Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-09
TENNIS PLAYERS
IN GREAT FORM
LOCAL EXPERTS SHOW WON
DERFUL ABILITY
LIKELY TO DO WELL IN ToURNA-
MENT AT DEL MONTE
Southern California viii More Than
Hold Its own, IL Is Expected,
When stars Meet In
the North


cent tennis tournament at Long Beach
for the championships of Southern
California, it is hardly probable that
the spectators would have witnessed
any more brilliant work than was af-
forded them by local players.
The sentiments of the vast crowd
that had gathered at the courts on the
last day of the tournament and wit
messed that marvellous match between
Sinsabaugh and Browne against Way
and Bell for the mems doubles cham
pionships proved beyond a doubt that
1t was the most spectacular match
they had ever witnessed.
Up to that last backhand lawford
which Way attempted and which was
simultaneously the last that the vet
eran will ever attempt in any tourna-
ment. the tennis displayed was so
clever as to surprise even those who
have seen the four men play many
times.
1t was Sinsabaugh's ability to ham
die the lobs with ease that proved a
great factor in the winning of the
game. His backhand lawford stroke is
remarkably sure and his continual use
of it makes his playing spectacular.
During the match that won the cham
pionship for himself and Browne he
turned everything but an occasional
lob, and he frequently lost a point by
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Browne kept up a safe, sure game re-
gardless of the fact that he was
fatigued, and he was worried by one
of his opponents fine strokes except
ing the lawfords which came close
across him while he was at the net.
He saved himself during the early part
of the match by trying difficult re-
turns and was strong when he needed
all his ability. The turning point
seemed to come in the third set, which
was lost by Way and Bell, GA. Here
Sinsabaugh, although he was complete
ly tired and did not have as many pc
culiarly individual special twists to his
racquet as he had at the first set of
the day which he played in, was able
to play a better rounded and surer
game than his opponents. Here, too,
his experience counted, and he picked
out his opponents weaknesses with
accuracy and skill.
Meet Northern Teams
What showing Sinsabaugh and
Browne will make at Del Monte during
the coming tennis tournament for the
championships of the Pacific states,
when they again meet the northern
double teams composed of Long and
Mclaughlin and Gardner and James, is
causing much comment among local
tennis followers. That they will win
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q safe assertion, when 1t is considered
that in addition to the northerners,
they will meet Beals Wright, former
champion of the United States, in the
mems singles and his brother, Irving
Wright. The last named, although not
as good a player as his brother, is
ranked among the six best players of
the country. Strange to say, however,
the coming of these crack easterners
is causing very little apprehension
among the players Of Southern Cali
fornta, who are of the opinion that the
fasteners will be greatly handicapped
by the asphalt courts upon which the
western championships will be decided.
A. C. Way does not believe the east
ern players will be able to adapt them
selves to the new game, which is al
most twice as fast as they have been
accustomed to play on the grass courts.
He cited as an instance the fact that
both Clarence Hobart, who ranks as
sixth best player in the United States,
and Beals c. Wright were beaten re-
Gently in Mexico City by two players
who could not hold a candle to our
average player in Southern California,
the games being played on cement
courts.
The veteran players, Tom Bundy, L.
r. Freeman and Alfonso Bell, also will
meet the fasteners in the singles
events, and without a doubt the stren-
uous training which they have received
during the season has greatly benefited
them and they can be relied upon to
cause the easterners to at least respect
the game as it is played in and about
Los Angeles. 1t is expected that Miss
May Sutton will take the honors in
the women's singles, and those in
charge of the tournament at Del Monte
are hoping that they will be able to
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the east to come to the tournament and
then compose mixed doubles event
between two of the eastern players and
two of the western players.
In the junior events the title bids
fair to lie between Robert Strachan of
San Francisco and Charlie Rogers, the
Los Angeles high school boy who gave
the local veterans such hard battles at
the recent Long Beach tournament. 1t
is significant that Strachan had more
trouble to defeat the Los Angeles boy
at the Santa Barbara tournament than
any other Southern California player.
Rogers was rather timid also at the
northern tourney, and the experience
he gained at the Long Beach tourna-
ment will stand him in good stead
when he meets the boy wonder of San
Francisco. The northwest territory will
be represented at Del Monte by Tyler
and McBurney, of whom little is heard
down here, yet it is doubtful that they
will make any marked showing over
Freeman and Bell in the mems doub-
les, the latter two having already won
the doubles cup twice and hope to win
it the third time and thus obtain per-
petual ownership of 1t. Salt Lake City
will be represented by a large retinue
of players, among whom may lurk sew
eraI dark horses" although it is not
probable that they will be in at the
finals.
Undoubtedly this years meet will be
the finest ever held at Del Monte for
the championships of the Pacific
states, and although the names of only
two of the fasteners who have signi-
fled their intention to play in the tour
nament have been sent to the commit
tee in charge, it is believed that many
more will come, as the national cham
pionship tournament at Newport will