The San Francisco call., 1909-08-08
Defeat
First Break in
Many Victories
Coast Tennis Players Surprise
Fans by Clever Work on
Eastern Courts
BY GRANT SMITH

tainly caused the fans throughout the
country to sit up and take notice. To
date they have a clean record. with the
! exception of Longs defeat in the New
York state tournament. During the
/ first week they annexed the northwest
! ern championship, both singles and
: doubles. and followed this up the next
) week by winning the western cham
; pionship in singles. Had they been
eligible they would surely have won
the doubles also. as the winners figured
in the preliminary national doubles.
} which James and Mclaughlin won
easily
This week the party split up. James
and Mclaughlin staying at Lake For
est and Long Bundy and Sinsabaugh
going to New York James and Nc
Loughlin. the Pacific states doubles
champions. by their easy victory in the
preliminary national doubles. not only
qualified for the national challenge
match. but also proved their right TO
rank with the best doubles teams in
| the country. James and McL0ughlin
will meet Hackett and Alexander in
the challenge match on the 18th at
newport ana look 10 nave a SIdnu
chance To bring back the title.
| According to press dispatches James
was the star of the preliminary national
| doubles tournament. Local followers
of the game were rather afraid James
would fall down. but he evidently
played in great form and OutshOne the
brilliant McLoughIin. James is an err
ratio player, but if he maintains his
form his team ought to come pretty
close TO winning the national title.
While Mclaughlin and James We're
busy around Chicago Long. Bundy and
Sinsabaugh were participating in the
New York state championship tOurna-
ment. Although this title is of less
Importance than those already won by
the coast players there is much more
class to the New York event.
After getting by Karl Behr and thus
reaching the seminal round Long
looked to have an excellent chance TO
win the title, but he was taken into
camp by R. d. Little on Friday. Al
though beaten Long was far from
being disgraced. His victory over
Behr in straight sets is an achieve
ment he can Well feel proud OF. Behr
! ranked No in 1907 and formerly
played on the American team in the
international matches.
Long al least has the satisfaction Of
knowing that he lost to one OF the
cleverest players in the country. Little
is the No. player this year was No
4 in 1907 and this year with Beals
Wright ranks No. , among the doubles
teams. Little has ranked in the first
| 10 every year since 1900 with the eN-
ceptiOR of 1903. Long should show i'm
provement when he plays in the ma
tional singles and as he has shown
that he classes with the best in the
country he ought 70 make trouble I'm
the big event
After their wonderful showing in the
) other championship events. Long and
I Mclaughlin are conceded a chance in
the national singles championship
event. which will commence on the
18th al Newport All of the best PLAY
ers in the country will participate i'm
the event. and il either of the coast
players should annex this title he viii
class with the best players in the
world. The California players. despite
their wonderful success. can be con-
ceded only an outside chance against
National Champion w. ~ Larned.
should any of them be fortunate
enough TO win the tournament.
! The challenge match for the national
; doubles will be played at Newport on
the 18th This is the big title the
coast players look to have a grand
chance to win. They will be up against
a strong combination when they meet
Haekett and Alexander. but their speed
may carry them through.
Announcements were sent out during
J the week for the twenty-second annual
tournament for the singles champion
ship of the Pacific states. to be held at
Del Monte from September s to Is, in
elusive Owing TO the fact that the
California experts now sweeping aIl
before them in the east viii get back
just in time to participate, il is ex-
pected this years event will prove more
! interesting than any of its predecessors.
AS this tournament Will be used as a
basis on which TO rank the local cracks
who played in the east, McLoughliu
and Long will be on their mettle.
Besides the mems singles champion
ship tournament. the ladies' singles
and doubles. mixed doubles and junior
singles and doubles championships will
be decided There will. also be a
doubles tournament for men which will
involve no title.
In the ladies' singles the sutton sis
ters and Miss Hazel HOtchkiss will be
among the participants. Although Miss
May Sutton won the state championship
from Miss Hotchkiss in July rather
easily. there are many who think that
the trip across the continent was re-
sponsible in a measure for the Iatter's
poor showing. In the first set Miss
Hotchkiss played the former worlds
champion TO q standstill and many
expect to see her crowd Miss Sutton to
the limit at Del Monte. II she fails to
beat her.
The present champions are Melville
Long. mems singles. Miss May sutton.
ladies' singles; Miss May sutton and
Miss Elizabeth RYAN, ladies' doubies
Miss MAY sutton and simpson SInsa-
baugh. mixed doubles; Robert Strachan.
junior singles; Robert Strachan aId r.
Batkin. junior doubles 1t is eNpectefl
all of the champions will be on hand 10
defend.
The championship matches are sehed-
uled as follows.
Saturday. September m, II a. m.
ladies' singles.a
Monday. September 1s IL a. M. mixed
doubles.
| Wednesday. SepIefn Oer -, a. m,
junior singles.
wednesday. September 15 II a. m.
ladies' singles.
wednesday. September Is, 2:sO p. M.
mems singles.
The mems and ladies singles Will be
PLAYED first, starting Monday morning.
September s. The mems and ladies'
doubles will commence September 3.