The San Francisco call., 1906-04-16
JAMES RECA|NS
OLD TINE FORM
Tennis Expert Defeats Carl
Gardner for First Class
Honors at California Club

MANY interesting tennis matches were
played yesterday. On the courts at the
park. a handicap doubles tournament was
completed to the semi-finals. The four
teams still in the competition are George
james and Charles Foley. R. N. Whitney
and Guy Lytton. w. G. Knowlton and
Harold Gabriel and the Guerin brothers
At the California Club George James and
Carl Gardner met in the finals of the
first class The match proved one of the
most interesting seen in months. AS was
expected 1t was a long and hard-fought
affair James emerged victorious after
five sets had been played. The score was
TO, 2-6, rs, AS, TO.
Four of the five sets were exceedingly
close and the three won by James went
TO 7-5 In each Gardner had command
ing lead, but the coast champion put up
fast game and won out. Both con-
testants played cleverly and the match
was replete with brilliant exchanges
Gardner led at 81 in the first set, SO In
the third set and AZ and vantage in the
fifth set. James Is again at his best and
will be hard to beat in future tourna-
ments Gardiner played his best game,
but could not quite beat the champion.
The matches at the park were not as
close as usual. The handicaps were prob
ably not as well adjusted as in the past.
as only one match went the full three
SETS Many of the matches won in
straight sets were more sharply contest
ed than the scores would indicate.
The best match of the day was that
between r. N. Whitney and G. P. Lytton
and George Baker and Charles Dunlap.
The former received odds of owe SO and
possibly would have won on even terms.
The first set was close, requiring eighteen
games After winning the first set Whit
ney and Lytton easily outplayed their
opponents and took the second set hand
lily. Whitney had control of his drive
which his opponents found difficult to
handle.
The tournament will be completed next
Sunday. The results follow:
Preliminary round-Baker and Dunlap lowe
Is go beat Gayness and Haynes (scratch)
Is 3-6) beat Martin and Martin 15). 3-6. ga.
rs; Brookbank and Michels (15 3-e) beat Cum
ningham brothers (30), 6-2 8-3.
First round-Drolla and Code $50 beat Tur-
ner and Miller C5) 6-1, Ga; James and Foley
lowe Is 36l beat Ffnnigan and Hall go by
default; Whitney and Lytton (owe 15) beat
Wilson and Burks 600. 6-2. 6-1; Baker and
Dunlap (owe 10 3-6) beat Griffin and Long lowe
10 3-6). 6-3, e-3; Knowlton and Gabriel
6-2 6-3; Levin and Johnson Us $50 beat Mer-
guire and Kahn Q5 3-6) by default F. Guertn
and Getz u6) beat Hotchkiss brothers
(scratch) by default; Guerin brothers 15) beat
Adams and Gardner 15 3-6), SO, go
Second round-Janes ana Foley (owe Is a-6)
breat Drolla and Code (3-6), rs. 6-1: Whitney
and Lytton (owe 15) beat Baker and Dunlap
(owe Is 3-6), 1913. 6-3; Knowlton and Gabriel
(scratch) beat Levin and johnson (15 3-6), ca
81; Guerin brothers d5) beat Guerin and
Getz O5), Ga, 6-2
Semi -hnals-Janes and Foley (owe Is 3-6)
VS. Whitney and Lytton lowe 15) and Knowlton
and Gabriel (scratch) VS.. Guerin brothers C5)
unplayed.
Finals Of first class tournameut-George
James beat Carl Gardner, 7-5. 2-6 7-5, 4-6, rs.