Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-04
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT
That VIII Detesntne the southern Ch>x
pionship on the 18th Instant.


That VIII Det~rnine the Southern Chan
picnship on the 18th Instant.
The following announcement has been made
BY the committee in charge Of the tennis
tournament for the southern championship,
which will be held on the courts os.the Bachelor
Club on the 18th instant
The fourth annual open lawn tennis tourus-
ment for the championship Of the south. sim
giles will be beld on the courts Of the Bachelors
| Lawn Tennis Club Of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association, Washington, ID. C,
May Is. 1891.
Prizes will be offered IN the following events:
eKNTLENES's SINGLES.
"Al comers'" prize. Suitable FIRST prize
''Runner-up" gets second prize. The winner
will be called upon 10 play Mr.. A. E. Wright,
the present champion Of the south. The con-
ditions are that the championship trophy must
be won three times TO become the absolute
property Of the winner. Entrance fee, s2.So.
aESrLENrS's DOUBLES
Suitable first prizes will be offered. the ''run-
| ner-up" getting second prize. Entrance, ~
Consolation prize-open 10 all beaten in..arst
match in singles.
Non-winners prize-open TO all who have
never won n prize.
Referee-Mr. q. s. Campbell will act 90 ref
cree during the tournament
| Matches will be best two out OF three sets
finals three out Of five. All vantage sets.
Games will be played under the rules OF the
United States National Lawn Tennis Associs-
ton. Play will begin promptly every day al 9
pm. Entries close Wednesday, May Is, 1891,
ana should be sent, with fee, TO Thos- p.
Borden.
| Committee: Sinclair b. sheibley. Thos. p.
Borden, W. p. MetcaH and Jules P. wooseu-
THE HANDSOME PRIZES
The prizes, which are very handsome. are on
exhibition in the windows OF Harris a Shsfer.
The first prize in open doubles are two hand
some berry bowls, solid silver lined with
gold and elegantly chased. Silver-backed hair
| brushes will be awarded TO the winners Of the
| ''runner-up" prize in open doubles. The first
prize in open singles is a silver berry bowl and
| ladle, which Is fine specimen Of the silver
| smiths skill. For the ''runner-up" prize IN
| open singles an elegant rosewood game box,
| tipped with brass and supplied with all the
| accessories.
Prizes will be offered open only 10 District
players who have not in the open tournament
been beaten by District player. The first
prize in doubles is two silver gold-lined bon
bon boxes. For the second prize. silver
handled silk umbrellas are offered. In singles
| the first prize is handsome silver and leather
travelling flask and the second prize Is field
and opera glass prize. In addition
there will be consolation prize
and a non-winner's prize. These prizes
more costly than those offered at the open
tournament held last fall, and are considered
| to be handsomer. The players last year agreed
| that the prizes offered were ~ fine any that
they had ever seen, the only exception being
the prizes offered at the Newport tournaments
| PROMINENT PLAYERS ENTERED.
The committee have already received entries
for a number of prominent players throughout
the country, and it is expected that the leading
experts in tennis will be well represented.
Among those who are expected may be men,
toned Mr.. o. s. Campbell, the present cham
pion of the United States; b. Spalding de Gar
mendia, the present champion in racquets; A.
! E. Wright, who holds the championship 81 the
champions in doubles in this country;
Carroll j. Post jr., who won the
open tournament in singles held here in 1889;
| Mason +. Prosser, who, with Post. won the open
tournament in doubles held here in 1883; Z. A
Thompson and Il. V. Beach, the winners of the
| championship in doubles in the open tourna-
ment held In this city last fall, and A. H. H.
Post Of Baltimore, the champion OF the South
ern Lawn Tennis Association. IL is expected
that some twenty of the District players win
enter the tournament.
THE couRTs IN GOOD CONDITION.
The courts of the Bachelor Club. where the
tournament will be held, are in first-class con-
ditiou. In fact, il is said that they have never
been in better shape than they are this season.
The committee expect that their efforts 10 have
a tennis tournament which shall be hrst-class
in every respect viii receive the support of the
lovers Of the game in this city and they there
fore predict q large attendance.