The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-09
TENNIS AT THE POINT.
The Prize Open Tournament Concluded
with Good Playing.

The Prize Open Tournament Concluded
with Good Playing.
Yesterdays play in the prize open
tournament of the Bergen Point Lawn
Tennis Club brought the event to an
end. The usual big crowd of society folk,
including, many from out of town, was
attracted by the sport to the %organiza-
TONS courts at Bergen Point. The play
comprised the final round for first prize
at g~entlemen's singles, and extra rounds
for second prize at both gentlemen's and
ladies' singles. A summary of the result
follows
Gentlemen's singles-Final round
Deane Miller beat c.. r. Runyon by 6-1,
60.
Extra rounds for second prize-J. f.
Cook won by default from Robert H.
Russell, Jr.. c. r. Runyon worsted Fred
erick H. Hatch by 81, 6-1.
Messrs. Cook and Runyon met in the
final round. the former taking by GA the
first set. Runyon captured by 6-5 the
second set after a series of hotly contested
games in which the score time after time
returned to deuce. Further play was
prevented by darkness, and as Runyon
said he would be unable to play off the
decisive set at an early date, he agreed to
default to Cook.
Ladies' s~ingles-Extra rounds for second
prize-Miss Ida d. Voorhees, won by de-
fault from Mrs. Howard Badgley. Miss
Sarah E.. Day drew a bye. Miss Ida d..
Voorhees, vanquished Miss Sarah L. Day
by 60, 60 in the final round.
Several encounters at the gentlemen's
singles in the unfinished prize handicap
tournament of the clubs members also
occurred, the result being as follows
Second rounds-Walter Paret (handicap,
fifteen points in odd games plus fifteen
points in even games), defeated Henry M.
Popham by 6-3, 6,3.
Frank Lawton (handicap, fifteen points
in every other game) by Cd, 6-5.
Final round.-Paret (handicap, fifteen
points in every game plus fifteen points
In odd games) was beaten by Frederick
H. Hatch by Is, Cd, Ga
The final round at ladies' singles in this
tourney and the extra rounds for second
prizes at both ladies' and g~entlemen's
singles will be postponed until next week.
Yesterdays Championship Games.
NATIONAL LEAeuE.-At indianapolis - Indian
apolis, IA; New York, 4. AT Observation-Disclosures
phia, 10; Cleveland, Z. At MISUNDERSTANDING,
IL; Washington, 6. At Chicago Boston VS.. Chi
cago, rain.
AMERICAN Assoc1ATIoN.-At Columbus-Brook-
lyn. IL; Columbus, II. At Kansas City-St. Louis,
IL; Kansas City, 1. AT Observation-Disclosures,
8; Athletic, 8. At Observation-Disclosures, A; Louis
vile, 3.
ATLANTIC ASSOCIATION Hartford Hart
ford, s; Worcester, =. AT New Hayen-NeW
Haven, 3; Lowell, 3.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE.-At T~oledo-BufTalo,
s; Toledo, 1. At To~ronto-Toronto, 6; Hamilton,
2. AT London London, II; Syracuse, 8. At De-
troit-Rochester .; Detroit, 8.
Tomorrow's Games.
national LEAeuE,-New York at Indian
apolis, Philadelphia at Cleveland, Boston at
Chicago, Washington at Pittsburg.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Brooklyn at st. Louis,
Athletic at Louisville, Baltimore at Cincinnati,
Columbus at Kansas City.
ATLANTIC observation-disclosures at Lowell.
Rank of the Clubs.
The two Atlantic Association contests
were the most eventful of yesterdays
championship games, as they let Hartford
aoain tie Worcester for second place and
Towell trade fourth place for fifth with
New Haven. No changes were wrought
in the STANDING raaesl 81 Alter fee i helpin n N sNs 9 9orf
10 close in upon Boston in the National
Ieeague contest, Indianapolis made the
Giants r~etrograde several points yester-
day, The HOosiers also moved closer to
Chicago, while Philadelphia gained
rpon New York and wldened
M gar between herself and Cleve-
iSnd. Pittsburg also bettered her
yeoord. The visiting clubs of the Ameri-
can Association duplicated their victories
Of Wednesday, and in consequence the
three leading clubs held their own, while
Cincinnati gained eleven additional
points upon the Athletics: IN Inc lhter,
Rnchester moved closer to the w lead
no clubs. London took another step
awards fifth place and Buffalo regained