Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-07-23
TENNIS WILL
HOLD SWAY
DEL MONTE TO BE SCENE OF
CHAMPIONSHIPS
SAN RAFAEL OUT OF RUNNING
THIS YEAR
Local Enthusiasts Will Attend Tour
ney at Santa Barbara on Way
North-Cups for Ocean
Park

Contrary to a custom which has prevailed
for many years, the Pacific States tennis
championships will not be played at San Rafael
this summer Efforts on the part of the man
ayers Of the Del Monte hotel have proved sue
cessful, and the big events will be held there
late in August or early in September
News of the change was conveyed to A. c.
Way of the Southern California Lawn Tennis
association in brief note from Sumner Hardy
which reached here yesterday. The news is of
general interest to racquet wielders in this
vicinity for Del Monte is much closer to
home than San Rafael, and many OF the local
players will be able to attend
The switch from San Rafael to the Monterey
county resort will no doubt result in a bigger
and more successful tourney than any ever
held on the coast. Scores of experts from Los
Angeles and vicinity will go up to the event,
and the usual attendance from the northern end
of the coast can be expected in former sea-
sons.
Many of the local players will participate in
both the Del Monte championships and the
tourney, which Is planned for the Potter hotel
courts Santa Barbara, about August 81 This
latter tourney Is proposed to precede the big
affair, and give players from Southern Cali
fornia chance to participate in 1t and then
continue to Del Monte
Ocean Park Next
While the news that the coast championships
have been scheduled for Del Monte instead of
San Rafael will no doubt be OF interest to
local racquet swingers, they far too busy
with plans for tho events at home to give the
matter much thought at present. The South
ern California championships are slated to be-
gin next Monday on the Ocean Park CLUB
courts and interest in the affair is intense.
In addition to the regular challenge cups and
trophies two prizes were added to the
lists yesterday One of these is cup offered
by r. A. Rowan for the winner in the men S
eli nd other. presented by 10.
NJ Taylor of Pasadena. will go to the winner
of the junior singles.
Both cups are tc be played for each year,
the winner to have his name engraved on the
trophy and retain it in his possession until
defeated. The prizes are both handsome in the
extreme and will be eagerly sought by the
contestants
Contrary to a published notice which stated
that they would close yesterday the entry list
to the open singles will remain open until next
Saturday. This will give players plenty of
chance to hand their names in, and in all
probability the drawings for the open event
will be announced next Sunday.
r. A. Rowan. who presented the association
with a cup yesterday will in apt probability
be back in the lists again. as he is spending
some time each day practiqing on the courts
Years ago Bob familiar figure at all
large tennis doings, an9 he was also to be
reckoned with when it came time to hand out
the prizes. D. c. McGilvray and j. S. GRAY
ems two veterans who were also stars in their
day. have enteted the lists and will be on
hand when service is called
BraIy viii Defend
Hal Braly} who row holds the challenge cup
by virtue of his winning the championship last
year. has decided to defend his honors against
the winner of the tourney, and will not let the
cup go bf default. Alfonso Bell who was the
best plafer on the coast few seasons ago, is
back in form again, and he also will adorn the
courtSHkith his spectacular feats.
= Together with Way, Bell will esdeavor to
annex the cup for the mems doubles. The
the event of their doing third time will
become permanent possessors of the trophy.
AS both are playing in top notch form 1t is
expected that they will do so.
The Cawston Challenge cup, which is the
prize for the mems singles championship, will
be defended by H. II. Braly; Mrs. b. o. Bruce
will defend her title to the Montgomery chal-
singles and Browne and Sinsabaugh must fight
to retain their hold on the Association chal-
lenge cups in mems doubles.
In all probability champions in the
mixed doubles will be declared, as the present
holders of the title must lose by default. Miss
Seymour. who holds the honors with Bell, will
he unable to participate and the fight for the
nament Mrs. Bruce and Miss Dobbins will
endeavor to retain their title to the womens
doubles championship.
Word from Melville Long, the present Pa
cihc states champion, is eagerly awaited by
those in charge of the Ocean Park tourney.
The title holder inferred that he would come
down from San Francisco to participate in the
toruney but no definite message has been re-
ceived from him. Should he come, Long will
be accompanied bJ Gardner, and the pair will
play in the mems doubles as well as in the
singles events.