The San Francisco call., 1910-08-14
COAST TENNIS men
SCORE WELL EAST
M MCLaughiin Stands Good Show
for Second, Having Defeated
Johnson and Niles
By GRANT SMITH

The coast tennis players have made
a great showing in the east this sea-
son and if they continue the good work
some of them will get high ranking
among the tennis players of the coun-
try.
Long and Mclaughlin did better than
was expected of them last year.. but
Mclaughlin has started out this year
to demonstrate that the ranking COM
mittee did not place him where he be-
longed last year. Johnson and Niles
were both placed ahead of him. This
year it will be hard to put them to the
front, as Mclaughlin defeated both of
them and in addition took the great
Beals Wright into camp. 1t would not
be surprising to see him placed second
on the list. 1t is not to be expected
that he will beat Larned.
In his match with Nat Niles at
Southampton Mclaughlin lost the first
set by a narrow margin, 7-9, but he, as
usual, came back strong and played a
great uphill game and pulled out the
match in the next two sets, 60, 6-4
Mclaughlin and Carl Gardner, a
former coast player who is at present
living in the east. played Alexander
and Hackett, the national champions,
to a standstill in the New York state
championship. The match went the full
five sets and in the last set the Cali
fornia boys had the eastern experts
within two points of the match.
Melville Long also covered himself
with glory, In the first clay court cham
pionship at Omaha, where he earned
the title of national champion.
Thomas Bunday and Trow Hendricks.
who went back to represent the coast
in the preliminary tournament to the
national doubles, have also done all
that could be asked of them.
They won their matches in this tour
nament and will meet Alexander and
Hackett in the challenge match for the
title.
The state championship is holding the
attention of the local players at pres
ent. This is scheduled to begin August
"a, and continue three days on the
courts of the University of California
1t is to be regretted that Miss May
Sutton has changed her plans and will
not be on hand to try for the state title
All the fans were looking forward to
another match between this clever
former champion of the world and Miss
Hazel Hotchkiss, the national cham
pion, but they will be forced to wait a
little longer for such a match, as Miss
Sutton sent word that she would not
come north LOT the Stdle championship.
but would surely be on hand for the
coast championship to be held at Del
Monte next month.
The ladies' tournament will not be
without interest as Miss Coda Meyer
and Mrs. George Coulter of Honolulu
have both entered and should make
things interesting for fAIiss Hotchkiss.
Mrs. Coulter is thS champion of
Honolulu. She has been playing con-
stantly for several months at FruitvaIe
and will be in the best of form by the
time the state championship takes
place From all reports by those who
have seen her play, she is very clever
and will make great match for Miss
1Iotchkiss.
In the mems event Melville Long
should have things his own way. The
man who will give him the best battle
OF the local players will be George
James, but unless Long falls off in his
game he should win handily, as James
has not played much of late and Long
has been in constant practice.
1t is not known what southern play
ers will take part. but in all probabil-
| ity two or three will be on hand.