Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-16
LONG BEACH Gets
DOUBLES TOURNEY
Championship of Pacific States
to Be Decided on Hotel
Virginia Courts
WOMAN EXPERTS WILL PLAY
Miss May Sutton Will Meet Miss
Hazel HotChkiSS in
Singles
WOMAN EXPERTS WILL PLAY

The Pacific States Lawn Tennis association
has Just sent out the official announcement
of the twenty-thlrd annual tournament to
decide the championship of the Pacific coast
in the mems doubles. The tournament will
be held on the courts of the Hotel Virginia
Long Beach, on July l, 2 and 4. This is the
second time the event has been secured for
Southern California courts, and the commit
tee promises the greatest tournament ever helu
in the west.
The tourney is an open one the only con-
dition being that the contestant be an anna
teur and willing to make the trip east as a
representative of the Pacific coast II success
full in the tournament. The winners of the
tournament will earn the right to contest as
representatives Of the Pacific states for the
championship of the United States in the
mems doubles. They Will go to Lake Forest,
ILL.,, thirty miles north OF Chicago, where the
preliminary national doubles will be played
on the courts of the Onwentsia club, beginning
August 2.
PRELIMINARY DOUBLES
In the preliminary national doubles tourna-
ment only the four sectional championship
teams representing the east, west, south ana
Pacific states will be allowed to contest The
eastern doubles championship is decided on
the courts of the Longwood cricket club,
Boston. Mass, in tournament beginning July
18. The western doubles championship is
played on the courts of the Onwentsia club,
Lake Forest, ILL.,, beginning July %. The
southern doubles tournament is decided on the
lanta, Ca, July 4 The winners Of the
preliminary national doubles will then go to
Newport, r. l., where on August 10 they Will
play Harold H. Hackett and Frederick b.
Alexander, present national doubles cham
pions, for the championship of the United
States.
In addition to the mems doubles tourna-
ment an invitation women's singles and dou-
bles tournament will be held in which the
leading women players Of the Pacific states
will be invited to play. Among them are
Miss May Sutton, Miss Hazel Hotchkiss'
Miss Florence Sutton. Mrs. B. Q: Bruce;
Miss Mary Browne, Miss Coda Myer and
Miss Alice Scott.
THREE IN FIVE SETS
All matches in the mems doubles will be
the best three in five sets. All matches in
the womens events will be the best two in
three sets. Play will begin promptly at
a. m. and p. m. each day. The 1910 rules
of the United States National Lawn Tennis
association will govern all play.
Entries will close on Wednesday, June 20
and can be made up to that date with s. M.
Sinsabaugh, SO2-SO6 Exchange building, corner
Third and Hill streets, city, or with DR..
Sumner Hardy, 406 Sutter street, San Fran
CISCO An entry fee Of So team should &C.
company entry.
At the conclusion of the tournament on
Monday evening banquet will be rendered
the tennis players, during which the prizes
will be awarded. Following the banquet a
tennis dance will be given in the ball room
of the Hotel Virginia under the auspices Of
the Pacific States Lawn Tennis association.
SPECIAL RATES
The Hotel Virginia management has ar
ranged a special rate for actual contestants
in the tournament and their relatives Electric
cars will run every twenty minutes to the
scene of play, and extra cars will be run
If 1t is found necessary to accommodate the
traffic.
The three cement courts OF the Virginia will
be treated with a special preparation to
bleachers will be erected to afford ample
accommodations for the spectators. The meet
ing of Miss May Sutton and Miss Hazel
Hotchkiss will be a special feature Of the final
days play, and the fans of south and north
and hereabouts will be treated to some splen-
did exhibitions of the court game.