Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-02
|. A. HIGH AND
POLYS LEAD IN
TENNIS TOURNEY
Darkness Stops Play
at Harvard
Rogers Brothers Prove Stars of the
Day, Taking the Mems Doubles
After Exhaustive Period
in Earlier Sets

Los Angeles high school and Poly
technic had things their own way at
the Los Angeles county tennis tourna-
ment yesterday afternoon. Teams
from all over the county went down
to defeat without chance in the
finals, and in several cases defaulted
the games.
When darkness stopped the contest
at the Harvard courts Los Angeles
high was ahead, having taken the
mems doubles and the mems singles.
Poly had the women's singles and each
of the schools had one set in the mixed
doubles when the game was postponed
because the players could no longer see
the ball. The possession of the trophy
which will go to the winner is unde-
cided. The two high school mixed
double teams will play out the battle
either Tuesday or Friday afternoon.
Without question the heroes of the
field were the two Rogers brothers,
Charlie and Harry. Their steady work
was broken occasionally, but only to
give the champions a chance to make
a thrilling back stroke that brought
bleacherites to their feet.
Sensational driving, snlashes that
seemed to pass through the racquets
THEIR lObplhS liioI IASPe
the other side guessing and spurts of
chop work that seemed to wear out
their rivals-such were some of the
more striking features of tournament
hard fought and well won.
The mems doubles proved the most
interesting event of the tournament
Unfortunately the Rogers brothers
were obliged to play all three of their
games in succession, and when the
finals, which CHANGED to be with the
strong Harvard team, were pulled off
both were worn out. On the side lines
gathered the Harvard rooters, cheer
ing every misfortune of their oppon-
ents and giving little or no credit for
the splendid plays.
Wearied with the hard work OF the
other games the Rogers brothers lost
the first set by a score of 6-2. The
wells of their opponents seemed to give
them vim, however, and they took the
next set easily, winning by 6-3. The
final struggle was hard fought, but the
academies won over the military by
the score of GA and retained their title
of champion mems double players, won
at Ojai last year, and retained In this
years events there.
Dawson Takes Singles
Next to the doubles interest centered
about the struggle for supremacy In
the mems singles. The finals were
played between Lockwood of Pasadena
and Dawson of Los Angeles high.
Dawson won handily, taking both
sets, the score in each case being 6-3
In his tremendous smashes Dawson
shone. His chop work was also far
above the ordinary. By winning in
yesterdays event Dawson retrieved
his honors lost at the Ojai tournament.
In the women's singles Miss Browne
Af IO0l1ytan1nin hnot har academic
ponent, Miss Dorothy Hutton of Los
Angeles. The contest was long drawn
out, and often the issue seemed doubt
full, but notwithstanding the great
lobbing game put up by Miss Hutton
Miss Brownies splendid driving brought
home the honors to Polytechnic.
In the mixed doubles Los Angeles
high was handicapped by the exhaust
ed condition of her man, Charlie Rog-
ers. After finishing the series of mems
doubles he came to the court and en-
tered on the mixed doubles Miss Hut
toms support was excellent and Los
Angeles took the first set by a score
of Ga. a favor which was reciprocated
by Poly in the next set. Darkness pre-
vented the completion Of the struggle.
The results in the mems doubles were
as follows:
Preliminaries-Frees brothers, Mon
rovia. VS.. Dmon and Stockwell Comp
ton, Frees brothers won, 6-3, 6-3; Old
ham and Nebeher, Harvard, VS.. Hor-
rell and Barker, Throop, Oldham and
Nebeher won, 60, 6-2; Lawrence and
Waite, San Fernando, VS., Merrill and
Smith. Polytechnic Merrill and Smith
won, 4-6, 6-1, So Kobbe and Lockwood,
Pasadena, VS.. Henry and Thurston,
Santa Monica, Kobbe and Lockwood
won, 6-3, 60; Downs and Clayton, Long
Beach, VS.. Rogers brothers, Los An
geles high, Rogers brothers won by de-
fault.
Semi-finals-Freese brothers vs. Old
ham and Nebeher, Oldham and Nebe-
her won, 60, 6-2; Merrill and Smith VS..
Rogers brothers, Rogers brothers won,
6-1 60.
Finals-Oldham and Nebeher VS..
Rogers brothers, Rogers brothers won,
2-6. 6-3, GA.
In the mems singles the results were:
Preliminaries-Stock Compton,
VS.. Lockwood, Pasadena, Lockwood
won, 6-3, Ga; Horrell, Throop, VS.. Clay
ton, Long Beach, Horrell won, 6-2, 6-2;
Henry, Santa Monica, VS.. Cawston, Har-
ward. Cawston won, SO, 6-1; Lawrence,
San Fernando, vs. Freese, Monrovia,
won by Freese, 6-1, ga; Merrill, Poly
technic, vs. Dawson Los Angeles high,
Dawson won, 6-1, GA; Freese VS.. Daw-
son, Dawson won, 6-1, 81, 7-5.
Semi-finals-Dawson VS.. CaWston,
Dawson won, 60, 6-2
Finals-Lockwood VS.. Dawson, Daw-
son won, 6-3 6-3.
Women's singles:
Preliminaries-Miss Hutton, Los An
geles high, VS.. Miss Farley, Long
Beach, Miss Hutton won by default;
Miss Legg, Pasadena, vs. Miss Browne,
Polytechnic, Miss Browne won.
Finals-Miss Hutton VS.. Miss Browne,
Miss Browne won, GA, 3-6, GA.
Mixed doubles:
Preliminaries-Miss Browne and
Kanawalt, Polytechnic, VS.. Miss Farley
and Barker, Throop, Miss Browne and
Kanawalt won, 6-2, 6-2; Miss Hutton
and c. Rogers, Los Angeles high, VS..
Miss Legg and Lockwood, Pasadena,
Miss Hutton and C. Rogers won by
default.
Finals-Miss Browne and Kanawalt
VS.. Miss Hutton and c. Rogers post
poned; Los Angeles high 6-4 in first
set, Polytechnic GA in second set.
PRINCETON DOWNS YALE
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