The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-05-15
MISS HOTCHKISS TO
DEFEND Her TITLE
National Tennis Champion Will
90 East Next Month; Club
and School Events Here
By GRANT SMITH

After several weeks of inactivity the
members of the Golden Gate tennis
club will hold a tournament and the
experts will no doubt be eager for the
fray. A handicap singles will be
played on the public courts today
While the cracks like Long, McLough-
lin and James Will not be in the COM
petition, having foresworn handicap
events of all kinds, there will not be
dearth of talent by any means. The
entry list viii be large and what is
lacking in class will no doubt be made
up in quality.
The fifth annual tournament for the
championship of the grammar schools
IS down for decision at the park next
Saturday This event, which has slipped
by almost nnnoticed in the last year
or two, is coming In for deal of at
tention. The revival of interest is due
to the fact that S. r. Marvin, organ
izer and director of the Golden Gate
junior club, is at the helm.
The Crocker grammar school has car
ried off the title each year, but is in
danger of losing it this year In 1906
and 1907 Maurice Mclaughlin held the
title. He was succeeded by Frank Hol-
son in 1908. In 1909 the title passed to
William Johnston. All three lads rep
resented the Croker grammar school.
This year that school viii pin IT'S
faith to Eddie Huff. He plays a strong
game at times, but lacks steadiness
While Huff is not denied a chance to
bring the honors to Croker once more.
Wilder of the Mckinley grammar
school of Berkeley is said to be a young
phenom and a sure winner. &c he lives
up to his reputation he should win
easily, but there is many a slip when
it comes to q tournament
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receive a Wright & Ditson racket and
prizes will also be awarded the other
three reaching the semifinals. All
matches will consist of two sets out of
three.
The dates have at last been an
nounced for the annual San Francisco
championship event. It will be held as
usual at the California club, on May
2S, % and 80. The challenge match is
set for the goth on which date an adj
mission fee will be charged The
Grant cup which was put up for this
event almost ten years ago was won
for the third and last time -by Maurice
Mclaughlin last year. A new cup has
been put up which has been won only
once.
The challenge match will undoubted-
ly bring together Mclaughlin and Mel
Vile Long and standing room will be
at a premium when the two clever
youngsters come together. 1t will be
their first appearance on opposite sides
of the net since their invasion of the
East last fall. In fact the pair have
not been seen in competition since
they went east. The fans are anxious
to see just how much they have i'm
proved and what new wrinkles they
learned from the worlds champions in
Australia.
The only player in the city who can
be given even a remote chance to beat
Long in the tournament is Coast Cham
pion George James. The latter plays
well at times, but Longs class ought
to carry him through even if he is not
at his best.
A championship event for women
will be held at the same time. This
event will, however, attract compare
lively little attention. as the entry list
as in the mems event, will be restrict
ed to residents of San Francisco only
This, of course, eliminates Miss Hazel
Hotchkiss the national champion, and
recent conqueror of the former worlds
champion, May Sutton. AS the local
players aside from Miss Coda Myer,
are somewhat lacking in class the
event will, in the absence of Miss
Hotchkiss and Miss Sutton. be eclipsed
by the mems event
Miss Hotchkiss. who won the ma
tional championship at Philadelphia;
will go east next month to defend her
title. The tournament will be held dur
ing the last week in June. Needless
to say Miss Hotchkiss will successfully
defend. If there was any doubt about
it before it was dispelled when she
took Miss Sutton into camp.