New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15
LOCAL TENNIS CLUBS
PLAYERS AT WORK NEAR HOME.
LIVELY SEASON STARTED IN NEw-YoRK!

The lawn tennis season in Brooklyn and NewYork
is now fully under way. All tho local clubs nave
thrown open their courts, and their members aror
almost all practising hard for the many club and
open tournaments which have been scheduled for the
spring and early summer The first OF the local clubs
open its courts for play this season was the Lenox
Tennis Club, OF Harlem. This organization mas -FOUR
earth courts at One hundred and twenty thrdst and
81. Nicholas-ave and about forty members. among
them being several players OF considerable local
reputation Early in March, these courts were gotten
into condition and the members began playing on
them. Since then they have been steadily improved
until now they are in the best Of condition. Tho
second annual handicap tournament OF the Manhattan
Tennis Association Is I'm progress at this club.
The courts Of the Fifth Avenue Tennis Club, at
One hundred and twenty seventlst. and fifth-ave,
were opened two weeks later, and those OF the Ariel
Tennis Club at One-lalndred and thirty ffth-st. and
st. Ann's-ave about the same time. These three
clubs form the Manhattan Tennis Association whose
matches which will be played with the Enghsh
point system Of scoring. form one Of the features
~ the spring season The Manhattan Athletic
Tennis Club admitted to this association al q
recent meeting Of the executive cOmniuee'
and has entered a number OF It's prayers IN
the spring tournament OF the associauoh'
There are among the Manhattan Athletic Clubs
tennis playing members, number OF crack pihsers'
The club claims in its membership list o. 5. Campbell,
champlon Of America; A. +. Wright an old-time ex'
pert: r. d. stevens, Of Hoboken, and many lesser
lights among them being a. Is. Ripley Walter D. Rchys
~ A. Campbell Harry l.. Bloomfield and F. X sadller.
The addition OF the NJ. A. {. Will greatly strengthen
the membership of the Manhattan Tennis Association.
In Brooklyn there Is league Of tennis clubs similar
to the Manhattan T. A. The Intercub Lawn Tennis
League Of Kings County numbers among Its members
the Atiora Kings County and Brooklyn tennis Clubs
tho Knckerbocer Field Club and the Crescent Athletic
Club. The officers Of this association are President,
j. s. Jones, OF the Altlora T. C.; vice1presdent DIR.
W. " Frazier OF the Kings County l.. T. C.; secretary
f. W. Reese, KnckerbOcker +. C.. treasurer, Dr. W. AZ
Griffith Brooklyn T. C. The executive committee con-
siss OF the board Of officers and John Rollins. Atiora
T. c.; W. X. Van OLinda, Kings County L. 7. c.;
T.. II. Lott Knckerbocker +. c.; {. f. Mcmahon,
Brooklyn r. c., and two representatives from tho
Crescent Athletic Club yet to be selected This league
like the Manhattan r. A., organized last season
and offered silver club championship trophies for mems
singles and doubles. This it will add ladies'
singles and doubles to the list, and has bought club
championship trophies for these contests as well.
The mems cups last year were both won by tho
Brooklyn Tennis Club. In the singles, A. 5. Merriam
carried Oft the prize for his club, and in the doubles
G. f. Mcmahon and A. S. Merriam were victorious.
Each Of these cups must be three times mot nees
sary in succcsson by the representatives Of one club
before it becomes the property of that organization
The interclub tournament will begin this year on Juno
4. and Several Of the clubs already busy deciding
by matches upon their representatives In these Matches
Each club has two representatives in each class.
The Brooklyn Tennis Club, whose courts in Pulaski
ST. near ThOOpave. already in splendid condition,
numbers among its membership several expert players.
A. s. Merriam and r. L. Russell. two young members
at the Polytechnic Institute both play remarkably
strong game, the former being slightly the better Of
the two. Burdette O'COnnor a weknown covered
court player is also among the best players In the
club, which IS also strengthened by Lloyd Teft.
DR.. W. A. Griffith c. E. Mcmahon and o. n. schmitt.
They arc however weak in female players, and though
they stand excellent chances Of again winning the
mems cups the trophies for the will probably
60 to one Of the other clubs. The officers OF the
Brooklyn Tennis Club, who were recently elected for
the coming year, President DIR. W. a. Griffith;
vice president, c. +. Mcmahon: secretary, o. n.
Schmitt treasurer, A. n. stafford; and executive COM
mittee, the above officers and Il. W. cambridge, A. >.
Merriam and f. ". Burr.
The formal opening Of the took place yester-
day. when a scratch tournament for mems singles
contested. In the week after next, the matches 10
select representatives for the interclub contests will
be played, and May IS and 80 will be held the
annual spring handicap tournament Of the club Mems
singles and doubles and ladies' singles and doubles
will be PLAYED Dr. Griffith has been selected 70 handi-
cap the entries.
In New Jersey there is a third interclub league,
similar 10 the Brooklyn and New-York organizations.
1t was last known the Intertown Lawn
Tennis League OF New-Jersey. There has been some
difficulty in reorganizng this organization this spring,
bnt II is expected that II will be fully under way In
few weeks The Hohokus Valley slade and Passaic
tennis clubs and the Ortanl Field Club will probably
compose its membership, and among the members In
these clubs there number or strong
players. a plan has been suggested and VIII
probably be carried into effect, TO arrange
for a meeting between the best players I'm these three
Leagues next fall The results would surely be inter-
lie .Lad
feasible. II IS probable that Ii VIII be carried into
effect
The IIohokus Valley Tennis Club, one 81 the most
prominent members D. the New-Jersey League. re-
Gently elected its officers for this season as follows:
President Henry :. Patcn; treasurer. j. Bodies smith.
secretary. stephen W. Orne board OF governors L. r.
Brane, j. Bodies smith and H. . Patten.
A new tennis club has been formed in Harlem 10
be known the Hamilton Tennis Club Grounds have
been by the members one hundred and
thirdst. Hamilton Place, which four handsome
earth courts have been laid and recently opened
The officers elected for the year are President Pani
Hapin vice president Eugene X. McEnr)e; treasurer,
Andrew Toomey; captain, Edmond Burke; bosrd OK
management. above officers ana Miss Hannah Halpin
and rhoma, TUomey
The Harlem Tennis Club, which formed last
spring with grounds al hundred and twenty sixth
St. and Lenox-ave.. lat out three fine earth courts
last spring AT an expense Of 1900. During the
winter Just pis sed these sank badly. that men have
been wording for several weeks this spring getting
them into condition for play. large amount OK
loan has had be added raise them to - height at
which they will properly drain.
That the TWO biz athletic clubs-the Manhattan and
NewN ork-wil devote considerable attention TO tennis
this season pretty well settled already.
Al Travers Island two turf and two earth courts
have been gotten into condition and the members have
begun practising In earnest. In the coming week the
new earth courts which being built at Manhattan
Field under the dissection OF The clubs trainer JIM
Robinson. will probably be opened 10 the members OF
The tennis department Of the club. Harry L.
Eloomied hct, been elected tennis director for this
YEAR and he promises to boom the sport among tho
NJ A. c. members the year
The Young Mems Christian Association. In both
New-York and Brooklyn, has among Its members
many lovers OF tennis. The New York branch has