The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
Bay Counties
Tennis Event
Last on List
Interest CenferS i'm Reappear-
sHce of California Cracks
Who Played in East
BY GRANT SMITH


lies championship. This event viii, as
usual. be started on the second sun
DAY Of the month and -1ill attract the
usual large field. 1t viii proFe unusu-
ally interesting because of the fact that
Melville Long and Maurice McLough-
lin viii make their temperance. The
TWO local cracks who took the east by
storm VIII no doubt have some new
wrinkles to show the fans.
The present champions are Maurice
Mclaughlin and George James in
doubles. and SIcLoughl:n n singles. II
Mclaughlin and Long both decide to
play ia the singles they will proba bly,
come together in the challenge match.
which would bring out n record CT owd.
They met twice in the east. both
matches going to five sets and both
being won by Mclaughlin TIE lat
ter has clearly demonstrated his su-
periority over Long during the year,
both at home and abroad, but tie last
victory is the one best remembered.
and for this reason boIn will be after
it, although the title involved is a
minor one.
The Long -AfcLoughlin match proved
easily the feature OF the Newport
tournament, and as boln should return
In excellent form the FAIRS here would
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on a great match.
AS Mclaughlin holds the doubles title
with James. il is more than likely they
viii defend. 1t viii, however, be the
last time the two Will play together as
q team. in all probability. Long and
Acl.oughlin will play together in the
worlds championship tournament
against the Australians and if they
work at all well in double harness il
IS quite likely they viii play together
in future.
James and McLoughlin have been in
IN doubles during the last
three years. holding the coast cham
pionship for that length of time. How
ever, tile feeling has been general that
Mclaughlin and Long would prove
stronger combination. This may prove
10 be the case. and again IL may not.
Long is undoubtedly far superior to
James as a singles player, but IL re-
mains to be seen whether he viii give
Mclaughlin more assistance than James
has. Longs doubles game has always
been inferior 10 his singles form. but
the majority figure he viii make a
better partner for Mclaughlin than
James has.
II Mclaughlin and Long should be
fortunate enough to beat Brooks and
Wilding in the worlds championship
match the local players would surely
play together in future and they would
likely 90 so If they make fair show
ing, which is about all that can be
expected of them. Long and McLough-
jim have been beating the English play
ers in practice witheut the loss of
set and the visitors gave Hackett and
Alexander great. deal of trouble In
McLoughiin took on three of the
English players. in. singles and ksuc-
ceeoed in winning from all of them
in straight SETS
As was expected, the American team.
composed of Larned and Clothier in
singles and Hackett and Alexander in
doubles, easily disposed of the Eng
lish players in the qualifying matches
Tor the international tournament. AS
a result. Mclaughlin and Long Will
go to Australia in December TO play
for the Davis cup and the worlds
championship. ~
The local cracks are conceded little
chance against the Australians. but
Long ana Mclaughlin play wonderful
tennis at times and they can not be de-
MED an outside chance. Longs defeat
Al the hands of Johnston in the inter-
collegiate championship tournament
during the week caused the Califor-
mans stock to drop a few points.
Johnston does not belong in the first
fight and his victory was entirely un-
expected Long looked to have the
title az his mercy. but he has always
been an in and outer and probably had
an Off day.
snce in the worlds championship
matchesand after his showing at New
port il would not be surprising If he
took one Of the Australians into camp.
and Mclaughlin picked Up in the east
will stand them in good stead when
they go TO Australia.
George James. who recently returned
from the east. is very enthusiastic over
the tennis played by the top hotchers
in the east He SAYS tnat Larned is
In class by himself and the game he
put up in the challenge aNatch W3S SIM
ply wonderful. According tc James
the fasteners are far superior TO the
Californians in headwork and ground
fl,.t- &C.
ure more on working an opponent out
of position and scoring on a well placed
shot than they do IN main force like
the local cracks They play a steady,
careful, placing game, while the Cali
f0rnia players go in ntore for bril-
liancy and speed. All OF the visiting
Californians are strong for the grass
courts, declaring them Tar superior TO
The coast championship events fin
ished on Wednesday at Del Monte,
past events on accourI OF the absence
of Long, Mclaughlin, Gardner and
Bundy proved interesting. In the alb
sence of these four James experienced
little difficulty in winning the coast
championship. He never was IN danger
and lost only one set during the fourn-
ament. Young Rogers. the southern
California youngster, who won the iu-
nior singles. made a little trouble for
him in the finals, but James had every
thing his own way after the first set.
LtOSClS OltICdIue a leaU OF o--l the
first set, taking it by a score of 1-5
His strength gave out. however, and
James won the next three sets without
much difficulty. BY wianing the tourn-
ament James scored his second win on
the three-time cup. He IS now tied
with Melville Long, WHO has also won
il twice.
Despite the absence of Miss May
cidedly interesting. There We're form
reversals in both singles and doubles
1t was expected National Champion
Hazel Hotchkfss would win the singles
but she lost 10 Miss Florence Sutton
In the finals in straight sets Miss
Hotchkiss played poor tennis and her
wildness. coupled with the steady pIay
of Miss sutton, proved her undoing
Those who figured Miss Hotchkiss
would win the singles were equally
confident that Miss Florence Sutton
and her sister Mrs. Bruce would win
the doubles Miss Hotchkiss and Miss
Myer. however, showed unexpected
strength and beat the famous sisters
in the finals.
Several big tournaments Will be held
on the Golden Gate park courts dur
ing Portola week. They viii be invita-
tional events for both men and women
and there will also be team matches
fornia 1t is quite likely the challenge
match of the bay counties tournaments
fn both singles and doubles viii be held
over and made a feature of the Por-
fola meet.
a handicap singles tournament will
be played ON the park courts a week
from today. Long and Mclaughlin