Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-26
TENNIS COURTIERS.
Players Who Will Weld the Racquet
This Year.
OPENING OF THE SEASON.
The Washington Club. and Their Ex.
pectasiOns-SOme OF the Famous PLAY.
ers and What They Are Doiug-LiveIy
work ON Many Grounds.

EfM IL n u n . ana tennis flannel suits
EZWH have blossomed out with the leaves
I'D Wand flowers and the tennis season has
ILFairly opened. There is evidently
- no lack OF interest in the game. The
many courts in all parts of the city are being
rolled and prepared for the players. In some
cases the memorable builder has put in his
claim to the ground and the tennis clubs are
obliged to look elsewhere. They are, how
ever. accustomed to being turned out, as they
generally occupy eligible corner lots with the
consent of the owner, and have no permanent
claim to the ground. 1t is a very pretty
spectacle, as one drives through the city, to see
the groups of players at the different courts.
The ladies who are members of the clubs always
wear becoming and attractive costumes and
man in tennis suit, if he is not otherwise a
picturesque object, is really worth looking at.
ihere Is no question but that the number OF
tennis players in the city is increasing. There
may not be as many clubs, but the membership
OF the existing clubs is larger than was the
case year or two ago. Consolidation seems
10 ne the fashion among tennis players, and the
result is that they enjoy better facilities for
playing the game. The courts are kept in bet
Ter order and all the expenses attendant upon
MAINTAINING grounds are individually less.
The standard of playing shows yearly an adj
vance, and it is predicted that in the southern
association, which is composed of tennis clubs
IN Washington, Baltimore and Wilmington,
Del, the players of this city will stand at the
head.
SOME OF THE PLAYERS.
Several new men are coming TO the front and
give promise of developing into expert play
ers. The favorites of last year are still in the
held. MIR. Pope is, however, in Nicaragua,
where it is too wet to play tennis even if one
1eIt like 1t, which is never the case. He ex-
poets to veturn home this spring and will
probably resume his old place in tennis cir
Giles.
Mr.. Charles L. McCawley is playing With
his usual good form. He has made combi-
nation with Mr.. Woodward to play doubles and
they Will make a strong team III the Southern
ASSOCIATION tournament which will take place
IN the early days of June at Baltimore. Mr.
McCawley has been playing good deal with
MIR. Morgan on the English legation courts
The latter Is young man, but is a skilled
player.
The winner Of the singles in the last District
tournament, Mr.. Menocal, Is practcing a good
deal and he gives promise of playing stronger
game than ever. Mr.. Boag, who pressed him
SO closely for the first place, is now out Of the
city. 1t Is expected that he will spend the
season here, but it is said that he is out of prac
tlce. Mr.. Clarence Byrnes, who played with
Mr.. Boag IN doubles last year, is in good form
and Is likely to take leading place
among the players He played a strong game
the other evening with Mr. Thos. P. Borden.
The latter is suspected of having practiced all
winter In some place unknown to the general
| run OF players, and in this way the strong game
which he plays is accounted for. MIR. Borden,
however, claims to have taken the enforced
| tennis holiday, like the other players and
maintains that this year he is giving his atten-
ton to the game instead of to the management
of the grounds of the Bachelor Club, as he did
| last year.
During last summer Mr.. W. P. Metcalf wit
messed some of the celebrated tennis tourna-
| ments IN England during the intervals Of an
| extended European tour. His practical knowl-
| edge OF the game was in consequence some-
| what neglected, but he has probably got some
points in the theory Of the game which will
| astonish the natives when he gets in trim
again. His old time partner, Mr. John David
| son, Is also somewhat out of play, but it will
not take him long to get back into the swim.
| There are several other men whose playing
gives promise of future success. Among these
may be mentioned N. ID. Cram, Mr.. Tobin, K.
| b. Brown and Alex. Britton.
| THE BACHELOR CLUB.
The largest tennis club in the city is the
| Bachelor Club. Their grounds at the corner
| OF 18th and streets has five courts, all in good
condition. Every pleasant evening good pro-
| portion OF the forty odd members may be found
there and some tne games are constantly in pro.
gress. Better facilities for spectators have been
| furnished than existed last year, and permanent
seats have been erected around the grounds
| from which the games can be witnessed with
| some degree of comfort. The courts have been
| resurfaced and well rolled and the claim ia
| made that they are now the best in the CITY,
| MIR. Borden says so and he is supposed to
be well posted on this subject Mr.. Borden
also maintains that the club includes in its roll
| OF membership ten Of the best players In the
| city. The entire list of members is given, so
| that each one can determine for himself which
! ones are entitled to the enviable distinction
claimed for them by Mr.. Borden. The officers
are as follows: John c. Davidson, president;
Sinclair b. Sheibley, vice president; Thos. p.
| Borden secretary and treasurer. These Off
| GERS, with Oscar Woodward and N. ID. Cram,
constitute the executive committe. Members,
j. Mckee Borden, Brickinstein, Clarence
| Byrnes, Eugene A. Byrnes, Alex. Britton. w. b.
Chiffon, Jas. Il. Colwell, DR.. G. A. Davis, Doug
lass Dyrenforth, Jno. c. Edwards, s. Herbert
Giesy, Geo. q. Hendrickson, ]. R Johnson
Jno. J. Key, J. +. Leech, DR.. F. r. Lane, r. III.
Lee, S. E. Lewis, DIR. F. p. MacLean, Josiah
McRoberts, W. P. Metcaf, DIR. Walter McClurg,
w. E. Myers, Chas i. McCawley, F. r. Parks,
Harry NJ. Payne, I. C. Prince. B. Kennon
Peter. w. g. Peter, H. Warren Smith, n. w.
Spofford, j. Warren Stearns, G. Carlisle Whit
ing, j. Z. Wilkins, Jules p. Wooten. Dr. ]. L.
Workman, Irving Williamson and W. +. Viii
loughby.
UNDER BRITISH PROTECTION.
Two splendid tennis courts are maintained
| on the grounds fronting on Connecticut avenue
just south of Dupont circle. Mr.. Edwardes of
the British legation is an enthusiastic tennis
player and it is mainly due to him that the
courts are maintained. Nearly every pleasant
afternoon games are in progress there, and
once a week at least when the season fairly
opens there is field day. when the court is
graced by the presence of q large number of
ladies' On such occasions refreshments are
served from a marquee which is one of the
permanent fixtures of the grounds. The Brit
ish minister, Sir Julian Pauncefote, is q fire.
quent spectator, and he occasionally handles a
racquet himself and shows the under secreta-
ries some good specimens of under cuts and
other difficult plays.
THE TUDOR PLACE CLUB.
Georgetown is represented in the associa-
ton by the Tudor Place Club. The name is
derived from the locality where the court of
the club is laid out. There is good deal of
interest manifested in the game and the club
has several members who give promise of de-
veloping into expert tennis players The
officers and members of the club are as follows:
Geo. B. Sudworth, president; B. Kennon Peters,
Bradley Edward L. Dent, Thos. HYDE, H.,
Walter G. Peter, Armistead Peter, G. Freeland
Peter, William G.. Stuart, Albert R. Stuart. r.
Barnard Talcott and Edmund NJ Talcott.
THE RACQUET CLUB.
At the corner OF 21st and streets there are
two fine tennis courts. Here the members of
the Racquet Club display their skill. While
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