The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-05-28


sity, both yonng players and both giving
promise of compelling those OF the older
players who still remain 10 take q back
Beat at an early date. Young Chace is
but II years old, and was the inter
scholastic champion for last year. In all
Of last seasons tournaments in which he
played he showed exceptionally line
form. He won second prize at Nahant,
an unusual honor to fall TO so young a
player. At New hort nc was unfortunately
drawn tc play W. Percy Knapp. the we'll
known veteran player. in the i,rst round
Knapp won after q very hard and exhaust
ing contest. honorable alike TO victor and
vanqulshed.
X. ID. wrenn's great achievements Of
last year wat his defeat of T.. l.. Hall Mt
bar Hartor and Percy Knapp at Newport.
la the latter match, which Was one oi tbs
longest on record, taking over five hours
Ia decide. he showed exceptional en-
durance and stamina. lie was only
beaten by Hovcy I'm the semi-fiDai round.
The name of w. A. Larped. of Cornell.
the present intercollegiate champion. is
well known to all tennis enthusiasts, and
his face Is familiar to all fre,,uenters of
Eastern tournaments. Lsrned will appear
at Chicago, and IL Is said that he wall lie
p~artnered by T.. l.. Hall. of New York. the
winner OF the Nahan,. Tuxedo, Long
Island, New England and numerous other
Cnafnn t1nsllipS. nan ana ls1Fnfu VIII bn-
d~uestlonaeiy make = strong cam. Chi
Cago itself and the West will send repre-
sentatives of no mean skill. such rs ]. A..
Eyersoa. j. W. Carver. :. +. Chase, V. \.
Esting and others Of axe rank and repu-
tation. The far-otf Pacific slope may
contribute such experts rs ". \. Taylor,
IT,, the frii.c champion: C. l.. Hubbard
aud J. Tohiii. all w~eli-known Caiiforuigns.
Hubbard Is perhaps better known in the
East than any of the others from his visit
here last season, when he took part in sew
ersi large Journeys with honor 10 himself
and The interest of those who watched his
somewhat peculiar method OF play. At
New port hc Mas beaten by Hobart, but his
seasons play served 10 give him a position
among the ten or twelve best American
experts.
There - probably no event in the lawn
tennis world which attracts wider a,,en-
ton from both men and women than does
the ladies' national ennis CHAMPIONSHIPS.
which are held each June on the grounds
al the Philadelphia Cricket club 81 Wissa-
hiekon. Fhiladclpia. Women are inter
ested. for are not, their own ser meeting in
athletic contest men are interested from
the tact oi The opposite sex being the prin-
cipal actors In the event. Here arc
gathered annually o women from All
paris OIL the hast - contest Tor valuable
prizes and the honor of being called tn,
f+ff N%ssA tAtN ~ AftFAkAA. 3atrEa
crowds come from ~Phlladeiphla aud tho
surrounding suburbs 10 witness the NAV.
and the scene has been not i~na,tlv termed
the War OF the Roses" The numerous
contestants, arrayel IN their many colorcd
sad tasty dresses. aud the hundreds of
other sonlen who come so see tae sport.
Hos neal tn the iieecssst aud highest OF
fashionable trocSs, make the scene one OF
beauty ant color long 10 be me berei.
The lady uos holding the national
cham aonshlp, and y ha stand at the head
cf al iemase experts "a America. il MIS-,
Mabel Esnond tahsl. 1T Naa Nark. For
two years suo hss upheld bcr r3shl 10 A..
henor. ANA her Rssfse - Aei knuNn 10 all
devatees 81 the game. Miss tahtl. vas y
noted player on tas 0tAvg side 81 the
Atlantic beioTe making her home ira this
country. and has contested At mos; of ;he
lnesiss and IRISH open meetings. Before
Mss tiaatii ~ca the American chasapsan-
ship that honor was he.a by Miss !. &.
Roosevelt. Of PoUghkerrsir. y. y. Pr
ses era years previous - lS@a Mss L so~e.
vet had held iae supremacy in slhslc<.
arl she and her sister. Miss Grace W
Roosevelt, the blue r.aAon III doubles. In
thas year Miss cshsIi srTsaret a: tan
lsdlcs' national tournament fer the arst
tine. and created something ~ a tag1re
b. iae Exceptionally strong AMI h~r.tliant
dH3v 81 game " asca she played. She sgc.
cessie!ty ~eut through the tournament:
rono3 ~ round, heating easily A. her
~opronents iAeu she nse; Miss E.oosevc.i
NJ a STeAs cc9sa came cat ia see these
lao queess g the game contest III ssas lists.
THE o*s taedsuva4 cA4Na.stc idea vas re-
WrsSd. Instead 81 tao esNve knights GOA
tes4tas fG taC st:slses - the ladies' tao
0trs we're aY}aS ieHais u q MOSS mad.
cay tA&Alsa. cach stgsv3nr Ia ain The
haneE - ker .oEvse0sE pace 3n TIE f-rss,s
sepats sArsa. a4s3, Incidentally \. ta4t silver
eakc basket. wtu twe sa-s@ss< .nD4v.
egpssca tH f8gt0 - haalgr Tie n.at-h
hssaa. The oFswd careFsi. Maea tae lu-
tervst "a - s$ IS height Miss saA.l5 unf-s-
t1uateis sssrs u - ar &exainas au8 s{ieas4v
tulufezs hsF xaksS ~4s sas OBJ 49,. taas,
eoDstnu& tGTtAsF psy Aa1 tAe sast~a wAs
steppe& With s5t = 4egaS4ye vssass sslay
reached. Miss kuoseve4tg ~ ta4namg Ae4t.Ay
5As soa!ossnE rear Mas C2A!l again sca