The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11
CALIFORNIA TENNIS
MEN To PLAY
IN EAST
Formidable Sextef TO Try for
the National and Western
Championships


This is unqUestionablv the banner
wear Cor tennis. at least so far as the
Pacific coast is concerned. Not since
the early nineties. when Win Taylor
was the undefeated champion. and the
game was sociess's favorite pastimc.
has The sport been so popular. The
presence Of Miss May sutton al san
Eafael the success o. Miss Hazel
Hotrhkiss al Philadelphia. where she
won three national titIes. and the pros
pective invasion of the east by the
SIX cIeve-est new players on the coast
in quest OF the highest honors. are rea-
sons Tor the games wonderful strides
inns year
Monday or Tuesday Maurice Nc
Loughlil. George James. Melville Long
and carl Gardner OF san Frarc cisco,
srd Thomas Bundy and simpson Sinsa-
baugh OF Los Angeles viii leave for
the east 10 participate in the tourna-
meuts for the western and national
mpionships- on number of occa-
sicns in The past players from this
state have gone east singIy and in
pairs bat none Of them ever did any
th5ug startling except the Neil brothers,
vho won the western championship at
Chicago about - years ago.
The Hardy brothers, san and sum
ner- Alfonso Bell and Reuben Hunt. have
ali had a try for the honors in the east.
but they failed 10 land any Of the big
tLties. All four made creditable show
ings. sumner, Hardy and Hunt coming
within an ace OF landing the western
chang ionship on different occasions.
Bel made a good showing in the New
York state championship tournament,
but failed 10 take the title.
When the Hardys. Hunt and Bell
PLAYED in the east the game was IN
doubtedly much harder than il is now.
Whitman. Davis. Wright and Ward
were IN their prime al that time and
were much stronger PLAYERS than the
present champions and members OF the
clampionship class
The chances OF the players who will
leave for the east next week certainly
look good and the local enthusiasts
VIII be disappointed If they fail TO
bring back AT least one OF the big
titlos- The array OF talent we are
sending certainly looks Formidable. but
10 is TO he regretted that they are
npt All al their best. Particularly is
this the case with Coast Champion
Melville Long. The latter has done
absolutely nothing since he regained
his title almost a year go The cham
UloUs game proved most effective
against Tie visiting fasteners last
geaE. buL unless he shows sudden i'm
proVeu1ent there IS no reason 10 expect
n-ln 0f him in the east
Long when in form. = undoubtedly
tie best player on the coast. barring
Mclaughlin. The latter viii be the
inn =. in rrfr~fr
singles and doubles. Mclaughlin has
been bothered lately by swollen
wrist, bur Il viii probably not affect
his game 10 any extent he is the
best player developed on the coast
since George Whitney was IN his prime,
and At his best Mclaughlin. IN the
pp niOn Of the writer has chance
against anybody who plays the game
Most people lose sight OF the fact
-1@t lIcLoughiin Is only q high school
iar and still in his teens His rise
was phenomenal. and II Is safe 10 say
De has not yet reached ais limit he
has beautiful STYLE and variety Of
strokes probably me equal OF any
player IN the country What ne lacks
steadiress and experience The lat
rer he VIII get IN the east il nothing
InC-e- ana with its acquisition his game
should Improve greatly The POSSIBLE
ties % AcLoughlin's game are wonder
I'M. and II this yOungs1er does not take
his place among the cleverest players
il -he country IT. VIII be surprising
By successfully defending their title
o. The coast championship at Long
Beach last Monday. NcLoughlln and
James earned the right TO represent the
Pac nc coast IN tle national prellmin-
arr doubles. which viii be played
august and AT Onwentsia near
Chirsgo-
VIII play in the preliminary tourna-
ment 1T Lake Miunet0nka. Minn-- on
JulE - II tney Win this tournament
they VIII be The western representa-
riVes In the national preliminary dou-
nes and two OF tire four teams would
le from tnis coast Bundy and Sinsa-
D. uEh are ineligible because they par
ficipated in tie Long Beach tOura-
According 10 Mss Hotchkiss. who
recently returned from the east Long
and Gardner would stand an excellent
chance OF qualifying. Size Is Of the
opinion that the local team is stronger
than any team IN the vicinity Of Chi
while it is not expected that the
PLAYERS from this coast viii win either
ire national singles or doubles cham
pionships the local fans viii BE- great
Is disappointed II they do rot win at
least one Of the two western titles.
Mclaughlin and James are entering
upon their third successive year as
coast champions and much is expected
u them in all OF the doubles events
According TO reports from the south
eru part Of the state the cha Ilenge match
or the coast doubles proved unusually
Getting After losing the first two
sets McLOuEnln ana James put up a
uhirlwind finish, but little nervous
ness on the part Of the latter toward
the close OF the deciding set made
the finish close and gave the southern
ers chance 70 root In the fifth set
James and Mclaughlin led al 90 and
the match looked 20 be about over
AT this point however. James dropped
q service game and the southern play
ers brought the score TO 81. Excite
ment ran high az this stage and Nc
L.ouGhlfn had 10 wait several minutes
for the demonstration TO end before
sewing The red demon served the
tenth game and put in four such hard
and wei placed services that the game
went 10 himself and partner with the
loss Of only one point
Ia fhe first two sets James, as usual
was picked out as the weak sister and
Bell and Bundy played almost every
ban 70 him. Mclaughlin stood for IL
for two sets and then got into the game
strong crossing over and clouting
everything within reach McLOugh-
Inns activity had good effect upon
James who showed great Improvement
after the first two sets.
Miss Hazel Ffotchkiss the national
s.i.s ulpion. left last Friday for the Pa
elm mort invest 10 defend the numerous
titles she wore there last year She