New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-30
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
LAwN-TENNIs AT NEWPORT.
A TOURNAMENT TO BEGIN TO-DAY-THE MOST
NOTED PLAYERS TO TAKE PART.


A TOURNAMENT TO BEGIN TO-DAY-THE MOei
NOTED PLAYERS TO TAKE PART.
Iron An OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE TRTBUSEl
NEWPORT, Aug. 29.-The lawn-tennis tourna-
ment which opens here tomorrow promises to DO most
successful Nearly all the best players have entered
Among them are Sears, the champion Van Rensselaer,
Dr. Dwight Clark Ranltne, Conover and most oil ot-
crs in fact scarcely name OF note 10 absent Inc ony
absontees to be noticed Mr. Davdge. of the staten
Island and Mr.. Navarro, Of SeaDright Inc ura"i"s LUZ
first ties resulted "a follows:
First Thorne W.. Newbod; second, Patton vs. ha1h'
bone third, Powell vs. WoOdman; fourth Coleman W.
Benson; fifth, Dwight vs. Boardman; slAlD SlEn'in'
gale vs. Draper; seventh, Riyes Va. Thomas eisnt"
Miller vs. Rankine; ninth Allen VS. Carry teh'' A'
roy VA smith eleventh. Kneeland Va van Hehbse'aeI
twelfth Conover VS. Butler thirteenth. Brown vs. bai-
lie; fourteenth Sears Johnson fifteenth Gray W.
Aeassz: sixteenth. Brooks MacOm-On; seven
teenth Glvn VS. Hynes; eighteenth, Clark Va. Post
nineteenth Bolt vs. c. NJ Clarke twentieth, Haroorard
Va. Eldrdge.
Entries for the doubles arc:
First Thorne and partner va Rankine and Eldrldgc
second Rathbone and Kneeland Vs. Nightingale ana
partner; third. Thomas and partner VS.. Powell and
johnson; fourth Bolt and Goldman vs.. Clark and ray
lor: fifth j. s. Clark and partner VS.. woodward ana
Rntcr: sixth Rivers and stevens Va. Van Rensselaer,
and Newbold seventh Miller and Conoyer vs. Congdon
and partner Messrs Dwight and Sears OF Boston, re-
celved bye.
There are forty entries for the singles, and thirty Tor
the doubles Most of the great players in the first ties
have fallen to the lot OF secondrate men, on whom they
will flesh their steel The opponents OF Messrs Sears
Van Rensselaer, Clarke and Benson, are not likey 10
show any very serious light The best match in the SIN
giles will be between Mr. Hyncs and Mr. Glyn. Both are
thoroneblv good PLAYERS though Mr.. Glyn is undoubti
edly the stronger yet this match will show some wen
contested games both men steady, careful pay
ers The first the doubles will not bring any OF
the best teams together Dwight and Sears have drawn
a bye.
All the large towns have furnished contingent. Bos
ton IA well represented by Dr. Dwight Mr. Van Rens7e-
laer and Mr. sears; New-York sends Mr.. Glyn' Mr.
Hynes and Mr. RankIne from staten lsiand come MI
Eidridge and Mr.. Patton; Philadelphia furnishes MI
Clark and others Still glance at the list shows that
the gam. has not yet traye led very far IRON the Ea7r
ern coast 1t is the experience Of all the large dealers
that tie chief demand comes from the New-Enghnd
States
The liberal gift Of Mr.. Horsman to the tennispayers
Of America already described m 1nE TRIBUNE has been
universally admired Who VIII win the trophy Tor lss2
il a question much debated. The general Impression
seems be that, unless some new man ulrPhNS eAi
ordinary skill the men IN for the slns VIII ne
Mr. sears ana Mr. Van Rens'aa-r me pay 81 DV1"
these gentlemen h ~ been dcs'flDtd III IhE lh'b ",
II is therefore unnecessary To rctr a. any - AR
Sears ftyors base line pay keepHg 10 n9 ceii@nf
of his court, and, although ;lh 'N'',r
volleyist when j." please', he rele' chl} upoi IL
refIru- Ills rrc0vcries, both back ana iOichhi ne
voud tc limits the court, are mltEcl7 OF Pttcl7'"
and II is To he expected that the match pct%ceh MN anu
Nlr Van Rrns-carr Will show some or the ui's' pay
over 49, n I'M tne country. MI. Van ten'Seiaei u Phl
or 0f "a different school He Is NOeyIsl par
riu ia stand on the service line ne ulsls 10 MS "h-
h IA yol,v every ball tnat comes over me net. IN
l-yaud Mr. W Rcnsnaw, the champion, u the chic OK
~ 81 ti'is stvlc and il remains Dc whether
II u M b as triumphant here as on the other SIDE
double. the chances would seem III ItNof OF III
nj and air. sears Mr. Van Rensselaer, ana VT
Newbod Both OF these teams are used 40 play tOS'lher
l.f,rtf III
nnfhr IA n en- Island recently, rs did 3ir van Rels
s,urr and Mr. NeWbOu. Probably The Boston men are
fbr sir,mge-f more especially IN double cpurt Ar
Van s-elacr's yOley pay Is not 30 formidable az III
a siuslc court