The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-18
.1NrERnArroNAt rKNN1s.
TIE corIne Chsnpl6nship Match Between
PeltItt and Saunders

LONDON, MAY S-Tha tennis match for the
championship Of the world between II. Pettitt
OF Boston and G Saunders ~ Princes CUB,
London. Is to commence on tho goth Inst in
Sir Edward Gujnnosss private court Dublin.
Nowadays When every 6ne ~ PLAYING lawn
tennis there exists tbnSderaole anecta-
tlon of q superficial knoWledge OF tennis.
The part that Is "sofnethinE hEe lawn
tennis" rs our charming LADY players
80 delightfully."- put It,. entities 1t TO the
consideration OF the lawn tennis world; and
there can be no question whdteser that quite a
number Of lawn tennis jplayeps ihRNo been In
duced to play or try to play tennis who would
never have done SO had lawn tepntb 1eNe' been
invented. do net think that, tennis as II sci
entlle game. benefits much BY tue accession OF
these, but they help materially to pay for tho
maintenance Of the courte,s! The duiter ia by
an ingenious rule ade to iphy IN orc than the
better player, forthere is ahpnwEitten law in
connection with most tenRts ioRrtAln England
that any one losing = love setpaJs u Inc oil ono
shilling, which ilhe. by the way, Eoeslnto the
pocket OF the marker who may he marking that
particular sol. T. edt".
This rule is one Of very ga standing and nro-
vides anotherlinstpnee ok the thorough way in
which those who invented the game. and tltelr
followers who perfected 1t, thought everything
out. Tho sensitiveneks Of I'm Englshman's
pocket IL proverbial. and it 10 wonderful what
an effect this fine Of d shilling Tor love set
has. Tennis Is not a iaeme'io DO PLAYED in
shilly ehtAly manner. Every stroke should be
played for as ii the fats ottbS, tothtry depend
ed upon it. and thda ia jdSt what'so many will
not do when pfayiha a. Ramsupon which moth
ing depends. ,,.. ,..... ~, ~.
Among those lawn tennis players Of note
who hive taken to tennts are w. Renshaw; the
mn lie hFnt htFrf w II y.
Barlow, who beat the Irishnian, Hamilton. at
last year championship. Neither Of the ten
not care sufficiently whether he does or not,
though II he ever took seriously 10 me came;
would 6s because he was seE ana ma tired re 6 o,
was tired Of whackine the. ball backward and
forward over net" and the other day when
championship meeting. which runs IN Dublin
simultaneously with the tennis championship.
ing 1t was, he remarked that he would ENJOY
himself immensely =, II 1t were not for the play:
aSs @ Gn ice ssd
1t first, he was not more original than and GER
iainy net half at earpest as Mr.. Renshaw;
tennis in such disresrectful tonea W. Rep-
shaw VIII not make good player because he
with players Just as good Il e., Just as bad as
himself. and. like many more. he continues to
ADOPT lawn tennis methods and strokes while
The Queens Club. with It's two courts, has
done an immense deal toward populariZng the
game. though 1t has developed no players
OF excellence. our best amateurs, with very
Few exceptions. coming from the universities.
Hrsen an so VIZ bap PnIG 9 az Sso
The match between ,Pettitt and saunders is
for $500 side. a very large sum. and by many
thought TO be unnecessarily so. But. ,as Pettitt
remarked the other day. a few hundreds one
WHO arc finding the money. while 1t make a
very great deal OF difference to the two players.
Pettitt's remark is, perfectly true 80 lar AS the
should inasine that a. 500 IS not otU Of much
moment to many members OF the Boston
SAUNDERS is chief marker at Princes Club.
kpightsbIidGe. which is far and away the most
Princes Cub, which was within a furlong Of
its present site. was a wonderful place, for.
besides tennis and racquet courts, there was
spacious and perfect cricketfleld, wi lawn ten
mis- courts. Il was there that Saunders learned
TO play tennis. As. boy Of thirteen or four
OF the brothers who owned the club. and others
to show great promise ut lawn tennis, and it
was resolved to try him at tennis. There was
then no crack player connected with the club.
the fashion then being Punch" celebrated
racquet player, who good judges say, was better
than even Latham. the present champion; and
he Is three aces in front of any one else. There
were some very fine amateur racquet players in
ad a"s Hon Ho Ba al rs
sad II ss
and professionally, Including, q. Fam bert. the
champion. soon DEVELOPED some form in
honors, so long and ' severe Is the apprenice
ship which tenpis demands OF airy one who will
ssSn W8e e 81 as
mer. matches are played between the crack
and amateurs, and from those the
When q series OF matches is to be played. say
at hords, q list Is opened and members sub
payment made for the privilege Of witnessing
the matches. The money Is divided between
the professionals playing, the amateurs who
play subscribing like the rest.
i need not trace Saunders's career any fur
Their, except 10 say that in 1885. when Pettitt
ship. the two, met, Pettitt giving the odds VI
hal -ftteen, when Saunders won by three sets
70 love Ait tflE Saunders played Lambert
returned and Won 1t. 1t was the best OF nine
sets and played first IN ono court and then IN
Princes. Saunders won off the resi-. and Lam
own court at Lords. for Saunders won there
the Nth consecutive set and SO won the match.
saunders was for some time chief marker at
the Queens Club. the new Princes not being
70 some disagreemeni, and very sorry the
Queens Club people now are that they have
lost him. The new Princes is an athletic pal,
ace. There are couple OF magnificent racquet
courts. tennis court IA second Is nearly !
ready. and q pistol gallery. with gymnasium
lounge, rooms with billiard table, &C.. while
there, 10 q Turkish bath which carries ,Qut
/ Is perfect. Hhep the match was being made |
wit ease ndeed Saunders Q party are readyto |
make the stakes a1.OOO a side ut any moment.
Saunders . not training at Prince's Last
year Mr.. lIelbut had c2urt built at oltport.
near Alaidenhead which Is the aristocratic
river centre on the Thames, II is a fine pIaco
with luxurious bath and dressing ROOFS ana
nary court would cost. This court Nh. 4ieiibut
crack PLAYERS 20 there TO give thm practice
though the marker. j. McCann. lately under
marker a. Hampton. court ia iniET EHoI:
The conditions Of tio, mate, goinG Nt4t
laS purchased set e!Erht G1aen not and
lively as English balls. In which they resemble
he American article. and Hllina more DEAD
1--WE tho players less chance OF iStufn. MANY.
very many, have blamed SSaunddet5s ior entering
MO the match at all under s1tch conditions.
out they iorgct moro rnbaes, they never
inew that IN 1896 Saunders went Win 1lr. II.
u. Walker 10 Boston, and t4ere. Rn,bls own
our, with, American balls, ps&yeH Isitht 4ths
american PLAYER giving l5I an! won. The
odds OF 10 are OF course. henSy. but saunders
ms improved immensely since thsu.
pettitt has snil since his arrival more that he