New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-19
INTEREST IN TENNIS GROWING.
MANY TOURNAMENTS AT THE OPENING OF THE


FALL SEASON.
The tennis players of New-York and Brooklyn
were more than usually active on Saturday AFTER
noon and the fall season was opened with a boom.
Tournaments were in progress at many OF the local
clubs and the interest taken in the game was clearly
shown to be increasing.
At the Knickerbocker Tennis CLUB courts' ohe-
hundred and forte dist. and Brookave the open manu-
cap tournament was continued ana the adies
singles finished. The final match at mems singles
will take place this afternoon and the close OF the
mems doubes tomorrow afternoon. The scores Of
SATURDAYS play follow ladies' singles, final round
Miss Adele Fulton Knickerbocter T. G. (halfthirty),
beat Miss Florence l.. Stroud, Ariel T. c. (scratch),
6-3. G-3.
Mems singles, second round-II. D. Belts, Engle-
wood T. c. (scratch, beat A. E. Flley, KnckerbocKer
T. C. (ffteen). O. 4-6, 6-3. scmi-inal round
T. Talmadge jr., Crescent A. c. (scratch, beat H. ID.
Belts EngIewood T. G. (scratclD, 90, Ga; f. r.
Fischer Central Park (scratch), beat W. X. Gllett
Ncw-York A. G. (scratch), Ga, 6-3.
Mems doubles, first round-J. V. simpson, Chester
HILL T. Co and A. L. Taylor NewYork A. G. (ifteen),
beat George Fish and c. S. Rathbun, Mount vernon
T. G.. (halfthirty) 80, 1913, 6-3. Seminal round
j. Parmly Paret and f. p. Fischer. Central Park
(scratch) beat j. " Simpson, Chester Hill t. c.. and
A. f. Taylor, New-YOrk A. c. (ffteen) GO, 3-6,
ca; A. +. Filley and W. A. Boyd, KnickerbOcker I.
c. (alf-thirty), beat c. J. Post, IT, and J. F. Tai
madge, IT,. Crescent A. G.. (scratchL So, Go, I'M
finished.
The postponed final match in the Central Park In
vaton tennis tournament between John L. HOBART
New York Tennis Club, and DIR. Theodore l. Town.
send champion OF the Park, took place SATURDAY
afternoon Mt the lower Park courts before number
OF enthusiastic spectators. Throughout the contest
the excitement ran high. as the score was Close ana
the ultimate result In doubt up 10 the very last s'rohe
In the fifth and deciding set Hobart led at 90 and
1870, and then needed only one point to win the
match. but TOwnsends wonderful nerve dd not
desert him and H. the next point Alter the
score had sevena the agreed to postpone
the match OF darkness and 1t will be played
all over again next week. There were siAty-sx
games played yesterday OF Which each man won
thrty-three. The score was
Final round-John F. Hobart, New-York Tennis
Club, against pr. The1dore Townsend; Central Park.
10, 4-6 81, 1O-S, ~ (unflnished)
The annual handicap tournament Of the Brooklyn
Tennis Club was almost finished Saturday afternoon
at the courts OF the club, Pulakst near Throop ave..
Brooklyn. In each OF the three classes the contest
for honors was narrowed down to final round. but In
two OF them the completion Of the last matches was
prevented by darkness. The OF Saturdays play
follow:
Class A-prelminary round-B. JefYares (minus 80
and bisqucs) beat l.. Tcrt minus 80 and bsque).
81. 81. First round-A. NJ Aiken (Ininus 80 and
h,gue) beat J; II. Grenelle lseratch - 81; b;
80 81. O.. Final round-B. Jeifares beat A. NJ
Glass B-tirst round-E W. Haskins Cscrtoh) bea.
E ". Hasdns beat F.. p: Mcmahon (minus 15l
w. j. Adar Cscntch). 70, SO. Final round-Dr.
w. A. Gnniths beat L. W. laskins, 4-e, SO, IS
class C-Frst round-w. G. RninSford Gninus 3o)
beat c. l.. Malcolm minus l5l, GO, 8-3; J: T. Hol-
ings Scratch beat " H. Leonard Cscmtch1r 4 III
ungs, e., 6-3.