The San Francisco call., 1906-06-25
YOUNG TENNIS
STAR A MARVEL
Mclaughlin Gives Hard
Battle to Champion
James.
Murdock of Alameda De-
teats Both Foley and
Gardner.

The sixth annual scratch singles ten
MS tournament for the state champion
snip, which was commenced on the Cal
ifouhia Club courts yesterday. proved
z great success Many spectators wit
messed the matches. which were close
ano exciting in a number Of cases. The
tennis was considerably above the av-
Srsge, especially in two or three OF the
contests
OF the twenty-six players entered in
me tournament, but six remained at
4ne end OF the days play. Melville
Long and Harold Gabriel. two young
sters stu IN their teens won two OF
TIE four semi-fnal places George
James, Percy Murdock. Clarence Grimm
and Herbert Long viii fight il out for
the remaining two places
The stars OF the day were Percy Mur-
dock Of Alameda and Maurice Nc
LoughHn OF the Golden Cate Junior
Club. Murdock was in his old time
form and defeated the hitherto in
Nlnclble Charles Foley Murdock fol-
lowed this up by beating Carl Gardner
easily
While young McLoughlin, who is
on-y sixteen years OF age, was beaten.
ne made remarkable showing against
Coast Champion George James For
tun2tely for the latter. he was at his
best Mclaughlin PLAYED the champion
20 standstil and had the specra tors
Wild with excitement With q little
more tournament experience he would
surely have beaten James. As il was
the champion won by the narrowest of
margins. The match was one OF the
closest and most exciting ever PLAYED
IN this city
In the first set McLoughlin led at
5-s and 500. but was overanxious and
lost The set by q score OF los Nc
Loughlin was constantly in the lead
after games all" had been reached.
but finally lost the eighteenth game on
service
In the second set Mclaughlin was
constantly q game in the lead. He out
played the champion in this set and
won by q score Of S-6.
Mclaughlin started out in the lead
IN the final set but lost on service in
the hfth game When il was 4-3 against
him he led at 40-15 on James service.
but failed 10 win the game James
took the set. e-s
AZ Marvin's prOtege played wonder
ful tennis for youngster and should
develop into the oleverest PLAYER on
rhe coast
Mur6ock eyened up a couple Of old
scores when he beat Foley and Gard
1er- The latter took the san Francisco
arnPionship from Murdock last year
while Foley nosed him out Of the bay
counties championship in the autumn.
Aurdock came close TO beating Foley
IN the city tournament completed at
the club a week ago. and his victory
yesterday did not occasion much sur
prise.
The veteran from Alameda was right
or his game and proved invincfbIe His
match with Foley was probably the
best OF the day Murcock won
the first set hsndily. but got only ore
game in the second set. In the final
set Murdock outplayed his opponent
from start 10 finish and lost only one
game
The Murdock-Gardner match was q
appointment Gardner was wild and
OF in his play and proved no match for
Murdock- The latter won pretty much
as he pleased
Another disappointment was the
match between DrUnlmond MacGavin
and Clarence Griffin The ex-cham-
pion was unusually wild and drove out
OF bounds repeatedly. He overcame a
lead OF 81 in the first set and annexed
IL by 2 narrow margin. In the second
and third sets MacGavin played mis-
ersble tennis Although Griffin won
handily, he did not play the game he
used 20. Grifhn's game was only fair.
but as he remarked after the match,
some body had 10 win.
Melville Long and Harold Gabriel both
played clever tennis Long first dis
posed OF George Busch IN straight sets
and later scored q decisive victory over
r. y. whitney The latter made a fair
showing in the first set but was no
match for his younger opponent. In
the first set OF the Long Busch match
the latter played q fine game After
closing Up q big lead Busch was beaten
H. Z Z -~-cr M 2 hE Nd
set handily.
Herbert Long had an easy time
rea ching the second round. He first
received a default from Fletcher Eli
oft and then beat Harold Getz in
straight sets.
Gabriel won both his matches with
ease He drove splendidly and neither
Of his opponents had e chance against
him He beat both Charles Kuehn and
Dr.. Bush in straight sets.
Play VIII be resumed next Saturday
afternoon. when Percy Murdock viii
meet George James and Herbert Long.
viii be opposed 70 Clarence Griffin The
winner OF the Murdock-Janes match
viii play Melville Long next Sunday.
Harold Gabriel VIII be pitted against
the winner Of the Griff1n-H Long
match in the semi-dnass.
The results Of yesterdays matches
follow:
Prelirn inarT rOund-R \. WnitneE
beat CS Gayness by default; Maurice
NcIsoughiin beat 3. F. Nourse, So. Ga
George James eat George Guerin, 6-3.
6-e: Carl Gardner beat Henry Mills 6-3.
s-s: Percy Murdock beat Charles Foley.
s-3 1-6. 81. Clarence Griffin beat
Drummond dacGayin, s-s. 60. SO;
Fred Bass beat James Code, rs. 6-s;
Herbert Long beat Fletcher Elliott by
Default: Harold Getz beat Albert Ken
Won. 81. Ga; Harold Gabriel beat
George Gutter So. Go.
First round-8felville Long beat
George Busch. SIS s-s: whitney beat
Y. g. Knowlton. 60. 6-4: James beat
beat Gardner, 6-5. So; Griffin beat Bass.
60. Ga: r. Long beat Getz. 6-s, 6-z;
Gabriel beat Charles Kuehn. 6-5. So;
Or. Bush beat z. p Finnegan. 10. 6-z.
Ga -,.,.-
second round-M. Long beat Whitney.
s-s Go: Murdock VS.. James and Griffin
VS. H Long. unplayed; Gabriel beat
Bush SO, 6-4-
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