New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
FINE TENNIS IN CENTR1L PARK.
sTARTINO THE CONTESTS FOR THE TEAM CHAM
PIONSIIIP-TIE hCOETS.

srARTINO THE CONTESTS FOR THE TEAM CHAM
PIONS1iIP-TIIE SCORES.
Pleasant weather favored the opening matches OF
the ninth seni-annnal lawn tennis tournament for
the championship OF Central Park, which were played
yesterday afternoon on the courts AT the lower TFA
grounds. The tournament this sprnS has one Of
the finest entry lists which has ever favored PARK
contest. There among the thirtytwo entries In
the singles representatives. FROM the New York Teunis
Club, Lenox Tennis Club. Fifth Avenue Tennis Club
Knickerbocker Tennis Club, Manhattan Athletic Tennis
Club and Princeton University Lawn Tennis 'uD. Two
rounds in the singles were entirely fnishei yes
ter,ay, and the third round started. The three
remaining matches In the latter will be played
on Tuesday afternoon. when the doubles and the
consolation singles will also be continued.
The features Of Yesterdays play were tie close
matches between MacMulicn and Cunningham. Mac
Mullen and Tturber, Caugn and Stevens, and Hey
Wood and Hobart. MacMullcn wen his first match
but vas defeated IN the second round ~ Thnrbcr
after an exciting contest stevens heat Crein In
three closely played sets, causing considerable SUI
prise, and Haywood managed to win Il set from
Hobart in the second round. The bound OF the balls
On ehe grass courts seemed TO trouble the NewYorh
Tennis Club players, who accustomed 10 playing
on dart courts. Fischer showed good ium ana w"n
his arst three matches with considerable case Only
losing six game. in the six sets played
| First, runner-up and consolat on prizes Will be
In the former will be called ulen 10 play Dr. Thso
dors I. Townsend for the Central Park Championship
Challenge Cup, which the latter has ALREADY won
twice. At the present Of the competition tho
chances Etvor victory by Fischer. Hobart or Parct.
Tho scores OF yesterdays play follow:
Meas Singles. First iouad-C Cmgin New.YoTk
Tennis ulbC, beat W. p. ncnlck, by default; l.
Stevens IT,, kcat J. Watkins. co, G-l H. II. Haywood
beat c. A. Biene by default J. r. Hobart Ncv-YoIk
Tennis Dub beat A l.. Marvin. c. co; c. f. IIaeht
beat q. BUR-. o. CT; }. r. Pard LenoN Tennis cut,
| Beat b. X. Marvin, G-9 90; a. ". Ripley, ,nhatsn
0-3; q. Emery Knickcrbockcr Tennis club. beat
3. A. uhmsn by default; Dr.. j. II.
Nyyen beat i. Holt, 6-3, o-1; Dr. W. H. Bates lc'.
f. L. Wood. 60 CO; r. d. Thurbcr. LonoA r. G.. bca,
W. " Miller, jr.. Ga. 60; c. w. MacMuilcn, Now.
York Tennis Club. beat w. Cunningham. frth Avenue
Tennis Club. Sc 0-3, G-3 T.. G..
Everett beat G. p. uerrlck, Princeton Uni.
vorsty Lawn TEAMS Club yb default; J.. T.. Tlsch, r
beat j. A. sullivan, 6-1. 90; g. y. Moran G. 4.
Triss by dfou; L. Barnett beat j. S. Mitchell by default.
Second rouna-r Stevens. IT.. beat c. crasin.
New-Yor. Tennis Club. C-s. 81 -; j.
L. Hobart, Ncw.Ysrk Tennis Club, beat II. IT,
Haywood, G-I. 80, CO; J. +. Paret. Lenox
Tennis Club, beat G. r. haight. G-i, GO; a. Il.
Iapley, Manhattan Athletic Tennis club. O., 60
. Dr.. j. II. Bryan beat Dr. W. IL. Bates, Ga, e.;
K. ID. Thurber LenOX Tennis club. beat {. ". Mac
d Mullen Ncw.York Tennis Club 6-5, 20, O.; T.. u
Fischer Il. {. Everett, Go Gil Ii. n. Moran beat
l.. Barnett, Go. Ga.
Third round--E. p. I>'cher beat q. N. Moran. e-I.
6-l.
Mems doubes-i'relninary round-J. Il. PJrct Lcn0x
Tennis Club \. b. Ripley Manhattan Athlete Icnni,
Club beat ". Z. IIerick and c. \. Bicnc by default
First round-R. ID. Ihurber and G.. L. My,tlL Lclox
Tennis Club beat q. BUR- and W. 4. Muller, IT,, 10.
81.
Consolation Mems s,nges-tprst round-,;. Burr beat
B. n. Marvin, CO. Go; b. Holt beat T. /. WOOD
c., g.; W. Cunningham. Filth Avenue Tennis cub.
beat W. 4. Miller, jr., 10 6-3