The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-19
COURT AND RACQUET.
What Tennis Players Find to Talk
About-Eew and Old Clubs
Members Who Do
Not Play.

The Pearsall Lawn Tennis Club of
Greenville wiz hold a tournament on the
PearsaIl avenue courts next Saturday af-
ternoon. Messrs. Dusel and Walker. the
champions Of the club, have entered. and
some good playing will be the result
The Franklin Lawn Tennis Club Of La
fayette met last Friday evening at the
residence of Miss Hattie Spencer, on Pa
cific avenu e. Misses Annie Spencer aud
Jessie Mackavoy and Messrs. John Lynn
and Harry Crossley were elected to menu
bershfp. The club now has a member
ship of thirty-five and comfortable bal
ance in the treasury. The courts on Com
munipaw avenue have been put in con-
diti0n. and almost every afternoon the
members can be seen playing the popu lar
game.
The Danforth Tennis Club has erected
q liberty pole on the courts on DanEorth
avenue. a large American ensign has
been purchased and will be swung to the
breeze on every fair day.
Ihe Avenue E Lawn Tennis Club has
several courts on Avenue L, adjoining
the residence of Mr. w Kay. The menu
hers who have signed the roll are:-
Misses Annie and Sarah Thore, Edith
Perry. Edith Kay and Annie Cambrelerg,
and Messrs. J.. Bancker, J. Perry, W
Kay. w. Perry and J. Clayton. Officers
will be elected at the next meeting.
Mr. Ernest Hopkins has been elected
member Of thu Bergen Lawn Tennis
Club.
The Lafayette Lawn Tennis Club will
hold an open tournament on the Pacific
avenue courts next Saturday. Miss Ada
Brown has been elected corresponding
secretary, to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Miss Annie Mabie.
The lFDton 0anTfe fsIfvh xro a
organized on Thursday evening. at the
residence OF Miss Hattie Mitchell, on
Bergen avenue, with the following Off
ceES:-Presidens Prank Gray; Vice
President, George Blake; Secretary. Hat
tie Mitchell; Corresponding Secretary,
William Green. and Treasurer. jaime 5
Smith. Thirty members signed the roll,
aud the success of the club seems assured.
Grounds for courts will be secured on
Bergen avenue In few days
The midsummer tournament under the
auspices OF The Jersey City Tennis Club,
which was held on the club grounds, adj
Joining the Bergen Reformed Church. on
Bergen avenue, was such q success
socially that another is to be arranged to
be played during September Brilliant
plays, which won applause from the en-
Ehusiastic young ladies present, were
made by E. Ferris, E. Mclaughlin. A. j.
Post, George Filder. Jr., Wesley Negus,
~ Girls, W. u GoSt, H. EFaftS ana Mr..
nj orris.
Mr.. A J. Post. of the Jersey City
Lawn Tennis Club, entered the Mont
clair tournament and in the gentlem en- s
singles defeated r. A. Miles of the
Orange Tennis Club When competing
with The professional players, however,
Post was defeated. He played q good
game and received the congratulations of
his friends.
Fred. II. Hovery. the intercollegiate
champion. has won the New YORK State
trophey. Hovery defeated Champion E.
l.. Hal, Of the South, at Saratoga in one
Of the most scientific exhibitions seen thi S
year. The game was witnessed by nearly
one thousand people.
The national tennis tournament will be
held at Newport this year, opening
August II.
A party of about thirty, composed of
members of the various tennis clubs on
the Heights. we're at Montclair on Friday
10 witness the semi-fiHal match in the
gentlemen's singles between S. G. Milletr,
OF the New York Tennis Club, and r. II.
Mallory, Of Trinity College The match
was Won by Millett after three exciting
sets. This victory gives him place in
the hnnls, and yesterday he played
against II. A Larnci for first prize. The
game was greatly enjoyed by the Jersey
citizens.