Los Angeles herald. [volume] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1890-1893, 1890-08-26
AT THE CASINO.
THE OPENING DAY OF THE TENNIS
TOURNAMENT.
Large Attendance-Close Contests-De
tailed Account of the Struggle for the
Association Singles-Mis Gilliland
Wins the Ladies' Singles.

Lawn tennis reigns supreme at Santa
Monica this week. The fifth annual
tournament of the Southern California
Lawn Tennis Association began yester-
day at the Casino court. The interest
taken in the game this year is unprece-
dented and the tournament OF 1890
promises to be memorable one in the
history of the association. The best
PLAYERS in Southern California will try
conclusions during the week: The
championship contests are especially IN
teresting this year, as several promising
PLAYERS will try the metal of former win
ners. The Southern California Lawn
Tennis Association has now a mem
bership of one hundred and
eighty, and at the annual meeting
held on Saturday the following officers
were elected for the ensuing term: Pres
ident. Abbot Kinney; Vice President,
w. HI. Young; Secretary-Treasurer, R.
H. Lindsay; Assistant Secretary, E.
Cawston Executive committee: 6. l..
Warning. Campbell Johnson, w. l.. Cor
son and G. w. Chase. The previous
winners at the tournaments held under
the auspices of the association
are: Championship, Riverside 1887,
w. H. Young and Miss &. Gilliland;
Santa Monica, 1887, w. H. Young
and Miss Shoemaker; Santa Monica
1888, R. P. Carter and Miss Gill
liland Santa Monica 1889, R. P. Carter
and Miss Carter.
The winners OF all Corners singles
were w. H. Young, 1887 R. P. Carter,
1888, and A. @. Twist, 1889.
NThe winner at this meeting of the La
dies singles will play Miss Carter for the
championship emblem, and as K. T.
Carter won the championship last year,
the winner of the all-comers singles at
this tournament will battle with him for
the blue ribbon of 1890.
The Association Singles.
The first prize for the association sim
giles. which began Yesterday, is a silver
basket. The gentleman who carries off
second best will receive Slocum racket,
presented by Tufts-Lyon. The contest
ants for the trophies are: A. Kenny,
Arcadia club; F. L. Forester, Los An
geles club; W. L. Corson, Arcadia club );
r. H. Lindsay, Pasadena club; H. G.
Wiltshire. Arcadia club; E. Cawston,
Arcadia club; G. w. Chase, Los
Angeles club; R. Church, Santa
Monica club: E. Woodhouse, Arcadia
club; w. Lester Santa Monica club; G.
L. Waring, Riverside club; H. Routh,
Arcadia club; w. Cosby, Los Angeles
club; J. X. Moore, Los Angeles club !;
F. McKerrow, Arcadia club; w. E..
Barry, Arcadia club; Kenneth Carter,
Santa Monica club, and w. III. Young,
Arcadia club.
Among the spectators yesterday were
the following society people: Miss Flora
Jones. Miss Gorham, Miss Chalfant,
Miss Carter, Colonel and Mrs. Arcadia
Baker, Mrs. Walter Moore, Miss Blanche
Dewey, Miss McKerrow, Miss Routh,
Mrs, Draper, Mrs. Cawston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Chase, Mrs. Woodhouse, Miss
Wells, Miss Vail, Miss Vawter, Mrs
Russell, Mrs. Winslow. Miss Brooks
Miss Foy, Miss Alice Jones, Miss Sallie
Miles, Misses Wright, Mrs. Teele, Mrs
Gaffey, Miss Winston, Campbell John
ston, Mrs. Dunbar, Mrs. Waring, Mrs.
Young, Mrs. Patterson, Mrs. Rhodes,
Mrs. Grassette, Mr.. and Mrs. Morrison,
Mr.. and Miss Hawley, Mrs. Kern, DR..
Mccoy and Mr.. Baker Of Riverside.
In the audience were many expert play
ers, and every good play was applauded
The preliminary and first ;round did not
produce anything above the average
and the sets in most cases were wor
rather easily. The set between Chase
and Woodhouse was the exception. L
proved to be the hottest and most ex
citing set thus far, Chase winning after
gallant struggle.
Summary: First round: Wood
house defeated Church ga, 6-3, anc
Lester beat Waring, 6-3, 6-2.
First round: A. Kinney beat For
roster, 81, 6-1; Corson defeated Lind
say, 60, 90; Cawston defeated Will
shibe, 90, Ga; Chase beat :Woodhouse
GA, 40, Ga; Lester defeated Routh
6-1, 81; Cosby defeated Moore, 90
6-S; Barry defeated Mckerrow, 81
6-2; Young defeated Garter, 6-2, 6-3.
Second round Corson beat Kinney
6-5, 81; Cawston defeated Chase, 81
6-3; Lester beat Cosby, go, 6-3. Thu
contest will be concluded this morning
Miss Shoemaker and Miss GillilanC
were the only contestants for the ladies
singles, and the latter easily carried of
the honors with score Of go, ga
Both players were heartily applaudet
during the sets. The winner is to pla.
against Miss Carter at two O'Clock thi
afternoon for the championship.
Young will in all probability carry Of
the association singles today.
A DYNAMO DIFFICULTY
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