The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
GARDNER IS EASY
FOR CHAMPION
McLOUGHLIN
Wizard of the Courts AnnexeS
fhe Alameda County Title
at Berkeley
Bv GRANT SMITH

The final match of the Alameda coun-
ty championship tournament played
on the courts of the Berkeley tennis
club yesterday resulted in an easy vic
tory for Maurice Mclaughlin of this
city. He was opposed to Carl Gard
ner and won in straight sets. The score
was 6-9. 6-2. 6-4 Although the match
was rather one sided it proved de-
cidedly interesting. Gardner tried hard
but he was no match for Mclaughlin.
The latter was at his best and played
a slashing game from all parts of the
court Mclaughlin won the first two
sets easily but was hard plassed in
the third. Gardner did his best. but
he was outplayed both at the net and
in the back court McLoughlin's
speedy service won many aces for him.
The second annual wonens tour
uament for the championship of San
Francisco, was started in the Golden
Gate park tennis courts yesterday. The
entry list was unusually large, 81 play
ers being in the competition. At the
end of the days play six players re-
mafned in the upper half and two in
the lower. Miss Greenberg and Miss
Vodden qualified for. the semifnals.
As only residents of this city were
eligible Miss Hazel Hotchkiss, the
holder of the title, did not compete. The
to keep Miss Hotchkiss out of the COM
petition, but the donor of the new cup
gave the trophy with the distinct un-
derstanding that only residents of San
Francisco could compete.
tween Miss Ida Mearns and Mrs Nei-
meyer The latter won the first easily,
but Miss Mearns won the next two sets
by very small margin. The match
was well contested from start to finish.
The scores follow
Preliminary round-Miss. C. SayIor
beat Mrs Bryant by default: Mrs
Fletcher beat Miss M. Engelberg, 6-3,
rs: Miss A. Greenberg beat Miss E.
.Joost. e-2. SO; Miss Bessie Culley beat
Miss /. Bolton. 6-S. Ga
First round-Miss B. Chase beat Miss
b. Gardner. 2-6, GA, ga; Miss Ida
Mearns beat Mrs. Neimeyer, l-6, 81,
Ga; Miss Greenberg beat Mrs. Fletch-
er. 6-2. 6-1; Miss Culley beat Miss NJ
Rickard 60. So; Miss Annabel vodden
beat Mrs. Herndon, 61. SO; Miss NJ
speakman beat Miss N Mclaughlin,
6-1, 6-4.
Second round-Miss Greenberg beat
Miss Culley by default; Miss Vodden
beat Miss Speakman, 1913, g..
Nineteen players entered the annual
tournament for the championship of
San Francisco. which starts today in
the courts of the California tennis club
The entry list is smaller than was ex-
pected but as the best talent in the
city is enrolled the event will not be
lacking in class.
Melville Long and Carl Gardner drew
in different halves and the two will
probably come together in the finals
Long drew Charles Foley and this
match should prove the best in the
first round Foley has not played to
speak of in several months. but at that
is likely to make it interesting for the
champion.
a;he drawing resulted as follows:
preliminary round-E. ]. Curley VS..
Robert Straehan; n. Ambrose VS.. Ralph
Gorrill; George James vs.. E. Fortrelf
First round upper half)-Melville
Long VS.. c. w. Foley; e. P. Finnigarl
VS.. T. Bass: H. Fuchs VS. w. G. Knowl-
ton.
First round tlower half)-H. Gabriel,
a bye; Derby VS.. NJ. Rose; p. Hardeman
rs. Carl Gardner; John Cassell VS. 3.
Botkin.