The San Francisco call., 1913-07-30
SAN FRANCISCAN
FIGHTS WAY To
FOURTH ROUND
Local Lad Now Has Grand
Chance to Rule as the
King of Western
Tennis Stars

CHICAGO, July 2s.-John Strachan OF
San Francisco was forced to extend
himself at times to win his match to-
day in the fourth round of the western
tennis championship from Harry Gif-
ford of Chicago. Clifford made a des-
perate stand in the first set. taking the
score to deuce in games, but the coast
star finally won the set, rs.
In the second set double faults by
Clifford enabled Strachan to break
through the Chicago mans service and
he ran the set out easily. e-3.
L. Harry Waidner. the Winnetka vet
eraf1, who is regarded as one of the
men who may check the progress of
the coast stars. won today in easy style
from &C. Patterson of Evanston, 6-2,
81 Strachan and waidner will meet
tomorrow in the fifth round.
John c. Neely of Chicago was elimi-
mated today by a combination of blis-
terfng sun and sensational placing by
Robert Shelton of Texas, one of the
doubles champions of the south Neely
won the first set. Cd. but Shelton. who
seemed to find the heat to his liking,
ond set, which he won 6-3. Neely then
defaulted the third and deciding set.
Clarepce Griffin of San Francisco did
not play today. but will meet Shelton
"a the fifth round tomorrow
Among the other matches in the
mems singles were:
Joseph Armstrong. ST. Paul won from
T. A.. Lindermann. Germany Go. Go.
G. o: Benton, Michigan champion.
won from r. H. Bundy, Chicago. SIS,
6-s
The feature match in the doubles to-
day was between Walter Hays and j.
Fl. Winston of Chicago, and Armstrong
and Adams of ST Paul The Chicago
team won. S-6, 6-4 6-3.
Miss Gwendolin Rees of Minneapolis.
general western champion. won, an
easy victory today in the ladies' singles
over Miss Elizabeth Moore of Chicago.
81, 81. Miss Moore was unable
10 solve the. service Of her northern
rival: Miss Rees.. with Miss Carrie
Neely, are considered the leading can
didates for the woman's western title,
now held by Mrs. Thomas Bundy of
los Angeles, formerly Miss May Sut-
ton.
Neither Mrs. Bundy nor Maurice Nc
Aoughlin. western singles champion,
VIII be on hand to defend their titles,
and the winners of the present tour
out the necessity of playing a chal
lenge round.
In the fourth round William Blair OF
Lake Geneva defeated Ball. 0-6. 6-4.
s.
P. Ball Los Angeles. defeated F. A.
Douglas. Chicago, III the third round of
the mems singles. s--12ss I'll.
Tennis at Victoria
VICTORIA. E; c., July 29.-More as
pirants TO tennis honors had their
hopes quashed this morning at the
Victoria tournament. In the mems
singles there We're few features of spe-
cial interest, the contests being too
one sided to bring out any Individual
brillianey. every match in this service
being won in straight sets. Results:
Mems. sinsles-sfercer beat Carr. 6-3. 6-4
Cosgraye beat Tstiow, Go. 6-3; Peters beat
Keltenbach. Go 6-2: Moore from ". o..
Shannon by default; Dodwel beat McCallum
Go. 60; Green beat Roberts. 6-3, 6-1s
Ladies' singles-Nfiss Lawson beat Mrs Gar
rctt. Go. e.
Mems doubes-Garrett and Evans beat Nc
Caum and Rowcroft, e.. Cd.
Mixed doubleS-Mr. and Mrs. Garrett beat
GFiffths and Miss Jones' 6-1. 6--4.
Ladies' doubles-Mrs and Miss Schmitz beat
Miss Dumbleton and Miss Ross, ca, 6-f