Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-04-23
LAWN TENNIS.
Bright Prospects for the Season Through
out the Country.

6nsht Prospects for the Season Through
out the Country.
While ,ha ,r,o.o.. :; -
rr..,: e an AVN 'e""is I'LL 'his GU!
p'on''Ses W DC as great as last year, with per-
maps an additional force gained for the ap-
pearance of new players, tho season elsewhere
has a bright op,loot Tho rs,.l .,.r,,,;o,,
.h;, .o..e-.- nam
lis. ~ ,hoso -, -, :.
bono-s i T.. r, -. 'i'o
the o.,;o;or 1;s, ,s G. upou
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Sa.uraa, NJ 7. Ill o
60 - = 80 oo So 1"1ei "ie "u-
VI vac hu 'aru ohNersty tennis Assoc
cia'ion, and representatives from n large num-
Der of colleges are expected TO participate,
The next event an,onq the Al 6x,ores ia
the southern chamnio1shin tonrnamcnt to no
held in this CITY during the week beginning
May I6.
In regard to this Tournament the New yorl,
Times has the following: Edward l.. Hall of
New York holds the chnmpionship. having
won it last sDrinp from his brother yalentinc
c.. after close struggle of five sets He will
be present Mt Wasbinrton newt month 10 a.
fend his title against the winner of the tourna-
ment, and much interest is conferred in the re-
suit Hall first came into prominenee as n
''crack" last spring at the southern cbampion-
ship NEE ting, and during the season defeated
many notable PLAYERS. Much curiosity is
shown to see how he Will play this wear, There
will doubtless be other good nlavers n. wosb.
ington for this event among whom nrobabIv
will be Francis G.. Beach and Ioiman y.
Beach of the New Haven Lawn Club. Frederick
S. Mansfield of the Longwooa Cricke, Club.
A. Z. Wright, a number of the Wosbing,on ami
Wilmington experts and pcrhapg several other
clever northerners."
rur1,n,rs, c,xrrs-s
uto ~ r-I, -.
en"nipionship tourAa-
ineh' VIII De contested Tor during the week of
June - on the courts Of the New Haven Lawn
Club. During the week following the Now
England championship Contests tso ,yon,,,,
PLAYERS o: the country will strngo,e Cor ~,
and handsome prizes Mt WissabicLo, IIoish,:
Philadelphia. Pa. The massive siIver cbolienc.
bowl, REPRESENTING the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 81 -,
United States. was won last Jnne bv NJ M,nai
L. Cahill of this ci,v from Mis- Eiian ~ r.
Welt Of New HAMBURG n Y In Isso a sn;r;,aa
struggle between tbee, two ronn1 Is1;as pa,,s,,i
cons1derable feeling M;ss Cahs,i a',si. &C..
progress of the match WAS at,acrai w.. 80. VIZ
in the foot and had To reonsst gas,n"na
ment This was not allowed and Miss Toose-
Welt won by default. In last season, ms,cl,
Miss CahilI secnred her revenoe howavar co.
she won rather easily by three sets 10 ono u;ss
Roosevelt her sister Mis- n NJ pons.,'aI,
Miss Ida ID. Voorhees, of Bercen po;nt 4,
Mrs. William Fellowes Morgan of Yonkers, r.
L.; Miss A. NJ Mchinlay of the New York
I'm S;o iuo aIlu MISS Durdette OF the Engie-
Cabilrs titls Of chsmnion LII 1 ,a,s ioi Mss
contests will doubtless be nlayed before a WIN
ner is selected to meet The chamnion The
doubles Championship ia beId nv Nj cab,II
and Mrs. Morgan.
new feature in the LADIES' cbamnionsbi,
meeting this wear will he the novi, ;ps,;,n,ag
chnmpionshin az mixed donhlas -, ~.
meeting of the TTnited state y...oraI 7 Zoe.
Tennis Association, held last Fehrnarv az the
Hoffman House, it WAS decided 70 ;ns,;,n,o
thi. title There are many ~ onr nI.,ars ~,
play mixed doubles very freonentlr but ,bar.,
are only a few who make a specially of il.
Following tue wissahickon tourney. the an
nua, tour pane lor 'ne championship of the
take place at the Far and Near Ciub NJ uss,,
ings-on-the- Hudson. Valentine g. Hall won
the gentlemen's singles championship last
season and Miss Cahll that for the ladies
During the week beginning June % the
.'crack" players of Philadelphia will strnpple
to defeat NJ ID. Smith, who won the champIon-
ship last season. During the same week, az the
Orange Lawn Tennis Clubs splend,d turf
courts. at Montrose Station. orange the
championship of New Jersey will be contested
for. The invitation tournament of the West
chester County Club will be PLAYED this wear
during the week beginning July 4
ro prp,rsrxr nm, 49,,
ihe 'ourne! VI 'ne nen"ooo 1enns Club OF
Chicago FOR the singles and doubles champion
ship of the west will this season take place i'm
the week of July II. The vinner in the s;nc,.s
will compe.e AZ Newnort ana ,hoso -, -
double matches will meet the eastern dnuhic
Champions at Newport to decide Which tssm
shall challenge Huntington and CamnbelI for
the national doubles Championship VaIen-
tine g. Hall won the Long Island cbamn;on-
ship last July from Howard A. TavIor by de-
fault and he will be called upon TO defend his
title to this trophy agains. the winner of the
tourney which will be PLAYED at the Meadow
Club, Southampton during the week of July %
u.xnrc.ps At s.,.-o,.
Inc week oi august VIII DC gaia one at
Saratoga, fog tennis players from all over the
east will gather there to take part in the tennis
events The tourney for tho cbamn;onsh;,, 90
New York state will he held an onar ha,lipi,a ~
gen.lemen's singles event ~;i, H., ha haii
Rnt the most imnortant matches 20 a." ,,ani.
will he for the eastern donhias oha no mGen
for man The hand;ca, s;ne,.s .. sP
will be the first open handicap tennis event
ever held in this country. This style of tennis
Is quite common IN England and ON the pro-
lam ba "a 40. euan,. ..nss mere appear
oi'.n;no has haar oors,n, ' -. 1n nanul-
,.;pth .it. axoaot;ar 20 .hs, oiup Journeys,
T I'll Sne ~ ~ IL ~ 'e u ion event al
ioS III M IN "Iicu oeos were az
o"eu. ,..tIe y. ne seeue Vi connie. ior
t fn. ese ~. G uo.os n"piouSuip rom staten
. .sanu W o'ia .osa 20 sene'aiy consioered Dy
sennis men 40 . a.. % one anu !evisai
VI ,n'etee' AL WIG oooo'es game ID conuuentiy