New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-20
AT THE TENNIS NETS.
PROGRESS IN SOME TOURNAMENTS AND DATES
FOR OTHERS-1MPROvEMENTS ON THE
WEST SIDE CIEE.S GROUNDS.

FOR OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ON THE
WEST sIDB CLUES GROUNDS.
There are only four left OF the thirteen entries
IN the singles Of the InterschOastlc Tennis TouTna-
ment held at Berkeley Oval, Morris Heights. These
are G.. 4. Fish, OF Dwight School; r. II. Moeran
OF BERKELEY; Harry Babcock Of Barnard. and L. H.
Roper. OF Drlsler. The finals Will be Played on
Wednesday and the doubles will begin the same day.
OF the three matches played yesterday only one
close. the match between L. H. Roper ana
r. Hackett Roper won the first set easily, 6 2
but in the second set ITackett, who has not had
much practice this year. got IN his strokes ofener
and 1t took a deuce set for Roper 10 win o. ~ Fish
won easily from w. Goodchild. OF Barnard. as did
Harry Babcock from Stuyvcsant Morris. OF Drisler
The scores follow:
Singles. preliminary round-L. IT, Roper Drisler)
beat H. Hackctt HIarvarD GO. Sc.
First round-TIarry Babcock Barnard beat Stuy-
vesant Morris (DrisieD G-l, G-3
semi-nnal round-G A. Fish OwlghO beat w
GoodchId RarnarD CO. co.
Two matches were all that played in the
Lenox Tennis Club tournament yesterday. The
tournament Is a handicap. and the handicaps range
from one TO forty plus fifteen The contests are
gentlemen's singles and doubles. and ladies' singles
and mixed doubles. Pay viii be continued through
the week. J. Parmlcy Paret az owe half iorty
seems to have the best OF the handcapping, ana
should win though 1t would be a surprise to see
scores follow:
Gent.crncn's singles first rouni->T Parmley Paret
lowe half for;yj beat n ". Osborne scratch. 90
G-3. Or Iumbarl scratch beat Lionel Wur'z
(scratch). 10 Sc.
The West side Tennis club Is now making prepar-
atlons for It's first open tournament. to be held
abou; the middle Of June !ts courts at Eighty
eighth and E'ghty-nnih Sta and Central PARK
West. Two new courts are being lald ont by an
expert marker. and expected 20 be- III for paying
In about Il week The playing force OF the club
has lately been strengthened by the election OF
Ovieio NJ. Bos,wick and Edwin =. Fischer u mem
bership. Both are wel-known local players. ana
have played In the tournaments about The city for
the last few years. The club VIII bc represented
in all the large tournaments OF IN" year by y"
Gordon Parker. Bostwlck AMI Fischer. ana IT j.
thought that by the end OF the season they VIII
have many results II their eud"avors. The club
possesses some of tn best feminine players tn Tho
city who practise every pleasant day IN the courts
The courts OF earth md arc the hcf IN the city
thanks 70 the continuous care Of The grpbnd'nmn.
Kelly. They extremely hard AM true ana he
short rtnblck OF last year has been heightened, -
that now there Is a runback - fifteen feca Other
improvements have been made. AMI now after ore
IS through playing he may enjoy the luxury OF
shower bath Formerly the clubhouse stood IN the
midst Of the courts and interferei somewhat with
the playing. but now Il has been placed In one
corner OF the grounds above The courts. that Il
Executive Committee 81 the club yesterday several
new members were elected and the membership
limit OF the club was increased from sixty to
seventy.
The Casino Club Of Summit; \. J.. Will hol an
invitation tennis tournament on the CLUB gr'nh's
during the week beginning June T. II 81 The inien-
ton Oi those IN charge 10 have Nv" or HN -. .''
best payers the country TAX par ID me ; 21imA
ment The secretary OF the club J rank , y. D'''""
ham. Is ,he active spirit ia the underiahns' ,,,
The Jersey city Tenn.s club VIII n9lI rs @mnu'
SIM ID -
and following days play BEGINNING cach Hiy a, S.s'
p. IN. Prizes VIII be- given for winner ana tunh'i
doubles g tcam-to De sent 10 H. j.. scott. 40.
~ Bsam ,ra lime rbe grounds are in ,i.en-
wooI-ave.. west Of Bergen-ave.. and are easy -
landt-st by ferry and Montgomery st car to Der
As soon as the examinations at Columbia College
are over the boys will begin practising for me
tennis championships Of the college W. A. I .aineu
and Duncan Gambler are the best players IN coI,se
but It is unlikely that either one VIII play Cand'er
It is said is going to fnrope ama t"r ~ summit
s. j. With these men out, II looks as II Chariss
MMSn 1oS T9H a r sou ie w sns S s The
Tournament, s to begin on Tuesusy ,nne 90. c,us
out THE @ss and n SS: or @
IN 4 wa" surie to the ha majority s OF be the p loca
ahead Of ". a. Larned was something that can
met. i.arned was in no shape at all while Ch9ce
had already defeated Hobart at Baltimore. so THIS
and being III. should be thrown aside They next
met at Narragansett Pier. and. after I'arned hai
and Chace won the next two sets and match. AT
Newport the criterion OF the whole year lArnsu
met 'Chace for the third time and what was the
result? After the first set Larned simply PLAYED
all around his younger opponent ana won. - ,;
after the first set and implies that for ms re%so,
h from h won fact 1h that IN" Ghacq sps
great enduring form. as evidenced by his 3ulstaymg
ragansett Chacc beat Hobart at Baltmore. Wrenn
AZ Esscx and Larned and y l.. Hall M Narrangan,
sett I.arned beat Richard stevens ana r. y. Haii
AT SeabrIght: Hobart, Stevens and H. L. ian ny
Southam pton and Chace at Newport On account
Of these records and remembering that Newport
local critics say that W. 4. harmed should nave
fourth place. and Chace fifth; , ,,, T., n
dcun one 70 decide f. l. Han dgrc9G o.o r.
sSvsns the 99 time gy r IN the early part
Of the year Stevens beat Wrcnn and Chase and
made Hovcy play three close &c qee scIs 10 I U,@,
under the same conditions as when iovey played
stevens at Iongwood. and Hoyey ,. won tbe gis
and place Richard Stevens sixth and r. !. nan
seventh the list. The guide IS nevsr.he less
Issued and contains all the contests OF hast year
the fixtures for this. table OF the winners OF n me
within the last SIX or seven years, the rules OF the
game and many other notes that VIII interest
The tournament for the championships Of the
South viii begin on the cT Wasm %, one
j. G. Among the. New. Workers. entered are W
G scsr az iSe 0 s c H9S%fs c eRa T%
and Parker will play IN the do1Res torthsr last .s
MAS defeated by f. l.. Hall in the championship
round and the doubles were won by H. L. Hal
and Clarence Hobart.
HivOc ~ THE ADTROyDA CKs by FOREST FIRES
Utica May 10 (speciaD REPORTS from the Adiron-
dackI show that the forest fires which have been
ha,,a y1rne III n