The San Francisco call., 1908-12-06
HAMMOND CUP PLAY
TO BE FINISHED
TODAY
McLoughiin's Chance for Third
Victory Endangered by
Handicap
By Grant Smith

The tennis tournament begun on the
California club and Golden Gate park
courts last Sunday will be completed
today. The Hammond cup tournament
at the California met with great deal
more success than was expected. An
an entry list of 25, after numerous un-
successful attempts TO hold a tourna-
ment in the last six months, was most
gratifying and leads to the belief that
future events at the club will be up to
the standard of past winter seasons.
The Hammond cup. which is a valu-
able one, has been contested for four
times. having been won twice by Mau-
rice Mclaughlin and once each by Gus
mentioned player was eliminated last
Sunday, but Mclaughlin and Lisser are
still in the competition.
There were only two entrants in the
championship class. Mclaughlin and
Carl Gardner. As the former did not
appear on Sunday the match was given
TO Gardner by default The committee,
however, has since decided. in view of
the fact that Gardner does not care TO
take the match by default, TO allow
Mclaughlin TO play today.
Lisser has already won his class and
will figure in the interclass playoff.
1t is more than likely McLoughlin will
win his class. so that two of the cup
winners will be in the playoff.
The first class was won by A. Rose.
DIR. Lederman has reached the finals in
the second class, where he will meet
the winner of the semifnal match be-
tween Lilienthal and Easton- The third
class final Will bring together z. Leder-
man and Hochstadter. Gus Lisser won
the fourth class last Sunday.
The handicaps between the classes
are unusually large, and in fact. almost
prohibitive. The winner of the cham
pionship class will play from so So be-
hind scratch. while the fourth class
winner will receive so SIS. With these
odds even Mclaughlin would stand
The latter should not have been given
more than 80. The handicap of the
championship class should have been
owe 40 which would give the winner OF
that class some thing like an even
break. The winner of the first class
will play from scratch. If Lisser is
fortunate enough to draw away from
the third class winner he ought to win
the cup easily.
The poorer PLAYERS at the club have
always complained that they have not
been given an equal chance with the
cracks in handicap tournaments This
contention no doubt led the committee
to increase the odds as they have and
If lower class man does not win the
trophy it will not be the fault of the
Handicapped.
Only fve teams remain in the handi-
cap doubles tournament at the park
Three of these are in the semifnals.
Knowlton and Martin will meet Jacobi
and Hoyt in the first match OF the day
and Schwartz in the semiinals. The
other semtfinal match will bring to-
gether Peck and Strachan and Barr and
VooTsanger.
The failure OF. BeaIs Wright and
Alexander to bring the Davis cup back
from Australia was a source of keen
disappointment to local followers OF the
game. The American team lost by the
narrowest OF margins and considering
that they were up against the worlds
champions they were far from being
disgraced. Wright won both his sin
giles matches. beating Brooks. the
worlds champion, in a five set match.
He beat Wi1ding three sets out OF four
Alexander lost both singles matches
and the American team lost the meet
when the doubles went to the AustraI-
ians This match went five sets and
Wright and Alexander lost by very
narrow margin
/. A new board of directors will soon be
installed at the California club. Grant
Smith. president, and David Shanks
treasurer have requested that their
names be left off the list by the nomf-
Mating committee and their places will
be taken by two new men, n. Blaisdell
will get one of the places on the ticket.
but Just who will get the other has not
been decided The election will be
held next Saturday