Los Angeles herald., 1891-08-25
TENNIS TOPICS.
THE COMING ANNUAL TOURNA.
MENT AT SANTA MONICA.
The Rules and Regulations Governing
the Contests-Points Of Interest to All
Tennis Players in Southern California,

The Southern California Lawn Tennis
association, composed of clubs from Los
Angeles, Pasadena, Riverside, Pomona,
Santa Monica. Brookehurst and Alham-
bra, has decided to hold its annual
tournament at Santa Monica, on the
new courts just completed at the Casino,
on August 3lst and following days.
The courts will be in first-class condi-
ton, and as the prize fund this year is
exceptionally large, there is every pros
pect OF this years tournament being the
most successful Of the series, in regard
to both players and spectators. Any
reputable club is eligible to member
ship in the association, and any applica-
ton forwarded to the secretary will re-
ceive prompt attention by the executive
committee. At its meeting held July
10th, the executive committee appointed
Messrs. Waring, Lester and Cawston as
tournament committee, to have full
charge of all affairs connected with the
tournament, and the following rules
have been adopted by them:
l. The tournament shall be governed
by the rules adopted by the United
States National Lawn Tennis associa-
ton.
2. Play will begin Monday, August
3lst, and each day thereafter at 8 a. M,
continuing until IL M, and from 80
until 80 p. m. No play will be al
lowed during the luncheon hour, except
in the case of set which may be going
on when the bell rings, in which case
the players will be allowed to finish the
set.
8. The events and order of playing
are: Open singles, open doubles, ladies'
doubles, association singles, ladies'
singles, association doubles, mixed
doubles, handicap singles, handicap
doubles, ladies' handicap singles.
4. The events, except open singles
and doubles, are open only to members
of clubs that are subscribers to the asso-
citation. No player is eligible to enter
for any of the association events who
has not resided in Southern California
six months prior to the date of holding
the tournament. Each pair competing
in the association doubles must be bona
fide members of the same club.
5. No one is eligible to play in the
association events whose name is not in
the list furnished the secretary of the
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each person shall first have entered for
and shall have paid an entrance fee of
fifty cents for each event.
The time of closing the entries for
each event will be posted on the bulle-
tin board from day to day.
6. All matches except finals will be
played best two sets in three; finals,
hoof th in, f. IoHioot cInulQa
and ladies' doubles, which will be best
two in three.
7. Players may be called upon by the
committee to play at any time during
the hours mentioned above. If not
present when thus called upon, they
will lose the match by default.
No players will be defaulted until af-
ter IL a. m. on the first day.
s. All matters in controversy shall
be referred to the tournament commit
tee, decision Of the majority of which
shall be final.
8. In all events the "runner-up"
shall receive the second prize.
Entries for the first event of the tour
nament, open singles, will close on Sat
urday evening, August 9th, at 8 O'Clock.
Names with the necessary fee may be
sent to Edwin Cawston, assistant secre
tary of the Southern California Lawn
Tennis association, Santa Monica.
10. The winners OF the open singles
and the open doubles will be barred
from the association singles and associa.
ton doubles.
The annual meeting of the association
will take place at the Arcadia hotel,
Santa Monica, Monday, August 31st, at
$3.50 p. m.
For further particulars address Mr..
E. Cawston, the assistant secretary at
Santa Monica, who will give all further
information required.