Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-19
TOURNEY ON
THIS WEEK
POTTER HOTEL COURTS WILL BE
SCENE OF ACTION
LONG AND BRALY MAY MEET AT
SANTA BARBARA
Northern Crack Has Slgnifled Inten-
ton of Entering, and the Local
Man May Return In
Time

Santa Barbara is in line this week fol
another invasion of the athlettcally In
clined The Channel City folk are just
recovering from the attacks of yachters
made on them, and now they must race
the music provided by the tennis enthu-
siasts. The annual Potter hotel tourna-
ment is scheduled to begin Wednesday
and it promises to be as brilliant feat
ure of summer sport as was the regatta
last week.
Judging from the names of those en-
tering the affair the most classy tennis
ever seen in Santa Barbara VIII holo
sway from the opening period until sat
urday, when the tournament will close
All the best players in Southern Califor-
mia will be there ready to compete, and
they will be reinforced by experts from
San Francisco
Those who attended the Ocean Park
tourney few weeks ago are looking
forward to seeing some real tennis. There
is chance that Hal Braly and Coast
Champion Melville Long will get to-
gether again. and those who saw them In
the bitterest fight ever waged on loca
asphalt are promising themselves Jour-
ney to Santa Barbara in order to witness
a repetition.
Long also figures in the mems doubles
as he and Gardner his team mate, are
coming south to seek revenge When they
were here playing in the Southern Cali
fornia championships the northern cracks
were defeated by Wayne and Variel, ano
although Long won the title in men
singles he wishes to wipe out the defeat
sustained when playing with Gardner.
Will Have Chance
And the invaders will have their chance
too for Wayne and Variel have signifeo
their intention of playing in the Potter
tourney. Simpson Snsabaugh and Nat
Browne, who successfully defended thelr
championship title at ocean Park recent
ly. are also sure to enter, and they may
have to duplicate their beach perform
ance to defeat those opposed to them.
With the exception of her sister, Mrs
Bruce. Florence Sutton appears to be able
to take care of any woman player who
chances to be on the opposite side OF
the net. Miss Sutton will not have to
compete in the open tourney, as she is
the holder of the Potter cup, which is
challenged for by the winner of the open
affair.
Alfonso Bell, who was beaten at Ocean
Park, will take another chance at 1t and
endeavor to do better. In the early sea
son affairs Bell appeared to be back In
his old time championship form, but
when it came to the real event of the
summer the Southern California cham
pions. he failed to do anything. He can
put up a much better game than he did
at the beach, and with the practice he
has gone through for the past two weeks
will be hard to beat
If Hal Braly returns from Mexico IN
time it is almost certain that he and
Long will come together, although Simp-
son Sinsabaugh or Bell may spoil this
idea by defeating the northern champion
Braly won the Potter cup in open sin
| giles at the last Santa Barbara tourney
| and if he is on the ground will accep
the challenge of the open tournamen
winner and defend his right to the trophy
Entries to the open and Junior singles
close Tuesday night, when the drawings
for these two events will be made. The
first day of the tournament Wednesday
will be devoted to play in these divisions
as will most of Thursday.
Most of the Los Angeles players will
leave here Tuesday night, and among
those who will probably participate II
the tourney are Mrs. Bruce, Mrs. Farqu
har Florence Sutton, Eleanor Perelta
Miss Browne, Nat Browne, Dwight
Holmes, John Holmes, Sinsabaugh, Bell
Bundy, Noble, Gowan, Galusha, Variel
Wayne, Rowan, Bacon, Dawson, Wilson
Braly and others