Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-05
WAY RETIRES
FROM COURTS
CRACK PLAYER QUITS TENNIS
COMPETITION
FUTURE GAMES WILL BE PRI-
VATE MATCHES
Veteran Racquet Expert Decides He
VIII Not Participate In Tour
naments to Be Held In
Future

An item of interest and deep regret
among tennis followers of Southern
California is the statement made yes
terday to a Herald representative by
Archibald C. Way, the veteran of more
than a hundred tennis Journeys, in
which he said that he has played his
last match In tennis tournament
I'm getting DID," he said, "and 1 shall
give the rest Of my time to my BUSH
ness. OF course I shall occasionally
play single game or so with friends,
but will enter no more tournaments.
We had a great time at Long Beach
and the socials we had far exceeded
anything we ever had at any previous
tournaments in this part of the state.
In the dining room we had one large
table all to ourselves and the card
parties made things interesting.
'fRegarding the article in The Herald
recently about what Clarence Hobart
said of cement and asphalt courts be-
ing used in Southern California,
would say that he is right regarding
the fact that the Southern California
players would be handicapped If they
went east to play. They would find
that the play on a grass court is much
different and almost new game
would have to be learned. Miss Sut-
ton is the only player / know who
successfully could adapt herself to 1t.
In fact, she has natural talent for
adapting herself to any stroke. There
has been a movement on foot for some
time to establish a universal tennis
court all over the world. If one should
go abroad to play he would f1nd that
in England the players use dirt courts,
while in the south Of France they play
on grass and in Australia the games
are played on dirt entirely.
1--WE cannot use grass courts out
here because the climate is not adapt
ed to 1t. Of course they can do so In
the east because they have the climate
and keep the grass well watered-. But
when all is said and done I think the
eastern players will find that they VIII
be handicapped when they go to Del
Monte to meet our western players
next month. They will find the ball
too fast for them, and almost that
fact alone will be as much as handi-
cap of fifteen would be to, our best
players. Take, for instance, the fact
that both Hobart and Wright were
beaten a short time ago in Mexico
City by two players, who, were they
to come to this country, no doubt
would not be in it for a moment"
Many of the Southern California
cracks will go to the Del Monte tennis
tournament, which occasion will be
for the championships of the Pacific
states. All the winners in the d1frer-
ent events at Long Beach will, go, and
as far as the local representatives or
the Southern California Lawn Tennis
association now can ascertain, Beals
c. Wright of Newport will enter the
tournament and attempt to wrest some
of the western honors from the pres
ent holders of titles. 1t is propapi.e
that many other eastern cracks VIII
journey to Del Monte and enter the
tournament. They easily can 90 SO
this season, because the national ten
mis- tournament at Newport Will end
earlier than usual. Clarence Hobart,
who, with his wife, is spending
couple of weeks at Catalina, has prom
ised to be at the tournament, although
it is not probable that he VIII play
because of the fact that he has not
had a racquet in his hand for three
months, and local players are doubtful
If he would risk his prestige In at
tempting to play on cement courts
with such a handicap against him.