The San Francisco call., 1910-09-09
Tennis DEVOTEES
PUT IN BUSY DAY
Al eIviHe Long to Meet Gerald
Young for Championship
Challenge Today
BY ARTHUR INKERsLEY
Especial Dispotch to The Coll1

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DEL MONTE. Sept. s.-Today was a
busy one for the tennis champions and
near champions. all four courts being
occupied from early morning until
dusk. The mems championship singles
reached the final round, Melville H
Long beating Percy Murdock in
straight sets. e.. 60, FL, and
Gerald Young. after losing the first
set. defeating W. Bacon, 40. 6--1.
6-4. 6-1. Melville Long and Gerald
Young will meet in the final match
tomorrow and the winner will chal-
lenge< George J. James, holder of the
title of champion of the Pacific states
for 1910. The final match in womens s.
singles will also be played tomorrow
at 2:30 D. m. between Miss May Sutton
and Miss Hazel Hotchkiss and the win
ner will challenge Miss Florence Sut-
ton, holder of the title of champion of
the Pacific states for 1910 in womens
singles.
The final match in women's doubles
this afternoon resulted in pretty
contest, in which the northern girls.
Miss Hazel Hotchlxiss and Miss Coda
Meyer. won from the southerners, Miss
May Sutton and Miss Mary Browne.
6-3, 3-6, e.. Miss Meyer was re-
everything, the duels between her and
Miss May Sutton being by no means
10 her disadvantage. Miss Mary
Browne made some excellent smashes,
but both she and Miss May Sutton put
many balls out of the court. In the
frst set Misses Meyer and HotchkisS
won the first four games and lost the
next three. winning the eighth and
ninth sets. In the second set
Misses Meyer and Hotchkiss Won the
first game, lost the second, won the
third, lost the fourth, fifth, sixth and
seventh, won the eighth and lost the
ninth set. In the third and deciding
set the first and seventh games were
won by Misses Sutton and Browne,
but all the rest. set and match, went
to Misses Hotchkiss and Meyer.
In the mems consolation singles W.
c. Hunter beat w. e. Davis, 6-3,
6-2, Johnston having beaten ]. r.
Edwards yesterday by the same score.
Hunter and Johnston will meet in the
final match tomorrow.
YOUNGSTERS COMPETE
Twenty-Five youngsters entered the
junior singles, the results in which
were as follows:
In the preliminary round E. HUFF beat r. Mo
gan 6-1, 60; f. Rogers beat w Dietrich As.
81. 6-2; J. Straus beat ". Foley 6-3. 6--0
f. Fottrell beat j. Ball Jr. 6-3, 6-s: A. Wilder
| Johns 6-4 6-4: " Johnston beat " E. Davis
81 6-1: +. Chapman beat Clinton de la Mon
tague 6-1. 4=6. -: J. s. Strachan. R. Rob
erts. r. Hotsling and G. HsH drew byes in the
upper half while G.. Robbins. Roy Holland. @.
Curley and V. E. Sheldon drew byes in the lower
half
In the first round J. strachan beat R. Roberts
St; Rogers beat Huh st. Ct; z. Fottrell
beat Straus 64. Go; ". Fottrell beat Wilder.
SIS, 81. S-6; Johnston beat Chapman, 81.
60: Robbins beat Holland 6-1. Ga. and Cur
| ley beat Sheldon 6--I, 6-1.
In the second round Curley beat Robbins 60.
In the second round Strachan beat Hotsling. E.
| Fottrell beat Rogers 6-3. g.; Johnston beat
| FottrelL-and Curley beat Robbins 6-2h 61.
/ In the seminal round Strschsn will meet Z.
| Fottrell and Johnston will play against Curley.
MISS BREWER PLAYS
The elusive Miss Nora Brewer hav-
| ing reached Del Monte last night, it
became possible to play the match in
| the preliminary round of mixed
/ doubles. Miss Nora Brewer and r.
| Splivalo proving superior to Miss Bes-
| sic Valleau and Percy Murdock. both
i of whom seemed rather langu1d. 6-4.
6-4, and won their way into the first
/ round. Later in the day Miss Golda
Meyer and George j. James beat Miss
Nora Brewer and r. Splivalo. 81.
| SIS, 6-4, in a well fought contest
In the seminal round Miss H. Hotch-
kiss and M. Long will meet Miss Coda
Meyer and George James. while Miss
Florence Sutton and r. G. Hunt are
matched against Miss May Sutton and
Gerald Young.
| In the mems Del Monte doubles Finnican and
Hotchkss, Pyburn and Sheldon drew byes in
/ the upper half while Johnston and Knowlton.
/ Bacon and Young drew byes in the lower half.
| Long and Sinsabaugh beat Ball and Rogers 60.
! 6-1: Lovegrove and Nourse beat Redmayne and
/ Holland 6-3, 6-1; Murdock and Hunt beat Fot-
! trell and Batkin Ga, 6-3; Gorrill and Hunter
| beat Code and Davis, 6-3. S-6 In the first
| round Finnigan and Hotchkiss beat Pyburn and
| Sheldon. e., Ga; Long and Sinsabaugh beat
Lovegroye and Nourse 60. 6-3: Murdock and
Hunt beat Gorrill- and Hunter St. 6-3. and
| Bacon and Young defeated Johnston and Knowl-
| ton Ga. g..
| In the seminal round Finnigan and Hotch-
kiss will meet Long and Sinsabaugh, while Muir
dock and Hunt are matched against Bacon and
Young. Long and Sinsabaugh will dispose of
Finnigan and Hotehkss. but Bacon and Young
will give Muddoek and Hunt tussle.
4 In the mems draw doubles Code and Hotchkiss
/ heat Galusha and Wilder IS. 81 and Young
| and Finnigan beat Bacon and Pyburn GO, g.