The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
YOUNG EXPERT
BEATS GARDNER
Tennis Match Is Decided
After Five Sets Are
Played.
Former Holder of Title
Makes Sensational
Finish.

Two tennis tournaments were COM
pleted yesterday on the courts. At the
California Club the challenge match
for the championship of San Francisco
was disposesd Of in the morning. In
the afternoon the handicap doubles
tournament, commenced several weeks
before the fire, was completed on the
park courts.
The weather was perfect for tennis,
and many spectators witnessed both
tournaments. AS was expected. Charles
Foley, winner Of the San Francisco
championship tournament, wrested the
title from Champion Carl Gardner The
handicap doubles tournament was also
won by Foley. His partner was Coast
Champion George James.
The Gardner-Foley match proved
close and interesting, but was not as
brilliant as some that have been played
lately. Gardner played poorly in the
first two sets, while his opponent was
light on his game Foley won both
sets quite handily, and when he led at
4-1 and 40, 40-15 in the third set, it
seemed the match would be short and
sweet
At this stage of the game Gardner
far of and made his first real effort to
win BY Increasing his speed and fight
ing hard Gardner managed to pull out
the set by a score OF Sc. oley fell
of a bit toward the end of the set and
appeared a trifie careless.
Gardner played much better tennis
after winning the third set. Foley, on
the other hand, played poorly, and Gard
ner won the set with the loss of but one
game. Gardner clearly outplayed his
opponent in this set.
After taking the first game in the
fifth and final set Gardner looked a
winner, but Foley. as in all his pre-
.vious matches, had enough left to win
out. Gardner led at 4-3, but Foley
comenced TO lob, and his opponent ham
died the high balls poorly. At 4-3 and
5000 the lengthy expert had an excel
lent chance TO win, but Foley put up a
strong finish and won three games in
q row The score was GO, SIS, 6-s, Is,
ca.
BY winning the tournament and de-
feating Gardner yesterday Foley proved
be is the cleverest player in this part
Of the State. The new champion has
played better tennis than he did yes
ter6ay, and the same can be said of
Gardner. The latter made a splendid
showing. considering his poor start.
Gardner plays a great game in prac-
tice, but he has not the fight in him
that Foley has.
Beginning with his victory in the Bay
Counties championship tournament last
autumn. Foley has made clean sweep
OF the bigger fixed events decided since
then. He began the new year by win
ming the round robin tournament com
peted in by ten Of the best players
hereabout. and later annexed the Ala
media County championship. With the
7f
championship tournaments remain to
be played-the State and the Pacific
Coast. The former title is held by
Fred Adams and the latter by George
James.
The tournament matches played on
the park courts were the first since the
Ere. Several hundred spectators were
present and witnessed two excellent
matches IN the semi-fnals the Guerin
brothers-George and Henry-won a
close match from Harold Gabriel and
W. c. Knowlton. The winning team
- had a handicap Of Is, and it proved to
be about right. Gabriel and Knowi-
ton took the opening set. which was
a long one. The second set the Guerins
won, Ca The final set was the closest
and most hOtly contested Of the three
The Guerins won the verdict after six
teen games had been played
IN the final match, which was PLAYED
IN the afternoon, the Guerin brothers
received odds Of 5 and owe Is 3-6 from
George James and Charles Foley. The
youngsters played clever tennis and
made a good showing against the
champions Foley was rather tired
after his hard match Of the morning
but played well enough TO win.
The GUerin brothers are the mos
promising team OF youngsters on the
courts at present They played a sur
prisingly good game against the cham.
pions They lobbed. served and
smashed like frst-ciass players, but
played too close 10 the net to win
Time and time again Foley and Jane:
would lob over their opponents head.
and take the net position from them
Had the brothers played a little farther
from the net they would have beateT
the champions with the odds allowed
them.
The first set James and Foley wor
easily, bpt the next went to their op-
ponents. In the third set the young.
sters had a lead Of 5-3, but were over.
anxious and fell down at critical stages
Luck was a bit against them and Foley
and James won the set, 7-5.
In the fourth set Foley and James
won easily. The complete score was
6-2 As, 7-5, 6-3. With a little more
experience the new brother team should
develop into a strong combination.
The State championship tournament
will commence the latter part of thi.
week The drawings for both events
viii be held Thursday or Friday after
noon. The ladies' tournament win com.
mence on Saturday and the mems OF
Sunday. Both events will be played OF
the California Club courts.
OLYMPIC CLUB ATHLETES