The San Francisco call., 1907-06-29
Edited by
r. 4. Smyth
PLAY WILL Be RESUMED
TODAY ON PARK COURTS
State Tennis Championship
Tournament Attracts
Much Attention

Much Attention
| Play will be resumed in the annual
state championship tennis tournament
on the Golden Gate park courts today.
The semifinals of the mems and finals
| of the women's event will come up for
decision.
The four remaining players in the
mems tournament are certainly as
evenly matched as one could desire
OF course Melville Long is picked 10
beat Carl Gardner, and Charles Foley
is expected to dispose Of George James.
While the majority are figuring the
matches out this way 10 is anything
but a certainty that there will not be
an upset The recent form OF both
James and Gardner has been better
than that of their prospective Op-
ponents.
| Gardner came nearer beating Maurice
Mclaughlin in the tournament for the
championship Of the city than did any
other participant IN that event. On
the other hand Long is the present
coast champion and past performances
stamp him better tournament player
than Gardner.
The Janes-Foley match is equally as
hard to figure. Foley at one time-and
that not much more than a year ago
was considered by far the most promis-
/ ing player on the cOSSt. He Is an ex-
ceedingly clever player and probably
plays the game about as well as he
ever did. James is one Of the most In
and cutters in the game Two years
ago he won the coast championship,
but Immediately lost his form and up
to last Saturday. when he beat Nc
Loughlin, had cut little or no figure in
tournament play. He played in his
old time form last Saturday and was
4 n q 0A oil oil
James to take the net position. as he
did Mclaughlin when the latter beat
him recently. the match will surely
go to the former coast champion.
Foley can hold his own with any OF
the cracks at the net. and there is no
reason why he should indulge his op-
ponent with that position.
MATCHES FIGURE CLOSE
While the matches figure to be ex-
ceedingly close it would occasion less
surprise If Foley and Long were sue
cessful than 1t would If their opponents
should win. Gardner and James both
have an excellent chance to win and
can be depended upon to die lighting.
Both matches will be played in the
afternoon
The finals OF the women's singles
give promise of less of a contest than
the mems matches. Mrs. Neimeyer who
will be opposed to Miss Coda Myer.
has improved wonderfully OF late under
competent coaching. She has been
drilled to play at the net. but it Is not
expected she will be able to handle
Miss Myers splendid drives II will
be a net player against back court
player and for that reason will prove
less Of pingpong contest than most
matches played by women.
The handicap doubles tournament for
the three time cups is receiving almost
a nT1ch qffanfin7 ha ac 1a
championship event. The tournament
was started in the park courts two
weeks ago and would have proved no
more interesting than the numerous
events of the kind held in the past but
for the fact that of the three teams re-
naming in the competition two have
twice won the cups The enthusiasts
will pull for Hardman and Schwartz for
several reasons. 1t is up to them to
see that neither of the other two teams
walks OF with the trophies. and as they
are youngsters the sympathies OF the
crowd will be with them.
Schwartz and Hardman. playing from
the Is mark. will first meet Charles
Dunlap and George Baker. who will
play from Is 3-6 back of scratch. The
successful team will be opposed to
George James and Charles Foley in the
finals The last named team will play
from the owe so mark. It is expected
James and Foley will meet Baker and
Dunlap in the final match. With odds
of owe 3-6 Baker and Dunlap would
prove hard to beat.
CONTINUOUS TOURNAMENT
Arrangements are under way for a
continuous tournament to commence on
the California club courts on July 1.
It will run TO September 1 and should
even in that limited space Of time de-
termine the ranking of the participants.
The idea Is TO allow challenged player
10 days to answer def.
Any player can challenge the man
two numbers above him. The entrants
will be divided int& classes. and the
members OF the various classes will
draw for positions. Practically the