
anals IN the lower half He will play
the winner OF the H Getz- Evans match
The scores
Preliminary round-vorsange 800
beat Vodden 600. 60. 6-1: B. Brough
beat r. Smith O5). 6-3, SO; H. Getz
Cowe 40) beat b. vodden $50, Ga. 6-2
First round-M Mclaughlin COVE 4O)
beat T. HUFF l30), 6-3. rs: Macomi (15)
beat Guerin lowe Is 3-6). 6-1, 6-1: r.
Strachan lowe j ; $50 beat ]. Strachan
Os-s). Ga, Ga; Brough beat Vorsanger.
90, 81; Getz beat Marcus go. So.
&c. 81; Evans (ls) beat Wallace 600,