New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-28
TENNIS EXPERTS At ORANGE.
THE MIDDLE STATES TOURNAMENT
BEGUN.


wE1.I-KNowN PLAYERS ON THE coURTs-wHAT
THE LOCAL MEN ARE LIKELY TO DO.
The Middle States championship tennis tourna-
ment began yesterday afternoon on the beautiful
courts OF the Orange Tennis Club. at Mountain
Station ~ J. There was good attendance mostly
composed OF residents OF the Oranges, though the
New-York and Brooklyn players were appiauueu
by small groups OF admirng friends. Among 'ne
spectators were the brother experts. Valentine u.
and Edward L. Hail. the latter OF whom Is entereu
in the doubles with Larned Refreshments were
served to the guests in the clubhouse ana .he
prizes with the exception OF the ola cup WHICH mas
withstood the attempts OF woud-pe possessois
since 1885, were on exhibition during the afternoon
The first prizes are handsome parasol Tor the
ladies' singles. pair Of silver mounted cut-eiaSS
decanters in the mems doubles, and silver cup
for the winner of the men singles who, In ad-
dtion obtains the right to challenge the CHAMPION
Richard Stevens for the possession OF the orange
cup Stevens has the cup twice. ana thiru
victory will remove it from the field OF cohpeti-
ton into his collection of prizes
The play yesterday afternoon was connneo 10
mems singles and doubles. the women's contests
being reserved for this afternoon. The best work
OF the day was done by Larned who Is the 1aVo-
rite OF most critics for championship honors f1scn-
err Parker Millett, Miles and Rowan are also sui
in the race The strong players are evenly ui''ueu,
Millett and Parker being in one half and Larned
and Fischer in the other 1t looks like larned ana
Parker or Mett for the finals The women
singles has an unusually strong entry list Misses
Hellwlg and Atkinson of the Kings County Ciup'
and the Misses Banks. Burdette and Mowry OF the
Englewood Field Club. being the strongest can
dldates Miss Hewig is the champion OF tne
United States, and the other players nave hsh ie>
pute experts. The score follows; ,-
Mems singles preliminary round-R: Cowell hihSs
County r c. beat l.. J. Grant New-fork l: - -
90 6-i: r NJ Miles. Orange T. C., beat {. r. S en-
nessey Side T. c.. Go. 60: W. A. Larhee sun u
nit 4 j. tcat NJ Bostvick West side 7. C., 49,
orange A. c. o.. Ga; W. G. Parker; West sac a:
beat F. X Jessup South Orange Field CLUB % ~
II w Hague East Orange T. G.. beat J. . pouDIeoayy'
bergen Point r g.. 60 81; II. W Merchant itcn-
ncld r. g, ". c. Grant. New York T. C.. 80
r. A. Rowan Stanley Ward. Orange 1. c. DO
Ga. g;
First round-G. II. Miles. Orange T. G. beat n Lee
Orange A. G. 90 c-3 f. p. Fischer. West SIDE T. g.
heat r. Kelly Orange T. c., 60 6-3: r. D. Miles r.,
orange Field club beat r. Colwel, jr. kngs county
r. C. % 6-i. e. w a. Larned. summit. y j.. peat
G. r. Runyon. Orange T. G., 81 ell "; ~ fq a r.
West side T. C.. beat H. W. Hague East orange !, ~;
CO Ga r. 4. Rowan beat H. w: Merchant Liicnn me,
T G GO G-l: C. a. Gould. South Orange rleia Hiup'
bea, r Colgate Yale T. G., 3-8. Ga. 81 G Milett
New York r. c. beat A. s. Runyon, New-forK l. - ny
default. $3.50 -
second round-E p. Fischer. West side T C. beat a g..
" Miles T C., GO g. 3 {. HlIstt, 49,
York r C. beat c. A. Gould. South Orange Field Ciuo'
60. GO
Mons doubles preliminary round-ssney Ward Orange
= g and O M Boswlcx West Side T. C. beat W. C.
Grant and /. J. Grant New-York 7. c.. e-3 Is
FRS, round-E p Fischer and W g. Parker West side
r G. beat y ". Jcssup and +. ~ Jessup soutn orange
lei Club. 50. 81