The San Francisco call., 1907-06-17
TENNIS MEN COMPETE
IN TWO TOURNAMENTS
Handicap Doubles Events
on Public and Club
Courts

The tennis experts met in competition
yesterday for the last time before the
commencement of the annual state
championship event. Two tournaments
were played, one a the California club
| and the other on the park courts. Only
! five teams participated in the club
! event, which. like the one held on the
/ public courts, was a handicap doubles
! for three time trophies. OF the five
contesting teams three were comprised
of first class players.
! . The California club event was won
isby w. G. knowlton and Il. p. Finne-
gan, playing from 3-6 above scratch.
| They defeated Melville Long and Carl
Gardner in the finals. The latter have
their names on the cups twice and a
victory yesterday would have given
them the trophies permanently. Knowl-
! ton and Finnegan won the tournament
without being seriously mensced. As
both are fairly good players, being at
the top of the second class, the handi-
capper was most generous to them.
had they played from scratch the tour
nament would have been more interest
! ing.
| The first victims of Knowlton and
| f1nnegan were Charles Foley and Har-
old Gabriel. The latter made good
showing, almost winning the first set.
In the second set their opponents won
easily. Had Foley and Gabriel been
back in the same mark with the other
first class teams the slaughter would
| have been awful
In the second match Knowlton and
Finnegan were opposed by Maurice Nc
Loughlin and George James. The latter,
! like Foley and Gabriel. failed to win a
set. While the handicap of 3-e and owe
40 was excessive the first class payers
should at least have won set Knowi-
ton and Finnegan played fast tennis
and made good use of the odds allowed
them.
Knowlton and Finnegan met the
third and last of the first class teams
in the finals. Carl Gardner and Melville
( Long, the strongest team in the club
under handicap conditions, Jared little
! better than their predecessors. After
| falling to win game in the first set
! they took the second with the loss of
| but two. Knowlton and Finnegan won
| the third set easily.
| Owing to the large entry list the
! tournament at the park was completed
| to the second round only. The day was
I ideal at the public courts the attend
| ance large and the various matches in
| teresting. There were no delays and
the tournament courts were kept occu-
/ pied continually. with an exhibition
match-McLoughlin and James Versus
oley and Griffin-for the windup.
Two teams have won the park cup
twice and both survived yesterday
play. They are Charles Foley and
George James and Charles Dunlap and
/ George Baker. AS the state champion
/ ship tournaments Will be PLAYED on
! Saturdays the event started at the park
! yesterday will be completed next Sun
] day. 1t is<expected either Baker and
| Dunlap or Foley and James will score
their third win. though several of the
/ teams still in the competition are con-
ceded an excellent chance. The scores
follow:
| Baker and Charles Dunlap 1owe Is s-s1 beat r
Cameron and L. W. Whistler t15 s-el. eli rs:
James A. Code and William Marcus (I5) heat r
Freed and d. Teller (30l. go O-6. 60. Fitz
Guerins and George Hall f3-G) beat Harold Getz
and Clarence Griffin lowe 10 3-s). Ga, 84
Levin and Austin (3ol. e-s Ga. 7s: Hardeman
and Schwartz beat Gayness and Wilson by de-
6nd 6a%lt Baker and and pnnsp owe IS ae beat Code
c SO Curtis brothers usr'5 rs as1 ss9 aalf beat
Sheer and Peck beat Montague and Allan by de-
fault; ~ Martin and Mergurc t15l beat Fred
Adams and Guy Lytton lowe 15l 6-3, ST. 6-3
Second round-Martin and Merguire (15) beat
BlaeGshear and Peck, rs. As. "a.
california club preliminary round-w. G.
Foley and Harold Gabriel lowe 3ol. rs Ga
Semihnals-Knowlton and Fnnegan (3e) beat
hauilcS -nciOuRnnn ana tre0rpe James lowe 40)
| ca. 10: Melville Long and Carl Gardner (owe
40l beat Charles Kuehn and David Shanks G5).
6-s. Ga. N''
Final-Knowlton and Finncgan (s-s) beat
! Long and Gardner lowe 40,. Go 2-s 6-2
The annual election of directors Of
! the Golden Gate tennis club took place
yesterday, the following being chosen
without opposition: Charles Foley Carl
Gardner, +. w. Guerin, NJ. A. Peck.
! Harry Vensano, NJ P. Martin. M. A.
Levin. With these energetic men COM
prlsinS the board the game is likely
10 receive great impetus at the public
| courts.