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

not email. There Is Mss Whittlesey.
daughter OF Joseph Whi.tieeey. SECRETARY
Of the e.. s. " l. Z. A.. who won the Ia
dies intercollegiate tennis championship
last fall n: Bryn Mawr, Philadelphia. and
Who il very exrer. with the racquet. Miss
HOBART. Miss Sallie Homans. Miss Schultz.
Of New York. and Miss Butler, Of Atlanta.
Ga, are q few OF tsac ladies who are 30
charmingfy athletic.
| can not conclude this article without
saying 3 few words sholt one OF the typical
tennis clubs OF the East The Neighhor-
six,s OF fifty gentlemen and their respec-
tive families. Five hard clay ennis
courts furnish the sport and q neat and
tasty club house with three bowling alleys
serve far the advertisement of those who
perfer it TO tennis. Each year the club.
for its own entertainment, and that OF its
friends. invites eight Of the foremost sx-
per;s 10 TO contest for valuable trophies.
The men are Hospitality accommodated
and the plsyeEs and the club mutually en-
Joy the affair. During the competition,
which is held the last Of June,
over loo specsors watch each days
play. This year the club hopes TO
have Ernest Renshaw, of England, take
part in their tournament. He has been
asked and there are indications that he
may possibly be persuaded TO accept, If he
comes to the Worlds fair. In to
the clubs invitations, accepsances have
been already received from ihe following
noted American cracks" viz: Clarence
Hobart. of New York; w. A.. Larned, OF
Cornell; +. III. Hovev and r. d. Wrenn.
of Harvard, and Malcolm Il. Chace, Of
Brown.
Some idea of the general and widespread
popularity OF the game OF tennis can be
had by a perusai of the following list Of
the official list of tournaments held under
the auspices of the United States National
Lawn Tennis Association:
May as-Soufheru L. I. A., Washington City:
Southern championship.
June New Haven Lawn Club. New Haven:
New England championship. Ariel l. 7. e..
New York: t4-ll Handicap tournament
Ladies' and GENT singles. gents and mixed
doubles.
June New York I. 7. c., New YORK: Open
june a0-Philadelphia c. C.. wissahickon
Heighte, Philaselphia: Ladies' single cham
pionship, ladies' double championship. ana
T. A. Y 1ouS IN ~. Associs,. nau sou name.
Jersey City l. I. G, jersey City: Open tourna-
ment
june e6-Neighborhood Club, West Newton,
Mass: Invitation tournament Rochester L
r. C.. Rochester, n. T.: Open tournament
june S-Ampersand l. I. C.. sarsnac Lake.
\. y: Open tournament Iioga Athletic
June 2s-orange l. !: c., Orange. n. j.: Mid
die states cham pionshfp
July HYDE afk Country Club. Kansas CITY,
No.: Open tournament.
July S-Knickerbocker L 7. C.. New York:
Open tournament, scratch and handicap. Pa
cife States /. T. A.. San Rafael. Cal Pacific
coast championship and singles tsixth an
nual, Tuxedo l.. r. e. tuxedo, n. j.: Invi-
taiion tournament. Riverside L. 7. c.: Chi
csgo. Ill: Western championship and open
singles.
JUL l0-Country Club OF westchester county.
n. y: Invitation tournament. scsoright,L Z.
C.. seabrioht. n. j.: Open tournament (cupl.
Western Pennsyivauia l. I. A., Pittsburg. Pa:
July ii-Bunalo 1. I. C.. Buffalo. N. Y: Open
tournament.
July E-EImirs /. T. c., Elmira. n. Y: Open
tournament. Detroit Athletic G.. Detroit, Mich:
Open tournament Longwood {. e., Boston.
Mass. Omen tournament and singles (cupl.
July 2a-U. s. n. l. 7. A.. Chicago: Cham
pionship doubles.
uly 25-Newcastle Outing and Tennis Club:
Hotel Wentworth. open tournament
July Sl-Meadow Clue. of Southampton, l. l.:
Long Island championship.
AUGUST l-saratcga Athletic Association,
New York: New YORK state championship.
August 7-Nyack County Club. New York:
Open tournament. Essex County Club, Massa-
chusetts: Invitation tournament. Keb0 Valley
L. T. c.. Bar Harbor: Open t6urnment.
Open tournament tMoslcy cup). Narrsgansets
Casino, Narrsgansett Pier. X l.: Open tourna-
ment
August 1.-the Tacoma L. I. c.: Champion.
August .2-U. s. N. l. r. A., Newport: Cham
pionship singles. ntersehoiastic championship
fprovisionaD; West penusylvania l. 7. A.. AZ
toous, Pa: Double championship.
September eDykington T. e., Kansas City,
Mo-. Missouri aud Kansas championship.
september s-Pacinc States l.. 7. A.. San Ra-
fael. CAL: Double championship Qourth an
nua.l Ladiss' single championship fourth
ANNUALLY.
October - Intercollegiate, New Haven:
Championship. FREDERICK b. CAMPBELL