Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-15
STARS TO CLASH
IN TENNIS CAME
Coming tournaments Promise to
Be Marked by Some
Great Contests
CHAMPIONS ARE TO MEET
Season Opens on the Courts with
the Number of Players
Largely Increased
CHAMPIONS ARE TO MEET

Tennis, from sport which only
brought enjoyment to a few, has de-
veloped rapidly under the splendid cll-
matte opportunities of Southern Cali
fornia until it has become game of
the first rank and one particularly
adapted to the weather peculiarities of
this state.
Ten years ago a tournament year
was all that was thought of; now a
tournament a month seems to be little
enough. The municipal courts at Santa
Monica were the nursery grounds of
the game in Southern California, and
from it stars of world championship
fame have been developed.
The city governments of Pasadena,
Los Angeles and the surrounding
beach towns have Incorporated this
sport as a basis for the public play
ground and the leading hostelries have
built private grounds for the use of
their guests.
Tennis is now not thing of curl
osity but a sport closely identified
with Southern California, where, In
stead of being a summer game as 1t is
in the east 1t is played the year round.
The showing made by our represen-
tatives in the eastern Journeys last
season has caused the tennis world to
"sit up and take notice" that Los An
the development of embryo tennis ex-
perts and already has secure strings
upon the women's world champion
ship.
The sure test of a sport is the num-
ber of younger players engaged In IT,
and from this trial tennis seems to be
sure of a generous following for some
time to ecome. Such players as Mace,
Dawson, Herd, Harry and Charlie Rog-
ers, Young, Cawston and Douglas
would make the Newport hardened
tennis enthusiasts open their eyes.
TENNIS SEASON BEGINS
The next six months is the real ten
mis- season here and tournament will
scarcely be over before the prelimin-
aries of another will be under way.
The first tourney will be an exhibi-
ton affair, open only through invita-
ton, and limited to eight entrants IN
each event, to be held the 28th and
3Oth of this month on the newly fin
ished courts of the Mount Washington
hotel The brightest assemblage OF
tennis stars ever seen at local tour
nev will be on the list and there
should be some great performances OF
the game. The second days play will
be featured by the return match be-
tween Miss Hazel Notchkiss of san
Francisco and Miss May Sutton OF this
| city.
! The Venice tournament, the oldest
annual tourney of the Southern Cali
fornia Lawn Tennis association VIII
| take place at the Venice Country cluD
during the week of June 22. This event
is the great practice tournament TOT
the entries of the championship tour
neys to follow and is largely attended
by local and northern players.
The July event will be the Paclhc
coast championship doubles tourney
won by Mclaughlin and James of the
Golden Gate Tennis club last year.
This is a big drawing card for the
northern players and it Is rumored tnat
Hackett and Alexander, champion dou-
bles PLAYERS of the world, will attend.
The Southern California champion
shin will be held as usual on the court
of the Hotel Virginia August to 3.
This event is the lodestone that at
tracts the northerners and easterners
as we'll as the cracks from the towns
of this vicinity. West and east COM
bine to give the local fans the cream
of the players. Mclaughlin, James ana
Long will be down from the north at
that time to defend their lastt year
honors. and some of the eastern stars
are preparing to attend.
NJ d whitney and w. ]. Clothier,
both former United States champions,
were lately in this city and had some
fast matches with Bundy, Braly, Dun
can and Sinsabaugh. Both or these
nlayers were highly pleased with the
climate here and saw great posslpll-
ties for the, sport.