Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-15
ON
OJAI COURTS
TENNIS SEASON WILL OPEN IN
APRIL
Miss May Sutton Declines Eastern
Invitation to Play on Homo AS
phait-Successfu Period
in Prospect
BY EDWIN DONNELL

Tennis weather-and the real thing,
TOBIAS brought the racquet experts
out of their alternating spots and re-
newed the talk of serves, faults and
sets that will hold sway from early
next month until we'll into September.
ready hard at work on their schedules.
and the gunshoe artists will soon be
sneaking up on gentle lobs and smash
ing them over the net for good points.
The opening of the season will be
formally inaugurated with the OJai
tourney. always a pleasant affair.
which draws it's fair share of crack
players to Nordhoff, in Ventura coun-
ty. The Southern California inter
scholastic championship is the piece
de resistance, but in addition to this
mems and women's singles and dou-
bles are also contested, and handsome
prizes are bestowed on the more skill
full.
This year the Ojai competition will
be graced by the presence OF May Sut-
ton, the peer OF all woman racquet
wielders. Miss Sutton was recently In
vited to Mrs. Barger-W r-Wallack's annual
affair In the east, but the champion
declined on the score that she would
participate in none but home affairs,
and would confine her efforts to Cali
fornia courts. This means that she
will meet her sister. Miss Florence, in
the Ojai as the latter won the tourney
championship during Mays absence
last year, and will be on hand to de-
fend her honors.
In addition to Miss Sutton players
who have been hailed as local cham
pions for years will appear in compe-
tition. Bell, Sinsabaugh, Bundy, Way
and other stars of the first magnitude
will put in an appearance, and Misses
family will enliven the proceedings for
those who will strive for the women's s
trophies.
The scholastic cracks will be out in
force, and every school in the south
land will be represented by a doubles
team and an aspirant for the singles
championship. The girls private school
honors are also to be contested TOT, ana
a goodly array of talent will be on
hand when the tourney at Nordhoff
opens on April Q. Three days are al
lotted to play this year, and the AFFAIR
will wind up with the usual enjoyable
dance.
In addition to the Ojai, which, while
one of the most enjoyable. Is usually
one of the smallest OF he season.
many AFFAIRS are planned to keep the
court enthusiasts busy during the sum-
mer. The usual championship matches
will be played at the beach, and the
Los Angeles and San Gabriel country
clubs are also planning an entree into
the tennis world on an unprecedented
scale. Last season the San Gabriel
Journeys, although small affairs. were
most ENJOYABLE to all concerned, and
those who enjoyed the excellent gravel
courts and real hospitality at the Coun
try club are hoping that the plans made
by the directors will be carried to full
fillment.
An Informal meeting Of the mem
hers of the executive committee of the
Southern California Lawn Tennis as
sociation will be held in few days,
possibly this week, and the plans for
the season will be gone over In light
detail. The dates for tournaments and
their locations will be attended to lat
er and taken altogether. everything
points to a most successful period of
tournaments on Southern California
courts.