The San Francisco call., 1908-10-04
Bay Counties Tourney
Reaches Finals
Miss H0fchkisS and Mrs. Nei-
meyer Survive Days Play
at Tennis
By Grant Smith

The annual bay counties champion
ship tennis tournament was commenced
yesterday with the playing of the
women's singles on the Golden gate
park courts. Play was completed to
the finals. the successful competitors
being Mrs. Neimeyer and Miss Hazel
Hotchkiss- The contestants in every
contest save one were unevenly
matched and the scores were one sided,
The only match in which there was
uncertainty about the outcome was the
one in the semifinals that brought to-
gether Mrs. Neimeyer and Miss AnnabelIe
Vodden. The latter easily outpIayed
her opponent in the first set. which she
won by a score of s. In the second
set Miss Vodden brought the score from
o-4 against her to %, but lost the
next two games Mrs. Neimeyer was
at her best In the final set and made
quick work OF, her opponent Miss
Vodden did not play as well as in the
first two sets, but was given little op-
portunity to display her skill, as Mrs
Neimeyer had her on the. run most of
the time and dropped the ball out of
her reach continually. The winners
Judgment in the last set was remark
Miss. Hazel Hotchkfss. who is ex-
pected TO regain the bay counties title
without much difficulty, won four love
say, lost the fifth set. Miss Ida Mearns
has the distinction of taking set from
the state champion. and as IL was the
first of the match il may account for
her failure to win game in the next
two sets.
Miss NIearns drove beautifully in the
nrst set and outplayed the clever little
berkeley expert; but she made the
fatal mistake of changing from u drive
TO d chop. with the result that She
failed to take a game in the last two
sets Possibly Miss Hotehkiss did not
take the match seriously at the outset
but her opponent must be given credit
for playing excellent tennis, even il
she was completely outclassed after the
first set.
In the semifinaIs Miss Hotchkiss met
Miss Anita Meyers. Although the lat
ter played good tennis, she failed to
Wiss Mn a game IN the two sets played.
a better showing had she been able TO
overcome her stage fright. Many of
the games were close and in several
the loser had vantage, but Miss Hotch-
kiss always pulled out. Summary:
Preliminary round-Mrs Herndon beat Miss
Edna Fodden by default; Miss Annabelle yod-
man beat Miss Hoyt Fromdeld SIS, 6-a.
First rnund-Mrs. Neimeyer beat Miss Anita
Greenberg. 81 Ga; Miss Annabelle vodden beat
beat Miss Speakman. 6-3. 6-3; Miss Hazel Hotca-
kiss beat Miss Ida Mearns. 4-6, 90 co.
,.Ss Senl~ianals-Mrs ~ Neimeyer beat Miss Anna.
Miss Meyers, So so.
The finals will be played next Satur-
day morning at 1890 o'clock and the
challenge match at 2:30 Miss Hotch-
KISS and Mrs. Neimeyer will meet in
the finals and the winner will play Miss
Coda Myer in the challenge match
A fast doubles match was PLAYED on
the public courts yesterday afternoon.
The contestants we're Maurice Nc
Loughlin and George James. coast cham
pions. and Melville Long and Carl
Gardner, bay counties champions These
two teams are the fastest In this part
OF the country and no. doubt will meet
in the challenge match of the bav coun-
ties event; James and Mclaughlin won
The score was 6--i, St, S--lO
The. bay counties tournament for
men. both singles and doubles. will he
played on the park courts today.