New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-14
LOCAL. L6WN TENNIS SEASON CPENS
HANDICAP TOURNAMENT IN BROoKLYN-PLANS
OF THE CLUES.

HANDICAP TOURNAMENT IN BROoKLYN-PLANs
OF THE CLUES.
The local tournament season for lawn tennis
opened last week with the handicap tournament OF
the Prospect Heights Tennis Club in Brooklyn This
was only small affair, and few players OF note
took part in the contests The most important ma'c
was that in the final round of the singles when
W. f. Parker, Of the New-YOrk Tennis Club. and
j. Parmly Paret, OF the Knickerbocker Tennis Club,
came together Both handicapped at
scratch. and the contest was an Interesting one
throughout. These two men met ip the same tour
nament last year. when Paret won after close con-
test by 90, co. 1913. In the match which was
played on Thursday. Parker showed wonderful I'M
provement over his form OF last wear.
On Tuesday tournament for the interschoasuc
championship Of this section will begin at the Colum
bia Oval. Williamsbridge The Harvard ana Yale
tennis associations held tournaments last week, while
that at Princeton began yesterday. In the Columbia
tournament. to be played this week, the most prom
inent candidates for first honors w. f. Parker
Of Harvard School, and Everett Colby, OF BroWnngS
school. Parker first prize in the open scholastic
tournament given by his school at the 18th Regiment
Armory a few weeks ago, and is player Of con
siderable merit. while Colby. who Is brother OF
Howard A. Colby, wellknow Princeton College
player has also shown remarkable form for school
boy. TLf winners Of first prizes in each OF these
tournaments will meet at Newport In August for
the inter scholastic championship of the United States.
a title be awarded for the first time this season.
Arrangements completed last week by the
Tournament Committee for the annual spring hahdi-
cap tournament Of the Manhattan Tennis AssOca-
ton. A meeting Of the committee held last
week. when the final schedule Of dates and grounds
for the five different contests which will compose
the tournament was adopted The schedule is rs
follows Mems singles al the LenOx Tennis Club,
nehundred and twenty and ST. Nichoasave,
May ~ mixed doubles at the Ariel Tennis club.
Onehundrcd and thirty ffth-st. and st. Anns'ave,
June 3; w0mcn's singles at the Fifth Avenue Tennis
Club One hundred twenty sevenh-st. and Fifth
ave. June Ii mems doubles at the Hamilton Tennis
Club Onc-hundred andfOr third-s,. and Hamilton
Place, June II womens doubles at the Fifth Avenue
Tennis Club. June 81 The committee In charge OF
the tournament is composed OF J. w. White. OF the
Ariel Tennis Club: r. ID. Thurber Lcnox Tennis
Club: W. 4. Crocker. Fifth Avenue Tennis Club.
and f. X. McEnroe. Hamilton Tennis Club. The
Knckerb0cker and West side Tennis clubs ale both
considering the ACCESSIBILITY OF Joining the association
and it is not improbable that one perhaps both
may be In the league before the spring tournament
comes of.
The invitation wOmen's tournament OF the Oval
Club which was started at Berkeley oval last Satur
day, has been postponed. Some Of the most promi-
nent women tennis players In the country were en-
tered and exciting matches were expected.
Only two contests played before 1t was dis
covered that the players WE'RE III poor lorH ao IcW
lad practised much early in the scas0n. Both
of the mattel hes played resulted In defeats for what
was popularity supposed TO be the stronger players.
II was then decided 10 postpone the rest OF the
contests until next saturday. When the matches
were started Miss Lulu MOwry, Of the Englewooi
Field Club beat Miss Hcssc Moore. Of the lioh0kls
Valley Tennis Club and Miss IlOnnns and Miss
Huidettc. OF the Enelewood Field Club. beat the
over In Brckiyn the tennis clubs are waking up
for the season The Interclub Lawn Tennis League,
Of Kings County, has been reformed. ana opening
matches in the annual spring championship ionrnn-
ment will lie played June .. Al the Kings
County Tennis Club the courts were thrown open
last week, and all signs point TO an unusually pros
porous season. Two club tournaments VIII be held.
one I'm the spring and the second In the fall. Many
new members have been added 10 the roll. raising
the total membership 10 over 100 Among those
who have Joined the Kings County club is Miss
Bessie Moore. who made such strong fight for the
championship OF America against Miss Cahili last
June Philadelphia. The officers OF the club choHcn
for The coming President H. VI. Robin
son vice lesdent r.; Il; storey secretary; g. ".
TuDnson treasurer. III. oily Wilson hoard OF d.
rec,Srs; officers Of the club and Dr. W n Frazsr'
Pawn. . n r: Norton. IT,. and 4. L. Nash, The
=. q. Hedge and J. W. Raymond. On the Member
ship ,Ccmmittee are A. L. Nash. DR.. w. N. Frazer
and y. r. storey