The San Francisco call., 1909-10-03
Cracks Going
To Australia
For Davis Cup
Long and Mclaughlin to Leave
Tuesday With Americas
Best Wishes
By GRANT SMITH


Local tennis followers are dividing
their interest between the international
matches which take place in Australia
next month and the Portola contests
scheduled for October % on the Golden
Gate park courts While of course the
former event is to be much more i'm
portant, the Portola matches are sehed-'
uled to come off first, and win be
played here. The program is certainly
an attractive one. and the only re-
gretable feature is the absence of Miss
May Sutton and Long and Mclaughlin.
With these three experts on the pro-
gram it certainly would have been
the greatest meet ever held here AS
Miss Sutton is in the east and Long
and Mclaughlin will be on their way
to Australia at that time, we will
simply have to get along without
them. While Miss May Sutton is al
ways an attraction, her absence will
not be so keenly felt, in view of the
fact that her sister, Miss Florence, has
again come to the front by beating
Miss Hazel Hotchkiss in the coast
championship tournament. Miss Flor
ence Sutton will prove worthy sub
stitute for her world famous sister.
Melville Long and Maurice McLough-
lin leave for Australia via Vancouver
the 5th, sailing from the latter place
the Sth. They will go unaccompanied
and will represent this country in both
singles and doubles. When it was an
nounced that the two local players
would constitute the American team in
the worlds championship matches few
here, at any rate, conceded Long and
Mclaughlin chance to win. Since
that time, however, many have changed
their minds, and the two local boys
will set out on their journey with the
added confidence born of the belief IN
not only have chance. but a good
chance to return with the Davis cup.
OF course after conceding both
singles matches to Brooks, as most
country is willing to do, the chances
of the American team look none too
good. On the other hand, if the two
local players are at their best they
ought to be almost as sure of both
singles matches with Wilding. This
of course would make the doubles the
chances of the Australians look better
than ours. Long and Mclaughlin
have had very little practice and no
real experience as doubles teams They
both know the game from start to
finish and are great singles players
In practice against Hackett and Alex
ander, the national champions, they
made an excellent showing, and for
this reason look to have fairly good
chance to beat Wilding and Brooks in
the doubles. To sum 1t up our chances
hardly look as good as those of the
Australians, but Long and McLough-
lin are game youngsters, and the fact
that they will go into the contests
with nothing to lose and everything
to gain ought to bring out their best
tennis. Win or lose, the San Francisco
players will carry the Australian play
ers along at fast clip and the staid
Australians will witness speed that
they never dreamed of in tennis.
Definite information has at last been
given out in regard TO the annual tour
bay counties in singles and doubles.
| These events, which are the last of the
year with a title at stake, have hereto
account of the Portola meet. however,
they, win not be held this year until
Maurice Mclaughlin in singles and
Mclaughlin and George James in dou-
bles. AS Mclaughlin will not be here
hands. The chances of George James
| in singles look as good as anybodys,
winning the title that he rad annexing
| the coast championship title at Del
Monte last month, provided players like
If James and Murdoch decide to play
| together they would have the title at
| V.
doubles. teams, here in the absence of
Long. McLoughlif and Gardner.
| According TO new set of rules gov
erning play on the park courts the
| Golden Gate club will be allowed the
use of only two courts on winch to hold
their tournaments. This will work a
the fact that there are nine courts in
| all, and about half the active. players
at the park participate in the tourna-
ments.
| Tournament play is what makes the
game.
The upper half of the bay counties
the lower half on the 21st. The doubles
tournament is scheduled for November
ope The but t IS FIX EeY the the na are or left t
! singles will be played on the 7th. pro-
vided there is no conflict with the
On account of the absence of Long.
Mclaughlin and Gardner the tourna-
ment this, year will hardly come up to
HARDY and brieco aSf HUNT sxen'n and Foieg %feg
and Murdoch and James in the doubles
usual, but it is not considered likely
that all three teams will participate
The players just mentioned would help
out the singles considerably, but there
is less likelihood of their playing in
the singles. as they have nearly all
cut put this strenuous form of play in
the last year or two.
The handicap singles tournament
which was SCHEDULED to be played on the
/ park courts last Sunday. will be started
! today, If the weather permits The
upper half will be played today and the
| lower half next Sunday. The final
match will no doubt be played octo-
/ ber II.
Juniors Play
The handicap singles tournament
held by the members OF the Golden
Gate Junior tennis club on the park
courts yesterday was won by Green
| berg and Griffith, who played from
3-6 behind scratch. Yesterdays event
| hardly came up to the standard as
most of the best teams were defaulted.
on account of not being present to an
| swer roll call at 8 O'clock. Manager
/ Marvin warned the boys that they
would be defaulted If they were tardy,
and the fact that nearly every team
defaulted was made up of the top
| notchers of the club makes it look as
II they figured the poorer players only
were meant. The lesson was a costly
one. but the boys, one and all, will no
| doubt be on time in future.
The scores follow:
Keller and Pritchard (15) beat
Brunn and Lennon fscratch), S-6,
| 60; Roberts and Pitts Us $50 beat
| Hudson and O. Brun (3-6). 6-3, 6--4
! Greenberg and Griffith towe 3-6) beat
! Herndon and Huff (owe 15). by de-
fault McLoughlin and Martin (15 3-6)
! beat Sonntag and Smith (owe 30). by
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