The San Francisco call., 1906-11-05
Edited by
K. A. SIN YTH
GEORGE JAMES BAY
COUNTIES TENNIS
CHAMPION.

George James wrested the bay col1n-
ties tennis championship from Charles
Foley in straight sets in the challenge
match on the Golden Gate Park courts
yesterday. The former coast premier.
PLAYING in the best form he has es.r
shown. disposed of his rival 30 easily
that the match was robbed OF interesr
TO the spectators because of it's "iop-
sidedness' The score was 6-I 81. So
While James never played better ten
mis- than yesterday Foley never PLAYED
worse The latter made a wretched
showing for a champion. James. on
the other hand. seemed unable to miss
anything. Foley played on the back
court almost continually and cither
drove the ball out or into the net. 1t
was not the Foley of year ago, with
his remarkable steadiness and clever
strokes.
Yesterdays result illustrates the TIPS
and downs of tennis career. Just a
year ago Foley won his first important
tournament, and with 1t the title he has
lust lost For six months thereafter
after tournament. until In the State
championship competition he suddenly
began to retrograde. Since then the
slump has continued until he is no
longer to be feared.
James on the other hand, has Just
rounded into form again TOT the IrSl
time since he won the coast champion
shipsa year ago. That the match with
Foley was one-sided does not detract
from his victory, for the new holder of
the bay counties title played brilliantly.
CLAREMONT TOURNAMENT.
The best tennis of the day was played
at CIaremont. The second annual
scratch doubles tournament for the
Claremont Country Club cup opened
auspfciously. Two matches were played
and both were close
The match between Percy Murdock
and Reuben Hunt of Alameda and
San Francisco was the best ever played
on the Claremont courts. After the
first two sets ii looked as though Hunt
and Murdoch would be easy winners.
They won these sets quite comfortably,
but the San Francisco players got ousy
at this stage OF the game and played
as they never did before, taking the
third and fourth sets in clever fashion.
The fifth and deciding set went to Hunt
and Murdock by a narrow margin.
All four contestants were at their
best and the match was replete with
exciting rallies. Considering the tact
that the Alameda cracks never before
PLAYED better tennis as a team. Saker
and Dunlap made an excellent showing
The score was 6-3, 6-4, 10. 5-b, o-i
Clarence Griffin and Maurice Nc
Loughfin, two youngsters, proved too
fast for Harry Haight and Tracy Craw-
ford, a pair of old-timers. The latter
caused quite a surprise by winning the
first set, but IL was only a flash in
the pan. Mclaughlin and Griffin got
started after the opening set and Were
not long in disposing OF their oppon-
ents. The score was SO. 6-2. GA. 6-3.
AT THE CALIFORNIA CLUB.
Only one match was played by the
first-class players in the class touraa-
ment at the California Club. The con-
testants were George Busch and Ha--
old Gabriel. Busch, as usual. started
off well. winning the first set In the
next two sets Gabriel played all around
his opponent and won easily. The
score was 40, go, Ga.
A number of classy players are en-
tered in the event and there should tie
some good matches when play is re-
sumed next Sunday.
The drawing resulted as follows -
Preliminary roundyClarence Griffin
VS. Harry Rolfe. George James VS.. Dr.
Bush. Sidney Salisbury VS.. b. r. Nourse.
Melville Long vs. Herbert Schmidt.
Maurice Mclaughlin VS.. Ray ConeH
First round, upper half-Harold Ca
briel VS.. George Busch
First round, lower half-Cari Gard
ner a bye.