Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-26
CHAMPION GIVEN
STIRRING FIGHT
DAWSON SPRINGS SURPRISE IN
VENICE TOURNEY
soUTHERNTENNls PLAYER GIVES
MCLAUGHLIN BATTLE
Second Day of Annual Match Play
Brings Out Society at Courts at
Seaside Town-Junlor
Finals Today
Esnscial to The Herald.s

VENICE, June 25.-First- -class lawn
tennis weather and an exceedingly ap-
preciative crowd of spectators marked
the second day of the tennis tourna-
ment held at the Venice Country club.
The semi-fnals in the mems open sim
giles were played through and all that
remains in this event is the final
matches.
The women's singles were started and
also the mixed doubles. Saturday Will
be a day of exceptional contests, the
finals of the junior singles between
Ward Dawson and Hurd will be played
and a close contest is expected. The
Throop boy proved a surprise yester-
day when he defeated Mace of Occi-
dental in the preliminaries and is
looked upon as conner.
Mclaughlin and Sinsabaugh and
Browne and Bell will be the contest
ants in the semi finals of the mems
singles, the winners playing in the
finals and the winner in turn taking
on T. C. Bundy, champion of 1908 for
the Montgomery cup.
Ward Dawson sprung a surprise on
his friends today when he was pitted
against Mclaughlin in the elimination
contests of the mems singles, giving
the champion a hard fight and contest
Ing the match through three sets, Sc
curing one love game. His well placed
returns and quick volleys won for him
the plaudits of the spectators and
many remark of congratulation and
approval from Mclaughlin, who is q
perfect opponent and thorough
sportsman.
Dawson Springs Surprise
Dawson played all around the cham
pion in the first set, lobbing over his
he'd and in many cases placing the
talls absolutely out of his reach.
The match was witnessed by large
audience and will stand as one of the
close contests of the tournament. The
score was for Mclaughlin, 1-6, 6-2, ga.
The elimination matches of the mems
open singles resulted as follows Bell
won from Rogers 6-3, 6-1; Browne won
from Mace 6-3, Sc; BACON took Felt
shans into camp, score 6-3, TO; Hopper
won from Maddox 6-3, 3-6 6-2; Shock
defaulted to Dawson; Barker was
beaten by Mclaughlin Ga, ell Merrill
lowered Holmes colors GA, Cd; Sinsa-
baugh won from Duncan 6-3, 6-1; the
former taking on Merrill and winning
the match 81, 6-3; the Mclaughlin
Dawson match, which was the feature
of the day, resulted in the score given
above Brown won from Hopper 6-3.
3-6, 6-3, and Bell won from Bacon 6-2,
6-4.
In the women's singles played today
Miss Alice Scott won from Miss
Madge Conger 6-1, 6-1, and Mrs. e.
DAILY defaulted to Miss Elizabeth
Ryan, leaving the final contest be-
tween the latter and Miss Scott.
In the women's doubles Mrs. B. o.
Bruce and Miss G. Archer won from
Alice Scott and Mage Conger, 6-2, GA.
This leaves these two to match in the
finals with Miss Ryan and Mrs.
Hickson, who drew a bye in the pre-
liminaries.
1. H..
and Duncan won from Schaefer and
Fyfe, 6-3,> 6-3; Mace and Woodbury.
won from Sheldon and Dixon, 6-3, 6-2;
Bell and Bundy won from Maddox
and Bacon, 6-3, 6-1; Freeman and
Holmes won from Hopper and Nc
Farland, 6-2, 6-2; Lawrence and
Morphy won from Galusha and APP
from Keller and Merrill, 81, GA, TO;
Brown and Sinsabaugh won from
Cawston and Nebeker, 6-3 6-3;
Rogers and Dawson won from Over
ton and Bumiller. 1913, 3-6, GA, the
veterans giving the youngsters a run
for their money before relinquishing
the match.
In the mixed doubles Mace and Miss
Ryan defeated Miss Shoemaker and
Galusha, 6-2, 6-3 while Mrs. Bruce
and Duncan defeated Miss Scott and
Bacon, 7-5, 6-3.
The porcheS or the club house pre-
sented the appearance of a society
function this afternoon, with many
members of Santa Monica bay and
Los Angeles society in evidence.
Many tasty gowns were to be seen and
as many beautiful wearers. The man
agement OF the club served tea on the
verandas during the afternoon and
evening. This feature will be con-
tinued tomorrow.
The tournament will end with a
society dance tomorrow evening, and IL
is expected that all of the celebrities
of the tennis world now in Southern
California will be present.