The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-08-16
TENNIS WAKES UP.
Fall Tournament of the Hudson
Heights Association Notes.

The Executive Committee Of the Hud-
son Heights Tennis Association decided
at recent meeting TO hold its fall tour
nament en- September 10. aud to have the
finals take place on the following Satur-
day, or as soon thereafter as possible
There will be five events. namely ladies'
singles and doubles, mixed doubles and
gentlemen's singles and doubles. No
game will be played unless there are at
least three entries. Each club will be al
lowed one entry in each event. The en-
tries will close on Saturday, September
H. Handsome prizes will be given to the
winners. The members are working TO
increase the interest IN tennis among
players on the Heights, but this is an up
hill job.
The association is composed principally
Of players north of the Paterson plank
road
A number OF match games were recent
~ played on the ashpalt court of the G.
G. Tennis Club in West Hoboken.
Mr.. Bates of this city defeated DIR. o.
Weigand of Snake Hill. Z to and to
Mr.. g. Chause of Hoboken won from E..
Wright of New York by to and to A.
The final round in ladies' double resulted
in victory for Misses Bates and Lizzie
Weigand, against Clara Beaver ana Lena
Weigand, by to 6 to and to 5. The
games We're witnessed by large number
of interested spectators.
From all parts of the State come re-
ports of most successful tournaments,
but SILL the Jersey Cities leave their rae
quets IN their cases and do nothing. Play
ers who cannot equal some of the young
ladies and gentlemen on the Heights en-
ter into match games and make excellent
scores, and thus encourage amateurs, but
Jersey City tennis players are apparently
devoid of ambition. A number of the
various clubs on the Heights. however.
promise that match games will be played
during September when it becomes
cooler.
Ex-Champion of the World Tom Petit
recently defeated Harry Boakes, the
Canadian champion, at Newport by
scores of TO A. Z to 5, 6 to 8. The match
summer residents.
Petit gave Boakes half thirty and
bisQue and barred his underhaud service.
Petit and Boakes came to New York in
October to play Robert Moore and Albert
right of New York for the professional
qou pie racquet championship of the
j United States ana Canada
An amateur handicap game at Newport
for cup given by Center Hitchcock is
attracting great interest. Hotel guests
have entered into the contest with great
zeal.
lHe H1On annual tennis tournament for
the Mossley Hall challenge cup com
menced at Bar Harbor last Tuesday.
| Such players as w. X Fowler, Il. II !.
Hovey, the intercoileg late champion: r..
| G. Sands, r. L. Beckman, G. e. b. Nit.
| cheH and A. Brooks have entered the
/ contest.
E L. Hall and f. R. Hovey were gifted
against each other. The abilities of these
| men are known and rs was expected a
close match was necessary to decide the
| winner.
Both men played carefully and they
/ ran even until three alp was reached
| HoveY then let himself out and with ter,
| rifle serving and hard smashing won
/ three games.
Hovey continued his rapid gait in the
second set and before Hall was aware oil
it he had won four games Hall took the
| nth game by careful PLAYING, but Hoyey
ran OH the next two and won the set.
/ After rest of seven minutes play be-
| gan again. Hovey breathed hard ant
hit the balls very short. while Hall was
! cool aud collected and rarely put a bal
outside the lines or into the nets Hal
won this set. The next set went to Hall
Hoyey was winded and played short.
The most intense excitement prevailed
when the men came forward for the de
| Gliding set Hovey was too exhausted 1,
l play his smashing game and Hill con
| tented himself with playing the ball OF
his opponents back hand. hall wol
first place In the tournament
CR0cKERY SMASHING AT CLAgEM0NT.
5000 ,..;.. x~a..t.