Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-04
BY A.. V. WELLER

BY A.. v WELLER
Tennis is a game of uncertainties
and yesterday was an ideal tennis day.
The scheduled results were far from
the prophecies of the closer followers
of the game and some of the dope
overturnings surprised even the most
hardened cynic who considers himself
immune to the chickering's for the luck
god in the little deity's stern rule over
the court game.
Two of the players who were slated
to fight it out between themselves for
the championship went down to decis-
i've defeats-Alphonso Bell, who ap-
pcarcd the most likely 1910 titlcholder
to many, and Ward Dawson. Holmes
and Sinsabaugh were the two to turn
the tricks and it was done in so de-
cisive manner as to convince the
galleries that there was more than
merely luck in the result.
Holmes went into his match with
Bell determined to make a game show
ing and not to be hindered by a con-
temptation Of the reputation of his op-
ponent. He started in to use his back
hand and forehand drives with little
extra speed on the swing, and when
the score began sliding his way from
2-loye to 3-love and on down the line
the determination became confidence,
and Bell was not - be counted in the
running thereafter. Holmes played the
best game that the fans have ever seen
him put up on the southern courts,
and deserved to win Bell was some
what erratic, but played a strong game
and was simply OuJClassed by the su-
periOr driving of his opponent. Holmes
took the first set to the tune of 6-1,
and the second on the change Of courts
ga.
FRISCO JUNIOR WINS
With Bell out of the running and
Holmes being the man who took him
down the line the tennis fathers began
to look to the latter as a possible chal-
lenger Fottrell was to be considered,
however, and playing steady and
clever game he defeated Holmes in his
turn in an easy manner after dropping
the first set 81. The second set was
81, the final 6-3. This will match the
Golden Gate interscholastic player
against Claude Butlin today
When Sinsabaugh pulled in a good
/ lead on Ward Dawson there We're
many who thought the former junior
! titleholder would pull up again and
/ run out the match. But Sinsabaugh
was not to be denied, and, playing
/ perfect tennis after the first erratiC
/ streak during the first set, he out
! played and Outgeneraled Dawson, who
/ seemed once more a junior beside the
/ speedy ace driving of the veteran
/ player. Sinsabaugh and Browne fol
! the first time in many moons will be
! seen in a battle royal on the courts
/ today, and the affair VII be one of the
feature matches of the tournament
! The prophets are about evenly divided
on the result, Snsabaugh having the
! defeat of Ward Dawson to his credit
and Browne waltzing through the first
rounds with ease.
Miss Yoch defeated Miss Helen Nc
/ Way in a grueing three-set mill in the
morning schedule. The two players
| were evenly matched and the lead see
sawed back and forth from one to the
/ other. All three sets ran to deuce
/ games and the outcome was in doubt
until the last point had been lost and
won.
/ Today will be doubles day and the
/ women will be given a fair chance tc
| proceed with their schedules. Miss
/ May Sutton will be on the program
/ again and the mixed and mems doubles
/ VIII ne DldNeu 10 LIS. llllttlS.
RESULTS OF PLAY
The results of yesterdays play was
as follows:
/ Open doubles, preliminary round
( Bacon and Young defeated Finnegan
and Fottrel SO, 6-1, 10; Scott and
/ Clellaud defeated Ball and Banes 60,
! G-1: Goodhue and Bumillcr defeated Fl.
| Wayne and Allen, 6-3, rs; Duncan and
| Hopper defeated Myers and McFar-
| land, 3-6. GO, 6-1.
First round-Sinsabaugh and Dawson
| defeated Harnett and Linn, default;
! Nariel and Wayne defeated Merrill and
| Lowry, 81, 6-3; Mace and Noble de-
feated Rogers and kctChum, G-1, 6-3;
Freeman and Holmes defeated Weller
and Weller, GA G-3' Bacon and Young
defeated Clelland and Scott, 6-1, 6-3;
Rogers and Rogers defeated Sheldon
and Newell, IS, S-6,
open singles, third Rogers
defeated Barry, 6-1, 60; Butlin defeated
Hopper, 6-1, 60: Fottrell defeated
Wayne, 12-10, 1-6, 6-1; Holmes defeated
Bell. 6-1. Ga: Browns defeated Noble,
60 6-3: Feitshans defeated Scott, 81,
6-G 81: Dawson defeated Johnson, So,
G-4; Sinsabaugh defeated Shook, So,
6-1
Fourth round-Butln defeated Rog-
erS, b~6, b~0t OtIlth uHl'IlSu ILoll1t7'
Is 6-1 6-3; Browne defeated Felt
shans, 6-1, 6-1: Sinsabaugh defeated
Dawson, ga, 6-2.
Ladies' special-Miss Yoch defeated
Miss Helene McVay. 81, Sc, Sc.
The drawings for the consolation
event resulted as follows: Newell VS..
II. Weller; Banes VS.. Merrill; G. n.
Browne VS.. Finnegan; Harnett VS.. II.
Wayne: Kalt VS.. Bacon Clelland VS..
Ball: Emery Rogers, Mcfarland, r.,
Weller, Dietrich Bumiller, Barry,
Lowry, Goodrich, Ketchum, Galusha,
! hycs.
one match was played IN the first
round yesterday, Ketchum defeating
Galusha. G-1. 63.