Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-10-06
TENNIS AT THE CAPITAL
Season at Its Height-Playing Every
Day-The ALI Corners Tournament.

The autumn season for tennis playing in this
city is now at its height and the various courts
throughout the city are occupied by PLAYERS
every pleasant day. During the warm weather
the players were as a rule out of the city.
and on northern fields displayed the skill
which distinguishes them at home. The
averageof play here is constantly advancing
and there is no doubt that before long the
names of Washington players will be foremost
in the lists of the great tennis tournaments al
Newport Narragansett and elsewhere. Some
OF the Washington players took part in the
tournaments at both these places this summer.
and while they did not carry off prizes the
records made by them are encouraging AT
is great interest in tennis circles in
THE ALL-coMERs' TOURNAMENT,
which will be held next Monday on the
grounds Of "The Bachelor Club" A num-
Der of the crack players from the north are
coming down to contest for the handsome
prizes which have been offered. At the
same time the crack local play
and the result will be that, whoever takes the
prizes, there will be q fine exhibition of the
game. A number of the local players practice
at the grounds of the Bachelor Club, and there
the merits OF the men are apt to be pretty
thoroughly criticised.
there were number of contests in progress
McCawley and Woodward were playing wootcn
and Borden for the second prize in doubles
offered at the tournament held in Baltimore
in June last. This final game was
not played when the tournament
came to an end and owing to variety of
causes the teams have never met. Since 1t is
not unusual for a tournament in this way to
last several months the playing OF the
nlp Of Shn To-, %o,,~
regarded as an unusual event.
The majority OF the local players claim
to be out of practice. Mr.. McCawley asserts
in effect that his tennis clothes became
prey to the moths during the summer while
Mr.. Woodward claims that he has forgotten
how to handle racquet. Mr.. Thomas Borden
would no doubt confess to an entire
ignorance of the game, only his name
appeared in the public prints as having taken
part in the tournament at Narragansett. Mr..
Byrnes and Mr.. Metcalf are equally guilty in
regard u Narragansett and the latter goes so
far as to sdmit that he plays better game
than he did last spring. MotcaH will play with
his old time partner, Mr.. John
Davidson in the coming tournament and they
will no doubt present strong game. Some Of
the men, it is rumored, have acquired points
at the Newport and Narragansett tournaments
which they purpose to introduce into their
playing in the coming tournament and
DAZZLE THE OTHER LOCAL PLAYERS.
Mr.. Borden has made a combination with
Mr.. Byrnes and their play will probably ex-
hibit some of the advanced ideas which they
picked up during the summer.
A feature of the coming tournament will be
the appearance of the Peter brothers. or 1.-The
kids" as they are termed, because of their ex-
IRENE youth. Mr.. Kennon Peter made a good
showing in the spring tournament. and with
his brother, W. G. Peter, in tho double he will
make some of the older players stir them
selves.
THE ENTRIES OF PLAYERS FROM THE NORTH
have not as yet all been made. but enough
players have signifed their intention of TAX
ing part to make the event one Of great I'M
portance in the history of tennis in this Dis
trict. The opportunity to see some of the best
players of the country on the tennis court is
not one that is often presented.
Among the players from distance who have
entered are the following: NJ. F. Prosser, CD.
Post, V. G. Hall and b. Spalding De Gar
mandia are well-known players of New York
CITY and hold high rank. l.. ]. Grant. +. A.
Kellogg and A. L. Wright of New York. II. &.
Farwell of Boston, and others will be here to
cross racquets for the prizes.
The local committee of arrangements, OF
which MIR. Thomas p. Borden is chief has de.
vised a program which will enable the players
to enjoy their visit to this city,