Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-02
FAST TENNIS IS
SEEN AT BEACH
OPENING DAY OF TOURNEY
BRINGS GOOD SPORT
HARD FOUGHT MATCHES FEAT
URES OF PLAY
Games in Junior Singles Progress as
Far as Completion of the SEMI
Finals, with Interesting
Contests
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, July 1.-The opening da!
of the second annual tennis tournament
of the Venice Country club brought gu
some fine play and was ushered in b!
fine weather for the sport. The game!
in the Junior singles progressed as ia
as the completion of the semi-final
and leaves those two old-time OPP
ponents, Mace and Dawson, to fight TO
the supremacy in the finals, which vii
be played off Thursday forenoon.
Radir and Waldeck had hare
fought match in which two duece set
figured, which resulted finally in vic
tory for Radir.
Radir beat Waldeck 6-3, 6-8 and 70
Blakeslee beat Parker 6-2 and S-6
Dawson beat Blakeslee 81 and 81
Webster beat Weird TO and 6-3; Cav
ston beat Barker GA and GA.
In the second series Radir won from
Cawstcn SO and ga; Dawson won from
Blakeslee 81 and 81; Nebeker woI
from Weiel rs and 63 and Mace wor
from Rogers ga and 6-3.
The semi-f1nals in the Afternoon
brought out the following results:
Dawson won from Radir Ga and o.
and Mace won from Nebeker rs ant
Ga.
The women's singles, a special even
created for women not in the cham
pionship class, brought out a hare
fought match between Miss West anC
Mrs. Daily. Then Miss West took OF
Miss Archer, but was too badly fatlguet
and lost the match.
Miss Parker and Miss Rowan fougn
a battle royal which was in doubt til
the last game of a we'll played duect
set was decided. The scores follow;
Miss Rowan defeated Miss Parker
GA. 2-6 and rs; Miss West defeated
Miss DAILY So, 3-6 and 81; Miss
Archer defeated Miss Scott 6-3, 3-6 ant
SO; Miss Seymour defeated Mrs. Martyr
Ell and 81; Miss Archer defeated Mis-
West SO and 90.
will be played off and the woment ar
expected to furnish some exciting
matches.
The mems open singles will be starte
and will probably run all day, as Wi
the womenis singles. The players wi
be matched as follows:
Mems Open Singles
~ G. G. Catch VS.. ca VIII Horrell.
(3) l. r. Freeman VS.. (D r. c. Noble.
(5) Prof. Lodge VS.. 20 Clarence Barker.
ID H. Waldeck VS.. go T. C. Bundy
(s) F. Feitshens VS.. (10) Walter Wallace.
QD c. Lacey VS.. Q2) Chas. Nebeker.
Qs) John w. Holmes VS.. 40 Ward Dawson.
u6) r. H. Shoemaker VS.. Qe) B. o. Bruce.
% P. N. Nissen VS.. QS) Z. 2. Morpley.
19) Axel Weld VS.. 900 E. c. Galusha.
(2) H. S. Morris VS.. (22) Fred Wilson.
(23) Stanley Blakeslee vs. (2D Claude Wayne
(25) A. v. Duncan VS.. (26) Arthur Gabriel.
(27) Paul Radir vs. (2S) Arthur Cawston.
(29) C. B. Hopper VS.. 800 j. W. Lawrence. Jr
(s1) S. NJ. Sinsabaugh vs.. (32) Harry Rogers
1881 Chas. Rogers VS.. (S4) A. Davis.
(35) Winifred Mace 1855 Edw. butcher.
Ladies' Singles
ID Miss Rita West VS.. (2) Miss Fanny Rowan
(3) Mrs. B. o. Bruce VS.. "a Mrs F. H. Sey'
mour.
(5) Mrs. E. Peralta VS.. (6) Mrs. Gladys Au-
Der.
"a Mrs DAILY VS.. G) Miss Elizabeth Ryan.
90 MISS Flo sutton VS.. llol MISS Alice scout
QD Miss Parker VS.. 90 Mrs. Geo. Martyr
Q9 Miss zach VS.. (14) inertia Seymour.
b. (10 Mrs. r. Farquhar Q6) Miss Daniels