Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-04
THE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.

Commencement of the Intercolleg-
late Lawn Tennis Tournament-Al
Number OF Noted Players Present.
Results OF the First Days Play.
The tournament of the intercollegiate
Lawn Tennis association opened at the
grounds of the New Haven Lawn Tennis
club yesterday, only small audiences be-
ing present. Never before, however, have
90 many crack players met in an interool-
legtate championship. Five out of the ten
first players of the country, namely
Lsrned. Chase, Budlong. Rowland and
Foote, will try for honors in this tourna-
ment and the matches will surely be
worth going long ways to see. In fact
some of the best tennis of the season is
promised in this city during the rest of the
week.
Nearly all of the preliminary round was
played off yesterday and the matches in
the first round began. The matches
played were very good and fairly close.
Bowland of Yale was kept busy by Nc
Cormick of Princeton, the man from Jer-
sey playing stronger than was expected.
The afternoon play was resumed at
O'Clock, and some good matches were played
off before evening.
The result of the tournament so far is al
follows:
W. A. Larned of Cornell won by default
from the University of Pennsylvania rep
reeentative; s. P. Mccormick of Princeton
won from Milne of Amherst, 4-6, 6-3
9-7; g. R. Budlong of Brown won by de
fault from Trinity's representative; 81. D.
Belts of Princeton won from Cernell's rep
| resentative by default; J. Il. Chase
of Harvard won from Smith Of
Columbia by default; Rowland Of
Yale defeated 81. F. Mccormick of Prince
ton, 6 0, TO; J. NJ. Chase of Brown WOE
| from Stevens representative by default
J. b. Bunce of Wesleyan won from Ssun
derson of Cornell by default; Fla. Fletcher
| of Amherst won from E P. Hsmlin Of
Trinity, 81, rs; W. A. Gosline, jr., of Har
| ward won from Wesleyan's representative
by default; A. E Foote of Yale won from
University of Pennsylvania's representa-
tive by default.
First round-J. H. Chase of Hanove,
beat q. D. Belts of Princeton, 81, 6S.
Second round-Milne beat Lsrned by
default; Budlong beat BuDce, 90. 81
Foote won on q bye; NJ G. Chase bea
Terry, 6 2, 6 8; Gambler beat Read, rs
l64
Second round, unfinished ssmi-fiuals-
Foote beat ]. 81. Chase, 6 3, SO.
This completed the frat days tourna
ment. Play will be resumed this morn
ing.
TO DAYS EVENTS
The intercollegiate doubles to be played
to-day are as follows:
Gosns and Wrenn of Harvard vs.. Gambler an
Mccormick brothers of Princeton vs.. Howlan
and Foote of Yale.
Chase and Read of Harvard Fowler an
Terry of Yale.
Milne and Fitch tner of Amherst vs. Chace an
Buolong Of Brown.
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS AssoCIATIcl
| MEETING
The annual meeting and election of eff
GERS of the intercollegiate Lawn Tenni
association was hsld last evening at tn
University club. The following officer
were elected:
Preeident-Duncan II. Gambler of Colum
bia.
| Vice president-Malcolm g. Chscs G
Brown.
Secretary and treasurer-A E. Foote c
Yale
Delegates to the national association-I
W. Gambler and John Rowland.
Peck's Chicago Tours.
Next week will bs one Of the grsndes
and proudest since the opening of tn
world's fair, and Of especial interest t
Connecticut people. Monday, October
will be Chicago day, and it will be celt
brated in manner BETTING the enterpris
and glory of that city. Wednesday, Octc
Der II, will bs Connecticut day, and all til
people Of this state who have it in thei
power to attend should be present, SO tbs
Connecticut day may stand out as one c
the red letter dsys of the worlds fair. Fo
tickets for the best routes to Chicago appl
to Peck & Bishop, 702 Chapel street.