The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16
Foley Meets Marcus in
Finals Today
4fter Singles Match, Doubles
tournament at the Park
VIII Be Finished
By Grant Smith

DJ 0IdIL SHlfl0
Two tennis tournaments viii be COM
pleted today on the public courts at
Golden Gate park. At 2:SO O'Clock
charles Foley and William Marcus viii
meet In the finals Of the handicap sin
sles tournament begun four weeks ago.
4 ne nnals Of the handicap doubles tour
nament begun last Sunday will be
prayed AZ the completion of the Foley
marcus match
toley and Marcus began their match
Two weeks ago, but Marcus was seized
WIN cramps in the fourth set and
Pestponement was necessitated. The
contestants agreed to play the entire
Hldteh over. Marcus had slight lead
- Ihe time, having rwO sets TO his op-
lQnents s one. Foley had a commanding
lead ia the fourth set and probably
would have made it sets all.
Marcus viii receive a handicap of
owe 90 and give three-siXths. AS Foley
Is tast regaining his OLD form he stands
5000 cnance OF winning despite the
large handicap. Young Marcus plays
steady game and the ex-champiOn VIII
have 10 be at his best to win.
The final match Of the handicap dou-
oles VIII bring together Joseph Schwarz
and NJ Rose and Norman Ambrose and
miller HOtchkiss. Both teams played
clever tennis last sunday. Ambrose and
hotchkiss who represent the Berkeley
tennis club, VIII allow their opponents
ODDS Of three-siEths. The local players
have never played together as a team
nefore- while ROtchkiss and Ambrose
have played a. a team for several years.
The Berkeley players Won their
matches easily last Sunday, and as they
VIII be called upon to allow rather a
them TO carry of the honors-
The local experts are all working
hard 10 get into shape for the coast
championship tournaments. which COM
mence September :. AS these are by
Tar the most important events OF the
year. and as the highest honors go with
them. The cracks are keeping busy and
The courts present lively appearance
each afternoon.
Tie new courts at Del Monte will
again be used. These two courts were
aid out last year and are the equal Of
any on the coast
Prior TO last year the championship
events had not been held at Del
eight years ago the old Del Monte
courts were used for the doubles
championship and the Hotel Rafael
courts for the singles. At that time
these We're The only championship
events for the coast honors. The
singles were played on July ana
the doubles on September 2.
When the Sutton sisters and the
other experts from the south began
5Ourneying 10 this part Of the state
In quest Of the highest honors the
advisability Of holding both singles
and doubles al the same time became
apparent Under this arrangement the
could make one trip annually and have
a try for both titles. This however
left an open date on July 4, and the
state championship tournament was
inaugurate6 to nh the gap
While mixed doubles was game
not entirely unknown to the local
enthusiasts the men here so out
classed the women as TO make a farce
OF this style Of play. However, with
the coming Of the SDttons and other
clever women players from the soutn-
ern part Of the state the possibilities
of The mixed doubles game were made
evident "a the local enthusiasts and
81 was Immediately added TO the other
championship events Several clever
local women have been developed in
the last few years ana ne mixed s1
championship is one Of the most inter-
esting Of the meet
Two years ago the first annual
event for the junior championship was
established and still another event.
the Junior doubles championship-will
ho ADDED The wonderful development
Of juvenile talent at Golden Gate park,
frrn1ed with the fact that the Junior
rhamuiOnship Of southern California
was an annual fixture, is responsible
for the TWO new events The Hrst
junior Championship OF TINS coast was @Was
won By Maurice Mclaughlin, holder
Of the coast championship title
Last year young Robert SUracnan.
q tIrhrnate Of Mclaughlin. succeeded
arho latter and is the present holder OF
fhe funfOr title. After mis- wonderful
heid ali santa Barbara many are in
flined TO look upon Strachan as a
likely candidate for first honors this
year.
Ten wears ago there were just three
coast championship titles, mems sin
giles and doubles and wOmen's singles
and they were the only championship
events held in this part of the state
Today there are seven coast cham
niouship titles besides the state, san
francisco and bay counties titles.
AS the sutton sisters. Bell, Freeman,
Pundv and a number Of other experts
from southern California viii be in
The various competitions. and possibly
a few Of the eastern champions, the
tournaments this year should prove
the most interesting ever held in this
vicinity. owing TO the large number
of events the meet viii last two
weeks commencing September Z and
ending on September 19.
Freeman and Bell, who have twice
held the coast championship doubles
and are the only team to have its
names inscribed on the cups twice, will
take part in the doubles with the hope
of winning the trophies for the third
and last time. If they play as they
did when they won the championship
fhev would stand an excellent chance,
br1f as both have undoubtedly gone
hack II viii occasion considerable sur
Prise If they down the cracks Of the
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