Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-24
FAST PLAY MARKS
TOURNEY Y'SOPEN|NG
First Day of the Venice Country
Clubs Annual Event an
Eyeopener

With the largest entry list a Southern Cali
fornla tourney has ever known. the Venice
Country club opened its seventh annual tour
nament yesterday morning with full day
schedule on all four courts. The mornings
program was made up entirely OF the Junior
singles, and some OF the boys put up matches
that would put the veterans TO shame. Ken
dali, a new face among the younger PAYERS
is playing n splendid game and should ne
contender for final honors Dixon Is another
embryo champion who will bear watching.
His defeat of Earl Barker in the second round
of the Junior event gave him high notch In
the list of the new players. and although he
lost the first set he had things all his own
way from that time on
Lowry looks like the junior champion OF 1910.
His great reach and speed worked havoc with
his opponents in yesterdays matches, ana ne
passed into the semi-inals without dropping
a set. He was rather nervous IN the hrst
match and was inclined to net the majority
Of his shots but he rallied splendidly and
came in with the win.
Mclaughlin and Long spent the morning IN
little warming up practice for the enter
tainment of the bleaohers. McLoughlin play
ing only one match in the days schedule
with VIII Bacon sending him into the con-
ISOLATION by a 6-3, GA score. This match was
easily the feature of the days play Bacon
making some splendid shots and pressing the
champion to the limit. Bacon was at MS
best in the overhead work and lost through
the superiority of the northerner in the
driving game
SINGLES DISAPPOINTING
The one-sidedness of the first days play
in the opening singles disappointment
to the crowd, but there was enough OF the
spectacular TO give them the full enjoyment
of their money
The women's singles were played through 10
the semi-fnals yesterday and some pretty
matches resulted. The entry list in this event
was made up Of new players ana the play
showed that there are other Suttons in the
south, but that they still wanting In
few years of tournament training
Miss Rowan and Miss TAFT had long and
gruelling fight before the former won, 90. 1o-S.
Neither player able to break through the
others serve in the final set until the seven
teenth game which Miss Rowan succeeded IN
winning after the score had gone to deuce
several times
Miss Scott had an easy time of it with Miss
Merrill defeating her by a 6-2, 6-1 score and
outpointng her throughout. Both players
showed q good deal OF nervousness when the
critical points were at stake. but Miss Scott
possesses some winning strokes that VIII
bring her in for the first place in the women's
singles.
BIG DOUBLES TODAY
Today's program will rival Saturdays in
interest as the mixed doubles and open
doubles are always productive of classy tennis.
There is no faster game known TO the tennis
world than is found in the mems doubles.
and with McLoughlln and Long slated Tor
about three matches during the day. Miss
May Sutton appearing in the mixed event and
a long list Of stars in the paired events the
Tomorrow's play will include the nnals IN
the mems singles, probably between McLough-
lin and Long and the challenge match with
Tom Bundy. Besides these two stellar attrae- at
tions Miss May Sutton will play an exhibition
game with Miss Alice Scott, who is picked to
win in the womens event. Tho finals IN the
mixed doubles. in which Tom Bundy and
May Sutton will figure, will occupy part OF
the DAVIS program, and the finals In the junior
singles viii be played In the morning. II Is
probable that junior doubles tourney VIII De
added. The great showing OF the youngstefs tt,s
has prompted the management 10 auu TINS
event to the list.
Mixed doubles and open doubles, the compile
tion Of the Junior singles to the nnals, the
omen singles to the semi-fnals and the women's
singles to the finals will be today's program.
Light luncheon was served during the noon
hour by the club and during the afternoon
the women served tea and sandwiches 10 the
players and their friends.
The committee was follows; Mrs. r. A
Phillips, Mrs. NJ. T. whitaker Mrs. u n.
Barker and Mrs. w. L. Percy MRS. Aonot
Kinney were the hostesses. Tho following
Venice bellies acted assistants in the glad
handing OF the club: Misses Pansy whitaker
Belle Whitaker. Agnes Whitaker, Edlth Whit-
tker. Gladys Percy. Lillian Phillips Aieen
phillips. Edna c. Blackmore, Florence Eliot
and Helen King.
RESULTS
The results OF yesterdays play:
Mems singles. first round-Dietricn Won from
Dixon by default; Salisbury defeated hetch9n,
e-3 81; c. Rogers defeated BlhsIlaHl' o-l' 80
G Barker defeated Freeman, 6-l, To- NC
TougbIln beat w Bacon, 6-S Ga Mace de-
feated W. whitaker, 6-1 6-1; Myers defeated
Galusha, So 6-S; Young defeats4 Weller
60 6-3. 49,, 5......s
Weller, Sc, Sc: Kendall defeated Hartman
80 6-1: Sheldon defeated Zimmerman 6-4' %;
rrhurston defeated Moore, 6-4, 6-l; Lowry de-
feated Ketchum, ga 6-3.
second round-Dixon defeated Barker, 80
s-9 60: Kendall defeated Sheldon, S-6, 6-1 6-1;
Lowry defeated Dodge, 6-1, 60.
Women's singles, first round-Miss Rowan
defeated Miss TAFT, 6-2, 1913; Mrs. Palmer de
feated Miss Rowland, s-2, ga; Miss Alice Scott
defeated Miss Merrill 6-2 6-1; Mrs. Wilson
defeated Miss Struve, g. 60.
The drawings for the the doubles events were
as follows; , ,1,,,..,.o,
Open doubles, preliminary round-Whitaker
and Dietrich win play Mclaughlin and Long
FIRST round-Gastrich and Johnson Will play
the winner of the McLoughlin-Long VS.
Whitaker-D Dietrich match; Barker and Barker
.yiu play Marshall and Ketchum; Noble ana
Mace will play Galusha and Moore; DIXON
and sheldon will play Weller and Lowry;
Mornhv and Barker will play Bacon ana
Young: Sheldon and Sheldon will play Myers
and Bingham; Holmes and Horrel viii play
salisbury and Freeman; Rogers and Rogers
viii nIav Kendall and Zimmerman.
Mixed doubles-Miss May Sutton and Tom
TalaWa