Los Angeles herald., 1907-07-30
BIG TOURNEY
UNDER WAY
ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS
NOW OPEN
MANY ENTHUSIASTS JOURNEY TO
OCEAN PARK
First Days Play Results In Close
Matches in Junior Singles.
Long and Gardner
Both Play

Tennis enthusiasts by the hundreds
turned out yesterday at Ocean Park &c
witness the initial play in the twenty
third annual tournament of the Southern
California Lawn Tennis association, al
which the championships of this sector
OF the state are decided each summer
Junior singles took up most of the day
but the few games played In the men:
open event were interesting and fast
The conditions on opening day were
most favorable, and taking the number
of entries and the class of the contes
tants into consideration the present tour
ney should be the most successful evel
held on local courts. Past and present
champions of state and national signif-
canoe were on hand to watch the play
ard their names are also found In the
list of entries to one or the other or the
many events scheduled.
Thirteen promising youngsters who will
undoubtedly be stars of the asphalt in a
few years came out to contest in the
junior singles, which took up most of the
first days play. Clever and interesting
contests were the rule with the beginners
and the large gallery was kept at at
tention by their efforts
CndmpIOH EOH9 Rays
Several games were also played in the
mems open event, and both Melville
Long. the Pacific states champion. and
Carl Gardner, his team mate and fellow
San Franciscan, went through the open
ing round without trouble. Nat Browne
and Tom Bundy who are expected to
figure prominently when 1t comes to de-
Gliding the open part of the tournament,
both played to the second round with
flying colors, and their work shows that
if the northerners do anything toward
winning the chapionship they viii have
to play real tennis.
Simpson Sinsabaugh and Eugene over
ton, who are also expected to give the
invaders a hard tussle before they leave
the courts and chances of high honors
behind them both drew byes. and did
NOT have TO exert themselves to get by
the preliminary round. They will con-
test today and their play will be watched
with interest, in order to compare 1t with
that of Long and Gardner.
In the Juvenile events Taylor and Mad
dox were easily the stars of the day,
and both won their matches in brilliant
style. Taylor was on the opposite side
of the net from Simons, and took him
into camp after some clever racquet
work, and Maddox's defeat Of Gay was
q nice piece VI NOIhs
Lawrence Defeats Park
In the open singles the upset of the
afternoon occurred when Lawrence dis
posed of the chances accorded Park. The
latter was hailed on the courts as
possibility for the championship, and the
reputation he brought with him as cham
pion of Exeter held many of the players
in awe of his might with the racquet.
i II
he won the first set before Park really
knew what was happening. Then the
easterner awakened TO the fact that h'
must do something strenuous to stay II
the play, and after fighting out MI
and tuck won the second set by score
of nine games to seven.
The third and deciding set was also OF
the deuce variety with the contestants
alternating for honors. Finally Lawrence
made a stand and managed to place the
ball where 1t would do the most good
winning the set, 10, and the match.
Today play will start in the ladies'
singles and doubles, and the fair ex-
perts will hold down the courts for most
of the morning and afternoon hours. The
doubles will be started tomorrow, ard
along with the open singles both days
should be interesting to the devotees OF
the sport on the asphalt. The result of
the play yesterday was as follows:
Open Singles
Preliminary round:
W. Dawson beat S. B. Marston 6-5, 81.
c. Gardner beat C. DIETRICH Ga, 6-l
n G. Rising beat T. T. Leonard GA, So
c. Rogers beat s. E. simons 6-1 60.
NJ II. Long beat E. c. Jones So "a.
A. V. Duncan beat ]. A. Holmes As, SO, TO
Mr.. smith beat ]. NJ. Taylor GA, As, 6-1
III. Rogers beat w K. Mace 60 ga.
T. c. Bundy beat G. G. Brown 6-l 60.
H Fink bye. X. Noble bye Nat Browne bye
w L. Sheldon bye, H. l.. Layne bye.
G. Maddox beat F. G. Henderson, default
F. L. Gay beat Mr.. Blackwood, default.
F. l.. Roehrig beat R. H. F. Variel, default
w. Horrell beat A. Cawston, default.
C. Nebeker beat G. Townsend, default.
C. Wayne beat F. NJ. Douglas jr., default
E. Overton bye E. G. Galusha bye, T. G
Henry bye, S. NJ. Slnsabaugh bye, A keeneS
bye.
w. Mace beat F. L. Wilson 81. 60.
/ w Lawrence beat E. Park 6-2 7-9, TO.
First round-Dawsou beat Layne 81, 6-3.
second round-Nat Browne beat Fink 6-l, 6-1
Bundy beat Mace 6-1, SO.
Junior Singles
Preliminary rounds. e. Simons peat l. M
Taylor So, Ga.
W. Mace beat d. Holmes Go 6-l.
G. Maddox beat F. L. Gay S-6, 6-3
HI.
w Dawson beat F. Douglas, default.
W. Horrell beat E. Park 6-3, 81.
G. r. Rogers beat C. Nebeker default.
First round-Rogers beat simons 6-2 6-l.
Mace beat Maddox 81. 6-2.
Dawson beat Roehrig 6-1, 60.
G. r. Rogers beat Horrell ;-4, 6-3.
The entries in the open doubles are a
follows:
Gowan and Cassell, bye.
Duncan and Marston, bye.
Bell and Way, bye.
Sinsabaugh and Gay, bye.
Rogers and Rogers, bye.
Lawrence and j. Holmes, bye.
Cravens and MoGilvary VS.. Rowan and Jones
Bundy and Overton VS.. Frink and Roehrig
]. M. Taylor and partner VS.. Wayne an
Varel
Farquahar and Bumiller, bye.
Wilson and Woodward, bye.
Barkley and d. Holmes, bye.
Dawson and Mace. bye.
e. NJ Taylor and Reeves, bye.
Long and Gardner. bye.
Bacon and Howell, bye.
LEAGUE RACE CLOSE
Three clubs have reached the five hun