The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-25
COAST PLAYERS
WIN At TENNIS
Long and McLoughin Make
Good Start in Tournament
at Lake Minnefonka
By GRANT SMITH

The California tennis players. who
went east last week after the big titles.
certainly got off to a good start In the
northwestern championship event
which has been in progress during the
week at Lake Minnetonka, Mimi. they
did all that could be expected of them
and their success in both singles and
doubles. makes their chances of bring
ing back few of the big titles look
good
On Thursday Melville Long and Maui
rice Mclaughlin, qualified for the finals
and one of the two will participate in.
the challenge match. In the semifinals
Long disposed of Waidner in a hard
five set match. Next is Emerson who
holds both the northwestern and west
ern championship in singles. Waidner is
the strongest player in the vicinity of
Chicago. There is little to choose be-
tween Emerson and Waidner.
Considering that it was Longs first
tournament on turf courts. he did re-
markedly well TO dispose of so for
midable player Waidner and his
victory augurs well for his success
IN the more important tournaments to
follow. Last year, when Emerson
played at Del Monte Long heat him
easily. However, he will find it a diff
ferent matter duplicating his per-
Torrance on the turf courts and in tbe
eastern heat. The Pacific states cham-
pion, should he get by McLoughIin
which is extremely doubtful ought to
snow enough Improvement to take the
title from Emerson.
In the other San7i6no1 ,oo4.L
Loughlin easily disposed of his team
mate, Thomas Bundy. of Los Angeles.
Mclaughlin won three sets easily
while the one Bundy took went to 81
Local enthusiasts almost to a man pick
Mclaughlin to win the tournament and
as Long beat Waidner they figure En-
erson ought TO be easy for McLough-
lin.
The biggest surprise was the defeat
or the western doubles champion, EN-
erson and Waidner, at the hands. OF
Bundy and Simpson Sinsabaugh of Los
Angeles. Sinsabaugh went more in
the capacity of manager of the coast
team than anything else and very little
was expected of the southern Califor-
nit members of the team Bundy and
Sinsabaugh are a strong doubles COM
bination, but they hardly class with
Mclaughlin and James The victory of
anu oQBuy over the west
ern champions makes the chances of
Mclaughlin and James in the national
preliminary doubles look good.
1t is expected Emerson and Waidner
will qualify for the national prelimi-
nary doubles by winning the western
doubles at Lake Forest. near Chicago,
next week. The MacQuesten brothers,
champions of Mexico will participate
in the western doubles and are con-
ceded a good chance against Emerson
and Waidner. The Mexican champions
acquired their title by beating Sinsa-
baugh and Nat Brown of Los Angeles
earlier in the year. AS Brown and
Sinsabaugh are considered stronger
combination than Bundy and SinSa-
baugh, the MacQuesten brothers look
to have a good chance to win one of
the coveted places In the preliminary
national doubles.
The victories of Long over Waidner
and Bundy and Sinsabaugh over Waid-
ner and Emerson mean much to the
visiting players and also caused
the local fans to rejoice. They make
the chances of the coast players in
the western singles tournament look
exceedingly good. In fact local fol-
lowers of the game will be greatly
disappointed if they let this title,
which is second only in Importance
to the national titles, get away from
them. Although there are five play
ers from the coast Long is the only
one eligible to play in the western
doubles and he will probably not par
ticipate Bundy and Sinsabaugh and
James and Mclaughlin participated in
the Long beach tournament for the
championship of the Pacific states and
are. therefore, ineligible. Long could
probably join forces with one of the
Chicago experts. but it is not expected
he will do so. He looks to have an
excellent chance in the singles and will
no doubt save himself for that event
The western championship tourna-