Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-15
TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

TENNIS TOURNAMENT. It Began Well-Good Games Hut Att i tendance Small-Only One Yale Man Dropped out So Notwithstanding Match Expected Between Lee and
 Hovey.
 The Tennis tournament began yesterday under the most favorable auspices. The weather was cool and bracing, with not too much wind, and the courts, which had been rolled and brushed after the rain were in perfect condition. The games played in the morning, in the preliminary round, beginning at 10 o'clock, were as follows: Ludlow of Stevens beat Stearns of Amherst, GA, 6-2; McMullen of Columbia beat Jones of Brown, 3, GA; Rowland of Yale beat Larned of Cornell, by default; Avery of Williams beat Fish of Yale, GA, 9-7. These men were we'll matched. but Avery won the game by
 Hovey of Harvard beat Wilson of Uni versity of Pennsylvania, 6-3, 6-3. Hovey played very easily and was plainly saving himself for the finals. Hamlin of Trinity beat Jenney of Princeton, 64, GA. It is a peculiar fact, taking into consideration her size and the position she holds among the other colleges, that Princeton has never done we'll at tennis. Harvard has had Sears, Chase and Hovey, Columbia Camp bell and McMullin, Yale Knapp and Hunt ington, but Princeton has never had g player to rank with the poorest of these. Lee of the Varsity of Pennsylvania beat Mccormick of Princeton 60, GA. Lee played very easy game all through, and l it was evident that the Princeton man was out classed.
 Parker of Yale beat Reed of Amherst l two set out of the three, score 4-6, GA, ,6-2 Parker hardly got warmed up by his work I until the second set, but then easily beat his opponent. Wrenn of Harvard bea
 Anderson of Williams, 6-3, 7-5. Johnson l of Princeton beat Brown of Harvard, 6-3
 6-3. George of Brown beat Brown ot
 Dartmouth, B. 9-7. Candler of Columbi'
 beat White of Cornell by default.
 In the first round McMullen of Colum
 bia beat Ludlow of Stevens 6-3, 6-3, How land of Yale beat Smith of Williams, wht | got into the first round by drawing bye
 by default Rowland has the most phe
 nomenal luck on record. Last year h.
 drew bye and then by Campbell and Mo
 Mullen's both defaulting to him was ena
 bled to win second prize. This year h
 has beaten two men by default. He vii
 have to work, however, to secure a plac
 in the second round, as McMullen is hi
 next opponent.
 In the afternoon Hovey of Harvard bea
 Avery of Amherst 6 1, 6-1. Avery has 1 peculiar service and varies his form well
 but his service and his Lawfords were o
 but little avail against the matchless gam
 of Hovey, who would pass him on tn
 side lines whenever Avery attempted t
 play net, and thus forced him to pla
 block line when he was entirely helpless
 against Hovey's terrific smashes.
 Gunnison of Dartmouth beat Hamlin 0
 Trinity GA, GA. Gunnison was in th
 first round on a bye.
 Wrenn of Harvard beat Smith of Browr
 who drew bye, by default.
 Il Chandler of Columbia, after hard fgh
 beat Mallory, Trinity's champion, by th
 following score: 2-6, 6-3, 7-5 Mallor drew bye for the first round.
 Quite the event of the afternoon ws the well fought match between "Louie
 Parker, Yale's champion player, and Le
 the we'll known player from the 'Varsit
 of Pennsylvania. Parker has not been U to his form before this season, and an eas victory was prophesied for Lee, but Park, put up the best game he has played tn season, and three sets had to be played b fore the match was decided in Lees favo F Both played very steady game, ,characte
 ized by cool, careful placing and prolonge
 rallies than by heavy smashes and swi returns. Lee forced Parker to the bac , line, and by continual lobbing kept hi . there. Indeed, the lob is Lees stror
 point, Parker's swiftest Lawfords havir no apparent effect against Lees syster
 which somewhat resembles that of Hu tinGton's, Yale's ex-champion. Lee wi t probably be Hovey's most dangerous o r ponent, if he reaches the finals.
 In the doubles Johnson and Jenny , Princeton beat White and Larned of Go nell by default; McMullin and Candle Columbia beat the Mccormick brothers - Princeton, 6-4, 6-2. In this last gan both sides played the rub game abut u . Columbia men played together better a1 kept their opponents back, passing the on the side lines whenever they attempt' :, to play a volley game
 Sanford and Shaw of Yale beat Stear and Reed of Amherst, 6-2, 6-2. Shaw ar : his partner play brilliant game togeth and had their opponents, who put up ve weak tennis, entirely at their mercy. The attendance at the grounds yesterd. . afternoon was not very large, though mo of New Haven's best tennis players we , present.
 B TENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTER-Co LEGIATE TENNIS ASSOCIATION The tenth annual meeting of the Inte g collegiate Tennis association was held la : evening at the University club. Preside r F. H. Hovey, Harvard, presided, and u roll call showed Amherst, Cornell, Trini , and Dartmouth absent. It was voted ! exclamation to re-elect the officers of la year, viz: F. H. Hovey, president, Ha :, yard; vice president, E. P. McMilla Columbia; secretary and treasurer,J. Ho, land, Yale. The Wright & Ditson bt was re-adopted, and vote of thanks . the New Haven Lawn club for the use the grounds was adopted. It was vott 3 that the tournament should take place ne year on the same ground, if offered on u
 second Tuesday in October. The Unive
 sity of Pennsylvania will be reinstated (
 payment of back dues, and Stevens inst tute was admitted