The San Francisco call., 1910-07-10
SOUTHERNERS Will
DEFEND THE WEST
Hendricks and Bundy in Reality
Poorer Players, but Locals
Had OFF Day
By GRANT SMITH

The defeat Of Maurice Mclaughlin
and Melville Long I'm the annual coast
championship doubles event at Long
Beach last Monday proved a great sur
prise to local followers OF tennis. The
san Francisco players who represented
this country IN the worlds champion
shin events at Sydney, Australia, last
year. were looked upon as almost sure
winners and had already laid their
plans TO invade the east again this
fall They }9st long, hard fought
match to Trow Hendricks and Tom
Bundv OF Los Angeles, who will rep
resent the Pacific states in the pres
lminary doubles at Lake Forest, Mich
igan. next month.
Long and Mclaughlin, after the
splendid showing they made in the
Davis cup doubles last year against
the champions OF the world. were
thought TO outclass any team on the
coast Despite their defeat of last
Monday they are probably the strong
est team in the west and one Of the
best in the country Long simply had
one of his OF days and once more fell
down on service toward the close OF
the match When Longs service is
bad il is simply awful. Mclaughlin
played his usual brilliant game, but
Long fell down and the southern team.
who were right on their game. won by
4 narrow margin. The score was Us,
6-S. e.. 3-6, IS.
The victory Of Hendricks and Bundy
earned them the right to go to Chi
so and play in the national prelimi-
AIRY doubles. and they viii no doubt
take in ali the other big events. in
cluding the national singles at New
port. II looks very much as IL Long
and Mclaughlin viii stay at home un-
s.rf fcaI h.s cFfhc nj
II the funds in the treasury OF the Pa
ci1c states lawn tennis association are
sufficient all four players will be sent
"a ST. but this is not considered likely.
Their defeat OF Monday was a bitter
pill for Long and Mclaughlin, as they
ha6 their hearts set on an eastern trip
and even figured away down deep that
their chances Of going to Australia
gain this year to represent this coun-
try In the Davis cup matches were
more than fair.
While Hendricks and Bundy are a
strong combination. they are not eS-
pected TO make as good showing in
the east as would Long and McLough-
lin Neither team would figure TO have
much OF a chance IL they were fortu-
nate enough to win the preliminary
doubles and went up against Hackett
and Alexander. However Long and
McLoughlin would no doubt do much
better in the national singles than
either Hendricks or Bundy.
Hendricks is an old timer. who rep
resented the University OF California
about eight years ago. While he fig
ured prominently in a number OF
championship events, he had never won
q championship outside OF local events
in the south.
Bundy did not make much OF a show
ing in the east last year and was
totally eclipsed by both Long and Nc
Loughlin. He Is a clever player in both
singles and doubles and has scored
more victories over Mclaughlin than
any other player on the coast The
local fans were greatly disappointed
when they learned OF the defeat Of
Long and Mclaughlin, but viii pull
5ust as hard for the champions from
the southern part OF the state when
they hook up with the fasteners.
Miss May Sutton scored another easy
victory over the national champion.
Hazel Hotchkiss, at Long beach on
july 1.