The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27
Bay Counties Tourney
Ends Tennis Season
By Grant Smith

The annual tennis tournament for
the championships Of the bay counties,
which viii be begun on the Golden
Gate park courts October 3, will bring
TO close The championship season OF
1903. This event, while less important
than the coast championship tOurna-
ment, which it follows SO closely. gives
the holder of the most important title
an opportunity to Substantiate his claim
10 first place among the players Of
the west
the coast championship title, which he
had lost to Maurice Mclaughlin last
year, viii no doubt enter the tourna-
ment next month. Mclaughlin is the
bay counties champion, and as Long
won by such a narrow margin from
Mclaughlin in the challenge match Of
the coast championship tournament, he
no doubt is anxious to prove that IL
was not luck that turned the balance
IN his favor. The closeness of the
match, which Mclaughlin twice lacked
point to win, leaves doubt in the
minds of the fans as to which OF the
two Is the better player.
That luck was prominent factor in
the Long g-McLoughlin match at Del
lost the first set by a decision which
should have gone - him, but was given
by the lneman 20 E1cLoughlin. On
the other hand, when McLoughlin need
ed but one point to win the match he
smashed the ball TO Longs feet, and
the latter made a lucky half volley
that saved his life. Thus il will be
seen that while luck cut quite a figure.
the goddess OF chance treated them
both alike.
That it viii be another battle for
supremacy between Long and McLough-
lin next month there is little doubt
They are unquestionably the best play
erS in these parts, and while there is
always a chance of such experts as
calculations, 1t is more than likely that
Long and Mclaughlin viii come to-
gether IN the challenge match.
Besides the mems singles, there viii
be mems doubles and women's singles.
The present champions in doubles are
Melville Long and Carl Gardner The
women's title is held by Miss Golda
Myer. who won it last year from Miss
that all three titles will change hands
this year. James and Mclaughlin who
have won the coast championship twice.
and are the present holders OF that
title, probably viii be the contenders,
The only other team worthy of consfd-
Grafton is Charles Foley and Clarence
Del Monte they had previously beaten
the coast champions in practice quite
frequently. James and Mclaughlin hold
the state championship doubles title
also. so they naturally are given first
place and are favorites for the coming
event
State Champion Hazel Hotchkiss. WIN
made creditable showing against
week or SO ago. Will no doubt regain
the counties title IL she elects to plav
Miss Hotchkiss has held the bay coun-
ties championship twice, and a victory
in the tournament next month will give
her the cup permanently.
The first tournament for the bay
counties championship was won by
Drummond MacGavin In 1904. Charles
Foley won the title from AlacGavin by
default in 1905. Foley and r. n Whit
ney won the first doubles tournament
the same year, and Miss Hotchkiss won
the first women's singles tournament
In 1906 the singles title went from
Foley to James: the doubles title from
Foley and Whitney to Reuben Hunt and
Clarence Griffin by default, and Miss
Hotchlziss retained her title. McLough-
lin took the single title from James lasr
year, Gardner and Long relieved Hunt
and Griffin. Of the doubles tftle and Miss
Golda Myer won the women's singles
title from Miss Hotchkiss.
The womens tournament will bs
started Saturday. October 3. and Tho
mems singles and doubles October &.