The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-26
A ROSY OUTLOOK FOR TENNIS
INCREASING INTEREST IN THE GAME
IN THIS COUNTRY AND ENGLAND.
SHARP Playing for tho Kirgs County Chan
piouship-New York and New Jersey
Players Tussiing for Honors-StrugEIe
LII axsl

Players Tussiipg for Honors-StrugEit
for Irish supre mscy-Events to Come.
For many yenrs past thcre have not boen &C
bright hopes for lawn tennis ms have been
shown thus far this season. In local circles is
this especially true. for number OF new clubs
bnve been started. and old md new alike are
planning for an active season. The list OF tx
lures. both official and local. is being added to
almost daily. In Brooklyn the opening cham
pionship matches OF tho 1ntcr.cub Lawn
Tennis League OF Kings County are be-
Ing contested in the various courts in the as
sociation every Saturday afternoon. and each
OF tho clubs is making preparations for tho
club tournaments to come.
The Manhattan Tennis Association OF New
g, York Clubs has just brought to q successful
cloae its opening handicap tournament. while
over in New Jersey tho club championship
matches OF the Inter-town Tennis League Of
Northern New Jersey arc now fully under way.
On tho Orange courts. aud those OF several
other Now Jersey clubs. mcmbers' tourna-
monts are now In progress and others are be-
ing planned for the near future. At staten
Island. once the home OF tennis in this local
ity. the interest does not 81, seem 81, to 10 So
place OF holding the championship Of tho
Fast at doubles has had some effect.
Tennis clubs. and staten Island Cricket Club.
there has been some PLAYING thu year. and tho
rahsy WI sSn Is qy that ahn"r Tay GI ire
largo athletic clubs. such as tho Manhattan.
Now York. and New Jersey have shawn more
nia Association; the New York a. {. have Just
Mhio The Now c jersey "G" vii hold MEM
bcrs' Tournament on July 4. in conjunction
with their carnival OF sports, o,o. .,o
tennis season is MI eady under way. Tn. an
pual tournament for, the championship of Ire,
close. and the. contests iSr til" championship
Of All England are set for, thee, weekEs,o of Juno
~ Singles nsy we're ~ o on I Ia ,f n
famed courts OF the Fhzwillam Club. in Dub
lin. In the gontiemen's singles there we're no
larlon H #rlsht .G.oI },lnss tDSsd
; HssHs MILF hs snh n wH
Lewis. the holder, of tho Irish championship. u
few days before the event. and was forced to
player. Miler,nnd Billings also de laultcd. but
Wright played and was beaten in the first
At the conclusion Of the round two English
men and two Irishmen-W. Baddeley. the
S EnEnnd q stHtf een9ss
for the handsome silver challenge cup valued
baddelcy by ioss d4 irS Sau u 'U and REM REM
shaw, beat PIN, 81. 81, 3-6.. 60. In this
match the eX-cnRnplOn plAyeu IN MS Outline
shows. The following day Renshaw defeated
Stoker in tho final round by ST. U-3. I'll.
:. An immense gath ering surrounded the court
the day the championship match was contested.
Lewis began playing ut q terrific pace. On the
lirst. and Lewis soon secured a commenting
lead ofthe SCI. (which he won by6-l, In the sec.
ond set Renshaw braced up considerably and
won by "a. From this point on the ex cham
zion OF England played almost perfect, tennis.
He won the thru and fourth sets. allowing
vas; Ernest Renshaw. challenger. beat i. ".
Lewis. holder by l-U. Ga. 6-3. G-3. Rem
TSa EeR Rs II the 49, a
year that tenshaw has won the Irish cham
PtsH7sh and hss former victories being in 1885,
In the gentlemen's doubles. a great surprise
Tss IN sdoEe for Ms the for
Fame during the tn,rna mann amE fimpfrD
hrst prize BY defeating the English champions.
the Baddeley brothers. in the final round
by three straight sets 81. Sc: g. The
sse ahssnss ~ hd ans
which Lewis exhausted himself greatly. some
What tie 2Iss d"n hs syts and Miss
Martin carried of the championship by win
ping in the final round from 4. bod and Miss
sinSies resulted in victory for Miss 0 M IaqtH
Who defeated tho ex-champion Of England.
Mis- s.sss 10a in the second roHnd 6y .hs close
Miss bod and Miss stedman Won Il1''' O'0''e'
Not for many years has America been so we'll
o. = Campbell is in England and will i'a remain
until after tho English CHAMPIONSHIPS. In the
S Ssnsss he T nxy py with E Ms
and Marion R Wright are also on the other
efd s and viii! probably play at Wimbledon:
tennis should not suffer.
. Commeneing on Wednesday, June 30. tho
Orange Lawn TanniS bpl hair
Middle States at Montrose station. This event
George Cricket Club but as they did not care
% continue 1t this spring. and the challenge
G BY care Msw
Hobart. the Orange club decided to lot the lat
ter title die out and hold the Middle states
however. the New Jersey Challenge Cup has
not yet been lost to competition. though it |
holds the title. having won it two years in sue.
esssion. and unless she is beaten this summer
rssopa Of tRs SR cG sats
Vas first offered in 1881. and Won by y" T. l..
EA &s Hs2 %9n wdn p tis cham ps5
shir. but tho following year was beaten by
Hl Il ~ is Tay!pr who successfully defended
Europe at tho time it was, played for. and de.
iaulted to Charles I. sands. who had won tho |
fore. next week vii! he required to play sands |
( ths cup, Gentlemen's doubles and mixed
e best two In three sets. except in the final |
rounds OF the gcntlemen's events. which will |
~ boet three In five sets. Entries close to- |
morrow with \. a. Griffin. Secretary. 5O Wall |
street. New York city. and must DO accom-
panied by fec OF 81 Tor singles and 81 u
The first annual open tournament OF tho |
Ampersand Tennis Club will 10 held on the |
saranac Lake, on July ]. .. ana !. This tour
nament was schedued 10y the Executive Com |
nittee OF the u. $. n. L. II. A. for the week |
beginning June ~, Tho events viii be gentle. |
mons singles and Doubles and mixed dOu les. |
g which first prizes will be given to the value |
S55. Play vii! commence each morning Mt |
1880 o'clock: Entrie, close on June 30 with |
jooTge SHEPARD. ,secreinry. Hotel Amprr;
20 81 for singles and 81 n team for doubles.
Mr.. FHAADOLIG'S FAMILY