Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-01
TENNIS PLAYERS
AWAIT FOURTH
OCEAN PARK CLUB TO GIVE
TOURNAMENT
Handsome Set Of Trophies to BE
Awarded Victorious Contestants.
Four Days viii BE Devoted
to Play

Along with the small boys fireworks
and other noise producers the first big
gun in the seasons tennis champion
ships will be touched off on the MORN
ing of the Fourth. when the Ocean
Park Country club will throw open its
courts and hospitable club house for
the annual tournament. In past sea-
sons the event at the beach has been
one of the most enjoyable and largely
attended OF the summer, and from the
looks of the entry lists and the en-
thusiasm Of the committee this year
will prove no exception to the estab-
lished order of things.
While there will be no May Sutton
here to show the spectators how a
champion performs when In action,
plenty of good tennis will be down on
the boards for discussion. All the old
timers who are being forced toward
the rear BENCHES by the younger brig
ade as each season passes, will once
more make stand against their more
nimble opponents, and many newcom-
ers whose work with racket Is un-
known here will be on hand to COM
pete for the prizes.
AS usual, the Ocean Park organiza-
ton Is hanging up a fine line of tro-
phies and the fortunate ones who fin
ish the tournament in the van will
be well rewarded for their clever work.
In addition to the regular prizes vari-
GUS merchants of the city have do
mated special articles with which to
laud the skill of those who take part
In the round robins and other side
shows which are not yet made up.
From the Gunst Cigar company will
come box of 400 cigars; Hoegee will
offer a PIN racket; Tufts-Lyon have
donated q Gnl6 daI i
silver loving cup is the offering of
Nordlinger; DyaS & Cline will intro
duce the newest thing in outing togs,
an English tennis jacket two hand
some thermometers will come from
Freese and the Fifth Street store will
complete the list with a lawn ham,
mock.
The tournament will continue from
the morning of the Fourth until the
following Saturday. Even with the four
whole days devoted to the play the
managers of the affair are not at all
sanguine of being able to finish the
tourney in that time, for the entry list
promises to be larger than ever be-
fore.
In former years the players were
never able to complete their sets on
schedule time and before the final
rounds are reached many Saturday af-
ternoons may have to be devoted to
the play.
OF the old-timers Archie Way, Sinsa-
baugh, Hal Braly, Bell, Hart. Richard
son, Galusha and host of others will
make 1t interesting for Ashby Keeney,
Henry Townsend, Hal Gorham, Horace
DonnelL Hammond and the others
who have graduated from the Junior
division In the past few years. Tom
Bundy, whose game has shown remark
able improvement with each succeeding
season, may possibly develop as one
of the surprises of the tournament and
show those who are considered strong
er how they play the game on the
Santa Monica courts.
The feminine adherents of the game
will also be out in force. The return
of the SeymourS from Mexico a few
weeks ago insureS the appearance on |
the asphalt of both Mrs. Seymour and |
Miss Seymour, and as they always en-
liven tourney to a considerable eX-
tent their readvent into the game will |
be hailed with joy.
The Sutton family has not failed to |
arrange for the carrying away of first |
prizes in manv years and this season
will be no exception. Eleanor Peralta, |
always a graceful figure on the courts, |
Will be on hand, and the Ryan girls, |
whose game gives great promise for
the future, are sure to make thingsJ
interesting for their opponents. Geor-
giana Jones is expected to be on hand |
to take her fair share of victories and
defeats, and there is a chance that |
Ruby Garland will make a trip down
from Santa Barbara and give the other
players hard fight for the premier
prizes.
Both the open and mixed doubles
have been more than usually patron
lied this year and the teams are
matched with more evenness than in
other Journeys. The open doubles will
bring forth pairs that have not hith-
erto tried the game together, and on
the whole the play from the opening
day until the close promises to be un
usually interesting for spectators and
participants alike.
Play in the tourney will commence
at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning with
the first rounds in the open mems sim
giles, which will occupy at least one of
the clubs courts most of the day. In
the afternoon the women's singles and
the events for the juniors will be in
and the first days play is
we'll filed.
On Thursday the women's and mixed
doubles will be gotten under way and
on Friday the open doubles can be
started. According to the present plans
the finals in all events will be pulled
off Saturday. but with an overflowing
entry list it is not to be expected that
the tournament will be finished on
time.
The Ocean Park Country club will
make every effort to live up to the
high standard set in former years and
-he event promises to be the most en-
joyable of the summer. On Saturday
niphf tho faf1I1iq hall with which tha |
club always winds up its Journeys will
De held as usual. I