The San Francisco call., 1906-08-19
McLOUGHLIN WINS
TENNIS TOURNEY
IN THE PARK.

The juvenile tennis players came to-
gether yesterday on the Golden Gate
Park tennis courts in q class singles
tournament Maurice Mclaughlin car
ried on the honors in the first class and
B. Batkin in the second. Three players
remain in the third class r. Smith
reached the finals, where he will meet
the winner of the semi-final match be-
tween r. Geigel and r. Greenberg
only four players competed in the
hrst class and, as usual, the clever
young Mclaughlin had rather an easy
time winning. He was called upon to
play fifteen behind scratch In his first
match he lost the first set TO Robert
Strachan, but won the next two quite
handily. In the finals Mclaughlin beat
Harold Getz in straight sets. The other
match in the first class was the closest
OF the three The contestants were
Harold Getz and Henry Guerin. The
latter won the first set by a small mar
gin, but lost the next two
Batkin won the second class without
extending himself. He won all three
Of his matches in straight sets and at
no time was he in any danger of losing
The easy manner in which Batkin dis
posed of Midget Johnnie Strachan oc-
casioned considerable surprise Of the
half dozen or so matches played in the
second class all were won in straight
sets
While most of the matches in the
third class were won in straight sets
they proved much closer than the sec
ond class matches. Smith went into the
finals without the loss of a set and
stands an excellent chance of carrying
of the honors. The scores:
First class-Maurice Mclaughlin
(owe 15) beat Robert Strachan SO.
81, 6-3; Harold Getz beat Henry Guer-
in 81. So, 6-3. Finals-McLoughI
lowe l5) beat Getz 6-s, ga.
Second class: Preliminary round-B
Batkin beat John Strachan 60, 6-4
First round-E Easton beat w Marcus
by default; Batkin beat B. Brough by
default; c. Axelred beat J. Bernstein
ga, 6-3; ". Patterson beat c. Sonntag
81, 61 Finals-Batkfn beat Axelrod
s-4, 62.
Third class: Preliminary round-M
Fox beat H. Johnston SIS. SO; P. Curtis
beat D. Clark by default; z. Huff beat
E. Griffin by default; H. Fuchs beat
c. Weatherbee ga. 3-6, 6-4; F. Hobson
round-W. Huson beat r. Lorentz By
default; R. Smith beat ]. Wallace 81,
S-6; Fox beat r. Corn 60. SIS: Curtis
beat Huff S-6. Sc 60; Hobson beat
Fuchs 81, 2-e, s-S; r. Reigel beat c.
Torrey Ga. SO; r. Greenberg beat w
Yorsanger e-2, 7-5; D. Henke beat j.
Mccormack by default. Semi finals
Smith beat Curtis SO, CO. Reigel VS..
Greenburg. unplayed.
The California Club courts were
crowded all afternoon yesterday and
a number of interesting matches were
played Coast Champion George James
and r. y. Whitney furnished the best
match in singles. The latter was in
good form and took three sets out of
four from the champion. The latter is
anything but championship
form at present and his chances of re-
tanning his title are none TOO good.
Fletcher Elliott and Frank Mitchell
won three straight sets from Herbert
Schmidt and Grant Smith. Mitchell was
at his best and played excellent tennis.
The last two sets we're exceedingly
close, Schmidt and Smith losing by the
narrowest of margins.
Two tournaments will be completed
today The fuller cup scratch singles
event at the California Club will be
completed at the California Club. The
sc mi final matches will be Grant Smith
VS.. Melville Long and Herbert Schmidt
VS.. Maurice Mclaughlin. Smith is a
strong favorite for first honors, but he
will be up against a couple of clever
youn gsters. who are not without a
chance Of beating the old-timer.
At the park courts the class singles
commenced last Sunday
will be completed.