Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-04
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
"A Picturesque Scene at the Grounds Of
the Bachelor Club To-day.


A Picturesque Scene at the Grounds Of
the Bachelor Club To-day.
The tennis grounds of the Bachelor club,
18th and P streets, never presented more ami
mated and picturesque scene than to-day. It
was the occasion Of the opening tournament of
the Southern Lawn Tennis association. and the
crack players of the south and their friends
were out in force. The latter were. in the
early portion Of the day at least largely ladies,
and their gay field costumes and brilliant para
soils formed q fringe about the grounds of
varying hues and colors. The tourna-
ment to-day, as to external surround
ings, presents sharp contrast with the
former meetings. Before the games have been
played on some green lawn with trees and
shade and other sylvan attraction. But the
Bachelor grounds, whatever their merits from
the stand point Of utility, can lay no claim to
beauty.
NO SYLVAN SCENERY
The earth courts are enclosed by high board
fence, and there is nothing green within the
enclosure. By looking upward over the fence
glimpse may be had Of the branches of the
city trees, and with this suggestion a good i'm
aglnation might supply the green grass for the
courts.
Neither the players nor the spectators
seemed to miss the usual tennis sylvan sur
roundings. 1t was noted that the courts were
smooth and hard and the spectators
that lined the fence and gave
themselves up to the enjoyment Of wit
Messing good tennis playing. In this they were
not disappointed. The array of players in
sured good tennis.
THE PLAYING n THE SINGLES
were begun shortly before IL o'clock. There
was not q large attendance to witness the OPEN
ing games. Mr.. Post, who holds the cham
pionship prize in the singles, escorted several
ladies and was an interested spectator. At the
close OF the tournament he will play the winner
OF the first prize in the singles.
The first game in the singles was between
Mr.. McLane, OF Baltimore, and Mr.. Sawtelle.
OF the Tudor Place club, Georgetown. McLane
won by score Of 60; SO; 81. Mr.. Stevens was
given the next game by default of Mr.. Hilyer.
wEIL-coNTEsrED GAME.
Considerable interest was shown in the game
between Mr.. Beach, of the Bachelor club, and
MIR. Barclay, OF the English Legation club. Mr..
Beach is graceful plunger, as those who saw
him at the Highlands tournament last fall
will remember. He is man of
medium weight and is very active. Mr.. Bar
clay is larger, heavier man and his style of
playing has many strong points. His service
with good effect in his returns. Mr. Beach dis
played his skill in placing balls
and his driving was one of the features of the
game. He says that he is ont of practice. but
it is said that the prize lays between him and
Mr.; Hodge, He beat Mr.. Barclay by a score of
6, 2; 6, 2.
LITTLE, BUT Oh MYI
The game between Mr.. Hodge, of Baltimore,
and ]. c. Goodfellow, of the New Jersey Ave-
nue. club, was well contested Mr.. Good
fellow is a little fellow, only fifteen years
old, but he plays strong game and
shows good judgment in placing the
balls. He had as his competitor one of
the best players that has entered the tourna-
ment, and at the close of the game Mr.. Hodge
game for one SO young. He Is the
brother of R. B. Goodfellow, who for
merly lived in this city and was one of
the leading tennis players. Mr.. Hodge is a
tall young man and plays with great deal of
precision and regularity. He uses the straight
slow ball. He beat Goodfellow by a score of
60
M'CAwLHY BEATS HERBERT.
good many of the players went away for
lunch about o'clock and left Mr. McCawley,
of the Columbia club, and Mr.. Herbert, of the
English legation club, to finish the game they
had begun. Mr.. Herbert in his tennis
suit looks very much like Mr.. Berry
only he is not quite SO tall. He plays a good.
steady game, cutting the ball on his service
which makes it quite a formidable feature of
his playing. Mr.. McCawley showed that
he was in excellent form, and he will
no doubt maintain his standing of former
years in the present tournament. He is
spoken OF in connection with the first prize
After well-contested game McCawley beat
Herbert by a score of 8, 6, 4.
THE PRIZES
are very handsome. The first prize in the
singles is handsome French travelling club
and the second prize is a combined field and
opera glass. In the doubles the first prize is a
pair OF pedestal lamps, and the second is q sill
yer flask and pair Of silver-backed brushes.
THE DRAWINGS.
The drawings resulted as follows: Singles,
telle, Tudor Place club; Stevens, of Bachelors,
vs.. Hilyer, Of Capital McCawley, Columbia, VS..
Herbert, Legation club; Beach, Bachelor vs.
Barckley, Legation club; Boag, Bachelor. VS..
Woodward, Bachelor; Pennington, of Baltimore.
vs.. Davidson, Bachelor; Goodfellow, of New
Jersey avenue club, vs.. Hodge, Baltimore:
Edwardes, of Legation club, VS.. Cram, Capital
In the second round the winners will play
each other in the order named, and so on to
the finish.
Doubles Preliminary commissioners and
Morgan, Bachelor club, vs. Workman and
Parks, Bachelor club. First round-McLane
and Pennington, of Baltimore, VS.. Menocal and
partner, Columbia club; Post and Hodge of
Baltimore, VS.. winner of preliminary round:
Boag and partner, Bachelor vs.. Woodward and
partner, Bachelor; Britton and Wooten. of
Bachelor, VS.. Beach and McCawley, Bachelor
MIR. Hodge is the champion of Princeton, Mr..