Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-24
TENNIS SEASON
IN FULL BLAST
SEVERAL TOURNAMENTS ARE
CLOSE AT HAND
VENICE COMES NEXT WITH ITS
SECOND ANNUAL EVENT
Wright Brothers and Other Crack
Eastern Players Promise to Par
ticIpate in Coast competi-
ton This Summer

Following close upon the successfui
opening of the tennis season at Long
Reach last week is the announcement
of the second annual tournament to be
held nm the courts of the Venice Coun-
trv club. beginning July / and ending
the afternoon of the Fourth of July.
The events will be as follows; Mems
singles. mems doubles, womens singles,
womenss doubles, junior singles, mlAeu
doubles and consolation singles. Play
for the Junior singles will begin on
wednesday morning, July !, at s.5V
o'clock, and the womens singles WIN
begin at 2 O'Clock the same day. An
nouncement of the hour of other con-
tests will be made on the court eacn
afternoon.
Trial matches will be the best two IN
three sets and the finals Will pc the
best three In five sets. All sets VIII pc
advantage. Women's events Will De the
best two in three sets all the way
Junior singles will be open 10 any
player under 10 years of age. Play VIII
begin promptly at $3.50 o'clock eacn
forenoon and continue until l2:SO p. m,
beginning again at p. m. ANY payer
not appearing when match Is scheduled
will be defaulted. The 1908 rules OF the
United Lawn Tennis association VIII
govern the play.
An entrance fee of 81 for the open
singles and so cents for each player Tor
all the other events must accompany
each entry. Entries to all single events
will close Monday, June 20, and can De
made UP to that date with II: Leo
Blackmore, 726 H. w. Hellman puiid.
ing. A tennis dance will be given at
the pavilion, Venice pier, TUESDAY even
ing. June 80, under the auspices OF the
Venice Country club. The tournament
committee is II. Lee Blackmore, chair-
man: j., w. Lawrence, 5r., ana Appot
Kinney. -.
The entries to date include many OF
the star players Of Southern Caiiforna,
among them being such masters OF the
same ss the Sutton sisters, Tom Bundy,
sinsabaugh and Way, besides score
OF juniors who proved at the recent
Long Beach tournament that southern
California Is not to be lacking In star
tennis players for years TO come.
Following the Venice tournament VIII
come the Santa Barbara tournament,
which always is looked forward to with
kean anticipation by the players be-
cause of the good time they always
have as the guests of Mr.. Potter.
At the Del Monte tournament, wnlcn
will he held during the last week IN
July. California tennis enthusiasts VIII
have an opportunity to see some OF tne
eastern stars at work, as woro mas
been received from the Wright brothers
that they are coming west about that
time and will play. They gave definite
promise that many other players would
accompany them. This can be done
because of the unusually early closing
of the tennis season at Newport.
The Coronado Country club has an
nounced that 1t will hold tournament
Immediately after the Del Monte tour
nament If dates can be secured. NO
definite action has been taken by the
association regarding the request for
dates as yet but IL as many OF tho
eastern players come to California as
now is expected 1t is likely the oner
will be accepted for the bene1t OF tne
southern California players, many of
whom never have had the opportunity
of seeing these players in action.