The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
INIERCLUB TENNIS
MEET AT BERKELEY
Christmas Day Promises to Fur
Hish Some Good Sport on
the Transbay Courts
BY GRANT SMITH

There is nothing scheduled for the
local tennis courts during the next few
weeks and it is likely both Christmas
and New Years will be allowed to pass
by ifuobserved by the experts. In past
years these two holidays have invar-
iably been set aside for tournament
play at the California club. Up to a
year or so ago the Bush street club
celebrated Christmas and New Year
days in fitting fashion with luncheons
and tournaments, but the pioneer or
ganization no longer holds tournaments
and seems to have given way tos some
of the newer organizations.
The California club still has large
membership list, but is sadly in need
of a leader who can instill some life
into the members and once more make
the club q live one
While the California club is slum-
bering the clubs across the bay, and
particularly that at Berkeley, are thriv
ing as they did Is years ago. The game
was dead there for a number of years,
but the Berkeley club with its splen-
did clubhouse and courts has come to
the front with a rush and bids fair
to replace the California club If the
local organization does not take a
brace and show some signs of life.
AS usual, the Berkeley and Alameda
clubs have arranged an interclub meet
for Christmas day to be held on the
courts of the former organization. This
Will be their third meeting. The first
resulted in victory for Berkeley by
score of 5 to 2. Last yeS nine
matches were played instead of seven
and Alameda carried off the honors,
winning five of them
This year there. will be seven
matches, four in doubles and three in
singles. The following teams will
meet:
No: Miller Hotchkiss and T. w. McSwain
(Berkeleeyl VS.. Il. G. Hunt and c. W Teller
No. 2J. G. Rohlfs and W. Fl. Ratclife
lBerkeley) vs.. Percy Murdock and Raymond
No. s-R. ]. Young and l. c. Berry CBerke-
leyl VS.. Hamilton Murdoch and W. a. Foster.
No Is. Whitton and II. T. Miller (Berke-
ley) vs. George Fink and and =: b NJ Otis.
No i--E. W. Mcswain berkeley VS.. Percy
Murdock tAlameda)
No s-J. c. Rohlfs berkeley vs. Hamilton
Murdoch (Alameda).
On paper the Alameda team looks a
trifie stronger than that from the col
lege town. Hunt and Murdock outclass
the other contestants, and with these
two former champions playing in both
singles and doubles it looks as If the
Alamedans ought to be able to win
four of the seven matches Hunt and
Murdock ought to both win in singles,
but as they are not playing together in
doubles the remaining matches have an
open look.
Hotchkiss and McSwain, Berkeley s
No. team, has played together in the
past and is strong combination.
Rohlfs and Ratcliffe, the No. team,
ought to make it interesting for Percy
Murdock and Gott.
The Berkeley club will have the con-
testants and their friends as guests at
luncheon, and the usual success will
no doubt attend the event
The handicap doubles commenced on
the Golden Gate park courts last sun
day will be completed today. The semi
final matches will be played at 1880
o'clock in the forenoon and the finals
at 2.30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The morning matches will be: Jo-
seph Schwarz and A. H. Still G5) VS..
J. Cahill and w. A. Marcus (4-6), and
s. III. Batkin and f.. P. Finnigan lowe
Is 2-6 VS.. G. G.. Sparrow and M. A.
Peck f15). The winning teams will
meet in the afternoon in a five set
match
There is some talk among members
of the Golden Gate club in regard to
holding an interclub match with one of
the clubs in the bay counties on New
Years day. 1t is probable challenge
will be sent the winner of the Berka-
ley-Alameda match.