Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
JUNIOR SINGLES
BEGIN TOURNEY
VENUE OUUN IN / GLUD EiSiviS
COMPETITION STARTS
MCLAUGHLIN, COAST CHAMPION,
PLAYS BRILLIANTLY
Racquet Followers Gather at Seaside
for Annual contests-Hurd Springs
Surprise by Defeating Mace
in Semi-Finals

VENUE, June 14--1Ilo OPOhAh6 NSSS
of the third annual tennis tournament
held at the Venice Country club was
devoted to the clearing up OF the pre-
lirninaries and semi-finals of the junior
singles and a number of rounds of the
preIirninaries of the mems open singles.
In the preiminaries the only contest
of note was between A. d. Fife ana
Virgil Sheldon, the latter taking his op-
ponent through a hard-fought love set
before relinuuishing the match by a
score of Ga and 11-9.
The only matches that required three
sets to settle were those or Arthur
Cawston versus e. V. Weller, which re-
suited in the score of 6-3, 4-6 anW 10,
in the latter's favor, and that of Weller
and Merrill in the semi-finals, Whlcn
resulted in the score of 2-6, 6-3 and 6-2
in favor of Merrill.
The preliminary rounds resulted as
A. G. Appel was defeated by Clifton
Hurd, score 6-1, 6-1; A. d. Fife lowered
Virgil S. Sileidofi's colors e-4, 11-9: Cor
don Maddox was defeated by w. H.
Mace 6-3, 6-2; V. Dixon defeated John
Harrell 6-3, GA; E. V. Weller took Ar
thur Cawston into camp 6-3 4-6, 1-o;
Grayson Merrill won from A. M Moore
6-1, 6-1; Ward Dawson defeated ID.
Schaefer 6-2, 6-3, and Nebeker was de-
feated by Al Rohrig in sharp con-
test which resulted 7-5. GA.
Hurd In his second match defeated
Fife GA, 6-3; Mace took Dixon into
camp So, ga; G. Merrill defeated
Weller 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, while Dawson de-
feated Rohrig ga, 6-1.
The surprise of the day came in the
semi-f finals, when Hurd, by fine driving
volleys and spectacular net work, de-
feated Mace by the score of 6-2, Ga.
Dawson won from Merrill.
This leaves these two to contest for
the trophy in the junior singles. The
match will be played Friday morning
and will attract much attention among
the devotees of the game.
The spectators were treated to an
exhibition of the work of Maurice Nc
Laugh1in, Pacific coast champion, in
his match with Mattson in prelimi-
nary of the mems singles. His full
overland swing when serving sends the
ball with lightning rapidity, and 1t gen.
orally lands on the very edge of the
court. The opponent is inclined to re-
turn wild on the serve. On the de-
fensive Mclaughlin seems to make no
effort at all, taking an easy underhand
cut, which generally lands the ball be-
yond his opponents reach.
McLaughlin's Play Pretty
1t is generally conceded by those who
observed his work today that he is bet
ter by far than any other player who
has visited this part of the state. A
slight indisposition of the wrist will,
it is thought, prove no handicap in the
final matches which he will play.
The preliminary matches in the men 8
singles played this afternoon resulted
as follows:
Between A. NJ. Moore and A. D. Fife,
the latter won by default; Gordon Mad
dock won form Charles Nebeker 6-3,
6-3; John Harrell defaulted to Arthur
Cawston; Earl Shook defeated A. H.
Mcfarland 6-3, 6-2; w. Bacon defeat
ed w. l.. Robb 60, 60; F. r. Feitshans
took A. c. Appel into camp 60, co.
while McLaughlin's match with B. w.
Mattson resulted in the score 60, 6-3
and Holme defeated F. r. Woodbury.
6-2, 6-3.
Big Match Saturday
1t was decided at a late hour this
evening that the match between the
winner of the mems open singles and
T.. G. Bundy for the Montgomery cup
would take place on Saturday after
noon. In all probability the contest
will be between Mclaughlin and the
present holder of the cup.
The drawings made tonight for the
mems doubles were as follows: Shook
and Appel will play Lawrence and
Morphy, Freeman and Holmes will
play Hopper and Mcfarland, Weller
and Merrill are matched against Hurd
and Roehrig, Bell and T. c. Bundy
drew bye, Maddox and Bacon will
play Coons and Edwards, Noble and
Partner will play against Sinsabaugh
and Brown, Cawston and Nebeker
drew a bye, Overton and Bumiller will
play Rogers and Dawson, Mace and
Woodbury. will play Sheldon and Dix
on, Mclaughlin and Duncan will play
Shaefer and Fife.
In the mixed doubles Mrs. Bruce
and partner drew q bye, Alice Scott
and Bacon will play against Miss Mer-
rill and G. Merrill, Mrs. Farquhar and
Freeman will play against Miss Con-
ger and H. A. Bingham, Miss Shoe
maker and e. G. Galusha drew a bye.
There are four entries in the ladies'
singles and they will play as follows:
DAILY and Miss Alice Scott versus Miss
Madge Conger
The finals in the Junior singles will
be played tomorrow morning between
Hurd and Dawson. The mems open
singles will be continued to their close
and the ladies' singles and mems dou-
bles and mixed doubles will be started.
The management of the tournament
cannot be too heartily commended. In
r. G. Morphy the club picked out an
ideal tournament manager, who with
the assistance of Manager Jessup of
the club are making a number of fast
friends for themselves and the club by
their courtesy and careful attention
to all of the details.
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