The San Francisco call., 1906-05-31
MACGAVIN LOSES
MATCH TO JAMES
Coast Tennis Champion
Defeats Former Hold
er of the Title.
Five Players Remain in
the California Club
Competition.

The annual ecratch singles tennis
tournament for the championship OF
san rrancirco attracted many spec
tatoea vcstordsN to the California Club
courts The weather was ideal for ton
mis-. and aome great matches We're
niaved As result of tho days play
hat nvc experts remain Ia the COM
petition Herbert Ions henry Schmidt
and George James arc In tho semi
nnais. The fourth aeni -nnsl place will
So ie either Charles Foley or Melville
l.aus -Tha latter VIII play their second
roundssmat,h Saturday afternoon
AItheush pfummana MacGaNin ana
ncr.a NUrdeck thc two eN-champions,
we've bcstcn they were FAR from heins
. lfaerapCt Mact;aNm has been cut OF
shr 81 ntc for car and hair and has
fad mo- practice save during the past
he "a mic dangerously close 10 lowering
she ectnrs cf George James. the present [
rosst champion ln the latter psct OF
tho $50 end tCts when MaCGaNin got into
his Hriac hc PLAYED brilliantly, and
tbc nrcscat champion could make ne
Auef losing tho arst set. e-s. and
fartnE q score 81 a-2 and s0-So. Mac
saNfa pulled himself together and elec-
tl1dca the spectators. lie drove and
smashed VITA tcfrinc speed aud pulled
'vd.at s-S and so-So. bat James. too. was
riagfnE kYrat same, aud his superior
NtcaaiNesS enabled him TO win. II was
= fVsS-an between the pair with the
outcome constantly in doubt MaceaVin
wat htAfant ss In The past but he
. lacked .the StoadineSS that wen the
rcset mpionshin title Tor him IN
.taoa- Msc0avin's twist service bothered
James and broke Un his drtVtnE game
as an extent The coast champion was
b greet form, and he had 20 he 20 win
Atho0xh Percy Muroeok had not bad
racket in hsH hanoS Tor thrcc months
nc made RsN Counties champion
F haries Foley extend himself 20 the
I.nltf 20 win. Mur0oCk sNoMeu his lack
~ practice IN the nrst set, tatlins 70
MIA Same In the second set he was
at hss hest and wen almost As easily
as fctcN 6td IN the cNcninS SGT. The
.af-4 set was close one The honers
aDaklN going - Foley. After he Eot
started Nurdock PLAYED great tennis.
hat he was uccttoE "a clever NoUn gster
,nd.tbc h&rGest one ia the city 10 beat
totSv No0ns Harold Gabriel made a
.EoieN Many sgUrea the latter would
wiu easily. bat Gabriel had his oppo-
merit werried up - the finish. Both
fets.-sNcrc unusually Ions and close
'he reSs required fourteen EaneS and
enc c-Ap6 elShteens In the second set
.sHt1St was game in the lead up to
.N =. Wkea Folct ran cat tho set. Foley
ta1 60 plSN hiS best 10 win, and ~ a
3NaH MHran al that Gabriel is =
n.tertal PLAYER Tor his sge and viii
Herbert Se6mtat was ia great form.
a won his matches haadiR. In his
l-r&. sestch he lost q set - Harry
- A. bag Won the other two without
.+.aY treanle lf schmidt PLAYS rs wen
feNi. -S1ueaN nc VIII he haca TO beat
As was cNn necte0. Melville f.oaE and
-aFe1sec. Sristsn Furnished an interests
Snaieh The latter was in poor con-
.StNE. and st told on him as the match
Progressed Grifiia won the orSt set
rag made a noer showing IN the next
EtrAery IONS reached the semi unais
.taN1t teSfnE a. game, lie drew in
@sie. ~t-st 1SnG. received = default and
oe fuN love SctS in the second round.
.Ses-erst 81 the lower class men
Meo &n- well asa 5nSt the cracks.
-s'ese4cS Nncaia forced James 10 a iN-S
S1N aNN tlller. made tt interesting FOR
&ttts1 khe veteran James A. Code
eNeA ta2i ec can Still plaN some when
goH thc 1gSt ser ~ his match with
1'6e- semt-ansl matches VIII he
reNs SUNDAY n Long rs.
sse N kgre- Foley match viii De The
>eF,f- sne,s "a, ssS-ssit- 80. sg,ss.>- -...
.... Pc. ,.s,saAss. roane-seorse Busch
en&t tNsN Sorncil S-s f~ss Herbert
Sea@ dt heas H. r. Crawford 6-s. 6.is
,aN. SpliVsie heat pr, t.oVeKvove ga.
frN ketse heat James Code s-s.
-- A-tf 1Aarscs Foles eeas Percy Mur.
$500 s-h h-t, RarolS Gabriel beat
u -NN4rsc 80, f-At Clarence Grfcin
ecsfs fsOHoTEc Fuller Sc. SeS
= ro4nS Herbert Ions eea;
SteWaf1 tsANeSs hN desaGtts BRADLEY
NSsts1S> beat pr Bash oN dafauits
- 60 beat Busch 6~k. s-xs Relge beat
SNsN@st t-e, f-ss Foley beat CsaN@se,
lN-S Melville Long beat Srfsia
shi &-s t-ts George James heat Charles
sNNcan e-t- les NTGnin and MactSsN IN
ec..s Ashctt NcnNon k-s 60
~ - ~, as&- nSosa- tsssssrs sseeS .scae
-e tss. FoleN ~ NJ Long fua~
R.a2see3 James aeat MacyssNfn So. e-S.