The San Francisco call., 1906-07-19
NEWS OF TENNIS
COURTS AND
PLAYERS.

cap doubles for men. Mixed doubles
tournaments as a rule have not been
successful in the past. Clever women
players have been scarce and a small
entry list has usually resulted. At
present there are a number of skillkul
women players in the city and the
event being arranged should prove un-
usually successful.
The young ladies OF the Golden Gate
Club annex will be invited to COM
pete. The players OF this organlza-
ton are more numerous and cleverer
than those Of the California Club.
Owing 10 the scarcity OF women play
ers the event will be open TO the men
Of the California Club only.
Among those who will probably par
/ tieipate are Miss Ida Mearns. Miss
Coda Myer. Miss Vera Crocker. Miss
Annabel Vodden. Mrs. Wiencroski. Mrs.
Neimeyer, Miss Bessie Valleau. Miss
Ethel Smith. Miss Hazel Hotchkiss.
Miss Ethel Ratclife. Miss Anita Bey-
fuss, Charles Foley, Herbert Long.
Melville Long, George James, Herbert
Schmidt. Harry Rolfe and Carl Card
ner. The tournament will be played
next Saturday.
A handicap. doubles tournament VIII
be played on the California Club courts
a week from tomorrow. This event
Will be for the three-time cups. which
are now in the possession * Moulten
Warner and George Fuller.
Carl Gardner and Melville Long have
won the cups twice. Another victory
for them will give them the cups per-
manently. Other teams that have won
the trophies are Herbert Schmidt and
Harry Rolfe. Chester Smith and Alex
ander Beyfuss, George James and Her
bert Long and W. G. kpOwlton and
Major Ducat.
The most interesting tournament to
be played before the coast champion
ship event in September is the scratch
singles for non-holders of titles. The
players who will be excluded are
George James. Charles Foley. George
Busch. Carl Gardner and Herbert Long
A handsome cup has been donated for
the event, which should prove interest
ing.
1t is a fact worthy OF note that
the career OF tennis players on this
coast is shorter than anywhere else In
the world. Players here are at their
best when they are from Is to 25 years
of age.
In the East a tennis player rarely
becomes a champion before he Is 25,
while in England the players do not
reach the top until they are 80 or past.
The Doherty brothers, the cleverest
players in the world. are both past
the thirty mark. The explanation for
this Is quite simple. On the coast
there is no closed season and the play
ers get no rest. A good player who
participates in all the tournaments
usually wears himself out in about five
years The Westerners are as strenu-
Gus In tennis as in everything else.
In the East the tennis season lasts
about three months. The players get
long enforced rest during the winter
months and are fresh when the season
opens. Another reason why the East
ern player lasts longer than the coast
player Is that the former trains. while
the latter does not A man playing in
twenty tournaments during the year
without observing any training rules
Is bound to injure himself. In the
East the players practice a month or
so before the tournaments begin and
are in condition At most they do not
compete in more than eight or ten
tournaments.
In England the tennis cracks play
the game as they do everything else.
more for pleasure than do the players
Of this country. The Eastern and
English players as a rule are wealthy
men and can play the game just about
when they like. On the other hand,
the players Of the Pacific Coast usually
do their playing before or after a.
hard days work. The players develop
more rapidly than the Eastern play
ers, but their rapid development prob
ably causes their rapid decline The
PACIFIC Coast champion is 10 years OF
age, the United States champion Is 81
and the English and worlds champion
Is over 80. The asphalt courts which
are used here are much harder on the
players than the turf courts used in
the East and In England.
The annual election OF officers OF the
Golden Gate Tennis Club was held DUR
Ing the week and resulted as followss
r N Whitney, president; F. W. GHerin,
vice PRESIDENT James A. Code, secre-
tary; W. @. Knowlton, treasurer. The
following tournament committee was
appointed for three months: ]. A Code,
q p. Lytton and W. G. Knowlton. ". H.
Martin was appointed official handi-
capper. re
The Golden Gate Club will hold It's
first tournament since the fire next
Sunday. 1t will be a handicap doubles
for the three-time cups.
A draw doubles tournament Is be-
Ing planned. Il will be novel event.
The members OF the Golden Gate and
Golden Gate junior clubs will draw
each other for partners. The tourna-
ment will be given by the older or
ganization to encourage the younger
players. There are many clever
youngsters at the park and an event
Of this kind should prove great sue
cess.
James A. Code. secretary OF the Gol4
den Gate Club, Is drawing up a schedule
of events for the remainder OF tha
year. In doing this Code will consulE
with the tournament committee OF the
California Club so that there will be no
conflict. Each club will probably hold
q tournament every other Sunday when
the weather permits.
President MacGavin of the Pacific
States Lawn Tennis Association. VIII
call a meeting OF the delegates to tho
governing organization either next
Saturday afternoon or the following
Saturday. At this time the annual elec-
tion of officers will be held and cons
mittee appointed to handle the coast
championship event.
Ameer Declares for Education.