New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-16
OPEN-AIR SPORTS.
AVN rrNNts TOURNAMENT

aLAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
,,srs on STATEN ISLAND TO DECIDE WHO is
ur CHAMPION PLAYER IN THIS COUNTRY
CHANGES IN THE RULES.
lawn tennis championship tournament will
-, Mace on staten Island next month under the aus
the staten Island Cricket Club. aud II isexpected
n, some OF the best players In the country will par
,ns,e IN the games. II is open to all Corners and no
.rance fee will be charged. The games VIII he played
,,m4to7 p. m. on the grounds OF the club at Camp
nbn,,on staten Island, and viii continue three or
,,r DAYS beginning september l. The entries viii
- an August -. and must be add essed TO u. III.
o,e,ndce No. % southst., secretary of the Staten
Island CLUB. M,
,,e, Will be played first Six courts will be used al
,no some time Lots VII be drawn TO determine which
,,rs shall compete in the first series Of singles. The
asr. Of one series will play with another set until
w. obamp;onshp is determined Two games will be
,,rca by each competitor. and each player
, he credited with the o.al number of ponis In both
IS The one who makes the highest number OF
TITS viii he declared the winner III that series Tie
M ysem OF the st two out of three or the best three
a,,, n, I'VE games will not be used There will be an
mnre for each game and scorer Tor cach court Inc
,ajls 10 he used Will Se covered
rhrec prizes Will be offered one for the champion in
,,g,es and for the champions in doubles For the
,ries the Prize, which Is given by the staten Island
cun ia silver cup valued at 500, whIca viii he in
- A. follows The Guam lion Lawn Tennis
p.yer Of America" Two lnlaid racqueis, valued at
e50eacb gwen by Benjamin Nicol VIII be presented to
,beenamiious in doubles.
II Is expected that the Young America aud the ST.
corge's Clnhs OF Philadelphia viii send players, and
l.o fbc I us,isc aud Norlsiown Cubs. The members
81 the Staten Island Club vi take part in the games.
PAYERS are expected from Boston and Newport, and
tram all the clubs near Ncw-Yor& Among the players
mentioned VINO are likely 10 enter are the following
Imcs B,c.zs Mr. Kane. Frederick Bronson Mr. Reeves.
DR. Dwight, Of Boston; Arthur HONEYWELL champion
ofB sou EiwaId GRAY. winner OF TIC Bcunett tennis
cap al thc Nc"r,it t'siho am =" -, =
ArnolG Howard Potter. MoltaIu Ward, J. H. PnTHt
t. aiuin N.coH Coliss JoIusou. DeicN Nicoi,, n'ntY
~. FIcst C. y Gilhar., NJ Monsoon, aud IN, De L ihn
r~efaefs. From Flushing are expected j. h0&''t ="
Imure, T. Aljcnch, and v. i. La~re2ce; ana RON
Wori town Walter WOO A. Manning b. Lord j. H.
T. ,oks ard Clarence Wood. bt.SIs Du"caA' Nch,
p4uage Graves. Donald and EanSn VIII oe among he
Te t"w.n. alterations IN the rules adopted by The
Nirylenone C.u) and iGe All Euginu 'Iofuet INV
Ian Tennis Cup WI he m Ioice ia the tournament :
Frs-lu the siugohaodcd game. iho heI-hl 0 lhc net
ai lac posts l. REDUCED to ee he h@Sh. "i Ie, al
IL being IN lntaiHcd rs hciO!ci, ant the stlficc
Ge is brought IN TO OF i feet from he net
VSe1ad|ie limits Of variation in the SIC and wcisht
O. me balls have been reduced: they wusi now ONLY
vay moan 2l2 29io inches ia uaihe'cr ana from .
JLird-A rulo has been introduced providing that
I'm III 4tcrcs wnere umpWes are appointed 'ha" u7c9
loa sluii be UuaL" .,..,
TuyIt-l hecn ATTEMPTED TO az ~" more S'Iit' .
than before tie position ia when ne sol Ne' .us,
Wien dc vcrlug t.c service namely with one 1907 DC,
ytu H. g. turl ef from the net ihtnl ihc pdscilhc ana
wi, the other foot within or upon tne Justine; ~
gjffh--lt dls lucjN aid down lhtt' IL Hc SGT
or doe moi stand - directed the above law or II
ne delivers tho service llOII 'hC WINS NN'''' ~ - "
Srih-It is provided that, having served from The
Ur1uv cnurt and uladeG ftutt, ne s0ab uHNfI INC
next Serv cc IRON eouJt from which he should have
served bc ore.
Srccnfh-It is further provided mat fault may not
be ca med after the next service mas been deVeGed
EiJhlt-Ihe law that good service, deiNeIcd Mncn
The stukcruut not ready. annnla previous fdu IL
reneged: and a service Whcther Eocd or d iduIt, 20
delivered. VIII III future count IOr HOlhhl-
Niufr-A return IN which the ban touches the net Is
still considered good but II the bail served t0uci
net. The service provided IL Is Oiner"lSe Eoou
counts 1Or nothing. 1900,
Tcnrh-Ii is expressly forbidden TO either PLAYER 10
touch the any It's supports while The oal Is IN
lay and also 10 valley tEc Dali before IL mas pasSeu
Inc net on penalty OF losing ire strike.
LEerfah-Au alteration has been made IN the law az
feeling tne changes sides at tie end OF each set, by
vr the unp r., appeal from either party, before
the for cuOce may erect me ip ers 10 oDausc
,ldcs Al The end OF every game H. III his opinion either
eide has distinct advantage OWING 10 the sum- WIND or
other accidental but IL the appeal be made after
match has begun, the umpire may only direct
the players TO change sdes al ne emu vi every sa VI
the odd and COuCludlIs SET
Ir,hb-ln the aying-Ou OF the court Tor tDe three
handed aud fOur-handed games, an Important change
la, been made with the view OF undertaking the gu
lance OF three feet IRON them, aud paral with tneu,
are drawn two service SIDE lines The service ne on
each aide of the is not drawn beyond inc points ri
when mrets these service s'dc ines bN uS "talso
neut the server VIII have precisely the same area 10
into Ihree-halded ana handed games
as IN tie sing eLanGrd game and his partner WIN not
have 80 great an advantage a. hitherto III STAINING Close
NJ 10 tie net