New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-27
THE COMING TENNIS YEAR.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE NEW SEASON.

The plans for the coming lawn-tcnniS seaSoN now
now fully maturcd and it only remains for the "ea''e'
to become sufficiently mild for the tennis piaSc'o "
appear in full force. At the recent annual meeting OF
| the L. > " l.. r. A. executive committee scheoWc
OF Official fixtures was adopted and all preliminary ar
,anccmcnts we're completed for the big championship
! tournament.
There are few important changes In this years ISL
OF tennis dates. The most notable OF these however
Is the removal Of the OF contest for the Eastern
championship at mems doubles from staten lsland 10
saratoga, and the change in It's date since looo'
whom this competition was last held at the Newport
| Casino the interest in the championship al hci
doubles has gradually waned. In 1887 1t was payei
Tor At Orange y. j., but was attended WIN only lair
success This Induced the National association 10
change It's base Of operations again. and since 'heh
has been PLAYED for on the staten lsiahu 0rchc' |iO
| courts and early In the season.
Last July there were only five teams entered lor
the Eastern divisional championship and the tourna
| mcnt was dismal failure. Another attempt VIII uns
year be revive Interest In this branch oil te
championship tennis contests, and the success which
| attended the saratoga Athletic Associations open
tournament last season promises well Tor INC outcome
Of the new experiment. The date has also been posi-
poned 10 August l. fully four weeks later than II was
held last sea,on This change OF date also promises
to Increase the number Of contestants
Another feature Of this seasons list OF contests Is
,Ia omission of several important tournaments. No
dates have ~ yet been assigned Tor the Now
Tennis Clubs open tournament the Middle states
championship. which has heretofore been held al the
st. George Cricke; Club Of IIoboben y. j.; the Moht
clair Tennis Club, open tournament, the invitation
tournament at LcnOx. Mass, and the lntercoHeglate
champion, hip contests. The latter Will, no doubt DC
decided upon before long On the other hano' mere
are several new meetings added to the list this year.
These are the Intcrschoastic championship at 'ah
bridge Mass, and open tournaments al NeSt He"'o"
Mass and -aranac Lake y. \.
Mncb Interest Is manifested among American tennis
pIayer over the result Of o. Campbelrs trip ABROAD
and tho dongs Of American players in England tmS
season. Although it not generally known whch
he left here Campbell Intended to try to secure an
opportunity to play the champion OF Ail-Enghnu lor
the amateur championship Of the world W. badueiey'
who won the English challenge cup last July iro'h
uor,,,or he default Is not considered SO clever
naver as any OF the English champions for some years
hack and Il is believed that Campbell would nave ah
excellent chance OF winning the worlds championship
II the match could he arranged before tle T"s"S"
tournament comes of this season at Wimbledon.
whether fearing the result OF meeting between
comnheu and Baddeley not, the Englsh tennis d."
thor1tes do not by any means favor 'ampoers 'uca
rs the oplnon generally expressed on the Other slde
l. that the English champion Is the worlds 'hahpo''
owing 20 England prior claim TO tennis honor' WIN
us idea the BritisherS say that CampDeil muS' P'
throuch their tournament and then ue1ea' 'l'e''
pluyer TO win the NoTIu
This is a different story, as II involves MS ihoo'is
lie ao,cr ~ the finest players in the world and De
| fcating each In turn . ..., 4. a..
| Comnbell however has his title 10 the
United states championship for two years. III 'our''a
mont OMEN TO all corners and this II wouio se'hi' sno
give him as much CoUSdeatnn rs the hhsh'" ''''
,,o, n however the English view OF the case i
| r,o., ana Ca,,phell shonh play through the VIM
,odon tournament and deeu Baddcley, he would carry
| The worlds championship to America ana woui'' 'o'
| sconently remain with orr champion uhu 'ohc io'
eigncr had come hcc. plHyed through Ne"Fo'' ''"i
| ney and defeated Americas champion. Bes'dcS camp
boil Marion R. Wright and F. =. MacMullen VIII lie III
England next summer and probably both VIII pa, a"
| wimbledon II IL not at all improbable that Campoeh
u,u en,cr for the doubles championship with one OF
| these plavers 20 that America Will probaoy DC """
| represented abroad next summer.
In Iocal tennis circles the general awakening OF the
tennis PLAYERS gives ample audience Of the enthusiasm
Of the lovers of the game and auguS wei TOT ho gu.
oess Of the season Throughout the winter consid
cradle number Of the players have been practising "gu
,orv N tho various indoor courts notably ut the Ienhl'
puldInc in West Forty -ist St the Racquet ana I'M
| MS Club In West Fortythrds and the arinores Oh
! the eth 9th, 10Th, I'D and 23d regiments clarence
Hobart John F. Hobart II. Arthur iOmeroy' hooer' L.
Red,cld and many other members 0f the 'th heg'ue'
have been playing regularly al winter in their nrmory
only members Of the regiment are allowed to play III
thcrs and ladies TO whom members lend their badges
Even with restricted Of them. The eight courts
have been kept full on saturday and holiday arerooh'
In the 10Th Regiment arnory two clubs nave Ph!eu Oh
wednesday afternoons throughout the winter. one IL
| oompo>cd OF members of the lcnox Tennis NhD' Oh
Harlem and the other OF Central Park players. Among
,hosc who have been playing here this winter are Dr.
| Theodon, l. Townsend. J. Parmly Paret. Charles r.
IIaight Oviedo NJ. BUSwick. DIR. j. W. Bryan Jonh l.
| Dun and Dr. ". II. Bates. of the PARK payers ana
| uowarl F. rhurbcr Ray d. Thurber. George H. Town
send and DR.. Wright. Of The IcnoX club. ..,.
| AT Central Park the tennis Nehsol uHuaiN oP,is
about May /, but the late snow ana cod weather OF .'
spring may delay the opening foF week OF NOR NOR
liuns have already been laid Tor many tour'H,,"n's
| here this summer TIE season VIII open on June =
with handicap mems Singles on the upper s9u ,rh;.
ON June "a ladies' handicap Singles VIII be Held WINE
about the middle OF the month the regular spring chan
| pon,hip contests Will be started Mems SlngIeS ana
douhle. viii be PLAYED. and the winners IN each Will
| become champions of Central Park Dr. Theodore l.
| Town5cnd now holds me singles championship ana
against the winner " the spring tourney. II be is
successful, the will become his personal property
a, he has already won IT twice but the other larh
PLAYERS will put forth their best efforts TINS spring 10
kefPd If ' F Y aud Il A. BIauns, who hold
the doubles championship Of the Park will enter to,
Eeher again hSr, 'P w a other T strong teams in the
held however, and many close contests VIII douDt
less result before the championship Is Won 90 Inc me
fa handicap mems singles VII also be PLAYED on the
upper grounds" beginning August ,, while tourna-
mcn mixed doubles VIII be started on September
off some time in september on the lower sr3unds,
and If Townsend is defeated III the spring aduto'hl
Interest Will be centred In the contest for the per-
| monent ownership OF the silver trophy.
A larc. number OF the Central Park players nave
Joined other tennis clubs in the last TWO years ana
| his sp,ing will several other desertons from
| he ranks Townsend joined the New York Tennis
club last spring and Fischer viii probably 40 20
.ariv this wear Parc Joined tho LcnoN Tennl, CUB
last mil and Bostwck followed suit this spring BrannS
ioined the newly organized Knckerbocker Tennis HIb
If tho Annexed District few months ago but IL Is
duhtfnl If any Of the Others will join that orgallLa-
lion. owing to It's distance from the city All these
p 'T1 WIN probably compete for the Park cham,
ponshp how ever and many outsiders a'e expeetsd 10
| infer number OF the other members OF the New.
Vnr Knl.kerbocker and Lenoy clubs have siSniiicd
| their intention OF entering. . . r,. A.,
Amnng the clubs OF the Manhattan Icnnls ASSO-
,tnn ,h.rc is also great activity The Lenox Tennis
Chb the Oldest Of these, has joined the National
rsmpis Assocation and the Ariel Tennis Club has de-
.a 3, Follow in rs footsteps. The Manhattan As
socaron Is also making extensive preparations Tor
~ coming season. A handicap tournament VIII
Inc heh In May and June, including contests
in ali five classes Mems singles and doubles
ladies' singles and doubles and mixed doubles Iic.