The San Francisco call., 1908-03-16
Whitney and Adams
Beat Champions
By Grant Smith

The handicap doubles tournament for
the directors cup played in the Golden
Gate park courts yesterday was COM
pleted to the finals IN one half and
the semifnals In the other. Owing to
the large entry list. a tournament well
up to the standard was expected, but
many of the players entered did not
show up and defaults were unusually
numerous.
N. H. Martin and NJ. P. Martin reached
the finals and r. N. Whitney and Fred
Adams will fight it out with c. Spar
row and C. Pearson for the other final
place. Martin and Martin displayed un-
expected form and went through the
finals handily.
The feature of the days play was the
first round match between r. N. Whit
ney and Fred Adams and Maurice Nc
Loughlin and George James, coast
champions in doubles. Whitney and
Adams received odds of owe 3-6 and
won close three set match. The cham
pions started Off well, taking the first
set by a score of ga. In the next two
sets, however, they were outplayed,
and 1t is doubtful If they would have
won had the match been played on
even terms. It was a pretty contest
from start to finish and while Whitney
and Adams won the deciding set by
comfortable margin, their opponents
always looked to have chance. Whit
ney and Adams played great game
in the back court, driving and lobbing
unusually well.
Sparrow and Pearson had q close
call in both their matches and in the
second particularly looked to be beaten
when the score of the third stood 80
against them. Their opponents were
M. A. Peck and J. r. Cahill.
Whitney and Adams will meet Spar
row and Pearson in the semifinals next
Sunday morning. The last named team
will receive handicap of owe 80 3-6
and 80. The winning team will be op-
posed to Martin and Martin in the
finals at 2:30 p. m. of the same day.
The scores follow:
Preliminary round-W. E. Knowlton and E. p.
Finngan lowe 3-6) beat Curtis and Steinberger
S. F. Hincelot and f. Maggie 800, 81. SO; N.
II. Martin and NJ. p. Martin Us 3-6) beat L. J..
Whistler and 3. Leach 900, By default; Tu6sy
G. welborne (30). by default; J. A. Code and
G. r. Perkins (15 3-6) beat E. NJ. Cameron and
s. A. Buchanan go 3-e), BY default. R; n.
Getz and G.. J. Dunlap lowe Is 3-6), by default.
First round-G. Hall and L. Mergure u5)
beat W. r. jacques and G. Macdonald go a.6).
lis S-e) beat G. q. Phillips and r. l. Cunning
ham (3o), co. 6-4 Knowlton and Finnigan
oye se beat G. D. Allan and and M.l9 n Miller as
beat Levin brothers Gao 8-6). 2-6. so, ga; Code
and Perkins Q5 3-6) beat Tuney and Johnston
go 3-e). BY default; Whitney and Adams lowe
80 3-6) beat Maurice Mclaughlin and George
James (owe 40), 40 Ga. 6-2; NJ. A. Peck and
J. A. Cahill t15 3-6) beat ". A. Marcus and
J. Schwarz (15), 6-2, 81, 81; G. Sparrow and
G. Pearson (30) beat #. w. Guerin and G. Griffin
lowe 10 3-6), 10, rs.
Second round-Hall and Merguire (15) beat
vensano and Strachan Us 3-6). TO, TO; Martin
and Martin as 3-6) beat Knowlton and Finnigan
lowe 3-6), ga, co. whitney and Adams (owe
30 3-6) beat Code and Perkins Us 3-6), 6-1 Ga;
Sparrow and Pearson (30) beat Peck and Cahill
Us 3-6), 80, 1-6, GA.
semifnals- Martin and Martin (15 3-6) beat
Hall and Merguire (15), 10, 81.