The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21
Oakland High Athletes the Best on Track and Field
HAZEL H0TCHKISS
RETAINS TENNIS
TITLE.

Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, Berkeley's
clever tennis expert. added to her long
string of victories yesterday when she
successfully defended her title of bay
counties champion against Miss Golda
Myer of the Golden Gate Ladies An
mex. The match was played on the
public courts. Despite unfavorable
weather conditions, the courts being
swept by gusts of wind from the north,
it provided a treat Tor the spectators
While the champion won In straight
sets.y her victory was gained by the
narrowest of margins, the score being
GA, 1913.
In the first set Miss Myer started off
in the lead winning the first, second
and fourth games The Berkeley girl
gradually overcame this advantage,
and in an exciting finish ran out the
set without letting the score go to
deuce.
Again in the second the representa-
tive of the Annex assumed command
ing lead With the score 5-2 and
40-3O in her favor she appeared to
have the set at her mercy; but with
the steadiness and determination that
have always marked her play the
champion, fighting for every point,
gradually oyercame this tremendous
lead and brought the games to deuce.
Several times Miss Myer needed but a
single point to win the set From
deuce the champion went into the
lead, but not for long. Miss Myer
won the twelfth and thirteenth games,
bringing the score to 7-6, and she was
again in front at ST. Five times she
failed to make the single point needed
TO make 1t "set-all" The end of the
sixteenth game found the score again
even, but with q determined squirt Miss
Hotchkiss annexed the next two games
anu the match.
Yesterdays victory leaves the Berke-
ley miss undisputed champion of
Northern California. She holds both
the coast and State titles in addition to
that of the bay counties. The coast
tournament at San Rafael was partici
pated in by the best of the women ten
mis- players of Southern California with
the exception of May Sutton.
Miss Hotchkiss' supremacy is due to
her brillian work at the net, in addi-
ton TO strong back court game. Her
only formidable rival hereabouts is
Miss Myer. These two young ladies
met in the finals of the coast and State
tournaments, and. as was the case in
the challenge match yesterday, the
Berkeley expert won each time by
narrow margin.
Unusual interest is being manifested
in the mems bay counties championship
tennis matches which will be played on
the Golden Gate Park courts today. The
competition has narrowed down to
seven contestants in the singles, and II
weather conditions be favorable the
spectators will be treated to some ex-
cellent tennis.
Ex-coast Champion George James
and Harold Gabriel will meet in the
semi finals Of the upper half. In the
lower half Reuben Hunt and Clarence
Griffin will come together in the first
match. Griffin expects to beat Hunt,
but the latter, if he play his best
game, could dispose of the public court
expert Hunt played great tennis in
the East during the summer and in
his best form would figure to win the
tournament.
The winner of the Hunt-Grifiin
match will be pitted against Maurice
Mclaughlin. The pride of the Junior
Club is in great form and has an excel
lent chance to beat either Hunt or
Griffin.
Melville Longs first match will be
with George Guerin The latter is
somewhat outclassed and can hardly be
conceded a chance to win.
Long will meet Hunt, Griffin or Nc
Loughlin in the semi finals of the lower
half. The coast champion has been
playing a consistent game and is the
man to beat. He is showing the same
form that won for him the coast cham
pionship title.
A number of clever teams are still in
the doubles competition. Charles Dun
lap and George Baker will meet
Charles Teller and A. Jones' The latter
have little or no chances to win. The
winner of this match will play Guy
Lytton and Fred Adams. The latter are
hard hitting combination. while
Dunlap and Baker play getback
game. Adams and Lytton are hard