The San Francisco call., 1907-01-02
SHANKS THE STAR
AT THE TENNIS
CONTESTS

The ideal weather attracted many
spectators to the California Tennis
Club to witness the handicap singles
tournament yesterday. The handicaps
were unusually well arranged and al
most every match played went the
full three sets. Two contestants
reached the semi finals. both being
members of the championship class.
They are Charles Foley and George
James. The other players still in the
competition are Charles Kuehn, Mel
viHe Long, d. K. Shanks, Fitz Guerin
and Kenneth Monteagle.
The best match of the day was that
between Foley and State Champion
Herbert Long. The latter had not
played for over two months, but al
most took Foley's measure. Despite
a lack of practice. Long was in great
form and at 5-3 in the third set looked
sure winner. He drove accurately
both backhand and forehand and
passed his opponent at the net. con-
tinually. At 5-3 in the last set against
him Foley changed his tactics and
played from the base line He simply
got Longs drives back in good shape
and won the point when he got q good
chance. 1t was an unusually interest
ing match and the outcome was in
doubt until the last point had been
played.
Maurice Mclaughlin was beaten in
straight sets by Kenneth Monteagle.
The latter had a handicap of 80 3-6
and owe 40, which proved much too
large. McLoughlin played his game,
but could make no headway against the
tremendous odds. Monteagle has sew
eral strokes and 1t is doubtful If any
player of the championship class can
beat him with these odds.
Carl Gardner and George James met
on even terms and the latter won
easily. After taking the first set, Gard
ner went all to piece and won only one
game in each of the succeeding sets.
d. X. Shhnks. who beat Charles
Foley in the morning with odds of owe
40, almost duplicated his performance
in the afternoon against Coast Cham
pion Melville Long. The odds were the
same in both matches. Shanks led at
5-1 in the first set, but Long evened
up the score at SIS. Shanks won the
next two games and set. The second
set proved just as close and went to
Long by similar score. Shanks has
improved wonderfully and in future
events his handicap will probably be re-
duced.
The match between Foley and Shanks
in the interelass play-off for the Ham
mond Cup was won by Shanks. Last
Sunday he won two sets from Foley.
Foley won the first set played in yes
terdays match SO easily that it looked
as If he might pull out the match. He
started off well in the second set, lead
ing at S-2. From this point on Shanks
improved materially and took the next
four games straight. Foley was hardly
at his best, but this was probably due
to the large handicap he was called
upon to give. The complete score in
favor of Shanks was rs. Ga, 1-6. 6-3.
The winner will meet Gustav Lisser in
the finals next Sunday. Many were of
the opinion that IL Foley beat Shanks
he would be beaten by Lisser. On the
other hand, few concede Lisser much
of a chance against Shanks.
While Shanks does not play nearly as
we'll as Foley. his game would prove
just as effective against Lisser. Shanks
gave Blaisdell odds of 80 yesterday and
won easily. AS Blaisdell is consider
ably better than Lisser, Shanks should
beat him with additional odds of As.
Lisser. however, cannot be denied
chance to win.
The scores of the handicap singles
tournament follow:
beat BE-. 81, Herbert LqpE owe so, 81 s s
80 2-sl. 4-s. so, 45. default; Dan volkmann
800 beat George Cutter tscratch). 4-6. Ca, 9-7:
Melville Long lowe 40) beat Clarence Griffin
lowe 40l, by default; d. II. Shsnks (scrateD
beat Nathaniel Blaisden (sol 80. e-S; Fitz
Guerin (scratch) beat NJ II. Jones t15) by. de-
fault: DR.. Noble 900 beat 3. F. Nourse lowe
80 2-6), 6-1, 6-3 Kenneth Monteagle $50 3-6)
beat George Guerin (scratch). SO. rs, SO;
Maurice Mclaughlin lowe 40) beat Paul Jones
fscratch). 6-3, ST. 6-3.
First roundw G. Knowlton fscratch) beat
Harold Gabriel lowe 80 2-6). GA. 4-6. "a; Foley
fault; Kuehn (I5S beat volkmann (3cl by de-
fault: Long towe 40) vs. Shanks (scratch). 5-7,
10 tpostponed): F. Guerin (scratchl beat DR..
Noble (30} by default: Monteagle $50 3r6) beat
Mclaughlin lowe 4o), go. o.: George James
lowe 40) beat Carl Gardner lowe 40). 40. 81.
6-i: Moulten Warner (scratch) beat Ray Cor
nell (owe 30 2-6l. ga, OF.
Second round--Foley towe 4o) beat Knowlton
lscratch). 49, rs, 6-3; James lowe 40) beat
Warner (scratch). 9-7. e.