Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09
COAST Tennis
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THE STANDARD

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fspeciaiA Star Bulletin correspondencelI
SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. with
California tennis players piling up
laffels all over the country and de-
veloping a wonderful card for the
POrtola championship tourney, to be
held In San Francisco during the fes-
tivaI of October % to %, light has
been thrown on the progress of the
game in California by w. X. (Doc)
Marvin. This veteran has probably
more men of class A stand
Ing on the Golden Gate park courts
than any other tennis expert in the
world.
Marvin today declared that the
showing to be made during the Porto
la Festival will be one Of the most
striking the Pacific Coast or the en-
tire West has ever seen. In the Por-
.tola games there will be men of un-
excel1ed caliber, headed by Maurice
Z. Mclaughlin, the western wonder
who has just brought the Davis tro-
ply back to America. Others will
be John Strachan, Clarence Griffin,
Tom Bundy, Mel Long, e. Futtrell
C. Gardner and w. Johnston, accord
ing to Marvin. Almost without ex-
.ception these men made their marks
on the courts in Golden Gate park i
As the result Of their victories the
California method of play has come
/ to be regarded as the standard to
which eastern players must adapt
themselves if they hope 10 cut into
CALIFORNIA; triumphs.
YouthfuI stars.
One of the striking features of
the present situation is the youth of
many of the stars William john
ston is but eighteen. Vale. the Eng
Elish authority, has declared him to
be the greatest natural tennis play,
.er in the world Strachan is seven
teen.
| Doc Marvin, in outlining the. his
tory of the game in California today,
pointed out that tennis was played
here from 1881 to 1884 without or
ganization In the latter year the
California Tennis club was formed
The first great impetus given to-
the game in California was the visit
in 1898 of the national singles and
doubles champions. Whitman. Wards
Davis and Beals Wright OF almost
equal importance, according to Doc
Marvin, was the establishments OF a
public courts in Golden Gate Park in
1880. 1t was in 1909 that the West
erners successfully invaded the east-
ern courts.
h The Hardy brothers, who made a
/ good showing when. the fasteners
caIne out in 1883, went east in 1900,
AS lid A. e. Bel in 1903 At that
time, however, the Californians had
not achieved the standing they now
have. This standing was established
in 1904 when May Sutton (now Mrs.
Thomas G. Bundy) cleared up the
eastern field. and the following year,
ABROAD, won the championship OF the
world. In 1899 Mclaughlin, James,
Long, Bundy and Sinsabaugh made
such good showings that the follow.
ing year Mclaughlin. Long and
!. Bundy, with T. Hendrick, almost cap
tured the national victory
IA Cleanup.
/ In 1872 the. Californians cap
EtGred eight national championships
fOuJ Va HIS year otIOW-
ing has been as astonishing. w.
EJohnston has won the L,ongwood tour
.nament, the second in Importance in
the country. as we'll as the New York
State titles. ii. Strachan won the ma
ltIonal Clay Court championship. and
Griffin took the western Clay Court
championship. Together they took
the national Clay Court doubles, the
Southampton anu New York doubles,
and the all-comers in the national
4doubles. Mclaughlin not only prov
led himself a worId-beater, but on his
return wen the national champion
ship of America. In addition, Mary X.
Brown this year won the national.
championships in singles, doubles,
and mixed doubles. as well as the
Gay Court singles