The San Francisco call., 1909-04-25
MCLOUGHLIN WILL
DEFEND TITLE
ON COURTS
Interesting Sport Is Expected
When Contest for City Ten-
mis- Championship Starts

There is nothing scheduled for the
local tennis courts until after the COM
pletion of the Alameda county cham
pionship event. which is in progress on
the courts of the Berkeley tennis club.
This event will usher in the champion
ship season of 1909 and viii be closely
followed by the San Francisco cham
pionship tournament. The latter event
will. as usual, be held on the courts OF
the California tennis club during the
latter part of May. Play will no doubt
be started on May % and resumed on
the Esd and 3Oth. The championship
match is usually reserved for the holi-
day, which this year falls on Sunday.
The present holder OF the San Fran
cisco title is Maurice Mclaughlin. who
will no doubt be on hand TO defend his
title. The pick of the local talent, as
we'll as many of the lesser lights, will
participate. The champion will be
called upon to play either Long or
Gardner in the challenge match 1t
looks as if these three experts will
have the titles to themselves until well
along in the season. Possibly some new
star may develop by midseason or some
former champion may get back into the
game. Unless something of this kind
happens Long and McLoughHn will
ner just on the outside.
There seems to be considerable un-
certainty as to when and where the
state championship tournament viii be
held this year For the last two years
it has been held on July at the park.
AS the coast doubles are scheduled for
that date this year on the Long Beach
courts another date will have to be
set for the state tournament The
championship division of the bay cOun-
ties will no doubt play at Long Beach.
which will necessitate the postpone
ment. The state tournament will have
to be played on Saturdays or Sundays
as there is no holiday open.
There is some talk of holding the
state championship tournament on the
Hotel Rafael courts This move would
hardly be popular one, as a majority
of the players are not in favor of brav-
ing the excessive July heat of San
Rafael There is a possibility of the
event being held on the courts of the
University of California at Berkeley
These courts are available, and as they
are the equal of any in the state. and
the weather of the college town always
mild, it would occasion little or no sur
prise if the Pacific States lawn tennis
association decided TO hold the tourna-
ment at Berkeley.
There seems to be fair amount of
interest in the continuous tournament
at the California club and the event
is up to the standard of its predeces-
sors at least in so far as the lower
classes are concerned Only one match
has been played in the championship
class, which is made up of Long. Nc
Loughlin and Gardner The first men
toned player drew at the top of the
class and has remained there ever since.
He beat Gardner, the number player,
but, to date Mclaughlin has not issued
challenge.
In the second class A. Rose worked
his way to the top quickly and has not
been dislodged. 1t is expected ne Will
remain there some time. although Fin
nigan, the No. = player. may bring him
down in the near future.
In the second. third and fourth
classes there has been considerable
more action and consequently the
changes have been more numerous.
The standing of the contestants fol-
lows:
Championship class-M. Long. NJ. Nc
Loughlin. C. Gardner.
First class-A- Rose. Z. P. Finnigan.
H. Gabriel, George Busch. H. Mills.
Second class--Griswold, Bolger. Dr.
Lederman. Paul Jones. NJ Lilfenthal. 3.
". Ford, 5. IdIienthal. f. Easton.
Third class-M. Ferry ]. LiIienthal.
w. Vincent, A. G. Brown H. Baker. s.
Colby.
Fourth class. Sloss Jr. Fl. Curtin,
w. Ekberg. B. P. Lilienthal. G. Lisser.
| J. e. Mighell.