The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-28
WITH THE TENNIS CLUBS
The Carterets Will Make August a
Lively Month.

For the first time during the past week
the grounds of the Carteret Lawn Tennis
Club, at Calteret and Arlington avenues,
were occupied Yesterday afternoon. The
weather of the past week has been
against the sport and the high winds Of
yesterday drove the players home after an
hours practice.
The Misses Collard, of Harrison ave-
nue.. and several young lady friends from
New York, practiced yesterday afternoon
aud received points from Mr.. Andrew
Kennedy, the most expert member in the
club. Mr.. Kennedy is now the champion
of the Heights, having won with appar-
ent ease series OF games from the cham
pion OF last year, Howard E. Hall
MIR. Kennedy,s friends are endeavoring
to arrange a series OF games with Mr..
Hall, to be played during the month OF
August Mr. Hall has signitied his will
ingness to meet the champion, aud an in--
teresting contest niay be expected. Mr..
Hall boasts of an excellent court adjoin-
ing his home, and can be seen practicing
there every evening.
Misses Edith aud Agnes Collard are ac-
knowledged to be the most expert lady
players in the Carteret Club. Mr.. Lee
Clements, another member of the club,
has improved his playing wonderfully
within the past month and his friends
are endeavoring 10 arrange match with
Howard Hail. Ii Mr.. Clements defeats
Hall q match will be arranged with
Kennedy.
The members of the Carteret Club have
been inactive so far this season, but the
prospects vare that they will have match
games almost daily during the month of
August. A medal for the best lady
player will be contested for in August.
A move is on foot in the X. I. X. or
l Carfaraf (tlt1 h IN hold q lawn mar tv Ia rha
month OF Jaly.
General Tennis Notes.
President e. j. Dusei, Of the Pearsall
Tennis Club, is endeavoring to arrange a
series of games between three members
of his club and the Jersey City Racquet
Club The grounds of the former are in
excellent condition, but are seldom used,
save by Vice President Ii. Bartlett and
Treasurer S. McAneny.
A lawn party is to be held on the
grounds of the Pearsall Clue on the
evening of July A A grand display of
fireworks will be witnessed. The mem
bersbip OF this club Is rapidly increasing
Vita view TO reviving interest in ten
mis- the officers of the Crescent Club, on
the Heights, have decided TO hold a lawn
tennis party on the grounds and then get
as many of the mem bers as possible
to sign an agreement to appear on the
| grounds every Thursday and Saturday
afternoon. The officers are of the opin-
! ion that this scheme win prove success
| full. Interest In the sport is waning in
the club, and it is feared that the club
| will go to pieces unless something is
| done in the way of a revival.
| 1t is the intention OF the officers of the
! Crescent Club to hold social meetings
| weekly and bring the members together
ana arrange for games in August.
The grounds OF the Jersey City Racquet
| Club have been deserted this Week Sec
rotary Walter Muirheid accounted for the
| inactivity by stating that the majority of
| the members who indulge in the sport are
| out Of town. About the only member OF
| the club who can be seen on the grounds
| is the renowned Billy" Speer.
Another expert player of this club is
| Sam Dickinson. Rumor has it that a
| match is be played on July 4 between
| Dickinso and Speer. The contest, IL Is
| said,is for Il handsome scarf, to be present
| ed by several lady admirers of the club to
| the winner. Speer is confident of victory
| The members OF the Tabernacle Tennis
| Club have not played at all this week. A
number of the players went on the moon
| light excursion last week gwen by the
| Young Peoples Society OF Christian En-
| deavoT, and have hot MS yet recovered
| from it's demoralizing effects.
| Leon Schermerhorn of The Jersey City
| Athletic Club is endeavoriug to organize
a lawn tennis division in the club. About
! fifteen gentlemen have signified theiI
| Willingness to join the division.
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