The San Francisco call., 1906-08-11
COAST TITLE WILL
BE DECIDED ON
THE COURTS.

The tennis cracks are busy condi-
honing themselves for the coast cham
pionship events. which will commence
September 1. The defeat of three of
the cleverest players of San Francisco
in the Southern California champion
ship tournament has caused the ex-
perts to redouble their efforts In train
ing.
Players like Charles Foley, George
James, Fred Adams and the Long
brothers figured they had nothing to
fear from the players of Southern Cali
fornia- This was due to the fact that
the visitors made poor showing in
the singles last year. The realization
that there is considerable danger of
the titles going south this year has
caused some uneasiness among the
players.
For the past six months it has been
slated for Foley to succeed George
James as coast champion. The fact that
Foley lost to Murdock recently caused
his admirers some uneasiness, but they
still figured he would win the title.
His unexpected and decisive defeat in
the south has caused q fall in his
stock. Foley is the best player in this
part Of the State, but he will have to
play as he never did before to down
the cracks from Southern California.
Coast Champion James is not saying
is practicing every spare moment and
will put forth every effort to prove
that his victory last September was
not luck win, as many have claimed.
The tournaments should come UP to
the standard. With a half dozen or so
high h-class players from the south and
the many cracks in and about San
Francisco in the competitions, the 1906
championship events should prove fully
as interesting as any held in the past
Two tournaments will be held on
Sunday. At the park there will be q
class singles event, while at the Cali
fornia Club scratch singles Is sched-
uled. The latter event should prove
one OF the most interesting of the year.
1t will be for the Fuller cup, which
has to be won only once. George
James, who holds the first class cup at
the park. has decided to play at the
California Club on Sunday.
The Fuller cup tournament will
bring together about six evenly
matched frst-class men, any one Of
whom has an excellent chance to win.
Melville Long has been showing up
well In practice and many figure he
will carry off the trophy. Clarence
Griffin and Maurice Mclaughlin joined
the club recently and cannot be denied
chance to win. State Champion Her
bert Long, Coast Champion George
James, Northwestern Champion George
Busch, Fletcher Elliott, Herbert
Schmidt and Harry Rolfe have entered
The class singles tournament at the
park will bring together in the first
class such experts as Charles Foley,
Fred Adams. r. N Whitney, George
Baker and Charles Dunlap. Adams has
twice won this cup.
The young ladies of the Golden Gate
Park Annex are reorganizing, and the
club in few weeks should be in bet
ter shape than ever. There are a
number of clever players among the
gentler sex at the park and they are
fast getting the club into shape. The
moving spirits are Miss Ida Mearns,
Miss Golda Myer and Miss vodden. An
election of officers will be held next
week and schedule Of events drawn
up. There has been little or no activ-
ity among the young ladies since
April Is.
s. R. Marvin, manager of the Golden
Gate Junior Club, is arranging asclass
singles event for the juveniles week
from Saturday. Now that the schools
have reopened the boys and girls will
hold at least one tournament q week.