Telegram-herald., 1891-06-21


A tennis ball Is as sensitive To a tw st
as "tD sslsn" on billiard ball; Yet the
strongest players depend more On
speedy straight balls. Well placed.
Ii must have been ten years ago that
the game MAS first played n Grand
Rapids. at Mrs. NJ. y. Aldrieh's court
on Coilege-aye. Charles b. BLAIR, \
Harvard man. was one OF the reeog-
nized devotess of the game AZ that
time. Charles MeQuewsn. Mrs. John
Patton, Jr.. Miss Gilbert, Miss Aldrlch
and Mrs. Lieut.. Bake were often seen
welding their racQuets. and they
played many an exciting set. A re-
yiyal OF interest took place about five
Years ago and il has been hummIng
ever since. y. l.. Ayery's court on JET
ferson-ave., suffered good many Of
tie consequences. The
Entire Nous and sans souci
clab. developed. u. RI. Waters ele-
CANT turf court. on FultOn-st., was the
favored one of the Entire Nous party.
and Miss Anna Waters Mas counted one
OF the most skillful of the ladies. A
clay court takes the place of the turf
court nowadays. Among the Sans
WOnderly, Maud Whitney, Julia Haw-
kIns, May Robinson, Louise Barnhart,
Francis Hentig, Bern Hazeltine, Ed
and John Avery, Morton Fitz Smith,
Charles Mcdowell. George and John
HOLSTER. II. J. HOLSTERS court. on
Fountainst., was the scene of many OF
q Ell struggles. The Feu Toilet was
another of the leading tennis
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| holds meeting for adoption OF
constitution and bylaws the coming
week. They possess two clay courts,
and number about sixty members.
Among the skiliful players of today,
are Ralph Widdicomb with his swift
overland serve, James Crosby, who
developed his careful placing game al
| Ann Arbor, "Dick" Smith, who plays a
very foxy game, with frequent pop ups
George HOLSTER is one of the skllful
ones. His service IS swift and he covers
a good deal Of ground. He ia expert
at the volley. Last year ne captured
the prize at the Boston Latin school
Clay HOLSTER is an expert also
John McQuewan and Charles Leets
used TO be closely matched, and Robt
Barnard played an aggressive game. Ol
| the ladies, Misses Mable Waters and
Gertrude Cody versus Frances Hentig
and Myra Wonderly meant close, vel
played game.
At j. ID. Utley's court on Cherry-st.
Ben Robinson, Wood Beal, Harry Wor.
den and others are developing strong
games. All the 1900 remember the
tournament of the Sans Souci. More
especially they will remember
The lawn Party That Resulted
Dancing on the canvassed court-all in
| all 1t was one of the events of the sea
son. All the tennis clubs were repre-
sented, and over two hundred invita-
tons were gwen. A glance at the
names of q few of those who play and
have played the game on Grand Rapid:
courts will show 10 what an extent the
game has claimed "a local habltation.'
Among the following ones there are
many who are or have been expert
Misses Emily Morgan. Kate Bonnell
Preusser, Covode. Mabcn, Chaniplin
Heath, Ella McQuewan. Helen Put,
nam, Helen Shepherd, julia Cobb, Lens
| Remington, Flora Moore, Jennie Free
man, Florence Dekratft. Belknap
| Brown. Lliey, Ada Hunt. and Messrs
! korl, Hunting, Agnew, Ierex, VIM
Alden Smith, Wurzhurg. Campbell
SIatt, West, Belknap. Freeman, Nc
Coy. Aldrick, Forb1sh, Hanchett
Rathhone, Marshall, DeKratft, Barn
hart. Barnett. Whitney, Seymour, Cobb
| Bonuell, Gum. Granger, Pierce
Waters. etc, al hbitum, ad infnitum
ad endum.
The State tennis tournament at De
troit next month is attracting a grea
deal of local attention. For severa
years the names of James Angel, o.
Ann Arbor. George Codd and Charlie
Miller, OF Detroit, have appeared as thu
winners, but owing To the general devei
opment Of skill in other parts of thu
State, change may be expected.