St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-05

assembled in and around the pavilion, and
the prizes were presented in the following
order. The mayors cup, in the absence of
the mayor was presented by Mr.. Frederick
Driscoll Sr. The citizens cup by G. L Far
well. Miss Hammond presented the Junior
four badges, while Miss Leary presented the
Senior four badges. Mrs. Stone bestowed the
Corning prize, and Miss Lindeke the Jilson
prize. Miss Gotzian presented the double
scull prize, Miss Austin the tub race prize,
and Miss Gilman the swimming prize. In
making these presentations the young ladies
made several very nice and touching points
which were duly appreciated by the audience
and heartily enjoyed by all.
st. PduI L0tCn Tennis CEttb.
The game of Lawn Tennis, or Tennis
! simply, as it was first known, originated IN
| the 18th century in France, and Louis XII,
Henry II. and Charles TX. were expert play
ers. The name arises from the French
te,ssz, ''hold,'' and is game of ball, with
| two or four persons divided as partners.
When the game originated it was played in
court built for the purpose, with play
ing floor 112 by 40 feet, with end
walls 80 feet high and sidewalks
twenty feet high, lighted by skylights. Since
| the game has been adopted in this country
! only as an outdoor game for the warm sea-
son, the same floor orground dimensions are
preserved and the courts marked off with
white lines, or by fine cord stretched along
just above the surface of the ground. Across
the middle of the court is ''the line' which
is a net work five feet high at each end and
three feet high in the middle. The players
divided on the SERVICE" and "hazard"
sides of the court; the ball is struck with
bat, called a racquet. The Oldest English
tennis court was built in the Sixteenth cen
tnry in Hampton Court palace, but at the
present time there are club courts
most of the large cities.
NJ. Barre, who died in 1878, for many years
superintendent of the Tuileries, was consid-
cred the best player that ever lived. The in
PRODUCTION of the game into the United States
is quite recent and in this country it is en-
tirely played upon lawn, the ground being
marked off as stated above.
Lawn Tennis was introduced in st. Paul
for the first time in the summer Of 1883, and
club formed, but the interest was not large,
| though the game is an exceedingly fascinat-
! M OuC' w I'LL COulIus VI Iuc VI
1884, the st. Paul Lawn Tennis club secured
grounds upon Dayton avenue, between West
ern avenue and Arundel which
they had suitably prepared by removing
the original sod, leveIing and rolling the
ground and resodding thus securing a sur
face as even as a floor covered with the
softest of natures velvet. The club is com
posed of thirty gentlemen, (many of whom
are also members of the St. Paul Boat Cub),
and three courts are maintained upon which
tennis games are played every pleasant after
noon. The first annual tournament was ap-
pointed for the afternoon of July 4th, and in
preparation for that the following prelmi-
nary sets were played:
FIRST SERIES.
I. Mr. Barrows V. Mr. Morris, won by Mr.
Barrows.
2 Mr.. Lightner v Mr.. Blood, won by Mr.
! Lightner.
3. Mr.. Rantoul V. Mr. Smith, won by Mr.
! Smith.
A. Mr.. Gilbert " Mr.. wenzell, won by Mr.
WenzeD.
s. Mr.. Hodges v Mr.. Getty, won by Mr.
Hodges.
g. Mr.. Hyndman V. Mr.. Wall, won by Mr..
Wall.
r. Mr.. Greene V. Mr., Blaikie, won by Mr..
8. Mr.. Case VS.. Mr.. Ordway, won by Mr..
Ordway.
SECOND SERIES.
I. Mr.. Smith " won by Mr. Hodges.
,. Mr.. Wall VS.. Mr.. Lightner, won by Mr..
| Wall
3. Mr.. Greene V. Ordway, won by Ordway
4. MIR. Barrows, Bye.
The playing off these sets preliminary to
the close of the tournament had the effect to
awaken marked interest in the game, and
T,,I, lr1 | I J.
was organized with membership of about
twenty five, who will have the privilege of
playing on the courts of the ST. Paul club A
Junior Ladies' Lawn Tennis has also been
organized, and Il court laid out in another
part of the city, near the residences of the
members The programme for the afternoon
of the Fourth, the third series of the tourna-
ment, consisted of four sets. large COM
pany of spectators surrounded the courts for
whose comfort tent was erected and chairs
! provided for seats Lemonade and other
refreshments were served. The ladies'
toilets were very beautiful, and the scene
was charming indeed Miss Gilman wore
a very becoming Lawn Tenis costume
of maroon flannel with white trimmings, the
collar and cuffs embroidered with lawn ten
mis- racquets; Miss Fanny Carson wore
Lawn Tennis costume of white flannel, with
red trimming, decorated with racquets in
gold embroidery; Miss Drake wore a laven-
der silk, and Miss Ranney very handsome
dress; Miss Napier wore Il pink costume.
Among the large group Of spectators were
gentlemen from Minneapolis, and officers
from Fort Smelling, who were present to wit
ness the tournament.
The first set of the series was between Mr..
Wall and Dr. Hodges, and was an exhiarat-
fl. Il.
by Mr.. Wall.
The second set was between Mr.. Barrows
and Mr. Ordway, and developed very fine
and artistic playing, and was won by Mr..
Ordway.
The third set was between Messrs. Wall
and 0rdway, the winners of the first two sets
of the day. The interest in this game was
intense and both gentlemen played their
best, but the fortune of the field was with Mr..
Ordway, who became the winner. In
recognition of this honor, in a most winning
and graceful address, Mrs. Ranney, in behalf
of the Young Ladies club presented Mr.. Ord
way with a superb English racquet mounted
with silver. This was an exceedingly delight
full episode in the proceedings.
The fourth set was between Miss Gilman
and Mr.. 0rdway V. Miss Napier and Dr.
Hodges. While this play was in progress a
smart shower Of rain came up and drove the
players from the field with the game uncom-
pleted.
Another set was upon the programme,
Officers from Fort Smelling, v the Clubs
which owing to the rain had to be deferred
until some other day.
Ii may now be said that the game of Lawn
Tennis is fairly established in st. Paul, and
that is sure to become an exceedingly popu-
lar pastime, both for the pleasure of the ex-
ercise it affords and the skill it requires.
"JuSt For Fam"
A wild gang of boys ''just for fun'' were