The San Francisco call., 1909-06-27
HAZEL H0TCHKISS.
TO MEET MAY
SUTTON
Berkeley Girl and Former World
Champion VIII Play at
San Rafael
By GRANT SMITH

DIV hK AN SNll ii
Two important tennis events are
scheduled FOR the fore part of July.
one TO he played at San Rafael and
the other at Long Beach. in the south
ern part of the state. on the Hotel
Rafael courts Miss Hazel Hotchkiss
the present Pacific coast champion, will
meet Miss May Sutton, who s~on the
women's singles tournament last week.
This match, which will be played on
July 3. at 2:30 o'clock. viii eclipse
anything Of the kind ever held here in
the past.
Miss Hotchkiss. on account of her
success at Philadelphia during the
week in the womens national cham
pionship. viii have 2 strong following
when she crosses rackets with the
former worlds champion. Miss May
Sutton is recognized as the cleverest
woman player in the world having al
lowed her title TO go by default after
holding il two years. Her clever vic
tory al san Rafael last week proved
conclusively that she is playing fully
as wei II not better than ever
Miss Hotchkiss has come 10 the front
rapidly in the last few years, and as
she is constantly improving she will
Sutton if she fails 70 beat her. The
former worlds champion has never
been pitted against a player on thts
coast who has played her at all close,
and the fact that Miss Hotchkiss Is
conceded an excellent chance TO win
viii draw a record breaking crowd 10
witness the match.
The twenty-second annual tourna-
ment for the mems doubles champion
- - will he held
on the courts Of the Hotel Virginia at
Long Beach, July ], ., and o. The
event this year is Of unusual Importance
because Of the fact that the winning
team viii be sent east 10 compete for
The national championship The coast
champions have not been eligible here
1ofore-
Two players viii also be sent east to
participate in the national singles. The
doubles wiz. IN measure. also de-
termine which players viii be the sin
giles representatives. II the present
champions. Maurice Mclaughlin and
George James. successfully defend, the
singles representatives viii be Coast
Chang pion Melville Long Of San Fran
cisco and Thomas Bundy Of Los An
Eeles.
If Rundv and Bell win the doubles
cha nlpionship from Mclaughlin and
lanes. Long and Mclaughlin viii rep
resent this coast in singles. Gardner
and Long. who almost won the state
cha ampionship from McLoughlin and
James. have decided not to participate
at Long Beach
while there will be q large entry list
in the Long Beach tournament only
three teams figure. They are Bel ana
Rundv. Brown and Sinsabaugh and
Rrslev and Duncan. It is expected
Beu and Bundy viii win the tourna-
r,ent and meet James and McLoughlln
in the challenge match on the 9TH
The latter viii be the only represen-
7stfves from the northern part OF the
state.
,ioinate in the preliminary national
,5oubles which viii be played on the
courts Of the Onwentsia club. near Chi
cseo. beginning August g. In this Dur-
nsr7enf only the four sectional cham
rionship teams, representing the east
west south and Pacific states, VIII De
allowed TO contest. The eastern oou-
1,les championship VIII be decided on
,be courts of the Longwood cricket
club. Boston. on July - The western
doubles will be played on the courts
Of the Onwentsia club, Lake Forest.
IN on JuIv "a The southern doubles
viii be decided on the courts OF the
Atlanta athletic club. Atlanta, Ca, on
July ;.
The winners of the preliminary ma
tional doubles viii meet the national
champions. Harold H. Hackett and
Frederick B. Alexander, at Newport on
August il.
In addition 70 the mems doubles at
Long Beach there win be an invitation
womens singles and doubles tourna-
1uent The Sutton sisters and Miss
Hazel Hotchkiss will participate in
both events.
Entries for the mems doubles close
on Thursday. June %, and can be sent
10 either s. NJ Sinsabaugh, 3o2-so6 Ex-
change building. Los Angeles. or to
Dr. Sumner Hardy, 4o6 Sutter street
san Francisco.
The state championship events, which
were held at San Rafael last week,
proved conclusively that Maurice Nc
LoughIin is the cleverest player on the
coast. While il is true Gardner almost
beat him in the challenge match, and
many contend that he would have done
50 had he been in better physical con-
dition, the fact remains that McLough-
jim won. and under conditions none too
favora bic. He had a badly swollen
wrist and showed clearly in both sin
giles and doubles that he was badly
handicapped by it
Mclaughlin bids fair 70 make a clean
sweep. OF the championships this year
He has already won the Alameda, San
Francisco and state championships. the
only events held 10 date
he showing of Carl Gardner in both
singles and doubles came as a great
surprise. He has been in the cham-
pionship division for several years, but
never before showed such remarkable
form. He has always played great
tennis in practice. and for the first
time played up to his practice game.