The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-04
MISS HOTCHKISS WILL
DEFEND STATE TITLE
AGAINST MAY SUTTON
Americas Foremost Women
Tennis Experts Clash Tonor-
row at San Rafael
By GRANT SMITH

No tennis match in recent years has
attracted the attention of that be-
tween Miss Hazel Hotchkiss of Ber-
kelley. and Miss May Sutton of Los
Angeles. These two experts, who are
easily the best in the United States,
will meet tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
o'clock on the courts of the Hotel Ra-
fael. at San Rafael. in the challenge
match of the state championship tour
nament
Miss Sutton qualified by winning in
the tournament two weeks ago. Miss
Hotchkiss is the present holder of the
title. Last Saturday she covered her
self with glory by winning three ma
tional championships. women's singles.
women's doubles and mixed doubles.
Miss Hotchkiss' invasion of the east
was even more sensational than that
of Miss Sutton several years ago. The
latter won only the women's singles,
but later played in England and won
the worlds championship. Miss SUIT
ton has twice won the worlds cham
pionship. allowing the title to go by
default a year ago.
Judging by the number of inquiries
regarding the match there will be a
record breaking crowd in attendance
Monday. Both players should be at
their best. although the advantage of
condition should be in favor of Miss
Sutton. She is at present playing in
tournaments in the southern part of
the state while Miss Hotchkiss will
be more or less fatigued from her trip
across the continent.
PREVIOUS CONTESTS
Miss Suttons play at San Rafael two
weeks ago showed that she has not
gone back any and many expressed
the opinion that she is playing a
stronger game than ever. In their
meetings in the past. which have all
been won by Miss Sutton, Miss Hotch-
kiss has suffered from nervousness and
has not done herself justice. Her sue
cess at Philadelphia will give her the
confidence that she has heretofore
great Improvement. She plays just
the style of game to beat Miss Sutton,
but whether she has perfected it
enough to lower the colors of the ex-
worlds champion is q question. Miss
Hotchkiss is improving right along
and it looks to be only a question of
time until she will outdistance Miss
Sutton.
The match should prove unusually
interesting because of their different
STYLES of play. Miss Sutton plays
mostly in the back court, where she
uses back and fore hand drive that
is almost perfect. She has better con-
troll of her ground strokes than Miss
Hotchkiss, but it is expected the latter
will prove the stronger of the two at
the net Miss Hotchkiss' style of play
is similar to mans and for this rea-
son should prove more or less battling
TO Miss Sutton. The latter has played
mostly against her sisters, who play
her style of game.
MAY SPRING SURPRISE
While it is expected by a majority
that Miss Sutton will win the state
championship from Miss Hotchkiss,
the latter may spring a surprise.
The first of a series of interclasS
singles tournaments for the Judge
Trout cup will be played on the Cal
ifornia club courts today. This cup,
which must be won three times, will
take the place of the Hammond tro-
ply. which passed into the possession
of Maurice Mclaughlin several months
ago. The contestants will be divided
into classes and the winners of the
classes will meet under handicap con-
ditions.
The challenge match of the coast
championship doubles tournament will
be played tomorrow afternoon on the
Long Beach courts in the southern
part of the state. Maurice NcLaugh-
lin and George James, the present
champions, will meet the tournament
winners at 2:30 o'clock. The match
is of unusual Importance because of the
fact that the winning team will go east
and play in the national doubles cham
pionship. 1t is expected five players
instead of four, will be sent east to
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