Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-26
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
Preparations for the Contests Of Next
Week-The Namcs 81 The Player En-
tered.

Quality OF the tennis playing at Kendall Green
next week. Players both good and bad, complain
that they have not had fair chance to practice.
The season opened late, and there has been 30
much rain that practice games have been very
infreQuent. In spite OF these unfavorable oondi.
lions, however, tennis playing has been more
active this spring than ever before. There are
more courts In the city and more people playing
One proof OF this Is the increased demand for ten
MS goods OF all descriptions which the local deal
ers report has exceeded that OF any previous year
The business Is one that has expanded largely In
into It because they believed that there was
prospect OF working up good trade. The dealers
mere state that the great manufacturing nrms
Quence there Is very frequently provoking delay
IN getting orders filled. II would seem from this
that the tennis boom Is felt In other parts OF the
country as wen as in the District
THE SOUTHERN TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
NO doubt the awakened interest in this sport
here is largely due TO the formation OF the SOUTH
ern Lawn Tennis Association and the tournaments
which have been held and those which win be held.
On Tuesday the tournament for local players Will
begin at Kendall Green and will continue three
days Then on June 18th the association tourna-
ment win be held in Baltimore. The tournament
next week viii no doubt bring out some new play
ers who will add strength 70 the delegation which
will 60 over to Baltimore. The old players or those
who were prominent In the tournament here last
fall will, with few exceptions, take part in the
Kendall Green contest. The lack OF practice Is q
defect which all will share alike, and SO there viii
be but little inequality on that score. Between
that time and the Baltimore contest there VIII be
an opportunity FOR practice which VIII no doubt be
some OF the Washington PLAYERS have visited the
grounds at Mount Washington where the Balti-
more men play, and they bring back rather dis
they have witnessed there. They say that the
men seem TO be In fine practice and they are in-
clined 10 the opinion that Washington viii stand
very poor show in the coming contest. How
ever, these players instead OF abandoning ali
practice In despair OF being able to compete with
the skill which they witnessed at Mount Washing
ton, have rather redoubled their Efforts with the
determination to do their very best. This Is re-
garded as an encouraging indication for Washing
honors they Will DO so In spite OF the best efforts
OF the Washington players.
THE PLAYERS
Bonsa is still the best player in Baltimore, and
his play this year gives promise that he will re-
tain this position. There is some question whether
it will be possible to secure for him a partner OF
equal skill for doubles, and it is thought that
Washington has good lighting chance for that
prize.
| Among the new players of promise in this city is
Mr.. Pope, who plays at the navy-yard. He is said
| TO use the Landsdowne stroke with good effect,
and his return balls are bewildering by reason OF
Menocal in the local tournament, and they Will
make strong team. Mr.. Charles McCawley will
play this year with Mr.. Rowan Stevens. These
| gentlemen have been playing good deal on the
grounds or the marine barracks, and are in good
practice. Metcan and Davidson Will also be
partners although Mr.. Metcan says that they are
not In good trim.
THE TOURNAMENT ON TUESDAY.
The arrangements for the tournament are CON-
pleted- Play will begin at E:30 on Tuesday.
| Eight courts have been laid out, and they can all
be used II needed On Wednesday, which is Deco
ration Day. play will be commenced at 10 O'Clock
and continued until dark. The grounds at Ken
dali Green can be reached by taking the New York
avenue cars, and leaving them at 7th and streets
N III Tha Ito rala or sl-C
north The committee hope to make arrange
mentS SO that luncheon can he obtained near the
grounds on both Tuesday and Wednesday. The
tournament will be under the direction OF the
committee, which consists OF DR.. Frank p. Mac
Lean, II. W. Sponord, Chas. l. McCauley, ID. s.
Ward, ana j. j. Chickering. The drawing for places
will be held by the committee on Monday, and
the result Will be announced In The STAR Monday
evening. The Bagnall-Wilde system OF drawing
ployed last year and II gave general satisfaction
the only difficulty being that It was not fully
understood 6y Tue players II Is proposed to have
Gus place I'm the grounds this year, and every body
Will have an opportunity OF wrestling with their
own uncertainties. In addition those members Of
the committee who are not engaged IN playing
will te ready To throw light on many difficulties
that may be presented to them by the players
THE ENTRIES
for the tournament closed at IL O'Clock to-day, and
the following have entered:
Doubles: Arthur Middleton and r. p. Logan, Far
and Near Club.
Chas- 9. McCawley and Rowan W. Stevens, Co
lumbia Athletic Clup.
II B. Goodrellow and W. B. Chiffon, New Jersey
Avenue Club.
Agnes 5. Bartlett and sallie A. Bartlett, Tangle-
wood Club.
c. s. Frailey and W. O. Beall, Far and Near Club.
j. Z. Davidson and w. T.. Metcalf, Twilight Club.
II. W. Sponord and w. w. Buchanan, West End
Club.
John Pope and oscar Menocal, Navy-Yard Club.
I. T. Borden and J. NICK. Borden, Capital Bicycle
Club.
Z. g. Sawtelle and Edmund Sawtelle.
Chas. Hemstreet and Frank Leitner, Vesper Club,
Kendall Green.
Mrs d. s. Ward and Miss MeigS
Miss Bayard and Miss SaQord.
oscar woodward ana II. Bradley Davidson, Tudor
Place CluD.
Dayton S. Ward and p. M. Richardson, New Jer-
sey Avenue Park Club.
Singles: Chas. g. McCawley, W. B. Chiffon, X
B. GOOdfellOw, Agnes s. Bartlett j. c. Davidson
W. p. Metcalf, John Pope Rowan W. Stevens
Chas X Hemstreet, Frank Letner and Franz
Wurdeman, the last three or the vesper Club Ken
dali Green; Clara Meade, OF Navy-Yard Club; Us
car woodward, II. Warren Smith, Chas. HEM
street, VeSper Club; Frank Wurdeman, vesper
Club; Miss Gibson, Miss Meigs and Mrs ID. s.
Ward
There Will be special prizes for the ladies, which
they will contest Tor. The entries or ladies and
gentlemen are entirely distinct and they Will not
play together.
All the prizes to be given at the tennis tourna-
ment are now On exhibition In the window OF Galt's
tewelry store.