Telegram-herald., 1890-08-18

eral Others that followed it. was rather
local in character. The Staten Island
Tennis aud Base Ball Club. in 1850,
threw open rs gates for an open tourna-
meat for tho whole United States. This
was in reality the first public cham
pi0nship tournament In this country.
Other tournaments followed. from which
ft soon became manifest that a National
body was necessary which would estab-
lish Uniform rules for playing. The
representatives. OF thirty clubs met in
THIS city in tsSI and formed the United
St1tes National Lawn Tennis Associa-
tion. which makes the rules and settles
al disputes concerning the champion
ship Games. The present officers Of the
assCc N are: President. Joseph s.
Clark. Young American Cricket Club.
Philadelphia, Pa: Vice-President. H.
" Slocum. Jr.. St. Georges Cricket Club,
brooklyn. n. Y; Sccre +ary, Valentine
g. Hall, Edgewood Lawn Tennis Club:
Treasurrr. Howard A. Taylor, Country
Club OF Westchester Comfy; Executive
Committee. r. D. Sears. James Dwight,
Joseph Whitslesey, Is. II. Outerbridge,
C. z SUckuey
The clubs which are members OF the
Assoc1ati are distributed as follows;
New York CITY, 30; Philadelphia, Z;
Chicago. 8; Brooklyn. 2, Boston. ?; New
Haven Q. ard one each in Bridgeport
Conn; Buffalo San Francisco. Chey-
ennc " T.: Colorado Springs. Wash
tnxton, Mount Vernon. y. Y; Danburv,
Conn. Dayton. o; Morrist0wn, y. J. /;
New Hamburg. \. Y; Orange. y. J. :
.East Orange, y. J.. Cold Springs on tho
Hudson. " T.. Pittsburgh Portland,
Albany. Rochester, Springfield. Mass ;
st Augustine. Fla; Summit y. J.:
Taunton. Mass; Hasttor1. Conn; Water
bury. Conn. ST. Paul. Wilmington,
Dol. Providence. T. l.; Flushing. l. T.;
Cambridge, Mass RidrewoOd. " J. (:
Ienox. Mass, Troy n. Y; South
Hampton. n Y. Newport r l.; Pas
ssic, ~ T.. Wi1chestev, Mass.
The fsvorite public tennis ground FOR
New Workers is the North Meadow in
Central PARK Here daily gather crowds
CT players. each armed with a racket
and a permit from ths superintendent
81 public parks This season /. t04 per-
mics have been issued. The upper
grounds" asit is called. has uinety-soven
double courts and seven single courts
The slower grounds" has twenty-sevpn n
doubie snd f0e synrls courts The up-
per grounds Is tbe favorits place Tor
tourramenes. and is visited By such
clubs as the Pastines, Ariinrtons.
- r. Bs Galaxy. Alpha. Beta
T7siton. Arxuila. Lenox HlI Ruther.
fcr1. Llbe-tv. A. a. :. s. ard Zehrowsxi.
SaeurdaT afternoons the lawn e
studded with courts. and match games
between the crack players sre always
on hani Among he lady players Mss
Nuriel Robinson is leader. Mss Rob
fnscn is a constant player. and has be-
ecrn such a favorfta with everT one
that she is permitted to keep her
ground and locxe- from season 70 sea-
scn-
An,crr tbe other lady rlsvers Who ara
never allowed 20 sis tile waiting for a
rare are. Misses Adele ". Arnold r
WHITING. Lillian Y Leach. r. sock.
tsrace ri Pend. Helen Vessels Birt
Leavv. Clara livingston. Alice Wen,
Minnie WeiL Grace Wcinor. Fl Coed
mar. Ka5a Manson ard F. ~ Henry
The gentlemen riaTnrs who are said
t- vie3 the tat with special texteri .
ares Nessrs G. rfvin-ston. Theodore
Iserfi H Hrnsar. Charles Triaer,
~ kr,n g. feerr Uen~T Chae-
-s,. tsacr Moran. 81 Harvey AIhers
Hat,h. g L Harvey. Sqalre, salli7aa-