The San Francisco call., 1906-04-15
RIVAL TEAMS
IN THE FINALS
Mixed Doubles Tourney Mar
rows Down to Four Play
ers ON the Park Courts
McLOUGHLIN THE STAR
Carl Gardner Meets George
James This Morning in
Last Game of First Class

The handicap mixed doubles tennis tour
nament commenced on the Golden Gate
Park courts on Friday was completed TO
the finals yesterday. The successfui
teams. were Mrs. Neimeyer and Bruce
Brough and Miss Vera Crocker and Maui
rice Mclaughlin The former played from
scratch and the latter from Is behind
scratch.
Two of the four matches played yes
terday were won in straight sets. Wnlle
the other two required the full three sets.
The closest and most interesting match
was that between Mrs. Neimeyer ana
Brough and Miss Ida Mearns and VIII
liam Marcus. Neither of the first two
sets was close, each side winning one
easily The third and deciding set was
a nfp-and-tuck affair and was won oy
Mrs. Neimeyer and Brough by a small
margin. In the first set Miss Mearns
fell heavily and struck her head on a
bench. She seemed dazed for time and
fell off some in her play. In the last
set all four contestants were at their
best and some fast tennis was played.
In their first match Miss Crocker and
McLoughlin lost a set to Miss Gully and
Patterson. The second set went to the
latter, but they failed to win game
in the third set.
Although the semi-finaI match between
Miss Wooden and Henry Guerin and Miss
Crocker and Mclaughlin was won In
straight sets II was interesting. Nc
LoughIin was easily the star Of the four
and played remarkably fast tennis. Miss
Crocker has had little practice OF late.
but nevertheless gave her partner good
support.
The final match will be played next
Saturday afternoon. Yesterdays scores
follow:
First round-Mrs. Neimeyer and Bruce
Brough (scratch) beat Miss Cook and G.
Axelrod Us 4-6), 6-2, rs; Miss CrOcker
and Maurice Mclaughlin lowe 15) beat
Miss Gully and Wayne Patterson 60,
6-3, As. 60.
Semi-finaIs-Mrs. Neimeyer and Brough
(scratch) beat Miss Ida Mearns and Will
liam Marcus (scratch), 6-2, 2-5, 6-41 Miss
Crocker and Mclaughlin lowe 15l beat
Miss Gully and Patterson $50, 6-3. CT
Finals-Mrs. Neimeyer and BrOugh VS..
Miss Crocker and Mclaughlin, postponed
At 10 o'clock this morning Carl Gardner
and George James will meet in the finals
of the first class at the California Club.
A handicap doubles tournament will be
played on the park courts between teams
entered for the latter event. The draw
Ing which was held last night resulted
as follows:
Preliminary round-Stewart Gayness
and Norman Ambrose (scratch) VS..
George Baker and Charles Dunlap tOwe
15 $50; Clarence Griffin and Herbert Loag
lowe Is $50 VS.. Martin and Martin ,e15l;
Brookbank and Michels Q5 $50 vs. Cum
ningham brothers (309-
First round. upper -half-RObert Drolla
and James Code $50 VS.. Turner and Mil
\ Ter Q5): George James and Charles Foley
| lowe 15 3-6) VS.. E. p Finnigan and w.
G.. KnOwlton 80; Wilson and Burke
/ (30D VS. G. P Lytton and R. N. Whitney
i (owe 15); G. Hall and Harold Gabriel
/ (scratch). a bye.
/ First round, lower haIf-Levin and
Johnson Us 3-6) VS. Merguire and Kahn
i C5 $50; F. 6suerin and H Getz Q5) vs.
4 HotehkisS brothers (scratch); Guerin
brothers Q0 VS.. Carl Gardner and Fred
/ Adams C15 $50.