The San Francisco call., 1906-06-16
FOLEY To MEET
CARL GARDNER
Challenge Tennis Match Is
to Be Played To-
morrow.
State Championships Are
Scheduled for the
Holidays.


TO the recent fire. the schedule OF chain
nIonship tennis events will be carried
ont as in the past. The frst big cnam-
nionship event of the year, that Tor the
championship of san Francisco. was
comuleted last Sunday and the chal-
lenge match will be disposed OF tomor-
row.
The challenge match will bring 70,
eether Champion Carl Gardner ana
CHARLES EoIev the tournament winner.
rhe chief topic of conversation during
the past week at the California Cluo
has been the approaching match Opih-
ion is divided as to which will Win
While q majority favor Foley's chances
there are many who are strong Ior
Gardner The champion has been prac-
ticing daily for three weeks ana Is
playing better tennis than he ever dld
before His service and net work
whichewere formerly weak, are greatly
improved and he is playing a mueh
speedier game than formerly.
Foley has been practicing almost
daily but his practice hours have been
at o'clock in the morning. His busl-
ness interests have kept him busy DAY
and night and he has done his training
under difficulties. AS far as condition
and practice are concerned. Gardner
should have a decided advantage. What
will offset this, however. is the fact
tnat Foley is a tournament player.
while the champion has not as yet
proved to be such.
Gardner is playing a great game In
practice. but it would not be surprising
if he fell down in his match with Fo-
ley. Foley. on the other hand. can be
depended upon to play even better than
he does in practice II both play their
best practice games IL will prove de-
cidedly close and interesting match.
The match will be played at II O'Clock
tomorrow morning and will be three
sets out of five
The annual scratch singles tournG-
ment for the championship of the State
of California will follow closely upon
the San Francisco championship event
The fact that il is to be held in this
city for the first time makes the event
of unusual interest to players and en-
thusiasts. In the past the state cham
pionship tournament has been held in
San Rafael on the 1st, I'd. Sd and 4th Of
July. This year the tournament will he
run along different lines 1t will be
played on Saturday afternoons and
Sundays. and for this reason an uu-
usually large entry list, containing the
names of all the players in the bay
counties. is anticipated
The admission fee which will be
charged will be used TO defray the ex-
penses of prizes and balls. The chars-
ing of admission to the State and coast
championship events was inaugurated
last year and there were even more
spectators than previously.
The women's State championship
tournament viii commence one week
from today. Play will be resumed on
the following Saturday and the cham
pionship match will be played at 1870
on the afternon of the 4th of July.
Miss Ethel Ratcliffe of Berkeley is he
present champion and will play the
winner of the tournament. Tho two
players reaching the finals will receive
prizes.
The mems event will be started one
week from tomorrow. Play Will be re-
sumed on the following Saturday and
Sunday, when the event will be COM
pleted. The challenge match between
Champion Fred Adams and the winner
of the tournament will be played On the
afternoon of the 4th of July at $50
o'clock. Both tournaments will be
played on the California Club courts
There will be four prizes for the mems
event.
Ex-Champion Drummond MacGavin is
getting into form and is playing almost
as we'll as he ever did. He expects TO
be here long enough to play in the ap-
preaching tournament MacGavin made
an excellent showing in the tournament
just completed and it would not be sur
prising If he carried off the honors in
the next tournament In a practice
match during the week the ex-charn-
pion played in his old time form and
defeated Carl Gardner in straight sets
On the same day MacGavfn also beat
Fred Adams 6-1.
A number of the cracks are figuring
on taking a trip 10 Stockton on the Attn
and playing in the tournaments there
Charles Foley, Harry Roife. Herbert
Schmidt and George Fuller will prob
ably make the trip. Foley says he will
go If he loses in the early rounds of the
tournament here, but as this is not like
ly the little champion will probably not
go to Stockton.
The directors of the California Club
held their first meeting since the fire on
Thursday night. Three new members
were elected. among thm being Charles
Foley. While the club lost all its books
the funds, aside from about 500. are
intact. AS yet only two designations
have been sent in and prosperous sea-
son is anticipated.
Through the efforts of Major McIvor
of the army the tennis courts at the
park were saved to the players. While
the courts are being used some the
Golden Gate Club seems to be making
no effort TO reorganize. The expenses
OF the club are nominal and it's mem
bers should get together and make
their organization the factor in the fu-
ture that il has been in the past. The
Golden Gate Junior Tennis Club is SIN
in existence and Manager Marvin has
it in as good shape as ever He Ia plan
ming number of tournaments for the
summer months. The sooner he starts
the better for the game at the mark