Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-10
THE TENNIS PLAYERS.
Clubs Getting Ready for the Coming
Tournament.

The interest of tennis players is conferred in
| the District tournament, which will begin on
the 2lst OF May. Active practice is kept up in
the various courts whenever the weather per-
mits, and the men in training will no doubt
exhibit some fine tennis playing. All the best
players in the District will enter for the tour
nament, although Mr.. McCawley at one time
thought that il was doubtful whether he would
be able to take part He has, however, decided
to enter. 1t is hoped that the players generally
will enter, not merely to get the prizes, but
for the practice which playing with new men
always gives. The prizes are to be very hand
some. They are to be, with one exception, in
money or rather in credits on certain business
houses in the city, which will enable the win
ner of the prizes to get what they please. The
prizes are due to the generosity OF several OF
the leading business firms III the city. The
first prize for the singles will be silver cup
valued at S25 and the Granbury plaque The
second prize will be 80. For the doubles the
first prize will be s25 and the second prize SIC.
PRIZES FOR LADY PLAYERS.
Handsome prizes have been secured for the
ladies. A vigorous effort is being made to in
terest the lady players sufficiently to take part
in the tournament. They have natural re-
luctance to enter for such an event, but 1t Is
believed that this feeling mainly arises from
the comparative novelty IN this city OF having
ladies' take part In a tournament There are a
number OF lady players here who have attained
considerable proficiency and there is no reason
why they should not have chance to take part
i'll a tournament as well the men. Some
ladies have already decided to enter. Miss
Bacon and Hiss Smms of the Glenbourne Club,
the Misses Bartlett and Miss Meigs are among
this number. The ladies will find as the gen.
tlemen have, that tournaments are valuable for
the training which they give.
About two weeks intervene between the Dis
trIct tournament and the one given under the
more. The last week will be spent by the
players in this city who intend to take part in
practice upon grass courts. The grass courts
in the grounds at Baltimore are a disadvantage
to the players i'll this city, who are as a rule,
accustomed to dirt courts For the purpose of
practice games the courts at the marine bar
racks will be used.
A number of interesting games have been
played on the grounds of the Bachelor Club
during the past week. In the series of games
played by Davidson and Borden against Nc
Cawley and Woodward the score now stands
to in favor of the former. Byrnes. Sheib-
ley, Metcalf and others have been playing a
good deal, and their play is watched with great
interest.
THE GLENBoURNE CLUB.
The three courts of the Glenbourne Club at
Rhode Island avenue and 18th street are occu-
pied every pleasant evening by the members
The club will be represented at the District
tournament and its members are DESTROYS of
holding interclub contests in both male and
female singles and doubles and also mixed
doubles. The annual spring tournament of the
club will begin in about a month. the prizes
in the singles to be two (Sl5) silver trophies,
which must be twice won before becoming the
property of the holder. BY reason of the small
membership each member will have an oppor-
tunity to play with every other member. The
officers of the club are w. NJ. Stockbridge,
president; George c. Wedderburn, jr., treasurer,
and Arthur Cranston. secretary. The other
members are Misses Laura and Celtic Stock
bridge, Alice Willoughby, Saddle, Rosie and
Daisy Simons Edith Quackenbush, Annie Ba-
con and Grace Loudermilk and Messrs. W. F.
and W. W. Willoughby, Thomas Campbell,
Mason, Fields, Simons, Curtis Coville and Ma
cauley