The San Francisco call., 1908-08-14
Tennis Champions Will
Defend Titles

Announcements are out for the
twenty first annual tennis tournament
for. the championships of the Pacific
states. The tournaments will again be
held on the new bitumen courts of the
Hotel del Monte. which proved so sat
isfaetory last year. AS usual, the tour
nament will be held under the auspices
of the United States national lawn ten
mis- association, directed by the Pacific
States lawn tennis association.
The events VIII be mems singles and
doubles, women's singles and doubles,
Junior singles ana doubles and mixed
doubles The meet viii begin Septem-
Der I and end September 19. This is
the longest period ever allotted to the
is necessitated by the number of events
and the belief that the entry lists will
greatly exceed those of the past
The committee in charge will be F.
". Guerin, +. c. Adams and c. r. Gard
ner. All entries. except for mixed dou-
bles and junior events. should be sent
to F. W. Guerin, Hotel del Monte, not
later than Saturday. September 3.
Play VIII begin each day at o'clock,
continuing as the committee may di-
rect. All matches will be two sets out
Of three, except the semifinals, finals
and challenge match of the mems sin
junior events, which will be three sets
out Of FIVE.
The present champions, who will be
called upon to play the tournament
numbers, are: Mems singles, Maurice
Mclaughlin; mems doubles, Maurice
Mclaughlin and George James; women s
singles. Miss Florence Sutton; women's S
doubles Miss Florence Sutton and Mrs,
B. o. Bruce; mixed doubles, Miss Flor
ence Sutton and Simpson Sinsabaugh;
junior singles, Robert Strachan. This
will be the first contest for the punior
doubles and the title will go to the
tournament winners.
The first events scheduled are men s
and Women's doubles. starting Monday
morning, September Z. The singles for
both men and women will begin
Wednesday morning, September 9. The
mixed doubles will begin Monday
morning. September IA. Entries for this
event must be in before 6 o'clock, Sep
tember 12. The junior singles and
September Il Entries must be in for
the junior events by o'clock, Sep
tember u.
Boys under I9 years of age who have
never won an open event are eligible
TO compete in the junior events.
The championship matches will be
played as follows:
Thursday. September II, 3 p. m.-
Friday. September IS. 1880 a. M
Junior doubles.
Friday. September IS. 2 p. M
Friday, September Is. p. m.-Men's
doubles.
Saturday. September 1s, 1890 a. m
Junior singles.
Saturday, September 1s, 2 p. NJ
WOmen's singles.
Saturday, September 1s. 3 p. NJ
Mems singles
Besides the championship cups, all
of which must be Won three times,
there will be first, second and semifinal
prizes in the mems singles and first
and second prizes in all other events.
While nothing has developed during
the last week regarding the prospect
i've visit of a number of the eastern
champions, the local enthusiasts are
more hopeful than they have been in
past years. owing 10 the fact that the
American team, on its way to Australia,
where it will compete for the Davis
cup. Will pass through San Francisco
about the time Of the coast champion
ship tournaments, and probably Will
arrange to stop over at Del Monte
long enough TO compete. With the
American team, there probably will be
one or two other experts.